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The plan now is to let the trestle rot and route the trail down off its level track over there behind Mama’s Boy, bring it downhill (and uphill), crossing Poplar Street and Trail Creek down in the bottom and then climb back up through Dudley Park until you finally get back up to the trail level, where you can admire photographs of the former trestle—the very antithesis of using a level road bed for a trail.

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city dope Race to Replace Saxby Is On Sen. Saxby Chambliss sent Georgia politicos into a tizzy Bill Cowsert’s election in 2006. Cowsert, to his credit, introFriday when he announced that he wouldn’t seek a third duced a bill to create a nonpartisan redistricting panel at the term in 2014. He’s now free to work on a deal addressing the state level, but it never even got a committee hearing, even national debt—his pet issue—without worrying about the with the support of then-Gov. Sonny Perdue. Barrow’s bill probpolitical ramifications, like a tea party primary challenge. He ably stands about the same chance. also set off a mad scramble to claim his seat.

Speaking at UGA on Monday, Chambliss said he had no OVER HEARD: Clarke County Democrats may have ousted doubt he’d be re-elected but was too frustrated to continue. former state Rep. Keith Heard in favor of Spencer Frye last Now that he’s is out of the way, it’s a virtual certainty that year, but in a classy move, they honored Heard for his 20 our very own Rep. Paul Broun will be among the contendyears of service at a reception last Thursday. The location was ers. In fact, by the time you read this, he may have already Multiple Choices—a nonprofit that serves disabled Northeast announced (if so, you can read about it at Flagpole.com). “I’d Georgians—a fitting spot given Heard’s lifelong commitment be shocked if Paul Broun and Tom Price didn’t jump into this to social services. “I always tell people, ‘You might be an race immediately,” GOP consultant Joel McElhannon said. accident away, a stroke away from needing these services,’” he Don’t count out Broun. Even though wide swaths of the vot- said. And it’s true. ing public believe he’s a buffoon, he’s subsisted on a steady Heard helped preserve Multiple Choice’s $141,000 grant diet of better-funded, more moderate Republicans for the last (“We serve 10 counties,” executive director Bill Holley said. six years. “This would be the perfect time for Congressman “You do the math.”) when it was on the chopping block. Such Broun to make a run for the Senate, a lifelong dream of his,” expenses are the “low-hanging fruit” of the budget process, said his former campaign spokesman and treasurer, Public said Heard, who served on the Appropriations Committee.

Service Commissioner Tim Echols. “Broun’s campaign work ethic But that vote was just one of the more than 30,000, by a is unsurpassed, and he really connects with voters. Add to that House clerk’s count, that Heard cast during his 10 terms. “I the fact that he is a medical doctor and a Marine, and you can know you probably didn’t agree with all 30,000, but I hope you see why conservative Republicans love him.” agreed with most of those 30,000,” he said. “I’d be happy if Of course, there will be plenty of competition. Every you did.”

Republican from the statehouse on up is looking in the mirHeard also declared that “I’m not through yet” with poliror right now and fantasizing about being a U.S. senator. Tom tics. “Don’t get that idea,” he said.

Crawford runs down the list of potential candidates on p. 5.

On the other side of the aisle, one intriguing candidate would be former Athenian Rep. John Barrow (D-These Are My Guns), the one Georgia Democrat who’s proven he can win in a red district. If the Republican nominee is too far right, Democrats could pick up the seat, like they did in Indiana and Missouri last year.

Barrow has no plans to run “at this time,” his spokesman told Flagpole.

Of course, all this speculation would be moot should the formidable Pete McCommunist toss his beret into the ring. “I am greatly appreciative to all those who are urging me to run for the United States Senate, to succeed the Hon. Saxby Chambliss,” McCommunist said in a statement. “I must say, however, that any such speculation is highly premature. Let Martha DeHart thanks former state Rep. Keith Heard (D-Athens) at a reception honoring him last week. me just say that my advisers and I will be following the situation closely, and at the end of the day, when it is time to NEW PRESIDENT: As Flagpole was about to go to press, the move forward, I will do what is best for Georgia.”

Board of Regents announced that Provost Jere Morehead is the sole finalist to replace UGA President Michael Adams. We’ll REDISTRICTING: Speaking of Barrow, he recently introduced have more coverage online at Flagpole.com and in next week’s a bill that should be of particular interest to Athens voters print edition. who’ve been sliced and diced into all kinds of crazy districts.

The John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting ADAMS UNCHAINED: Adams gave his final State of the Act would set up nonpartisan commissions to draw new district University address last Thursday before he retires in June, and lines and prohibit changing those lines except after a census. he didn’t hold anything back. In addition to listing his accomBarrow says the current partisan redistricting process is silencplishments and offering advice to his successor—including ing moderates in favor of extremists. to rein in the football program—Adams accused some in the He’s right. Redistricting is about the party in power taking Athens community of expecting too much from the university even more power. In Georgia, for example, two-thirds of the financially at a time when money is tighter than ever in his state legislature and 10 of 14 congressmen are Republicans, 16-year reign. “Some have forgotten that the University of even though about 45 percent of the state is Democratic.

Georgia is a charity, not a donor,” he said. And the frequent Athens is more than 60 percent Democratic, but four-fifths grumbling that UGA keeps too much land off the tax rolls is of our delegation to Atlanta is Republican. And in lopsided creating ill will among the state legislators who send $400 mildistricts, candidates have to worry more about primaries than lion in tax revenue our way every year, he said. appealing to the center in a general election.

The In the Loop blog at Flagpole.com has more on Adams’ New maps are drawn every 10 years. But the state GOP comments. has—over our objections—changed Athens’ lines mid-decade in an attempt to oust Barrow in 2004 and to ensure state Sen. Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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Saxby Starts a Free-For-All Whether you love him or hate him, you have to admire how Sen. Saxby Chambliss threw the state’s political community into an uproar with last week’s announcement that he won’t run again in 2014. Chambliss made all the necessary remarks about how “frustration� with the dysfunctional Senate caused him to step down after 20 years in Congress. In the end, it comes down to this: He did not want his political career to finish with a defeat in a GOP primary.

Chambliss has made some enemies in the extreme fringe of the Republican base, partly because of his negotiations with Democratic senators on a “Gang of Six� to craft a compromise on the federal deficit. Chambliss was lambasted by conservatives for being a part of that group and also drew criticism for supporting legislation that could have provided a path to citizenship for immigrants.

It thus was no surprise that Chambliss, who probably spent more time on golf courses than he did on the Senate floor, was ready to go back home so he could be “sitting on a back porch drinking whiskey with some of y’all.�

Chambliss has guaranteed that 2014 should be the craziest, most wide-open election year this state has seen in a long time. It will be a time when the inmates are truly running the asylum.

Most of the nine Republicans who represent Georgia in the U.S. House can be seen as potential replacements for Chambliss. This group includes Tom Price, Phil Gingrey and Paul Broun. Jack Kingston said he’s giving the Senate race some consideration as well.

Tom Graves, Lynn Westmoreland, Rob Woodall and Austin Scott could also get into the mix. You should add the names of Secretary of State Brian Kemp and former secretary of state Karen Handel to that list of prospective candidates, along with talk show stalwarts Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Erick Erickson.

That will be a very crowded Republican primary, with the candidates making all sorts of outrageous statements to show that they’re the most conservative politician in the race.

By the time they’re through, they’ll probably make Saxby Chambliss look like Leon Trotsky. They may even make Paul Broun look moderate.

As these House seats are vacated, that will put more congressional districts into play.

Handel, for example, might be tempted to run for Price’s old House seat if Price does enter the Senate race.

If Broun runs for the U.S. Senate, state Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) would probably declare he’s running for Broun’s House seat. If Kingston tries to move up, former state legislator Eric Johnson could be the candidate who runs for Kingston’s House seat.

With an open race now assured for the Senate seat, Georgia Democrats will try to field a credible candidate on their side of the ballot. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, U.S. Rep. John Barrow and state Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur) would all be possibilities to consider in that race. “Today’s announcement by Senator Chambliss that he has decided to retire presents a great opportunity for Georgia Democrats to reclaim one of our U.S. Senate seats,� said Mike Berlon, Democratic chair.

One of the happiest persons in the state has to be Gov. Nathan Deal. Any conservative with a decent amount of campaign funding is going to be running for the Senate or for one of the House seats that open up.

The political consultants and advertising directors who work in Georgia are even happier than Deal. Thanks to the many competitive races that will result from Chambliss’ retirement, they are assured of full employment during this election cycle.

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athens rising Islands of Walkability The trend in new development is mixed use—Athens-Clarke County law in many places requires it—and that’s definitely something I like to see. Combining residential and commercial property has proven to increase business, encourage neighborliness, cut down on crime and improve health by creating a less autodependent community.

The idea of a mixed-use community is nothing new. Before suburbia existed, all towns were mixed use. It was just the natural way a town formed. However, mixed-use neighborhoods are now planned, and though they sometimes take the surrounding area into account, they do not always, leaving them sheltered neighborhoods standing alone and not assimilated into the town in the way wellplanned developments should be.

With that in mind, what happened to Smoke ‘n’ Choke? A strip mall that used to house the tobacco store and a few houses on 1.92 acres on South Milledge Avenue have been razed for a triple-R mixed-use development (residences, retail, restaurants) called Courtyard South. The commercial portion of the development will consist of two two-story mixed-use buildings with commercial on bottom and residential on top. In addition, there will be a mixture of single-family houses and duplexes in the development for a total density of 15 dwellings and 56 bedrooms.

The two buildings with commercial space will front South Milledge and will have access

from both the Milledge side and the parking lot side, much like the shopping center by the Loop. The more residences come in, the more likely it is that customers will actually use those road-front entrances as the area becomes more walkable.

The development will have a total of 71 parking spaces, but not in one large parking lot; the parking spaces will be scattered throughout the development as needed.

Naturally, the project is expected to increase the amount of traffic on Milledge; however, there will only be one entrance onto South Milledge. (According to the ACC Planning Department, a development of this size would typically have two entrances.) To encourage walkability, a sidewalk will be added along South Milledge and pedestrian circulation is provided throughout the site.

Athens is already a fairly walkable town, so new development should be pedestrianfriendly in order to maintain that standard.

I’m all for new development and especially new development that is pedestrian-friendly, but new development should always tie in with existing development. South Milledge is almost completely residential on both sides of the street; however, there are relatively few crosswalks. With the addition of restaurants and retail on the east side of Milledge, there needs to be a safe way for pedestrians who live on the west side of Milledge to access them. No pedestrian traffic will be generated

This pile of dirt and limbs on South Milledge Avenue will become the mixed-use development Courtyard South. from Macon Highway or neighborhoods outside of the Loop. A fair amount of pedestrian traffic is possible from the residences along Milledge, but only if they can safely cross the street. (The bus stop is across the street from this development.)

Courtyard South reminds me a lot of Ansonborough on the Eastside—a mixeduse community with retail, restaurants and residences. Once in the community, it is very walkable and encourages foot traffic, but although there is a sidewalk along the front of the development, I rarely see it used. The proposed development in the SunTrust parking lot downtown and Selig’s proposed development at the Armstrong & Dobbs property are fundamentally the same as Ansonborough and Courtyard South, except that with their proximity to downtown, they are almost assured of pedestrian traffic from outside of those developments. In terms of pedestrian-friendliness

and accessibility to those not living in the development, they are a good fit in their respective neighborhoods.

While I am glad to see the South Milledge/ Macon Highway area grow, I would like to see it incorporated into the surrounding area, rather than stand alone as a new development only pedestrian-friendly to itself. Several years ago, when a shopping center nearby on South Milledge was built, I remember thinking that no one was going to drive all the way to Macon Highway for anything. I was wrong: There is constant traffic in and out of the restaurants and businesses there, and it seems to be a very successful development. I hope Courtyard South assimilates nicely into the South Milledge neighborhood and is beneficial to the growth of the area. Nothing, including new development, happens in a vacuum.

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Driver Killed James Edward Gary, 59, of Freeman Drive died in a car accident Jan. 23 on the Loop between the Prince and Oglethorpe exits. Gary drove his truck onto the median to avoid hitting cars that had slowed down in a traffic jam ahead of him, spun out and flipped several times. He was not wearing a seat belt.

Hood’s Guitar Stolen One of Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood’s guitars was stolen while he was loading gear at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO, last week, according to the website Pitch.com.

The guitar is a custom-built Baxendale acoustic. Hood, who lost his friend and crew member Craig Lieske two weeks ago, said the theft “made an already terrible week even worse.” The band later tweeted that the guitar had been returned.

But I’ll Live A College Avenue man said that a woman struck him with an unknown object that cut him above the eye during an argument late on Jan. 24. Tammie Elaine Johnson, 49, said that she hit the man with a jar of olives. Johnson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

Downtown Fisticuffs A University of Georgia student tried to punch a police officer who was breaking up a fight Jan. 24 at an East Clayton Street bar, according to The Red & Black. While an officer pulled another man from the fight, Christian McDaniel, 20, wound up to punch the officer, but the officer rolled him onto his stomach before the blow could connect. McDaniel smelled of alcohol, had glassy eyes and was unsteady on his feet, the officer said. He was arrested.

Betcha Can’t Eat Just One A 19-year-old man was arrested Jan. 25 for allegedly shoplifing a bag of kettle-cooked jalepeno potato chips, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. Druva Theja Kota was caught by an employee and on tape picking up the $1.49 bag of chips, putting them in his jacket and eating them. When an officer pushed Kota out of the way because he was blocking the doorway and refused to move, he heard a crunching sound and found the chips in his jacket.

This Show Sucks Two Stonehenge Way men arrived home around 6:15 p.m.

Jan. 22, saw an interior light on and heard the alarm go off.

The back door was open, and a TV with a broken screen was sitting in the yard. Another TV had also been stolen.

Thefts and Break-ins • $250 worth of cigarette cartons were stolen Jan. 23 from the Airport Mini Market on Winterville Road.

• A Spring Valley Road woman reported that someone came into her house while she was asleep on the couch Jan. 25 and stole prescription medicine and $4 cash. There were no signs of forced entry.

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amika Chandler may not be sure where and look for apartments on the open market. she’ll be living in six months, but she Residents who choose to go to another AHA is sure of one thing: She wants her kids property will get priority over the hundreds of to continue going to Alps Road Elementary other applicants on the waiting list.

School.

Kelvin and Jamie Garcia, who arrived at The Chandlers are among the 125 families Jack R. Wells neighborhood in August from living at the Jack R. Wells public housing Binghamton, NY, consider the move a good complex off Hawthorne Avenue. Come June thing. Kelvin says the AHA has been open and 30, the 1970s-era apartment buildings will be up-front with residents about the changes, torn down and replaced by the first phase of and they just received the keys for their new a public-private partnership to revitalize the apartment in the Nellie B neighborhood. With property. Residents have until then to find four children younger than 6, it’s less expennew housing, whether it’s in another Athens sive to move to another AHA apartment than Housing Authority neighborhood or with a to pay to set up utilities or come up with the Housing Choice voucher from the state (often cash for a security deposit. referred to as Section 8).

The change will affect about 150 children who attend Alps Road Elementary and Clarke Middle schools, some of whom are already moving out. “We have worked with [CCSD], and we’ll make sure that children who attend Alps Road School, Clarke Middle and Clarke Central will have transportation to those schools through the end of the school year if the family wishes to complete the school year at those schools,� says Marilyn Appleby, marketing and communications coordinator for AHA. With a total school population of 402, the 133 kids between the ages of 6 and 13 who now live in Jack R. Wells (commonly known as Pauldoe) make up roughly a third of the school’s population. Alps students come from neighborhoods west of Hawthorne Avenue, along Broad Street and south to Bobbin Mill Road.

Amerriah Hitchcock, 8, and Katelyn Lawrence, 5, play outside their Anisa Sullivan Jimenez, CCSD’s apartment in Jack R. Wells Homes. Their mother hopes to keep them director of public relations, says at Alps Road Elementary even after the neighborhood is demolished. it’s premature to talk about changing the Alps Road district. “We are not currently looking at redistricting,�

Because their oldest son is in kindergarten, she tells Flagpole. the transition to a new school in the fall won’t “For the rest of the school year, the school be as severe, they say. “He’ll be in [Alps] district will provide transportation so that until the end of the year,� Jamie Garcia says. students can stay at Alps,� she says. “As far “And then we’ll switch him. They thought of as next year and beyond, the school district everything to make sure everyone would be is working to help parents identify housing comfortable.� as available in the Alps attendance zone, as When the development is finished, the many wish to stay. That being said, many will Garcias say they’ll jump at the chance to move also move outside of the Alps attendance zone back. When it’s finished, the new Jack R. Wells and attend different schools next year.� neighborhood will have 125 public housing The first phase of construction won’t units, 125 subsidized units and 125 rented at bring families back. It will be made up of market rates. Unlike the Garcias, Chandler, the 100 units for seniors. That phase of construcmother of three girls between ages 5 and 13, tion will last until fall of 2014, Appleby says. says she’s trying hard to stay in the Alps Road Meanwhile, AHA will apply for tax credits neighborhood. If it means driving her children to finance Phase 2 of the project. AHA is to school—one attends Clarke Middle, while partnering with private developer Columbia the two younger girls attend Alps—she’ll do Residential, which is providing some of the it, she says. non-government capital for the project. If “I’ll go to any neighborhood, but Alps phases two and three go as planned, conRoad is a good school; Clarke Middle is a struction would take place in 2014–2015 and good school,� she says. “I told them, I would 2015–2016. provide transportation for my kids, because I In the meantime, some residents may really love Alps.� choose to move to another AHA neighborhood, while others will apply for a voucher Kristen Morales

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Incubator Nutures Local Tech Startups

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thens is known for a lot of things—its music scene, fine dining, health care, historic architecture and, of course, football. Tech startups aren’t one of them.

In a no-frills office building on the outskirts of downtown, a small group of entrepreneurs is hard at work trying to change that. They’re designing video games, creating apps and writing software under the tutelage of Jim Flannery, a San Francisco transplant who wants to combine the digital savvy of his old hometown with Athens’ idealistic, DIY attitude.

Flannery co-founded Four Athens, an incubator that offers tech startups cheap rent downtown, technical expertise and access to investment capital in exchange for small ownership stakes. Flannery’s own story is a common one: A relationship brought him to Athens. It didn’t work out, but he loved the town and wanted to stay. The problem was, he couldn’t find a job.

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Four Athens Project Director Jim Flannery (left) and Operations Director LoriAnne Carpenter.

Out West, the Princeton graduate had worked as an analyst for an investment bank specializing in environmental startups.

After moving to Athens, he put his financial background to use starting Dealmobs, an online coupon company, then sold it and decided to use his experience to help others in his position.

In a little over a year, Four Athens has grown to include 17 companies making everything from property management programs to apps that turn bar stereos into jukeboxes. “It’s young people who don’t need a lot of money and want to change the world,” he says.

An Entrepreneurial Spirit It’s not necessarily going to change the world, but one night out on the town, Bjorn Barja had a realization: Few of the bars he went to in Athens had jukeboxes. “That just blew my mind,” he says.

Instead, many local bars simply play music from a laptop.

Barja noticed that patrons would ask bartenders to play certain songs, but unless they were friends or slipped him a $5 bill, they were out of luck. So, he and partner, Matt McClure, invented an app called Tunewolf, that, for 99 cents, will let people use their phones to play a song on a bar’s stereo. He tested it recently at the Green Room, a new Lumpkin Street club.

“I was really impressed,” Green Room and Georgia Theatre owner Wilmot Green says. “The app worked really well and looked cool and everything. I would use it for the rooftop of Georgia Theatre. It’s like a modern social alternative to the jukebox.”

Other startups at Four Athens are trying to fill other niches.

Miracle Ticket gives music fans a safer and more transparent option than sites like Craigslist to trade tickets. RentPost, started by Athens native Jacob Thomason, is developing property management software that lets tenants pay their rent

online and file work orders. Wagglez, founded by Chris Bell, who holds a PhD from the University of Georgia, is launching an app that lets users find local deals.

RapidCommittee was founded by Chris Kwiatkowski, an MBA student at UGA who spent “a ridiculous amount of time” keeping track of committee members, bylaws, minutes and decisions. He started a company to make software to manage all that information and was named UGA’s entrepreneur of the year in 2012.

On a less ephemeral note, Magnum Data Center is addressing a shortage of server space locally—a need founders Cody Murray and Mark Acosta say will increase 44-fold by 2020. “To put it in layman’s terms, we say data is the new water,” Murray says. “It’s something you can’t live without.”

Like Flannery, Brent Chandler of AccountChek—an automated credit-check website for loan-seekers—is a relative newcomer. His wife is from Athens, and he left his job on Wall Street 15 years ago to move back with her. The city kind of reminds Chandler of Greenwich Village. “We’re growing, and we want to tap into the entrepreneurial development spirit here,” he says.

principles,” Dugas says. “It also creates some critical mass in attracting some venture capital.”

As the Athens community reevaluates our strategy to create jobs, one question is, how do we keep educated, creative people from leaving? Flannery looks to coworker LoriAnne Carpenter, a recent UGA grad who was on the verge of moving to Hattiesburg, MS, when she landed a job at Four Athens. “I think we need to figure out a way to retain the talent that wants to stay here,” he says.

“We’re hoping to convince five, 10, 15 UGA students to stay in this town, the ones who are really passionate but can’t find a job,” Flannery says.

Traditionally, local economic development officials have focused on big industrial employers like Caterpillar, but that’s only one piece of the immersive 2D twitch puzzle shooter, as Posey would say. “All of these have to blend together,” says Peggy Chapman, president of the nonprofit Athens-Clarke Economic Development Foundation. “The larger companies, the industrial jobs, are the ones that bring your tax base.

Commercial does the same thing. [Technology and creative firms] bring the skilled jobs, the high-paying jobs. All of these are what makes Athens-Clarke County so special.”

The key, according to Chapman, is cooperation among government agencies and the private sector. In addition to renting the former Georgia Power building on Dougherty Street, Four Athens has office space in the Georgian Hotel, funded in part by a deal with the Athens Downtown Development Authority to subsidize rents for companies that are less than three years old, employ three or fewer people and generate less than $150,000 in revenue in hopes that they’ll stay downtown after they grow. Flannery also signed a partnership in October with the Georgia BioBusiness Center, UGA’s biobusiness incubator. Future plans could include a medical incubator near the UGA health sciences campus to complement Four Athens and GBBC, Athens-Clarke Commissioner Andy Herod says.

Athens’ competitors for talented young entrepreneurs already have stronger partnerStephen Borden of IS3D, a company founded by UGA veterinary medicine professor Tom Robertson, demonships in place. Innovation Depot strates a game he helped design that teaches students about cellular biology. in Birmingham, AL, houses 83 startups with 460 employees and Products for Robots’ John Posey has a project that is just an economic impact of $1 billion over the last four years, a bit more elaborate—a hard sci-fi epic sprawled over five according to The Birmingham News. NEXT Innovation Center— video games with plans for books, movies and music by the started by the City of Greenville, SC, the Greenville Chamber of band Space Vikings, too. In an alternate Year (2272) where a Commerce, an incubator similar to Four Athens and a private medieval king embraced science and conquered the world, the developer—has 60,000 square feet of formerly vacant office Imperium, the utopian society that resulted, discovers another space along the Reedy River. universe filled with chaos. An attempt to combine matter from Next year, ACC officials hope to bring Liverpool, England’s the two universes turns into the Metacell, a star-size tentacled Sound City conference to Athens. The event would showcase creature (see this week’s cover) that High Paladin Dominic Athens artists and musicians while bringing in tech startups Moore and his crew must contain. (Flagpole.com has links and investors from around the world. “It seems that one of the to a beta version of the game and the Products for Robots’ issues we have here in terms of the tech sector is that we have Kickstarter.) a lot of talent, but that firms get to a certain size and need Posey could make video games anywhere, but “Athens just venture capital and have few places locally to go to get it and happens to be where I want to be,” he says. “It’s my muse, so go somewhere else like San Francisco,” Herod says. “So, the my home, and I couldn’t see myself or my company flourishing idea of the conference was to bring the venture capitalists to anywhere else.”

Athens. I think this is an important thing to do to really put us on the map and, hopefully, keep some of those startups here.”

As Herod notes, in the age of Skype, physical proximity isn’t as important as it once ways. And as author Richard Florida has pointed out, a creative class that can go anywhere in the world Posey approached Four Athens at the suggestion of his is looking for cultural vibrancy when deciding where to make a former boss, Pete Dugas, a former Athens-Clarke Economic living. “We’d like to think [we’ve] played a role in creating just Development Foundation board member who owns the audio/ such a good quality of life,” Herod says. visual firm TSAV. “Those Four Athens guys are filling a need by having this low-cost space and exposing them to business Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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Your Trash = Treasure for the ACC Community Local Thrift Stores Put Your Extra Stuff to Work

Atlanta Mission Thrift Store & More 434 Prince Ave.* · 706-357-9240 www.atlantamission.org/thrift-stores

Volunteer Sue Foley is one of the cashiers at St. Mary’s Hospice Thrift Store on Broad Street. high-quality clothing and shoes, housewares, linens, books and small furniture. The store is operated entirely by volunteers, and its proceeds are donated to a variety of organizations dedicated to helping poor or disadvantaged people, including grants in the past year to Athens Community Council on

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ants that don’t fit. Kitchen gadgets still in their boxes.

A lamp no one’s turned on in two years. Your ex’s dusty DVD collection. Many of our homes are cluttered with perfectly good belongings that we never use, and with the rise of fast fashion and one-click shopping, it’s far too easy to keep accumulating even more of them. We dump time and money into our extra stuff, filling our garages, renting storage units and taking a lot of trips to Target or The Container Store to purchase new organizational accessories just to help us manage our things.

Fortunately, if you’re looking to simplify, several Athens stores will not only take unneeded stuff off your hands, but turn it to a good cause right here in town. Some will even pick up your donations from your house. In the past few years, Athenians’ donated goods have helped pay for job training programs for people struggling to re-enter the work force, medical supplies for hospice patients, and Habitat for Humanity homes, among many other things. They have provided school supplies, home furnishings and clothing to parents and children starting over after leaving abusive households. They have raised money to combat homelessness in the region.

Charity-affiliated thrift stores in Athens are able to accept items that may surprise some people—sinks and toilets, stained clothes, broken computer equipment and prescription eyeglasses, to name just a few. Their services keep these goods out of the landfill and connect them with groups or individuals in the community who can use them. So, if you have trouble with your spring clean or your imminent post-graduation move, learning about all the local projects your “fat jeans,” extra winter jackets and old ‘80s party costumes could benefit might motivate you to cut some of your junk loose. You can also do some guilt-free shopping at these stores, knowing the money you spend will go to good causes; all are full of great finds.

For inspiration, here is a brief guide to the seven thrift stores in Athens with charitable missions:

and services in the region. Both locations have a career center on site, where job seekers can use phones, computers and photocopiers, and attend recruitment fairs with area employers. The donated goods business helps support workshops and seminars on skills ranging from using Microsoft Word to dressing for success in the office and specific job training programs, including ones for custodial work, construction and hospitality. According to Elaine Armstrong, director of public relations for Goodwill of North Georgia, the career centers in the region served more than 30,000 people and helped more than 10,000 find jobs last year.

Donations can be made at the store or at one of several additional donation centers around the area, which can be found through the location search on Goodwill’s website. The store sells clothing, shoes, books, furniture, accessories, electronics, small appliances, sporting goods and other items. Although they try to recycle unusable items, donations should be in good condition and ready for them to sell. “If it’s an item you would give to a family member or a friend, it’s probably something that’s acceptable to give to Goodwill,” Armstrong explains. However, the store does have a partnership with Dell for recycling old computer equipment.

The Atlanta Mission (formerly Atlanta Union Mission) first became active in 1938 as a soup kitchen for homeless men during the Great Depression. Since then, it has expanded its work to include homeless shelters and transitional housing for men, women and children in Atlanta and Northeast Georgia, including The Potter’s House, a residential facility on a large farm near Athens, where men recovering from drug addiction receive therapy and vocational training. The organization’s Christian mission is reflected in the stores, which offer prayer request boxes and coordinate with local churches to help low-income parishioners. The group’s website reports that in 2010 the stores raised more than $500,000, which translates to “908,700 meals served, 332,700 nights of shelter and more than 150 individuals transitioning back into the work force and independent living.”

532 Barber St. · 706-354-0936 You can schedule a donation pick-up through the www.athenshabitat.com/restore David Lloyd organizes some donated light fixtures at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore on website, which also offers a full list of items they can Barber Street. and cannot accept. Unlike many stores, the Atlanta To raise money for Habitat for Humanity, the ReStore sells clothing, household items, books and more, but Mission store is able to accept large appliances, even broken Aging’s Meals on Wheels program, Athens Nurses Clinic, the furniture and building materials are its real specialties. Its vast ones, as many can be repaired by their clients and resold.

Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela tutoring program, Georgia Options dental and mental health programs, and the Episcopal school space offers a treasure trove of furnishings for everyone from impoverished grad student hipsters to well-heeled antique at Limonade, Haiti. Donations are accepted 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 hunters, including the beautiful and much-in-demand refurp.m. Mondays and 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays. They do not 450 Prince Ave.* · 706-543-7047 bishments of Lee Green, a former carpenter who first began accept electronics. www.emmanuelathens.org/outreach working for the ReStore as a volunteer through the Athens Community Council on Aging. * Also affected by Emmanuel Episcopal’s expansion project, the A great resource for those who are renovating their homes store will close by Mar. 31 and reopen at 540 Prince Ave. after 10 Huntington Rd. · 706-433-1900 · www.ging.org or moving, the store accepts and resells doors, windows, light renovations at the new location are complete.

4070 Lexington Rd. · 706-395-1553 fixtures, sinks, toilets, doorknobs, hinges and large appliances, and it offers free pick-ups. Nearly anything but mattresses and One of Athens’ oldest thrift stores, Emmanuel Thrift House, As part of the Goodwill of North Georgia network, the large box springs are welcome. Since 2003, the store has diverted an outreach program of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, sells Goodwill store in Athens raises funds for job-training programs more than 1.4 thousand tons of waste from landfills, while

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contributing to the Habitat mission, which is now at work on its 76th house in the Athens area.

Project Safe Thrift Store 995 Hawthorne Ave. ¡ 706-425-8863 www.project-safestore.org

Project Safe is a nonprofit organization founded in Athens with the mission of preventing domestic violence and helping survivors of abuse. Its thrift store not only raises money for its emergency shelter, but also allows clients in their system to come to the store for whatever they need. Project Safe offers long-term support through its Follow Up and Transitional Housing programs, and donated items help set up clients in their new living situations. For this reason, microwaves, chests of drawers, pots and pans, and towels are especially needed, explains Gwenn Carter, floor manager of the store. The thrift store is in part “a way for donors who don’t really have money to share what we do,� she says, and the Athens community has been very supportive since the store opened in 2005.

The store also collects needed items such as toiletries, trash bags and school supplies. A full wish list can be found on its website. Unlike many stores, Project Safe is able to accept clothing that is torn or stained; pieces they can’t use are sold in bulk to a dealer. And though the majority of the clothes donated to the store are for women and children, they do appreciate clothing for men and older boys as well.

Project Safe also runs P.S. Too, a boutique thrift shop located at 1055 Gaines School Rd. that sells locally donated, gently used brand-name and designer clothing and accessories.

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Dedicated to serving â&#x20AC;&#x153;the least, the last, and the lost,â&#x20AC;? as part of its Athens ministry it offers an emergency shelter, a food pantry and social services to men, women and children in need.

The Salvation Army also operates many youth programs in the area, including a summer camp in Jasper, GA. Its thrift store has been in operation since 1979, and all proceeds are used to benefit programs in the Athens-Clarke County area. Pick-up of large donations can be arranged by calling the store.

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All proceeds of St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospice House Thrift Store benefit St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hospice services, and in the past two years the store has raised more than $100,000, says Patricia Schlotzhauer, thrift store chairperson of St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Volunteer Auxiliary.

This money helped purchase supplies such as pain pumps, IV pumps and computers, and helped pay for the care of indigent patients and for costs not covered by other patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; insurance, to name just a few projects.

Bright and pleasant, the store is filled with attractive displays of high-quality clothing and household items, as well as books, movies and art. The store also includes a room dedicated to Christmas decorations. It can accept prescription eyeglasses, which are passed on to the Lions Club, which collects and recycles them. For large donations, the store can send â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Yeller,â&#x20AC;? a former St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambulance that has been stripped of its medical equipment and painted bright yellow. But even though they do sell furniture from time to time, clothes and smaller household items are their mainstays, as many volunteers are 65 or older. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lifting is the hard part for us, but if a sofa comes in, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sell it,â&#x20AC;? says Schlotzhauer.

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

• indicates new review ARGO (R) Ben Affleck’s career revival continues with his best directing effort yet, despite his snub by the Academy.

Revealing the once classified story of how the CIA rescued six American hostages in the midst of the Iranian Revolution, Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Argo is both an intriguing modern history lesson, a compelling, old-fashioned Hollywood thriller and a strong contender for Best Picture. (Ciné, UGA Tate Theatre) BROKEN CITY (R) Diehard fans of Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe or Catherine Zeta-Jones (I guess there’s at least one person who has to watch everything she appears in) will be pleasantly met with a routine political thriller about ex-cop-turned-private eye, Billy Taggart (Wahlberg), discovering a deeper, darker scandal (but not too deep or too dark) after being hired

by Mayor Nick Hostetler (Crowe) to find out with whom his wife (CZJ) is sleeping. k BULLET TO THE HEAD (R) A cop and a hitman (Sylvester Stallone and new Conan, Jason Momoa) team up after their partners are killed.

Sly attempts to build on his Rocky/ Rambo/Expendables comeback with a new movie from Walter Hill (whose The Warriors is the coolest movie not made by John Carpenter; the rest of Hill’s filmography does not shine as brightly). I would like to have seen what original director Wayne Kramer (based on his Running Scared) could have fashioned from this material.

CAMPUS MOVIE FEST (NR) Campus Movie Fest, the world’s largest student film festival, comes to Athens as students compete to film a movie in a week. It started Wednesday, Jan. 16, when students took a MacBook Pro or iPad 2 and a Panasonic HD camcorder and filmed their five-minute-or-less story, and culminates on Thursday, Jan. 31. Featured categories include Best Picture, Best Drama and Best Comedy. Be at the Tate Center on Jan. 31 to enjoy the results. (UGA Tate Theatre) DJANGO UNCHAINED (R) Not many auteurs can take an academic cinematic exercise and turn it into one of the year’s most entertaining spectacles like Quentin Tarantino can. Slave Django (Jamie Foxx) is freed by dentistturned-bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Golden Globe nominee Christoph Waltz, the single greatest gift QT has given American movie audiences).

Together the duo hunts bad guys and seeks Django’s wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), who belongs to plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). For a critically acclaimed award nominee, Django Unchained is an ultraviolent blast.

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. Captain Whip Whitaker (Washington) may be a great pilot, but he’s not such a great guy. Yet while hungover, still drunk and high on coke, Whitaker saves most of the 102 souls on flight 227 after a mechanical failure requires a crash landing.

GANGSTER SQUAD (R) For anybody lamenting about a lack of Dick Tracy meets The Untouchables period mob flicks, Gangster Squad will fill that rather peculiar hole in your life. Former boxer turned mob kingpin Mickey Cohen (an almost out-of-control Sean Penn) is trying to take control of Los Angeles. Police Chief Parker (Nick Nolte) enlists several officers, led by Sergeant John O’Mara (Josh Brolin), to fight fire with criminal fire. Based on a true story, Gangster Squad feels as if it were ripped from the pages of a pulpy crime magazine.

• HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS (R) Wondering how Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters made it to theaters is a far more interesting way to spend the action fairy tale’s sub90-minute runtime. The fabled origin of Hansel and Gretel is well-known.

Two kids are left alone in the forest and stumble upon a witch’s candy house; the kids kill the witch. Dead Snow’s Tommy Wirkola imagines what happens next, as Hansel and Gretel (Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton) grow up to be traveling hunters of deadly witches.

A HAUNTED HOUSE (R) Marlon Wayans can be a pretty funny guy, and we already know from Requiem for a Dream that he can act when he’s trying. Found footage spoof, A Haunted House, occasionally works, mostly because Wayans acts like a normal, albeit egregiously silly guy.

THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2: GHOSTS OF GEORGIA (R) The Haunting in Connecticut franchises with this Georgia-set sequel. Another family moves into another old house that’s haunted by some spooks. This

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CINÉ • 234 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-353-3343 • www.athenscine.com GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART • (UGA Campus) 90 Carlton St. • 706-542-GMOA • www.uga.edu/gamuseum/calendar/films.html TATE STUDENT CENTER • (UGA Campus) 45 Baxter St. • 706-542-6396 • www.union.uga.edu/movies Beechwood Stadium cinemas 11 • 196 Alps Rd. • 706-546-1011 • www.georgiatheatrecompany.com Carmike 12 • 1570 Lexington Rd. • 706-354-0016 • www.carmike.com Georgia Square value cinemas 5 • 3710 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-548-3426 • www.georgiatheatrecompany.com

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flick sounds like it somehow wandered off the direct-to-DVD path. The cast is TV-heavy—Abigail Spencer, Chad Michael Murray of “One Tree Hill” and Katee Sackhoff from the new “Battlestar Galactica”—with Cicely Tyson providing some class. Director Tom Elkins edited the first movie, as well as the White Noise sequel.

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 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.

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (PG-13) How comforting it is to return to Middle-earth, especially with Peter Jackson (he replaced original director Guillermo del Toro).

Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) is asked by the wizard Gandalf the Grey

the charismatic muscle man’s top flicks, but this High Noon on steroids is more amusing than most modern action movies.

LES MISERABLES (PG-13) Golden Globe winner for best musical, Les Miserables harks back to the 1960s, when colossal musical adaptations were the rule, not the exception.

Parolee Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) attempts to make up for his past crimes by raising Cosette (Amanda Seyfried), the daughter of a fallen young woman named Fantine (Anne Hathaway).

LIFE OF PI (PG) Having last thought of Yann Martel’s novel when I read it nearly 10 years ago, the ineffective trailers for Ang Lee’s adaptation failed to remind me of how wonderful and energetic Pi Patel’s life had been. I recalled a shipwreck, a lifeboat and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The imaginatively conceived and beautifully told work of art created by Brokeback Mountain Oscar winner Lee, who certainly deserves the noms he received for Best Picture and Best Director,

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(Ian McKellan) to join a company of Dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage). Jackson and his writing cohort have expanded Tolkien’s single novel into three films by adding sequences from the series’ appendices, a decision that allows this first film to be paced a bit logily in getting the company on the road.

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. Thank goodness director Genndy Tartakovsky brings his visual creativity to this rather rote tale of prejudice and cross-cultural romance.

THE IMPOSSIBLE (PG-13) One of the buzzier films to enter the yearend awards season and come out nearly empty-handed, The Impossible dramatizes the real-life story of a family (played on screen by Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin and Oaklee Pendergast) that survived one of the worst natural disasters of our time, the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean in 2004. Newcomer Holland’s performance has been generating Best Supporting Actor talk. The film marks the awaited English-language debut of The Orphanage director, Juan Antonio Bayona. (Ciné) THE LAST STAND (R) Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the big screen as an action lead isn’t among

reminded me of the many, small joys that add up to make the life of Pi. Do not let the underwhelming previews deprive you of one of the year’s most moving, most artistic films of the year.

(Ciné) LINCOLN (PG-13) Historical biopics do not come much more perfect than Steven Spielberg’s take on our 16th president’s struggle to end slavery by way of the 13th Amendment. But the film will be remembered and lauded as another platform from which Daniel Day-Lewis can solidify his claim to the title of greatest living actor.

MAMA (PG-13) As much of a horror movie fan as yours truly is, the ghostly stories often favored by Spanish filmmakers are not my subgenre of choice.

In Mama, produced by Guillermo del Toro and based on a short expanded by writer-director Andrés Muschietti, two young girls are found in a cabin, where they have lived alone for five years. Unfortunately, when Annabel and Lucas (Jessica Chastain and Nicolaj Coster-Waldau) get Victoria and Lily home, they discover the two girls were not alone in the woods, and they’ve brought their rather angry “Mama” with them.

• MOVIE 43 (R) Big names (Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Richard Gere, Greg Kinnear, Dennis Quaid, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Emma Stone and many more!) saying and doing outrageous, raunchy things does not a funny movie make.

A couple of the barely connected, scatological sketches show some

creativity and generate some genuine laughs. The “Homeschooled” segment, starring Watts and Schreiber as two very unique, overbearing parents, outclasses its peers by comic miles, while “Super Hero Speed Dating,” starring Jason Sudeikis and Justin Long as Batman and Robin, and the Elizabeth Banks directed “Middleschool Date,” mostly work. Ricky Gervais’ buddy, Stephen Merchant, salvages some laughs opposite a game Halle Berry, but surviving Winslet and Jackman’s opening blunder, “The Catch,” is nearly impossible, killing any humorous vibes before the decent sketches even have a chance.

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (G) 1988.

The Studio Ghibli Film Series returns, bringing four fresh classics from legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki to the big screen (on fresh 35mm prints!) through Feb. 10. Two young girls, Satsuke and Mei, move to the country with their university professor father so as to be closer to their recuperating mother. In the nearby forest, the girls discover and befriend tiny wood sprites called Totoros. The Disney version features the voices of Dakota and Elle Fanning. (Ciné) ONE NIGHT STAND (NR) This documentary follows four teams of talented performers and writers as each team writes, rehearses and performs a 20-minute Broadway musical in 24 hours. The teams include Rachel Dratch, Cheyenne Jackson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and many other big theater names. Jan. 31 only.

PARENTAL GUIDANCE (PG) Billy Crystal and Bette Midler star as oldschool grandparents forced to care for their decidedly 21st-century grandchildren. Director Andy Fickman’s filmography is more weak (The Game Plan, Race to Witch Mountain) than bad (You Again); I did enjoy his Amanda Bynes cross-dressing comedy, She’s the Man. • PARKER (R) Parker is another solid crime thriller starring Jason Statham that suffers from the stale familiarity of another solid crime thriller starring Jason Statham. This umpteenth big screen version of Richard Stark nee Donald E. Westlake’s popular, amoral thief adapts the novel Flashfire, in which Parker plots to steal jewels in West Palm Beach. After being left for dead by his partners (led by Michael Chiklis) in Ohio, Parker, who has a strong, if messed up, sense of honor, seeks vengeance in Florida with the assistance of a down on her luck realtor (Jennifer Lopez). If Lopez thought lightning might strike twice, it didn’t; Parker isn’t as good as her breakout turn in Soderbergh’s Elmore Leonard adaptation, Out of Sight.

RED DAWN (PG-13) This preposterous movie borne of the Cold War fears and tensions of the 1980s need not have been remade. A motley group of teenagers (including Chris “Thor” Hemsworth, Josh “Peeta” Hutcherson and Tom Cruise’s adopted kid, Connor Cruise) stage an insurgency against communist invaders; the North Koreans, with an assist from the Russians, replace the original’s Soviet/ Cuban alliance.

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R) Athens has been waiting for the arrival of David O. Russell’s multiple Academy Award nominee, and the dram-romcom does everything but disappoint.

Pat (Academy Award nominee Bradley

Cooper) has just been released from a state mental hospital after a violent incident involving his estranged wife and another man. Maybe too soon after coming home, Pat meets Tiffany (Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Jennifer Lawrence), who lost it after the death of her husband.

Russell’s fiery demeanor and beautiful writing certainly ignites his actors; Cooper and Lawrence give two of the year’s most generous and honest performances.

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.

STAND UP GUYS (R) Aging con men attempt to get the old team back together in this crime comedy starring heavyweights Al Pacino, current Academy Award nominee Alan Arkin and Christopher Walken. This flick appeared out of nowhere with little marketing support.

SUMMERTIME (NR) 1955. Epic auteur David Lean co-wrote and directed this romantic drama based on Arthur Laurents’ play, The Time of the Cuckoo. A middle-aged schoolteacher (Katharine Hepburn) falls in love with an Italian shopkeeper after taking the European excursion she’s waited for all her life. Part of the Georgia Museum of Art’s Americans in Italy Film Series.

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

TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D (R) Leatherface returns! A young woman (the gorgeous Alexandra Daddario, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) heads to Texas for her inheritance and runs into the dangerous Sawyer clan and its chainsawwielding, skin-wearing man-child.

THIS IS 40 (R) Sure, This Is 40 will provide viewers with more laughs than any of its contemporary comedic peers, but it should; it’s at least one sitcom episode longer than a typical comedy.

This semi-sequel to Knocked Up follows Pete and Debbie (Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann) as they turn 40. Life isn’t quite what they expected.

WARM BODIES (PG-13) The products of Jonathan Levine’s short career have been pretty strong. He returns to the horror genre for the first time since his feature debut with this zomromdram starring Nicholas Hoult (Jack the Giantkiller) as a zombie, who falls for the girlfriend (Teresa Palmer, Take Me Home Tonight) of one of his victims/ meals. With Dave Franco (James’ bro), John Malkovich and Rob Corddry.

ZERO DARK THIRTY (R) Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow and her Oscar winning collaborator, screenwriter Mark Boal follow up The Hurt Locker with this controversial, excellently crafted military thriller documenting the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty is an intriguing, darkly patriotic counterpoint to the year’s other major American historical drama about a president willing to push the office’s constitutional limits for the sake of protecting the nation. Both films are award worthy and deserving of your entry fee, but Lincoln has the Oscar edge.

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movie pick In the Rubber Room JOHN DIES AT THE END (R) A video-store slacker, David Wong (Chase Williamson), meets up with a jaded journalist, Arnie Blondestone (Paul Giamatti), and tells him twisted stories about a cosmic, hallucinogenic drug, interdimensional creatures, psychics and a monster made out of freezer meat.

Director/writer Don Coscarelli knows a little something about cult movies. He first came to prominence in the late 1970s with the imaginative, low-budget, dark fantasy Phantasm, a feature that stood out among the glut of slasher movies then flooding theaters. A few years later, Coscarelli directed the sword and sorcery movie Beastmaster, which bedazzled many a teenage boy with its garish fantasy world, owing to co-star Chase Williamson Tanya Robertsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; skimpy clothes and because much of the movie looked like a Frank Frazetta van painting come to life.

It was cheesy, but its heavy rotation on cable TV nevertheless built up a loyal cult audience.

Coscarelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie output over the subsequent decades was mostly devoted to Phantasm sequels, but his career got a boost in 2002 with the release of Bubba Ho-Tep, starring genre vet Bruce Campbell as Elvis Presley and Ossie Davis as a man who believes heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John F. Kennedy. Old and decrepit, the two men sit

out life in a retirement home, until one day they encounter an ancient Egyptian mummy that has miraculously come to life and rampages through the retirement center. Bubba Ho-Tep was inspired lunacy and felt like a late creative peak for Coscarelli.

John Dies at the End (available VOD) is stuffed with the same kind of Jabberwocky energy running through Bubba Ho-Tep, but it sadly lacks the unexpected moments of depth that oozed out of the earlier movie. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to suggest this latest one is without its crazed charm, however. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of outrageous gore, inspired comedy and a gonzo sense of narrative here, but after a great start, the movie eventually loses itself within its own convoluted insanity. In a world where anything can happen, nothing is shocking or really bizarre. Even the most fantastical world needs to be governed by some trace of internal logic. Otherwise, it all starts to come out like the increasingly mad ravings of your conspiracy-obsessed stoner roommate. Nevertheless, John Dies at the End makes for an entertaining excursion into the cinematic weird. Watch it at midnight; watch it with like-minded fiends.

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The staff know better than to plunk a takeout box on your table for leftovers, removing the metal tray they come on to the kitchen to package them up, a small luxury not found many places in this town. The bar is smart and a neighborhood focus already, with Allan Aycock and David Bryant mixing drinks a couple of nights a week, a long list of bourbons and a focused, quirky wine list (lambrusco!) on which all offerings can be ordered by the glass. All these creature comforts would be beside the point, however, were the food not up to snuff, and indeed it is.

Ramseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rub is complex and has, if this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too highfalutinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a point to make with regard to BBQ, a bouquet in the aroma department, with notes of citrus coming through clearly and pleasantly on the BBQ chicken. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been said that 2013 is going to be the year of the chicken, but the stuff usually isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worth ordering most placesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;PH BBQ is an exception to the rule. The ribs are magical. I cannot say enough about them. The chicken salad is awesome stuff, as good as The Nationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s but completely distinct from that version, erring more toward a smoky, curried taste, and it comes with a giant, puffy Luna bun.

at the top left of the menu, which includes housemade pickles, pimento cheese that goes heavy (thankfully!) on the first ingredient in its name, smoked pecans and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anchovies,â&#x20AC;? rivaling anything else the restaurant offers in their salty, fishy, fatty deliciousness.

Neither too hip for dudes in trucks nor festooned with porcine art, PH BBQ is its own thing, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awesome. It serves lunch every day but Monday and dinner every day, has a full bar, does take-out, has a patio and even has a kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; menu.

Rise Up?: Dirty Birds (312 E. Washington St.) has no relation to the Atlanta Falcons, being, in fact, a wing joint out of Pacific Beach, CA. Mostly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sports bar, with an overemphasis on the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;dirty.â&#x20AC;? By the time youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ordered â&#x20AC;&#x153;dirty tacos,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;dirty sauce,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;dirty ranch slidersâ&#x20AC;? and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;dirty chicken sandwich,â&#x20AC;? you may be feeling kind of pessimistic about the prospects of the food. Not to worry.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine. Televisions abound, making it a good place to watch a game. So do flavors of wings (ditto), none of which are amazing and most of which go a little heavy on the sauce. One remarkable appetizer, a giant platter of tater tots topped with surprisingly good pulled pork and cheese, is worth the trip, a wonderfully executed version of bar food. The restaurant has a full bar, with some impressive craft beers, and is open for lunch and dinner daily.

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here may be no better illustration of Murphy’s Law than a rock band on tour. It’s got everything: confined spaces, big personalities, vehicular meltdowns, international travel snafus, workspaces that double as bars—the works. Ask any seasoned road warrior what advice he would give up-andcomers prepping for their first rock and roll sojourn, and you’d better settle in for a while; he’s gonna have a lot to say.

With so many founts of wisdom on the subject right here in town, and with SXSW on the horizon, Flagpole decided to open the vault on some of our local bands’ most harrowing tour experiences—and the lessons learned along the way. Collected below are some choice tales of what goes wrong and how to avoid it, as well as pointers on how a band can make the most of the experience.

Aimee Morris (bassist, Twin Tigers) Worst Tour Mistake: Having Too Much Fun “I wanna say ‘Don’t get too drunk,’ but I feel like people will say it’s bullshit and you’re supposed to get drunk,” Morris says. “But we had a drummer who got really drunk all the time [while we were] on tour with Minus the Bear and couldn’t control himself, and it was really embarrassing.”

Oh, and then there were the (multiple) times she partied hard after a show and woke up the next morning in an entirely different city. “I had to call my bandmates to come and find me. They were pissed.”

How to Make the Most of Touring: Sharing the Load A sentiment echoed by musicians across the board: failing to take on an equal share of financial and work-related responsibilities creates resentment that can linger for years. For Twin Tigers, Morris says, one recurring issue was stepping up to drive the band and equipment home after each night’s show.

“One thing we did before one of our last tours is put all the tour dates in a jar, and everybody took two or three dates.

Whatever cities we drew, that was the night that you were responsible for driving the gear away from the show. We knew ahead of time: ‘I have to drive tonight, so I can’t get wasted.’

And everybody else knew they could relax and just have a good

time and not have to worry about who would get us home later.”

Nate Mitchell (drummer, Cars Can Be Blue) Worst Tour Mistake: Being Woefully Under-Prepared Ain’t nothing rock and roll about filling out paperwork and dealing with government bureaucracies. But, as Mitchell found out, it can be essential. After arriving in the U.K. to tour with Hot Pants Romance, Mitchell and bandmate Becky Brooks were detained and then deported for lying about their reason for being in the country.

“We thought we could sneak in, pretending to be tourists,” he says. But with 40 band t-shirts in their bag, no hotel reservations and no explanation of what they planned to do, they were quickly found out. The financial and spiritual blow, Mitchell says, ground the duo’s momentum to a halt.

How to Make the Most of Touring: Uh, BE PREPARED Spring for that $300 U.K. work visa for your band. Have a little cushion of cash to fall back on for unexpected expenses.

“Don’t buy a crappy car for $350 on Craigslist with the idea that you can put 4,000 miles on it and scrap it after that,” Mitchell says. “That’s how you end up broken down in Texas, having to take a job at the nearest motel for two months while you save up enough money to get home. True story.”

Derek Olivera (drummer, Manray) Worst Tour Mistake: Touring with Jerks Diplomat that he is, Olivera won’t go into detail, although he does allude to the unpleasantness of touring with musicians his other bandmates just didn’t jibe with. “Make sure the chemistry works before you even go there. Before you even get out on the road, it’s got to work, personality-wise.”

How to Make the Most of Touring: Know the Laws of the Land If you’re cruising north to melt some Canuck faces, you better be ready to give Stephen Harper his cut. Border patrol may

want to, say, document how much merch you’re bringing into the country, so they can tax you on your way home. Got an arrest record? If it’s recent enough, it can be used as an excuse to turn you away at the border. But, as Olivera points out, you can always call border patrol in advance of your trip, or do a little research online. “They’ll let you know everything you need to know.”

Jace Bartet (touring guitarist, Reptar) Worst Tour Mistake: Under-packing Yes, of course, you want to pack light, but for the love of Pete, bring more than one pair of pants. “One time, I decided to pack so light I didn’t bring a change of pants, and that was really dumb,” Bartet says. “I got out of the van one day to pee and jumped into what I thought was grass, but turned out to be eight inches of really muddy water underneath. My pants were covered in mud. Then I had to keep wearing them for the next two weeks.”

Also recommended: being extra careful not to put unleaded gas in a diesel engine.

How to Make the Most of Touring: Just Roll with It “The most important skill I developed on the road was being able to roll with all different kinds of punches. Stuff is not going to go your way most of the time. You’ve got to deal with it without getting emotional,” says Bartet.

In fact, of all the artists interviewed for this piece, Bartet had the most positive things to say about his touring experience. One highlight, he notes, was discovering Bonine, a nondrowsy carsickness medication. He also recommends eating well, when you can afford it; the dollar menu can be depressing if utilized too often. Finally, get to know the people you meet along the way.

“Someone asked me if it was lonely meeting people on the road I would never see again, but for me, it was really important to do that. It was awesome to experience that cool, friendly, welcoming people are everywhere.”

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classically trained pianist and independent songwriter, Dan McCurry aspired to make his living as a performing musician in Charleston, SC. But musical journeys have a funny way of taking unexpected detours. Over the last few months, McCurryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record label Hearts & Plugs has accelerated into high gear, with the release of two sampler compilations and majestic debuts from two Lowcountry bands: Elim Bolt and Brave Baby, two young groups poised for greatness.

Last November, Hearts & Plugs issued Elim Boltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reverb-soaked album Nude South.

In January, the label followed up with the release of a collection by synth-tinged quintet Brave Baby, Forty Bells. Both albums received impressive reviews in their home stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s papers and on the indie web. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A big part of the Hearts & Plugs philosophy is pooling resources and getting as much done as we can,â&#x20AC;? McCurry says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main resource we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have is money. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a big investor, but we can make the art look good, and we can make the music sound good.â&#x20AC;?

Elim Bolt frontman Johnnie Matthews grew up on a farm in Elim, SC, just south of Florence, where his first serious band experience was playing bass in pop-rock outfit Sequoyah Prep School. In 2011, Matthews left home and landed in Charleston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started taking more of an interest in writing about two-and-a-half years ago,â&#x20AC;?

Matthews says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was living on the family farm by myself when I realized that I wanted to be in control of writing my own songs.â&#x20AC;?

Matthews then worked up a solid batch of melodic originals, enlisting drummer Wolfgang Zimmerman, bassist Christian Chidester, guitarist Jordan Hicks and vocalist Amber Joyner to record with him at Zimmermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home studio, nicknamed The Space. After gathering six of his strongest originals for a solo EP, Felix, Matthews immediately followed up on sessions for Nude South.

Stepping aside from his own band Run Dan Run, McCurry joined the group in the studio, adding organ and keyboard parts. The collaboration paid off. From the tearful, reverbsoaked opener â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only Youâ&#x20AC;? to the dreamy, drowsy waltz of closing track â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Jays,â&#x20AC;?

Nude South works from a foundation of classic pop stylingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;soaring melodies, close-knit harmonies and clever arrangements. Matthewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rich, baritone vibrato drenches every song, from slow-rolling, heartbreaker ballads to loud and noisy rompers like the anthemic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farm Kid,â&#x20AC;? a fan fave. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been calling it indie-crooner-rock,â&#x20AC;?

Matthews says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just wanted it to sound like a welcoming wall of sound.â&#x20AC;?

Led by singer and guitarist Keon Masters, a native of Fort Mill, SC, Brave Baby is Elim

Boltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close music sibling. There are musical similarities between the labelmates. Both bands share an affinity for chiming guitars, dynamic arrangements and clever verses. They also share three core members: Chidester, Zimmerman and Hicks.

But while Elim Boltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amped-up pop draws from vintage rock and roll and alternative styles, Brave Baby aims for a more modern twist of orchestral pop and experimental rock.

Mastersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; musical arrangements and lyrical work veer towards a more sweeping, moody, emotive sound.

Like Elim Boltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first full-length, Forty Bells is a self-made, low-budget debut, but, also similarly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a stunning, supercharged collection of hearty anthems, epic ballads and echoey pop-rock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we fit really well next to Elim Bolt,â&#x20AC;? Masters says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both bandsâ&#x20AC;Ś have some similar production qualities. [But unlike Elim Bolt] Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never tried to embrace the Southern approach, as far as my tone and delivery. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll embellish some Southern themes, but we aim for that grandiose, larger-than-life sound, with little scenes from verse to verse.â&#x20AC;?

Elim Bolt and Brave Baby are currently on the road for the Hearts & Plugs showcase tour, which is winding through Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee to Chicago and back.

Hearts & Plugs founder McCurry is traveling with the entourage as both a bandmate and label figurehead. All involved will visit Athens for the first time this weekend.

As far as the budding label, McCurry says that his initial goal was to focus on a home base of acts and grow along with them. In addition to Elim Bolt and Brave Baby, the roster currently includes Columbia-based folk-pop/electronica band The Lovely Few, Charleston-based drummer Nick Jenkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; solo project Mr. Jenkins and McCurryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Run Dan Run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to always recognize our roots while also moving beyond just being a hometown label,â&#x20AC;? McCurry says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope that in three to five years, perhaps, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the league of other very respectable indie labels, like Barsuk, Jade Tree, Carpark, et cetera.â&#x20AC;?

But home will always remain the focus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting here, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continue to highlight Charleston no matter where we are.â&#x20AC;?

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canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really remember when I met Craig.

He was the grey-haired door guy at the 40 Watt, and he always seemed cool.

I remember really getting to know him when I started working there, as a monitor guy, in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;98 or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;99. He managed the cleanup crew, and the door crew and I would pick up extra money helping to clean up after big shows. We bonded heavily during that time, which corresponded with a particularly bad time in my life. I quickly learned that he was one of the smartest, most well-read and well-roundedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and one of the kindestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;people I had ever met.

Our friendship grew long after I quit working at the Watt. We all loved Craig, and saw him suffering while his wife Janet was battling cancer, a several-year ordeal of ups and downs that ended sadly, when she passed away at too young an age. It was soon after that when we hired him and took him on the road. He was initially hired to sell t-shirts and records, but he took his role way beyond that.

He would always say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a merch guy for a band; I work for Drive-By Truckers.â&#x20AC;?

He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t our merch guy as much as he was our ambassador. Our band has a very loyal following that often follows us from town to town, and Craig knew everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. It was unbelievable. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had countless fans come up to me telling me how Craig had touched their lives.

A fan from the Midwest came up to me Saturday. She said that she had met Craig twice, a couple of years apart, and when she saw him the second time, he asked her about her daughter Alex. She couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How could he remember from two years earlier that my daughter was named Alex?â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve literally heard dozens of those types of stories in the the last few days.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been the most nocturnal one in the band, and Craig was the night owl of the crew, so very often we would be the last two up on the bus as we traveled into the night.

Many a night we would be sitting in the back, listening to something loud and just hanging out, sometimes not saying a word, and sometimes having the most amazing conversations.

If you never had a conversation with Craig, it was an art form unto itself. He was so unbelievably knowledgeable, yet totally inclusive, truly one of the most astoundingly interesting

people I ever had the pleasure of talking to.

We had hundreds of hours of deep talks about everything from art, music, food and books to movies, people and stories. My life is so much richer for the hours I spent talking to Craig, and I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even begun to process that aspect of our loss.

Our band and crew are like one big, sprawling, dysfunctional family. We can fight, but are very close. We all ride together on one bus, 11 of us crammed together. Sometimes folks can get on each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nerves, but I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember Craig ever getting on anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nerves, or acknowledging anyone ever getting on his. He was always a joy.

In a bus full of really smart people, Craig was probably the smartest. An avid reader and, lately, an employee at Avid Bookshop, which was perfect. At night, you might see Craig holding court with a guitar, his crazy grey hair flying. (We called him Greythoven, a name he seemed to really embrace.) But the next day you might see him working at Avid, his hair tamed (sort of), looking positively professorial, glasses down by the tip of his nose, looking over the lenses and helping you find what you were looking for or recommending something great.

He was often my sounding board when I was writing. He was one of my most trusted sets of ears, and he could be a tough taskmaster, which I really loved and appreciated. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about to start a new DBT album, and I will really miss having him to bounce ideas off of.

I really wanted to write something that would be worthy of his memory, preferably something that would elicit that chuckle we all loved so much. Alas, that may have to be something I write later, as today Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still too choked up and sad to really do him much justice.

I can say we all loved him and will miss him forever. We are all reeling from the loss of our dear friend, and we all hurt so for his beloved Melinda, who truly brought him a level of happiness, in his last couple years, that we had never seen. We can take comfort in knowing that he left us from a great place.

He was infinitely creative to the end. He was very much in love, working on a book, writing songs and playing at a peak of greatness. His last night on Earth, he played an amazing set, opening for DBT as part of our crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band, Thundercrack. He was at his beloved 40 Watt, surrounded by close friends and doing what he loved best. He rocked hard and loud and was walking around on top of the world.

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip In the past, I’ve said something like, “Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends…” but everyone knows I ripped that off from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and who wants to be reminded about Emerson, Lake & Palmer? Exactly. So, forget all that.

Let’s just say, I’m glad you’re back. Have a seat, brew the coffee and let’s play some catch up…

Less Is More: One of the most markedly improved bands of the past year has been SheHeHe, and the group’s major change was really due to what it removed. An earlier incarnation of the band had its classic, twin-engine punk slathered in over-the-top lead guitar solos, which worked just fine for, say, The Stooges, but felt paternalistically oppressive and just plain old-fashioned. Now, SheHeHe—Jeff Hannan on bass, Noelle Shuck on rhythm guitar, Jason Fusco on drums, Ben Bone on lead guitar and Nicole Bechill on vocals (everyone else sings, too)— is a slimmed-down punch machine, and is prepared to release its first album, New American

Yip Deceiver Jet Rock, on Feb. 8 at the Caledonia Lounge.

The album was recorded at Full Moon Studios with Jay Rogers; Joel Hatstat took care of mastering. For the release show, the band will be joined by Free Mountain and Tealvox. For music head to reverbnation.com/shehehe, and for everything else, please see facebook.com/ sheheheband.

Correction: A couple of weeks ago, I inadvertently led all of you astray when I told you that Sweet Knievel “formed” in 2001. This was a filthy lie! Due to my tragic misreading of the band’s bio, I inferred this, but the fact is that Sweet Knievel didn’t really begin properly until 2009. So, mea culpa, dudes. That link again is facebook.com/swtknvl.

Hey You Guys: Want to see your band’s artwork, fliers, posters, stickers, etc., displayed in some upcoming episodes of the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries?” Well, get on it now! Athens resident Georgeanne Olive, who works on the show as the buyer for set dressing, reports that there’s an upcoming set being built to resemble something along the lines of NYC’s

legendary CBGB. That is, dark and plastered with decades of posters. She has put the call out to Athens bands to submit “posters, stickers and other band souvenirs” for this set.

Since this is an actual, grown-up thing, you and any visual artists involved in the creation of your material will need to sign a release for the show’s legal department. Easy peasy!

If you’re interested, please drop a line to georgeanneolive@yahoo.com and include your name, phone, email address, band name, relevant links, etc., and the show’s art department will follow up with you. Don’t slack. Vampires may be thousands of years old, but they still move at a working person’s pace.

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Yip Yip Hurray: Yip Deceiver is headed out on the road for some spring cleaning leading up to SXSW in March. The impossibly catchy indie-disco combo will do a three-date East Coast run at the end of January, lay low for a few weeks, play the 40 Watt on Mar. 1, then start its trek to the desert. The band will hit the Savannah Stopover Festival, Mobile, AL and Houston, TX on the way. Although it’s never a patently “bad” thing to lose half one’s body weight from sweaty dancing, I’d still say catch ‘em at the 40 Watt, because that’s quite possibly the last time this year you’ll be able to leave the show still relatively hydrated.

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This Is Relevant: I stepped into the wayback machine and went back to that time in the 1990s when Athens’ bohemian cardigan sweaters and duct-taped hobo shoes mingled pretty seamlessly with Atlanta’s queer Southern underground. That is, I spent some time over at smoke-cabbagetown.bandcamp.com, where you can find Smoke’s Heaven on a Popsicle Stick (1994) and Another Reason to Fast (1995). Both were uploaded to the site last month, and can be downloaded for seven or eight bucks or streamed for free. A compilation of Smoke rarities, titled My Lover the Matador and featuring over 15 tracks from compilations and singles, will be released on the site at the end of April, but there are currently seven tracks from that available for you to enjoy. Don’t be a bum on this. Enjoy the streams, but throw some bucks down for the downloads, too.

Not Fade Away: The memorial service for Craig Lieske will be held at the 40 Watt on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 2–4 p.m. The service is open to family and friends. Lieske passed away after a brief medical emergency on Friday, Jan. 18. A PayPal account has been set up in his name to assist his family with covering final expenses. Please donate whatever you can at drivebytruckers.com/craig.html. Thanks, y’all.

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Tuesday 29 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. 7–10 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com EVENTS: Athens Canine Rescue Percentage Night (On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina) On The Border restaurant will donate 10 percent of purchases made on Tuesday, Jan. 29 to Athens Canine Rescue. Present the coupon from the ACR website. 11 a.m.–11 p.m. www. athenscaninerescue.com FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné Barcafé) A masked and badly burned teen haunts the town’s shopping mall, seeking retribution and enjoying frozen yogurt in Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com 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: Pool Tournament (The Office Lounge) Double elimination round. 7:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook. com/officeathens GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706354-1515 GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9–11 p.m. 706353-0305 PERFORMANCE: Igudesman and Joo (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Hyung-ki Joo combine humor with classical music and popular culture in a never-ending quest to turn the world’s most esteemed concerts halls into standing-room only comedy clubs.

The duo will perform their show, A Little Nightmare Music. 8 p.m. $39. www.pac.uga.edu

Wednesday 30 ART: Life Drawing Open Studio (UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, Room S370) An opportunity to draw or paint the human figure from life. No instruction provided. 5:30–8:30 p.m. $8. www. art.uga.edu ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, leads an indepth discussion of George Biddle’s painting “Homage to Raphael Soyer” (1947). 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.com

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Anne Shenk and Cora Keber will introduce the course and answer questions. 9–10:30 a.m. FREE! www. botgarden.uga.edu GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Broad St. location. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! 8–10 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Five Points location) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday.

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9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 2–5.

Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Disney Night (Oconee County Library) Play Disney Scene-It and create trivia games.

Mickey Mouse cupcakes and other treats provided. Costumes welcome.

6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.

FREE! 706-354-1195 LECTURES & LIT: Round Table on the Crisis in Mali (Miller Learning Center, Room 250) UGA faculty members will discuss the situation in Mali from different perspectives, according to their fields of expertise.

4–5 p.m. FREE! 706-542-8930 LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Democrats Book Club (Tlaloc El Mexicano Restaurant, Watkinsville) A discussion on Bernd Heinrich’s Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival. Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! patricia.priest@ yahoo.com

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Kipley Meyer, Brian Rust and Dwight Smith that interpret the theme with natural materials. Refreshments provided. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. madisonartistsguild.org CLASSES: Beekeeping Class (J. Phil Campbell Agricultural Research Station) Local beekeeper Will Dix leads a class on the history of beekeeping and honey bee biology.

Sponsored by the Oconee County UGA Extension Service. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3946 EVENTS: Reiki Circle (Healing Arts Centre) A Japanese technique for stress reduction, relaxation and healing. Every Thursday. 7–8 p.m.

Donations accepted. 706-338-6843 EVENTS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden) Learn more about the flora and fauna of the garden while making new friends and enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings. Every Thursday. 8:30–10 a.m.

FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: UGA Costa Rica Percentage Night (Terrapin Beer Co.) A percentage of sales and silent auction proceeds benefit UGA Costa Rica. Event includes tee-shirts and silent auction items from Jittery Joe’s, R.E.M., Normal Bar and Trappeze. 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com FILM: Americans in Italy Film Series (Georgia Museum of Art) Summertime tells the story of a middle-aged schoolteacher who travels to Venice and falls in love with an Italian merchant. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org FILM: Plan 9 from Outer Space (Beechwood 11 Cinemas) Rifftrax, best known for Mystery Science Theater 3000, presents a rebroadcast of the original episode.

Comedians Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett fire patented wisecracking commentary of this gold standard of bad movies.

7:30 p.m. www.rifftrax.com FILM: Campus Movie Fest (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) A red carpet premiere of the top 16 short films made by UGA students. Prizes awarded for best picture, comedy and drama. 7 p.m. www.campusmoviefest.com/uga 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: Family Dinner Night (Earth Fare Café) Kids eat free every Thursday with one $5 adult purchase of prepared foods. Good for up to six kids, ages 12 & under. 4–8 p.m. $5.

706-227-1717 LECTURES & LIT: Mars Talk by Smithsonian Geologist (UGA Geography and Geology, Room 200A) “The Geologic History of

Cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman plays the UGA Ramsey Concert Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 5.

Water on Mars and What It Means for Life,” Bob Craddock Smithsonian Institution. Cookies and coffee at 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. FREE! 706542-2425 LECTURES & LIT: Gender Transcender (Miller Learning Center, Room 214) “Gender: It’s Elementary.” UGA’s LGBT resource center hosts a discussion about gender through the lens of the U.S. school system. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! www.lgbtcenter.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Nordic Choir (UGA Memorial Hall) The Luther College Nordic Choir performs a cappella versions of “A Spotless Rose” by Paul Mealor and “Go Lovely Rose” by Eric Whitacre, along with spirituals and works by Bach, Jennings and Schütz. 8 p.m. $5–15. www.pac.uga.edu

Friday 1 ART: Grand Re-Opening (Pints and Paints) The art bar and studio celebrates its grand re-opening in a new, expanded space. Live music by jazz singer Royce Anne Waldorf.

6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-2969498 EVENTS: Bell’s Bowl (Aromas) Featuring these brews: Black Note, Hopsiam, Barrel Aged Cherry Stout, Sweet Potato Stout, The Oracle, Oberon and more. 6 p.m. 706-2080059 KIDSTUFF: Love Notes for Lukas (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Open mic night for local young musicians to play on behalf of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at ARMC. Kids and teens in 12th grade or younger are invited to play 1–2 songs. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. lukasfund.org KIDSTUFF: Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park, Gym) Various obstacle courses and activities for ages 10

months–4 years and their parents.

Call to register. 10–11:30 a.m. $5.

7:30. 706-613-3589 LECTURES & LIT: Georgia Poetry Circuit Reading (Ciné Barcafé) The Georgia Review presents a reading by nationally recognized poet Marianne Boruch and her son, fiction writer and UGA graduate student Will Dunlap. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenscine.com MEETINGS: Friends First Friday (State Botanical Garden) Gather for a made-from-scratch breakfast by Countryside Catering and listen to Wilf Nicholls, Director of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, talk about garden design with foliage, bark and berries. Call to make reservation by Jan. 30. 9–10:30 a.m. $10–12. 706-542-6138 OUTDOORS: Day Hike at Botanical Gardens (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Explore the five miles of trails that traverse through the woods and along the river with an easy-to-moderate level hike. 10 a.m. $10–20.

706-542-4677 PERFORMANCE: Youth Symphony of Uruguay (UGA Memorial Hall) Marks the beginning of the UGA Double Bass Symposium. Featuring music professor Milton Masciadri and UGA alumnus Alexandre Ritter on bass. 8 p.m. FREE! www.pac. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A unique drag show featuring performances by local drag artists. 10 p.m. $5. 706-369-3144 THEATRE: Harriett Tubman and the Underground Railroad (Morton Theatre) The characters of Harriett Tubman and her friend Sarah Bradford narrate the adventure of the brave woman who changed the world through her courage in this accurate historical drama. 9:30 & 11:30 a.m. $12. www.mortontheatre.com

Saturday 2 ART: Tin Type Photo Booth (Arrow) Emily Hall creates one-of-a-kind prints directly from a metal plate.

Visit website to reserve appointment.

10 a.m.–3 p.m. $15 (sitting fee), $75 (plate fee). www.tintypephotoboothatarrow.eventbrite.com EVENTS: Bell’s Bowl (Aromas) See Feb. 1 listing. 6 p.m. 706-208-0059 EVENTS: Memorial Service for Craig Lieske (40 Watt Club) The late local musician Craig Lieske is remembered by his friends and family. All are welcome. 2–4 p.m. www.40watt.com EVENTS: Polar Bear Plunge (Sandy Creek Park) Are you brave?

Take a dip in the waters of Lake Chapman to raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Athens. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. www.plungefest.athensgarotaryclub.org EVENTS: Athens Psychic Faire (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Featuring tarot readings, other divinations, a demonstration ritual and live music from Cath & Embreis, Anni Paisley and more. All proceeds benefit Athens Pagan Pride Day. 5–10 p.m. FREE! www.athenspaganpride.com EVENTS: Athens Wine Weekend (The Classic Center) Sample hundreds of wines from around the world. Followed by a gourmet dinner. 1–5 p.m. $20–25. (tasting).

6:30–9 p.m. $150. (dinner). www. athenswineweekend.com KIDSTUFF: Groundhog Day Celebration (Memorial Park, Bear Hollow Zoo) Crafts, stories and a weather forecast by resident groundhog Gus the Woodchuck. This year’s theme is “Cloudy with a Chance of Cans.” Bring empty aluminum cans for the zoo’s Cans for Critters program. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www. athensclarkecounty.com/bearhollow

ART: HUB (ATHICA) A new series for artists and art lovers to gather and discuss ideas, trends and opportunities. This session involves a viewing of an Art:21 episode featuring Paul Pfeiffer. Hope Hilton moderates. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org CLASSES: Heart of Glass Workshop (Good Dirt) Make fusedglass ornaments inspired by Cupid or jewelry pieces such as pendants,

Monday 4 CLASSES: Jewelry Cleaning and Maintenance Workshop (Studio Mod Glass) Local jewelry artist Annett Paskiewicz demonstrates how to properly care for gold and silver jewelry. 5–7 p.m. $15. www.studiomodglass.com EVENTS: Move and Groove (Tate Center Plaza) “Soul-Train”-themed dance party with food and giveaways. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! union. uga.edu FILM: Project Nim (Miller Learning Center, Room 101) The story of Nim, a chimpanzee who was raised and nurtured like a human child to discover if he could learn to communicate with sign language. Part of the Animal Voices Film Festival.

Sponsored by Speak Out for Species. 7:30 p.m. FREE! sos.uga. edu/filmfest GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Every Monday! Hosted by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Athens’ toughest trivia. $100 grand prize every week! All ages. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-543-8997 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 KIDSTUFF: Teen Advisory Board (Oconee County Library) Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group of teens who gather at the beginning of every month to discuss and plan upcoming events. Ages 11–18.

Registration required. 7-8 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: “Exceptional Customer Service in Tough Times” (UGA Small Business Development Center) Learn key strategies for setting up a worldclass customer service program. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-208-0048 MEETINGS: Federation of Neighborhoods Program (Old Fire Hall #2) The ideas gathered will inform the development of a new National Issues Forums discussion guide that offers common sense approaches to finding common ground. All are welcome. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.accneighborhoods.org PERFORMANCE: Music Faculty Recital Series (UGA Memorial Hall) UGA voice professor Stephanie Tingler sings. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. www.pac.uga.edu

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Week of Soul UGA Tate Student Center On Monday, Feb. 4, UGA will kick off a week of activities and entertainment with its annual Week of Soul celebration, sponsored by the University Union Student Programming Board’s Committee for Black Cultural Programs. It all starts with “Move and Groove Monday,” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., which will feature a “Soul Train”Maya Angelou themed dance party, food and give-aways in the Tate Plaza.

Tuesday, Feb. 5 brings award-winning poet Maya Angelou to the festivities, who will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Tate Center Grand Hall. As a world-renowned writer, educator, historian, filmmaker and civil rights activist, Angelou’s appearance will be the highlight of the week’s offerings. Advance tickets are $15 for the general public and $5 for students. Day-of-event tickets are $20.

The improv and skit comedy group FUNarios, of YouTube fame, will perform on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. On the following night, Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m., there will be a performance from Step Afrika!, a professional step troupe from Washington, D.C., and a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing at 8 p.m. The week wraps up on Friday, Feb. 8 with a lecture by Judy Smith, president and CEO of the crisis management firm Smith & Company and the inspiration for the ABC TV show “Scandal.”

Prices vary according to the event. Tickets are available at the Tate Student Center cashier window. For more information, please call 706-542-6396 or visit http://union. uga.edu. [Christina Cotter]

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706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia Sundays (Blind Pig Tavern) At the West Broad location. 6 p.m. 706-208-7979 GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Café) “Brewer’s Inquisition,” trivia hosted

by Chris Brewer every Sunday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655, www. buffaloscafe.com/athens 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 THEATRE: I Love Country (Morton Theatre) See Saturday listing for full description Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. & Feb. 3, 3 p.m. $5–17. www.mortontheatre.com

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FREE! 706-354-1195 OUTDOORS: Weed Warriors (Memorial Park) An invasive-plant eradictation project hosts a bimonthly community workday along the Birchmore Trail. Bring work gloves and tools. 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3620 PERFORMANCE: Hobo Review (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Performances by The Modern Pin-Ups, The Tap Company and swing dancing group Swung. Live music by The Hobohemians, who are celebrating their CD release.

Proceeds benefit the Healing Place of Athens. 9 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub PERFORMANCE: Second Annual Glee Off (UGA Memorial Hall) Glee clubs from four high schools in Northeast Georgia will compete as part of a fundraiser for Children First, an advocacy group for safe, stable and nurturing living conditions for children. 6 p.m. $10. www. childrenfirst-inc.org PERFORMANCE: Faceoff 2013: Greek Step Show (The Classic Center) Step performances by eight fraternities and sororities. $20. 7-10 p.m. 404-694-8241 THEATRE: I Love Country (Morton Theatre) A musical revue featuring country hits by Oakidge Boys, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill and more. Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. & Feb. 3, 3 p.m. $5–17. www.mortontheatre.com

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ART: Artist Lecture (UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries, Room S151) Sculptor and photographer Corin Hewitt speaks about his processes of image-making, cycles of consumption and regeneration, and the mining of memory in his work.

5:30 p.m. FREE! artinfo@uga.edu ART: Life Drawing Open Studio (UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries) See Wednesday listing for full description 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $8. www.art.uga.edu CLASSES: Cooking in the Garden (State Botanical Garden) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gnocchi Times Twoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Potato and Parisian Gnocchi.â&#x20AC;? Chef Dean Neff of Five & Ten demonstrates how to make potato gnocchi dumplings with smoked ham hock served with seared mustard greens and roasted Anaheim peppers topped with parmesan and sherry brown butter. 6 p.m. $36. www.botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Adult DIY Craft Night (Treehouse Kid and Craft) This month: needle felting! Bring a drink or a snack. Every second Tuesday of the month. 7-9 p.m. $25. www. treehousekidandcraft.com 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) Voted by Flagpoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s readers as Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;favorite comedy nightâ&#x20AC;? in 2011 and 2012, this comedy show allows locals to watch quality comedy 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 EVENTS: adDRESS a Need Designerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Challenge & Top Model (The Rialto Room) Fashion show featuring outdated formal dresses that local designers have remade into unrecognizable, stylish gowns. Dresses are donated to girls in need and proceeds benefit Advantage Behavioral Health Systems. 7 p.m. www.friendsofadvantage.org 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 Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706354-1515 GAMES: Pool Tournament (The Office Lounge) Double elimination round. 7:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook. com/officeathens 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 LECTURES & LIT: Buddy Wakefield (399 Meigs) The twotime world poetry slam champion performs live with guests. 9 p.m. $7 donation. See www.buddywakefield. com LECTURES & LIT: UGA School of Law Symposium (UGA Dean Rusk Hall) Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, is the keynote speaker at this day-long symposium titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;International Law in a Time of Scarcity.â&#x20AC;? Register by Feb. 1.

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LECTURES & LIT: Maya Angelou (UGA Tate Student Center, Grand Hall) Maya Angelou will headline UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Week of Soul celebration with a lecture. Angelou is a celebrated poet, novelist, educator, historian, filmmaker and civil rights activist.

See Calendar Pick on p. 21. 7:30 p.m. $15 (adv.) $5 (students). www. union.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Preservation Award Winner Tour (Morton Theatre) The Morton is the 2012 Preservation Award Winner for Outstanding Rehabilitation by the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation.

The ACHF leads a tour and explains the Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historical significance.

Email to RSVP. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $10. athenaeumclub@gmail.com LECTURES & LIT: Global Georgia Initiative (UGA Chapel) Barry C. Smith is the Professor of Philosophy and director of the Institute of Philosophy in the School of Advanced Study, University of London, where he co-directs the Centre for the Study of the Senses.

In this lecture, he presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming to Our Senses, Anew.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Cello Performance: Patrice JacksonTilghman (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Award-winning cellist and a rising star in the world of classical music, performs varied works by Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and George Crumb. 8 p.m. FREE! (w/ UGA ID), $27. www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: The Fantasticks (SeneyStovall Chapel) The Fantasticks tells a classic story of two teenagers in love with love, who must contend with plotting parents and a melodramatic villan. 8:30 p.m. $7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. www. drama.uga.edu

Wednesday 6 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 COMEDY: Comedy Show (Melting Point) Standup performances by Craig Carmean, TJ Young and Kyle Kinane. 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20. www. meltingpointathens.com EVENTS: College Football Signing Day Breakfast (Blind Pig Tavern) Blind Pig Tavern celebrates signing day with a breakfast buffet at both locations. 8 a.m. 706-5483442, 706-208-7979 EVENTS: College Football Signing Day Party (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s celebrates signing day with breakfast, Bloody Marys, wings, special guests and a shuttle to and from the Butts-Mehre building. 7 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. 706-354-6655 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Broad St. location. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Willyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Crows Nest Trivia (Dirty Birds) Every Wednesday in the Crows Nest. 8 p.m. FREE! 706546-7050 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Five Points location) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday.

7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7424 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 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5.

Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597

KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.

FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Hearts for Heroes (Oconee County Library) Decorate heart-shaped cookies to give thanks to the Watkinsville Fire Department and talk about the ways young adults can make a difference in the community. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Origin of Earth (UGA Chapel) Ray Freeman-Lynde discusses how geologists estimated the great age of the Earth 7 p.m.

FREE! www.originslectures.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth (The Globe) Monthly open poetry reading. Host David Oates will be the featured reader. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 LECTURES & LIT: Clueless Book Discussion (Oconee County Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mystery novel is Uncivil Seasons by Michael Malone. All are welcome. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 PERFORMANCE: FUNarios Improv (UGA Tate Student Center, Theatre) Improv and skit comedy group FUNarios has developed a cult following through its online comedy videos. Part of UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Week of Soul.

8 p.m. FREE! (w/ UGA ID), $5. www. union.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Faculty Recital (Oconee County Civic Center) An evening of original works by professors Leonard V. Ball, Adrian Childs, Natalie Williams and Roger Vogel. 8 p.m. FREE! www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: The Fantasticks (SeneyStovall Chapel) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. $7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. www.drama.uga.edu

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 29 Green Room 6 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of

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Willie Nelson & Family, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Georgia Theatre Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just physical resemblances that bind and reveal family ties. My little brother got married last May in a lovely ceremony at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and though Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real we look alike, more than a few people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never met before knew I was my brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother just by hearing my voice. Our patterns of speech, our phrasing, where our words rise and fallâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they can all be pretty similar. Could people do the same for Lukas Nelson, even if he had a different last name? Probably.

Lukas is country legend Willie Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son and he, too, sings heartfelt and delicate country tunes. Final consonants get focus; vowels are reedy and emphatically sung. When not performing in his dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band, Lukas, who recently turned 24 years old, fronts his own group called Promise of the Real, based out of the sunny feel-good locales of Hawaii and California. Wasted is the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest release, and though it pulls on a little swamprock, some boogie woogie and some blues, this is country music through and through.

(Lukas also handles guitar duty on most of the tracks from his 79-year-old dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 album, Heroes.)

When Willie and company swing through Athens to play the Georgia Theatre, show up early to catch the opening bandâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lukas, Anthony LoGerfo, Tato Melgar and Corey McCormickâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and then watch as Lukas straps back on a guitar with the headlining act.

The young guy with the mustache and goatee may favor Willie, but maybe youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be further back in the crowd, and it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be so easy to tell. Just wait to hear his backing vocals. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll know. [Chris Hassiotis]

guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features bassist Robby Handley and drummer Marlon Patton.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com MARY SIGALAS Visiting standards and not-so-standards from the ‘20s through the ‘50s.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $8 (adv. or w/ UGA ID), $10 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com A SILENT FILM Buzzworthy British alt-rock band.

CAROUSEL Electropop from Brooklyn.

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

Mirko Pasta 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5641 (Gaines School Rd. location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Local singersongwriter Louis Phillip Pelot performs folk and country.

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.

RON KIMBLE Atlanta-based country singer.

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

WUOG 90.5 FM Live in the Lobby. 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org GLASSCRAFTS Side project featuring Grass Giraffes’ Steven Trimmer and Robby Casso.

Wednesday 30 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your talent. Every Wednesday!

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

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. SOLD OUT! www.georgiatheatre. com WILLIE NELSON The Texas singersongwriter is a living legend.

LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL Willie Nelson’s son leads this California-based rock band. See Calendar Pick on p. 22.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 JORDAN ARMSTRONG Local singer-songwriter.

IN SPITE OF MR. LUCY Local Americana three-piece.

KATE WRIGHT Folk artist from Atlanta.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com GUITAR SUMMIT Round-table guitar-geekery with Dan Nettles and Allen Owens. Guests include Kris Deason and Matt Shirley, and is in honor of Craig Lieske.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub THE FACT Local punk band.

FOOD CLOTHES SHELTER New local punk band.

BAKER ACTED Miami-based hardcore group.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com UGLY RADIO REBELLION Performing the music of Frank Zappa.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 BAD TEMPERED RABBIT Local band plays progressive rock.

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

Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT An evening of original music, improv and standards.

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

Thursday 31 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com ATHENS BUSINESS ROCKS Annual Nuçi’s Space benefit/battle of the bands, featuring King Cotton & The Sweaty T’s (Ruby Sue Graphics), Punch List (TSAV), Jesus Thrice (Daily Groceries), Kneel Before Diamond (Partner Software), Notary Public Enemy (Blanchard Law Office), The Fret Dressers (Baxendale Guitars), ‘87 Is a Place On Earth (Flagpole Magazine) and Your Band (Your Pie).

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

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+) $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES Gritty, bluesy rock and roll.

WIEUCA Local alt-country band with a slack-rock vibe.

Dirty Birds/Crow’s Nest 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-7050 REID STRIPLING Georgia based singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com CANDID COAL PEOPLE Local, earnest pop-folk group.

HART SAWYER AND THE LOVE PROJECT Upbeat folk-pop from this local, female-fronted band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com HAND SAND HANDS Experimental, psychedelic pop-rock from Jonathan Miller.

ISLAND DOGS New project from William Chamberlain (Vestibules).

CS LUXEM Experimental guitarist from Lawrence, KS. I COME TO SHANGHAI “Bong-wave” duo plays swirling, synth-heavy drone-pop.

DOUG MAINS & THE CITY FOLK Michigan-based folk band.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com THOMAS WYNN AND THE BELIEVERS This six-piece group from Orlando plays Americana rock.

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Green Room 10 p.m. $5. www.greenroomathens. com MAMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOVE Local progressive rock band plays an acoustic set.

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The Melting Point 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com IKE STUBBLEFIELD & FRIENDS Soulful R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends.

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Dirty Birds/Crowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest 10:30 p.m. 706-546-7050 RITVALS Junk-rock band featuring members of Muuy Biien.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com GROGUS Jazz and salsa accentuated with Afro-Cuban styles.

Cutters Pub 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-9800 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins funk, soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $30. www.georgiatheatre.com JAMEY JOHNSON Alabama-based country singer-songwriter.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 COLONEL ANGUS Four-piece hard rock/blues band from Oshkosh, WI.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 SCROUNGE LIZARDS Jazz ensemble featuring Joe Kubler and Javier Morales (The Dream Scene).

DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul and righteous R&B.

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

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com KALEN NASH This songwriter, known for his work in Ponderosa, performs his solo material.

TIA MADRE Band fronted by Walker Howle of Dead Confederate fame.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com SLAW AND ORDER Local drum and keys duo performs pop tracks.

HELEN SCOTT Folky pop with a hint of psychedelic rock.

MOTHER THE CAR Local hard rock/ blues band playing heavy tunes.

LES RACQUET Brooklyn, NY based indie rock power trio.

Green Room 11 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com FRANKENSTRANGLER Side project of TJ Mimbs and Frank Keith IV of The District Attorneys.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar Love Notes for Lukas! 6 p.m. www. hendershotscoffee.com OPEN MIC Musicians 12th grade and younger are invited to play to benefit patients in ARMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neonatal ICU. 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com DEBRIS Featuring seasoned local players playing a selection of originals and choice cover tunes.

ISAAC BRAMBLETT BAND Southern soul singer with a roots-rock band.

Saturday 2 40 Watt Club Athens Business Rocks Battle of the Bands. 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com ATHENS BUSINESS ROCKS Annual Nuciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space benefit/battle of the bands featuring The Double Oh Zone Presents: Shaken, Not Stirred (The Red Zone), The Torpideros (Oglethorpe County Schools), Sam & The Backbreakers (Auto Max), 80# Cougar (Bel-Jean Copy & Print), Super Proof! (Jimmy Johns), Botjam (State Botanical Garden), Turnip the Beets (Heirloom CafĂŠ), 40 Cent (40 Watt Club) and Book You! (Avid Bookshop).

Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 UNIVERSAL SIGH Athens-based jazz-fusion/funk-oriented rock band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com TIMMY & THE TUMBLERS Tim Schreiber howls over garage-rock.

LITTLE GOLD Local songwriter Christian DeRoeck plays folky pop.

SEX BBQ Psychedelic yet melodic math-rock inspired tunes.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 T.S. WOODWARD Psychedelic, piano-centric pop.

SENSUAL PREDATOR Noisy, experimental local rock band.

KARA KILDARE Kill Kill Buffalo frontwoman plays a solo set.

TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller and friends spin late-night glam rock.

Green Room 10 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com LES RACQUET Prog/power-pop trio with three-part vocal harmonies, and catchy melodies.

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For 2 Tone legends The English Beat, all of the key elements have been in place for 35 years.

Dave Wakeling of The English Beat Inspired by the punk movement of the late 1970s and fueled by the reggae and Caribbean rhythms prevalent in England at the time, singer and guitarist Dave Wakeling formed The Beat (as it was known in England) as a pub band in 1978 in Birmingham. Wakeling was initially joined by guitarist Andy Cox, bassist David Steele and drummer Everett Morton, but the lineup soon expanded, with the addition of rapper/singer Ranking Roger and an elderly saxophonist nicknamed Saxa.

Wakeling sang the main melodies with his thick, working-class accent, while Roger toasted and harmonized. By the time the group recorded its first singles for the 2 Tone label, the Beat had developed a dynamic sound that mixed bits of classic soul, reggae, pop and punk. Its first hit, a fired-up reworking of Smokey Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tears of a Clown,â&#x20AC;? put the band on the map as one of the major ska-styled acts of the early 1980s.

The debut album, I Just Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stop It, included a pile of hit singles, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mirror in the Bathroomâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hands Offâ&#x20AC;Ś Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mine.â&#x20AC;? In 1981, Whaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ppen? followed with the single â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Out to Get You.â&#x20AC;? Their last big release, 1982â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Beat Service, delivered the classic hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Save It for Later.â&#x20AC;?

After extensive touring in Europe and the U.S., the Beat split apart in 1983. Wakeling and Roger went on to form the nicely polished ska-pop group General Public, while Cox and Steele assembled the Fine Young Cannibals. Wakelingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U.S. version of The English Beat came together in 2009. With his boisterous delivery and rich singing style still very much intact, Wakeling and his new mates sound nearly as festive and determined as the original Beat did in its heyday. [T. Ballard Lesemann]

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $10 (adv), $13 (door). www.40watt.com YACHT ROCK REVUE Atlanta-based â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s soft-rock tribute band.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com MATT HUDGINS & HIS SHIT-HOT COUNTRY BAND â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs about drinking, jail, love and death.â&#x20AC;?

THE KERNAL Jackson, TN-based singer-songwriter playing stark â&#x20AC;&#x153;imaginary country music.â&#x20AC;?

THE WYDELLES Local band playing country and pop songs.

CARSIE BLANTON New Orleansbased singer/songwriter.

Dirty Birds/Crowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-7050 FLASHBOMB EDM, trap-dubstep artist.

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Jittery Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee 7 p.m. FREE! 706-542-8990 (Atlanta Hwy. location) DREW KOHL Bluegrass-inspired folk.

ANDROCLES AND THE LION Local alt-folk band.

THE LAST TYCOON Local dark-folk/ Americana outfit.

JULIE HOLMES Local singersongwriter.

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Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+) $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com CLEAN BREAK Driving indie rock.

BLUE PRINT Local indie-pop band.

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A LOT MORE LESS Local band influenced by Cake and Deerhunter.

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Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com ELIM BOLT Melodic alt-rock band from Charleston, SC. See story on p. 16.

BRAVE BABY Anthemic folk-rock from Charleston, SC.

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Hilltop Grille 7 p.m. FREE! 706-353-7667 CHRIS ENGHAUSER TRIO Local â&#x20AC;&#x153;hillbilly swingâ&#x20AC;? outfit.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Healing Place Benefit! 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub THE HOBOHEMIANS Roots music of the 1910s, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;20s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;30s.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $17 (adv.), $20 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE ENGLISH BEAT Celebrated English 2 tone ska revival band. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.

LOWDIVE Local ska/reggae band.

New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. newearthmusichall.com SAINT FRANCIS Local roots-rock.

ALARM CLOCK CONSPIRACY DUO Acoustic duo from Asheville.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 KEN WILL MORTON AND THE CONTENDERS Americana with rock and roll swagger.

LEVI LOWERY Singer-songwriter from Dacula.

Sunday 3 Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 12 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com JAZZ BRUNCH Enjoy live jazz.

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, and Scott Sanders playing the blues.

Monday 4 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com NICK HALL AND FRIENDS Triangle Fire guitarist backed by his pals.

Georgia Theatre 6:30 p.m. $25. www.georgiatheatre. com IN FLAMES Acclaimed death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden.

DEMON HUNTER Christian heavy metal band from Seattle, WA. ALL SHALL PERISH Deathcore.

BATTLECROSS Self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;blue collar thrash metal.â&#x20AC;?

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 THE GHOST WOLVES Smoky, bluesy garage rock trio from Austin, TX. Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Kyshona Armstrong hosts.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub CABBAGE LOOPER â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old school funk, soul and jazz.â&#x20AC;?

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The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday! 7:30 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW Vaudevillian rock act from Nawlins.

Nowhere Bar Tuesday Night Confessional. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-4742 FESTER HAGOOD Simple, plucked country songs.

JASON WALLER Atlanta-based acoustic singer-songwriter MARK CUNNINGHAM Alt country.

THE BREAKS Feel-good local rock.

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

WUOG 90.5 FM Live in the Lobby. 8 p.m. FREE! www. wuog.org DARK ROOM Atlanta-based solo project of Jungolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Graham Yoder.

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Art Competition (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The UGA College of Environmental Design hosts a graphic arts competition to celebrate the Founders Memorial Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 75th anniversary occurring in 2014. Open to registered UGA students and selectively invited high school students. Cash prizes. Drop-off deadline Feb. 1 & 2, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. www.ced.uga.edu Call for Artists (Rocksprings Community Center) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission invites Athens area artists and art teams to submit proposals for a public art project at Rocksprings Pool and Community Center. Middle and high school students will help with the creation of the art piece. Apply by Feb. 25. Visit website for details. www.athensclarkecounty.com Call for Artists (Amici ) Seeking artists for monthly exhibits.

Email samples to ryan.myers@ amici-cafe.com Call for Artists (Lay Park) The World Famous is looking to display local works of art. The restaurant and live music venue is scheduled to open soon. Interested artists working in any media are encouraged to submit works for consideration. athensmuzik@hotmail.com Call for Artists (OCAF) Seeking submissions for the 18th annual Southworks Juried Art Exhibition, held Apr. 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 17. Cash prizes.

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Deadline Feb. 16. $25-35. www.ocaf.com Call for Entries (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Lyndon House seeks submissions for its 38th Juried Exhibition. Open to local

artists 18 & up working in visual media. Cash prizes rewarded. Up to three works per artist. Drop-off Feb. 7, 12:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. & Feb. 8, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $25. www.athensclarke county.com/lyndonhouse.

Seeking Artists and Performers (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Makers and artists of all stripes, as well as demonstrators, circus performers, puppeteers, acrobats, nonprofits and local school art clubs are invited to apply to be a part of the Lovely Spring Day show on May 4. Deadline Mar. 24. $15 (application fee), $80 (booth). indiesouthfair@gmail.com, www.indiesouthfair.com Seeking Artists for Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market (The Classic Center) Local visual artists are invited to apply to participate in the Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market at The Classic Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grand Opening Community Open House on Saturday, Feb. 16. Applications can be picked up at The Classic Center box office. The first 22 applicants who meet the requirements will be accepted. Email for more information. info@athensculturalaffairs.org

AUDITIONS Chorale Auditions (Athens Master Chorale) Now accepting auditions for alto, tenor and bass voice parts. Contact Joseph Napoli for information and scheduling.

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4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:30 p.m. $100. www.treehousekidandcraft.com Arrow Yoga Classes (Arrow) Arrow offers ongoing prenatal yoga classes and mama/baby yoga classes. No pre-registration necessary. Visit website for details. www.ourarrow.com Beginner Wire Jewelry Workshop (OCAF) Three-day workshop for beginnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wire jewelry-making. Feb. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $255. www.ocaf.com Beginner and Intermediate Paper Making Workshop (OCAF) Back-to-back paper-making workshops. Feb. 2, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. (beginner) & 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. (intermediate). $80 each. www.ocaf.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes ($20/person) every Friday from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes every Sunday from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Computer Classes (Oconee County Library) Advanced to beginner computer classes offered by appointment. Call to register. 706769-3950, watkinsville@athens library.org Dance Classes (Dancefx) Ballet, tap, hip-hop, Zumba, contemporary, foxtrot, Western dancing, strip aerobics, ballroom dancing, salsa, pilates and more. Check website for schedule. 706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org From Sewing to Quilting (Sewcial Studio) Learn the basics of transitioning from sewing to quilting. Pre-registration required. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $15. www.sewcialstudio.com Garden Geology (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Dan Williams, Forest Manager at the UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, teaches about Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six geologic provinces; how they

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William Stanley Haseltineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rapalo Coast, Italyâ&#x20AC;? is on display at the GMOA through Apr. 21. were formed, how to identify them and how they affect plants, animals and people. Wednesdays through Feb. 27, 4-6 p.m. $45. www.bot garden.uga.edu Gentle Flow Yoga (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) Lunchtime flow yoga at a slower pace. Every Tuesday, 12 p.m. $14. 706-3553114, info@5pointsyoga.com Gentle Hatha Integral Yoga (St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church) All levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. $9/class. 706-543-0162, mfhealy@bellsouth.net, www.mind fuliving.org Karate (UGA Tate Student Center) Traditional Okinawan hard-style karate taught in a positive atmosphere. Check website for schedule.

FREE! athensyoshukai@gmail.com, www.athensy.com Mobile Computer Classes (Madison County Library) Mobile Computer Labs are held in vans fully outfitted with computer equipment and a trainer. 90-minute classes include computer basics, Internet and email, e-readers, Microsoft Office programs and social networking. Call to make reservation.

Classes held Wednesdays, 10 a.m. in The Comer Learning Center and 1:30 p.m. in the Sanford Community Center. FREE! 706-795-5597.

Online 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 Pruning Fruit Tress and Shrubs (Roots Farm) Hands-on pruning workshop covering pruning apples, blackberries, blueberries, figs, peaches and muscadines using living examples on the farm.

Register by Feb. 1. Feb. 9, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. or 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. $18. www.hungrygnome.org SALSAthens (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa dance classes with SALSAthens. Every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m. (beginners). $8 (incl. $3.50 drink).

706-338-6613 Scottish Country Dance Classes(780 Timothy Rd.) Social dancing at its liveliest with jigs, reels and strathspeys. Bring your dancing shoes. Every Thursday, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $3. dabmillier@google.com Spicy Salsa Dancing (Jerzeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Bar) Learn how to Salsa.

Every Wednesday. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. (lesson), 10 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 a.m. (dancing). $3, $5 (under 21). dg2003@yahoo.com

String Table Runner Class (Sewcial Studio) Learn how to string-piece a table runner. Preregistration is required. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $35. www.sewcialstudio.com Winter/Spring Classes (OCAF) Offerings include watercolor and still life painting, figure drawing, clay arts, paper making, wire wrap jewelry, bag pipes, freelance writing and self-publishing. Visit website for online registration info. www.ocaf.com Yoga Teacher Training (Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) 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. Every Saturday, through May 11, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $1,450. www.yogafulday.com Yoga Teacher Training (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) Yoga Alliance-registered 200-hour yoga teacher training. Journey more deeply into your own practice while learning technical skills necessary to become a stellar yoga instructor.

Every Saturday through July 20, 12 p.m. $1,900. www.athensfivepoints yoga.com Yoga and Bellydancing Classes (Healing Arts Centre) Several types of ongoing yoga classes are offered for all levels, including ashtanga, therapeutic, vinyasa yoga, power lunch yoga, pilates and yoga teacher training, as well as beginner bellydancing. Visit website for details. www.healingarts centre.net Zumba (Athens Latino Center for Education and Services (ALCES)) Instructed by Maricela Delgado.

Every Monday, 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. and Wednesday, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. & 7:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:15 p.m. $5 (1 class), $8 (for both Wed. classes). 706-540-0591 Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves comprise this dynamic fitness program. Wednesdays, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $10/class, $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, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. $5. zumbathens@gmail.com

HELP OUT Volunteers Needed (Homestead Hospice) Help patients and their families living with terminal illness.

706-548-8444, www.homesteadhospice.net/volunteers.html

KIDSTUFF Arts in the Afternoon (East Athens Community Center) Afterschool program teaches arts and crafts and allows children to create original artwork. Ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15.

Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3593 Babies and Beasties (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Toddlers ages 18 months to two years and their parents are invited to discover nature with hands-on activities, hikes and crafts. Register by Feb. 1. Thursdays or Saturdays in February. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10:45 a.m. $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 706-613-3615, www. athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreek naturecenter Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lacrosse Clinics (Herman C. Michael Park) Greater Oconee Area Lacrosse teaches lacrosse skills and holds scrimmages. For girls ages 4th-12th grade. Lacrosse sticks and balls provided. Feb. 2, 9 a.m. lacrosse@ wefun.com Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Craft Classes (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Mama/Papa & Me craft class for ages 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 (Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.), Craft Club for ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 (Wednesdays, 4 p.m.) and ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 (Thursdays, 4 p.m.) and Family Crafterdays (Saturdays, 11 a.m.). $10/class, $30/4 classes. www. treehousekidandcraft.com Naturalist Assistant Program Training (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Now accepting new teen volunteers for a training session in teaching visitors about animals and nature. Training is on Feb. 2, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706-613-3615 New Mamas & Babies Group (Arrow) Meet other new parents and their pre-crawling little ones.

Caregivers Jean Anderson and Rebecca Espana host. Thursdays, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $5, $30 (8 visits). www.ourarrow.com 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 Shared Nanny Sessions (Arrow) Caregiving with a child ratio of 1 to 3. For ages 6 monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 years. Pre-registration required.

Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursday, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. $30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;125. ourarrow@gmail.com, www.our arrow.com Spanish Lessons for Tots (Arrow) Spanish lessons with music, dancing and fun surprises led by Sarah Ehlers. For ages 2.5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 years

old. Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $10. ourarrow@gmail.com Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 and their caregivers. Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Yoga Sprouts Family Yoga (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) For children ages 2 & older with an adult. Sundays. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1:45 p.m. $60. yogasprouts@gmail.com, www. athensfivepointsyoga.com

SUPPORT Alcoholics Anonymous (Sewcial Studio) If you want to drink, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.com

Chronic Illness Support Group (Oasis Counseling Center) Six-week group meetings for individuals dealing with chronic medical conditions. One-hour intake appointment required. Every Wednesday, 1:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. through Feb. 27. $50 (appointment), $15/ session. 706-543-3522, info@ oasisconselingcenter.com Domestic Violence Support Group (Sewcial Studio) Tuesdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., in Clarke County. First and Third Mondays, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., in Madison County. Childcare provided. 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771.

Emotional Abuse Support Group (Sewcial Studio) Childcare provided. Call for location. Every Wednesday. 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771.

ART AROUND TOWN A LA FERA (2440 W. Broad St.) Mixed media with naturalistic scenes by Taylor Bryant. Through February.

AMICI ITALIAN CAFĂ&#x2030; (233 E. Clayton St.) Musician portraits and patterns in oil and acrylics by Lauren Dellaria. Through February.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by Mary Porter, Christine Shockley, Dortha 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.

ARTINIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out West,â&#x20AC;? photography by Nate Cook. Through Feb. 4. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Into the Wind,â&#x20AC;? flowing figurative paintings by Ainhoa Canup. Opening reception Feb. 5.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Myers Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Spirit Show,â&#x20AC;? featuring works by Ana Anest, Barbara Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dil, Claire Dunphy, Mary Padgelek, Father Anthony Salzman, Wendy Ortel and Scott Pope. In the Bertelsmann Gallery, artwork by Gary Grossman and Stanley Bermudez. Through Feb. 22.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I Feel Fineâ&#x20AC;? includes works by Paul Pfeiffer, Caitlin Foster, Liz Fuller, Maya Hayuk, Zachary Fabri, David Mazure, Suko Presseau and Anthony Wislar that celebrate the artist as an optimist in the wake of worldwide calamity. Through Mar. 10.

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

BROAD STREET COFFEE (1660 W. Broad St.) Silk paintings by Rene Shoemaker. Through February.

CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discrete Aperture: The Work of Nils Folke Anderson.â&#x20AC;? Through Feb. 14.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Leslie Moody. Through Feb. 2. â&#x20AC;˘ Photography by Sally Ross. Through Mar. 5.

ETIENNE BRASSERIE (311 E. Broad St.) Photography

by Ian McFarlane. Through February.

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, PM Goulding and more.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Annie Marcum. Through February.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wishâ&#x20AC;? features photography by Thom Houser and Jason Thrasher, jewelry by Mary Hallam Pearse, textiles by Jennifer Crenshaw, paintings by Joshua Beinko, Claire Joyce and Margaret Morrison, and a work by the Paper Cut Project duo Nikki Nye and Amy Flurry. Through Mar. 21. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Glass Cube, a new piece by Martijn van Wagtendonk. Through Mar. 21.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Haley: Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist.â&#x20AC;?

Through Mar. 3. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction.â&#x20AC;? Through Mar. 3. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Savanna to Savannah: African Art from the Collection of Don Kole. Through Apr. 14. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americans in Italy.â&#x20AC;? Through Apr. 21. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Defiant Beauty: The Work of Chakaia Bookerâ&#x20AC;? consists of large-scale sculptures created from tires. Through

Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program.

Sundays, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Empowerment Group (Oasis Counseling Center) A small therapeutic group for women to work on vulnerability, setting boundaries, assertiveness, self-care and more. Sign up for individual or all sessions. Every Wednesday, Feb. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 10. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. $50 (intake appointment), $15/session.

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HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Drawings, paintings and prints of native Georgia flora by Hope Hilton. Through Feb. 3.

HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (1560 Oglethorpe Dr.) Artwork by Sarah Cook.

HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) Local fashion designer Alexandra Parsons showcases fashion illustrations. Through Feb. 23.

IRIS PLACE (755 Epps Bridge Pkwy.) Photography of beach scenes combined with driftwood by John Weber. Through Feb. 5.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Photography

by Adrina Ray. JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ballet Lifeâ&#x20AC;? features photographs of ballerinas in usual places by Chris Scredon.

JUST PHO (1063 Baxter St.) Drawings and paintings

by Michele Chidester.

KRIMSON KAFE (40 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Acrylic paintings by Megan Bennett. Through February.

KUMQUAT MAE (18 Barnett Shoals Rd., Watkinsville) Photography by Craig Gun. Through February.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sorority Girl Project,â&#x20AC;? photo portraits by Kelly K. Jones. Through Feb. 7.

LOFT GALLERY AT CHOPS & HOPS (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) Artwork by Jessica â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cobraâ&#x20AC;? McVey. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1890)â&#x20AC;? includes artifacts related to the historic house.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (424 S. Main St., Madison) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consequences of Warâ&#x20AC;? features â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flight,â&#x20AC;? an exhibit of lithographs by 12 mid-century masters. Through Feb. 24.

MAMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BOY (197 Oak St.) Photographs of the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff as babies and children. Through February.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Material Wondersâ&#x20AC;? showcases works by current UGA graduate students.

Through Feb. 15.

PERK AVENUE (111. W. Jefferson St., Madison) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Point of Origin,â&#x20AC;? works by Katharine Wibell. Through March.

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.) Paintings

by Anne Wills. Through Feb. 4.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women on Paper,â&#x20AC;? works by Lauren Kerbelis, Gail Smith, Caroline Swanson, Nancy Schultz, Karen Banker, Lillie Morris and Ingrid Hofer. Through March 3.

STRAND HAIR STUDIO (1625 S. Lumpkin St.) Oil paintings by Jerry Barnes. Through Feb. 15.

SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Oil paintings by Dortha Jacobson. Through February.

TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Earthly Abstractionâ&#x20AC;? features works using natural materials

by Jack Kehoe, Kipley Meyer, Brian rust and Dwight Smith. Opening reception Jan. 31. Through Apr. 28.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Otros SoĂąadoresâ&#x20AC;? includes works by Stanley Bermudez, Nestor Armando Gil, Groana Melendez and Mabi Ponce. Through Feb. 13.

WALKERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE AND PUB (128 College Ave.) Pastel drawings and watercolors by Ainhoa Bilbao Canup. Through January.

group activities, are in good health, and are non-smokers to become trained food tasters. Email application through January to sensory. lab@ars.usda.gov.

Beat the Heat: Cat Spaying and Neutering (Green Room) The Athens Area Humane Society offers a special spay/neuter rate during February and March. Mention the promotion when scheduling a procedure. $35-45. 706-769-9155, www.athenshumanesociety.org Bellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bowl (Aromas) Aromaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Craft Works presents a special weekend of featured beers such as Black Note, Hopslam, The Oracle and more. Feb. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3. 706-208-0059 First Person Project Celebrates Stories of Love (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) An oral history series documenting the experiences of everyday Georgians invites participants to record their stories about love. Call or email to register. Feb. 8, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $10.

706-542-5788, russlib@uga.edu Mandala Journal (Sewcial Studio) An online, multicultural visual and literary arts journal seeking fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art submissions. Deadline is Feb. 14. mandala.uga.edu Microcar Auction (VFW, Madison) Bruce Weiner auctions his collection of 1950s microcars, antique neon signage, rare kiddie rides, literature, vending machines and candy dispensers. Feb. 15 & 16.

519-352-4575, www.handlewithfun. com, www.rmauctions.com Oconee Rivers Greenway Commission Applications Sought (Athens, GA) Help develop a plan for a river-oriented greenway system and protect the resources of rivers and their tributaries. Visit website for application information. Deadline Feb. 8. melinda.cochran@athensclarke county.com, www.athensclarke county.com/greenway Second Annual Glee Off (Sewcial Studio) Glee clubs from four high schools in northeast Georgia will compete as part of a fundraiser for Children First. Prevoting is underway on YouTube. The performance with the most â&#x20AC;&#x153;likesâ&#x20AC;? and monetary donations will win the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice award. Vote until Feb. 1. Performance on Feb. 2. www.childrenfirst-inc.org Seeking Vendors for Handmade Lovers Market (Little Kings) Indie South Fair seeks vendors for a Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day affair, held in conjunction with Zombie Prom. Vendors and non-musical performers may apply. indiesouth fair@gmail.com Tax Preparation Help(Multiple Locations) Free federal tax preparation and e-filing offered by AARP Tax-Aide Program through Apr. 13.

Bring 2012 tax documents, supporting information and a copy of a 2011 tax return. Monday, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 p.m. at Oconee Co. Library. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday, 9 am.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. at Epps Bridge Pkwy. Kroger. Tuesday, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. at Oglethorpe Library.

The AIDS Memorial Quilt (The Classic Center) AIDS Athens will host portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt as part of AIDS Athens 25th anniversary. Visit website for volunteer opportunities. Feb. 18, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m.

Feb. 19, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. & Feb. 20, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. www.aidsathens.org Weekend Watercolor Workshop (State Botanical Garden) Workshop focused on the natural world for students with of many experience levels. Feb. 23, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. & Feb. 24, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $160. 706542-6156, www.bot

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

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4BR/2BA Victorian home, renovated. 1/2 mi. from campus. Pre-leasing. New kitchen, W/D, DW, fenced yd., HW. $1650/⁣mo. Huge rms.! Lots of character.

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

4BR/4BA newer houses, Dwntn. Walk everywhere!

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Awesome 3BR/2BA, close to campus. New master BA w/ double sink. HWflrs., fenced backyard. W/D, DW, CHAC. Avail. 8/1. $1200/ mo. (706) 338-9173.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins I am writing because of your advice to “On the Fence,” which appeared in the Jan. 16 column. I want to ask whether you have ever heard of the concept of slut-shaming? It’s a way of perpetuating the all-too-rampant sexism and oppression of women that occurs in our society. How it operates is that women are shamed because of their sexual activity, whether real or perceived. It’s the practice of criticizing women for sexual behavior that may or may not fall outside of gender or sex norms, and it can be pointed to as contributing to a culture of rape apology and victim-blaming.

I was very disheartened to read that you so patronizingly dismissed the woman in question’s sexual activity as being in the past, so that meant it was OK. Your reply seemed to indicate that if such sexual activity wasn’t a thing of the past then it might be worthy of being judged by the advice-seeker. To suggest that a woman’s sexual behavior is something to be held up to scrutiny and evaluation at all reeks of slut-shaming, and is damaging to women. I’m frankly surprised that you would even entertain this and that you would perpetuate this sort of categorization of this person’s supposed promiscuity.

Furthermore, saying that you’re not going to go “all batshit feminist” on the “nice enough guy” is appalling. No one is requiring you to say that you are a feminist, but you write a sex advice column, for God’s sake. You’re seriously going to suggest that only “batshit feminists” hesitate to condemn slut-shaming?

Or that “nice guys” don’t rape women, or degrade them, or insult them by scrutinizing their activities? Take some time to research what slut-shaming does to encourage a culture of rape and the acceptance of it.

Take some time to read about how all those “nice guys” do appalling things, much of which begins with name-calling, or justifying their actions because a woman who is sexual is “asking for it.” And be glad you have rabid feminists like me out there to call you, and those nice guys, out on that bullshit, since you didn’t.

Sincerely, Marci Manglitz Dear Marci, Hi, I’m Jyl. Perhaps you are familiar with my column? I have been writing it for over 10 years, during the course of which I have, in fact, read some things and lived a bit and you know—experienced the outside world—so thanks for questioning my “awareness” of slut-shaming. You are, in fact, the exact sort of person who I hold up as “batshit feminist.”

A great example of why I distance myself from people like you, and why “feminist” can be such a loaded word. Of course I am a feminist. But I think that holding everyone to the same standard is what real feminism is about. If you had actually read my response with an open mind and some comprehension skills, then you would see that I did just that.

I pointed out to this nice guy (he was nice enough, after all, to not immediately tell his friend that he thought the girl was a slut, right? Nice enough not to dredge up her past

in an attempt to shame her, even though he was aware of her bad reputation?) that he had failed to note his friend’s sluttiness even after pointing out hers. You see how I did that? I lightheartedly mentioned that he should think about that, rather than giving him a speech about patriarchy, because I believe that the best way to get people to assess their beliefs is through gentle nudging and patient inquiry.

You say that “To suggest that a woman’s sexual behavior is something to be held up to scrutiny and evaluation at all reeks of slutshaming, and is damaging to women and girls.”

Well, gee, that’s great if you’re writing a grad school paper on human sexuality for your Women’s Studies class, but this is an advice column. This guy is trying to look out for his friend. He is not “degrading” this woman, or publicly judging her. He has some pretty compelling evidence that in her past she was not into monogamy, and he is trying to figure out if she is going to break his friend’s heart. And you’re giving me a speech about how “nice guys can be rapists, too!” (No shit!) If I were to read your letter as carelessly as you read my response to his, then I might conclude that you were accusing him of rape.

Let me ask you this: If this letter had been from a woman, and she was worried that her best girlfriend, who was never really serious about any guy but had slept with a bunch, had suddenly fallen for a guy that she knew had dated and dumped and cheated on a whole string of girls in their shared hometown, what would you think then? If I had said that this guy might have good intentions, might be ready to settle down, might be just the kind of reformed slut that this slutty friend needed, would you have even written this letter?

The fact that I mention that her sluttiness was “in the past” is not patronizing. It’s practical. Just because she used to be slutty doesn’t mean she is going to sleep around behind his friend’s back, get it? And that is all that matters in the context of this situation.

And, what about my use of the word “slut” suggests to you that it is a condemnation?!

Some of my good friends, male and female, are sluts. Some are reformed, some are not.

I can only assume from your very serious and heated response that you are a new reader and not at all familiar with my general beliefs or my writing style. If that is the case, then I forgive your insanely patronizing, knee-jerk response to my very straightforward advice.

If not, then I can only say that seeing insult, injury and misogyny where there is none, crying foul at every perceived slight, and attempting to educate people who are quite familiar with actual injustice and in fact on your side will only alienate your audience.

Take some time to research what reactionary, uninformed letter writing does to encourage a culture of stupidity. Then come back and take some time to read words that I have actually written, and try to get to the meaning behind them. And be glad you have non-rabid, fully vaccinated feminists like me here to call you, and those other well-meaning loudmouths, out on your bullshit, since no one else obviously has.

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