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“Murder, Politics and Scandal: Famous Cases and Characters of the Athens Bar and Beyond” says it all. It’s the title of a seminar at the UGA law school next week that pairs some of our most famous cases and legal personalities with speakers exceptionally well qualified to discuss them. Former Congressman Don Johnson, who has the tape recordings of his father’s closing argument as prosecutor, will discuss the case growing out of the ambush of Col. Lemuel Penn; local defense attorney Ed Tolley will talk about the contract killing of Athens restaurateur T.K. Harty; and Rev. Dickey Hoard will relive the gangland assassination of his father, Jackson County District Attorney Floyd Hoard.

Local attorney Ed Allen gets to remind us of the lawsuit between legendary UGA football coach Wally Butts and Curtis Publishing Co., over the famous Saturday Evening Post article accusing Butts and Alabama Coach Bear Bryant of fixing the 1962 game between the Dogs and the Tide.

The go-to guy in the political science department, Dr. Chuck Bullock, will talk about the famous controversy arising from Georgia having three different governors at the same time.

Emmett Bondurant, a local boy who went off to Atlanta and became an acclaimed attorney, will talk about legal maneuverings growing out of the election of Gov. Lester Maddox; Congressman John Barrow will give us his view of his father, the late Judge James Barrow; Atlanta lawyer’s lawyer Norman Underwood will share an inside look at the late Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr., whom he served as an aide.

Former Athenian, former Georgia Commissioner of Labor, Atlanta attorney (and Acting Superintendent of the DeKalb County school system) Michael Thurmond will speak (if he can get away) on African-American lawyers of Georgia; local attorney John Timmons will give a history of legal-aid efforts here; and law prof emeritus and Flagpole contributor Eugene Wilkes will highlight some of the colorful characters in the long history of the local bar, and so will attorney and mediator Denny Galis. Judge Marvin Sorrells will talk about his father’s role in the splitting off of the Alcovy Circuit from the Western Circuit (allegedly because Judge Barrow required attorneys to come in to court on Saturdays); Prof Ron Carlson and prosecutor Michael S. Carlson will analyze the Georgia Code compiled by T.R.R. Cobb; and local aggregator of all things Athenian, Milton Leathers, will talk about the classic home of his ancestor, Gen. Cobb, now restored and maintained for community use by the WatsonBrown Foundation.

Last but not least on the program is a panel discussion on legal ethics that includes, apparently, meditations on the careers of two of the most flamboyant Athens lawyers in modern times: Jim Hudson and Guy Scott. Carrying this load will be David Montgomery, who practiced with Hudson, Dave Burch, John Larkins and former District Attorney Harry Gordon. Stories associated with those two stalwarts could occupy the whole seminar.

If you are of a certain age, you realize what a treasure trove this promises to be. You’ll have to pay for it: $100 for the general public. Lawyers pay more and get credit for continuing education. The seminar is put on by the Georgia Legal History Foundation (which has presented similar programs in Savannah and Augusta), and it’s in the Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom in the law school on campus. It starts at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 7 and runs all day Friday, Mar. 8, beginning at 9 a.m. The courtroom doesn’t hold a lot of people, so if you’ve got the time and money to hear all these star performers talk about these legendary cases, email local attorney Kevin Sweat, kevinsweat@cntblaw.com, or fax him at 706-548-0956, and he’ll get you registered, if there’s still room.

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Downtown Grocery Store: State Rep. Spencer Frye (D-Athens) is working on a bill to let local governments do away with a state law banning retail sales of alcohol near universities.

The Athens-Clarke Commission overhauled local alcohol laws a couple years ago to allow sales near churches and schools, but the state has its own distance requirements. Stores— though, obviously, not bars or restaurants—that sell alcohol must be at least 200 yards from a college or university. A big chunk of downtown is at least that close to North Campus.

New developments are coming at the Armstrong & Dobbs and SunTrust properties downtown where a small grocery store would be ideal, but since they make a lot of money selling beer and wine, one isn’t likely to open downtown until that law is changed.

Frye says the bill will win bipartisan statehouse support because of its economic development and local control benefits, as well as support from organizations representing city and county governments. But the University of Georgia and the university system had yet to weigh in as of press time.

growing up. “It made me look at it very deeply and wonder ‘What have I got myself into now?’” he said.

Maxwell said he discovered that the district’s early 20thcentury residents were primarily black cooks, farmers and laborers, with working- and middle-class whites living in nearby Boulevard.

“This neighborhood has already been partially destroyed once,” he said. “If you take a stroll now on Yonah Avenue, you see where the African-American people were put out of their homes to build… $500,000 houses. I hate to see the rest of the Buena Vista neighborhood lost like it was to the Yonah Avenue residents.”

More Booze Nooz: Commissioners must have been tipsy when they pored over alcohol laws back in 2010, because they forgot to think about the hard stuff.

Now somebody wants to open a distillery. No more running ‘shine for us!

A company called Buster’s Bitters is proposing to manufacture “alcoholic bitters”—a combination of spirits, herbs, spices, sweeteners and other ingredients—in Clarke County, but local law doesn’t allow for it, ACC Manager Alan Reddish told commissioners last Thursday. They’ll vote on creating a new license for manufacturing distilled spirits Mar. 5, and all indications are that it’ll pass.

Meanwhile, the commission’s Legislative Review Committee is mulling over ACC’s ordinance regulating beer gardens at the request of Twilight Criterium organizer Gene Dixon, who wants to set up one giant beer garden near City Hall for the criterium’s concurrent Americana Music Festival rather than having three smaller ones.

“What he wants to do is bring all those together in a 900-person beer garden right in front of the stage,” ACC Central Services Director David Fluck told the LRC. “Now, our ordinance doesn’t allow for that.”

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As Athens Downtown Development Authority board member Bill Overend explained to the LRC last week, the City of Athens experimented with doing away with openMaxwell referenced residents’ concerns that the area is container laws in the 1980s for special events like Twilight and being overrun by developers tearing down affordable, older UGA football games. The result (predictably, I’d say) was panhouses to make way for student condos and McMansions for the demonium. One cyclist was severely injured when he wrecked wealthy. “Let’s not destroy the Buena Vista neighborhood in avoiding a drunken spectator, Overend said. So city officials order to satisfy investors, especially those who are looking at wrote the beer-garden law especially for Twilight. the new University of Georgia medical school,” he said.

“This ordinance was designed for a bike race, which is great, but it doesn’t necessarily work for an outdoor concert,” Adams’ New Digs: Some folks on campus were understandably he said. dismayed when they found out that UGA is spending $25,000 Police, however, raised concerns about keeping order in a to convert one of two classrooms in the just-opened Special bigger beer garden. They’d need three or four times as many Collections Library into President Michael Adams’ new office. officers to patrol it and stop minors from drinking, Police Chief Adams will be moving into the new office in June 2014, Jack Lumpkin said. after he retires and takes a year off for travel. It wasn’t his “We don’t have the staffing to have a Mardi Gras atmodecision, he told reporters last week, but he’s glad it turned sphere,” Lumpkin said. “It’s a significant risk, and if we don’t out that way. “It will be handy for me for teaching and writkeep downtown safe, it’ll damage our economic engine.” ing,” Adams said.

The LRC’s five members said they’re open to taking a look The office is just one of the perks Adams—who will hold the at beer gardens, but they’re not inclined to make an exception position of regents professor after retirement—will receive. The just for Twilight. “I don’t think we should be redesigning the Board of Regents also gave him $2.7 million in deferred comordinance for one individual,” Commissioner Andy Herod said. pensation spread out over five years after he retires.

“I think we should be looking at the ordinance in total.”

University officials told The Red & Black that they’ll convert other spaces into classrooms, but who knows how much that Destroying Buena Vista: After the ACC Commission’s agenda- will cost. setting meeting Thursday, it looks like Buena Vista Heights will Adams—as he often does—also used his monthly media become a historic district—but how much of the neighborhood briefing to hammer on the need to properly fund higher educais included remains to be seen. (See Athens Rising on p. 6 for tion, where the state has cut billions of dollars in recent years. a breakdown on what properties might be left out.)

“I think in some ways we have lost the high road, for whatAlthough Commissioner George Maxwell had signed onto ever reason, on the fact that higher education is a public good Commissioner Kelly Girtz’ proposal for a smaller district, as well as a private good,” he said.

Maxwell said he “ran across something the other day” that reminded him of what Buena Vista was like when he was Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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Those who are working on Gov. Nathan Dealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reelection campaign for 2014 might be feeling a little nervous right now. Two recent polls show that Deal does not get very high marks for the job he has done as governor.

A Democratic-sponsored poll found that only 36 percent of Georgia voters approve of Deal, while a Republican-sponsored poll put the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approvals at 38 percent.

When incumbent officeholdersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; approval numbers slip below the 40 percent level, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really got problems. Deal can say heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplished some positive things as governor, such as revising the criminal sentencing laws and at least slowing down the cutbacks in state funding for K-12 schools. But there are other areas that Dealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opposition could emphasize in an election campaign. For example, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the cronyism that has highlighted his first term in office. Dealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first official action as governor was to appoint a major campaign contributor to the prestigious Board of Regents, and the State Properties Commission that Deal chairs voted to locate a $13.6 million state poultry lab at a Gainesville industrial center in which Dealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign chairman is a partner. More recently, Deal was involved in the controversy over creating a state job with a $150,000 salary for Chip Rogers, then the Senate majority leader.

Deal will campaign under the claim that he boosted economic development and â&#x20AC;&#x153;created jobs,â&#x20AC;? but a smart opponent could argue that Deal actually caused great harm to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy through his actions as governor. For one thing, Deal signed HB 87, a law that was intended to stop undocumented immigration into the state. Instead, the new law blew a huge hole in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest business, agriculture. Farmers could not get their crops harvested, because they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hire enough migrant workers. The economic damage to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agribusiness sector was estimated at $300 million to $400 million in the lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

first year. The immigration law also imposed burdensome paperwork requirements on businesses and licensed professionals who were forced to â&#x20AC;&#x153;proveâ&#x20AC;? they were American citizens.

Just a few weeks ago, thousands of nurses faced the prospect of not being able to work because the documentation requirement slowed down their license renewals. City and county governments complained that the immigration law was fouling up the yearly process of renewing business licenses. Deal is also costing the state billions of dollars and thousands of jobs by refusing to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care act.

Other Republican governors have agreed to this Medicaid expansion, including the governors of Ohio, Florida and Arizona.

By refusing to expand Medicaid coverage, Georgia will deny health insurance coverage to an estimated 500,000 to 600,000 uninsured residents. The state will lose out on $3 billion to $4 billion a year in federal funding.

A recent economic study said the boost in federal money would create up to 70,000 jobs over the next decade.

Even with those weak points, Deal is probably still the horse to bet on in 2014.

The political heavyweights will either run for Saxby Chamblissâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Senate seat or for one of the congressional seats that becomes open because of the Senate race.

But if an ambitious Republican like Secretary of State Brian Kemp or Attorney General Sam Olens wants to make an early run at the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, they have some strong issues they can use against Deal.

If a Democrat like state Sen. Jason Carter or state Rep. Scott Holcomb wants to run, they likewise have plenty of material they can use against the incumbent governor.

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athens rising Shrinking Buena Vista Heights The Athens-Clarke Commission could soon by omitting the properties located along Park resolve the ongoing battle over whether to Avenue and Easy Street, the continuity of the designate Buena Vista Heights an historic Boulevard and Buena Vista neighborhoods district. To catch you up: Many Buena Vista would be destroyed. Those districts were residents feel that their neighborhood qualilaid out in the 1890s by the Athens Park & fies as historic, while others feel that so much Improvement Co. as a single streetcar suburb historic integrity has been lost over the past (Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first). Though the neighborhoods 100-plus years that designation is too late. are now considered separate, originally, they Besides, many residents do not want to deal were one neighborhood. Pro-historic district with the restrictions that would be put on residents are concerned that if these propertheir property were their neighborhood to be ties are not included in the historic district, designated historic. they will be torn down and replaced by larger, However, ACC Commissioner Kelly Girtz out-of-scale developments, further disjointing has created a compromise that might make a Boulevard and Buena Vista.

Buena Vista Heights historic district possible. The newly proposed boundaries include historic stretches of Satula Avenue, Buena Vista Avenue, Boulevard and Nantahala Extension but leave out structures along Easy Street and Park Avenue. Girtzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal shrinks the district from nearly 100 lots to 62.

Of these 62 lots, 52 are contributing structures, whereas the original proposal of 100 lots had 76 contributing structuresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a much larger percentage of non-contributing structures.

Girtz says that the contributing structures left out of the new proposal are mostly postwar construction â&#x20AC;&#x153;that [does] not significantly contribute aesthetically to the neighborhood.â&#x20AC;? While many of the houses left out of the new proposal hit the 50-year mark and therefore are considered historic, they are not significant in terms of the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history The new boundaries of the Buena Vista Heights Historic District proposed

by Commissioner Kelly Girtz. as one of the first streetcar suburbs in Athens. In addition to the postwar houses, there were a few The latest version of the proposed Buena other historically significant houses left off for Vista Heights historic district â&#x20AC;&#x153;has generated the purpose of creating a cohesive rather than much more support from concerned property disjointed map. owners than the larger, earlier version,â&#x20AC;? Girtz However, leaving off certain properties is says. He recognizes that not everyone is causing controversy for residents who want happy with the new version of the map, but their neighborhood to be historically desigas with anything that comes to a vote, not nated. The gabled ell cottages left out of the everyone is going to be pleased. While some newly defined Buena Vista Heights map are residents who originally supported the historic older than mid-20th centuryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the age stated district are disappointed to see the gabled ell

by Athens-Clarke Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and significantly cottages on Park Avenue and Easy Street left contribute to the continuity and history off the map, as they are part of what makes of the Buena Vista neighborhood, accordthe district historic, they are glad to see ing to Boulevard resident Melissa Link, who progress being made after nearly four years of unearthed early 20th-century maps showing petitioning for the district. those homes.

The owners of the cottages in question The gabled ell cottage is a classic Southern were some of the most strongly opposed to the vernacular style found throughout the region; historic district. They are now rental houses however, these particular houses are smaller that the owners felt did not have enough hisin scale than other gabled ell houses found in toric integrity to qualify for designation.

Athens. They are also situated on long, narrow To me, the question boils down to who is lots that accommodated garden kitchens and right about the age of the Park Avenue and livestock areas for the mill workers who lived Easy Street cottages. Are they mid-20th cenin them. Their proximity to the greenspace tury, as the owners and Athens-Clarke planners and waterway located between Hiawassee believe, or are they original 1890s homes built Avenue and Park Avenue further supports for the mill? If they are mid-20th century, the belief that these houses were intended then they should be left out, but if they are in for rural agrarian families transitioning to fact original to the neighborhood, then they intown living in order to work at the Southern are an integral part of what makes Buena Vista Manufacturing Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cotton mill.

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I did not get to see very much of Bruce as I grew up in rural North Carolina. Bruce lived in New York, which is what I thought everyone around me meant when, as a young child, the local women and men whispered about Bruce being â&#x20AC;&#x153;that way.â&#x20AC;? To my young ears, â&#x20AC;&#x153;that wayâ&#x20AC;? meant he had become a Northerner.

Bruceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother went to New York on an extended visit when I was only 10 years old. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it at the time, but she was there to see him through his last months of life.

She, along with his partner and his friends, celebrated his life and mourned his death before coming home to have a local funeral.

risks associated with contraction. It allows us to start conversations in places and about things where silence has been allowed to prevail for far too long. It reminds us that while living with this disease is now a possibility, dying from it is still a reality.

I am incredibly proud of the work that AIDS Athens does for Northeast Georgia. The staff and volunteers have an amazing dedication to their work, the clients they serve and the proactive educational programming they provide. According to Olivia Long, the executive director of AIDS Athens, 78 percent of its clients are medically compliant, compared to the 25 percent national averageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an amazing accomplishment.

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I was young, I was fond of Bruce and loved his mother, and I was unaware of the reality of Bruceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death. In our small-town Southern world, Bruce had died of some mysterious illness that no one wanted to talk about. At his funeral, I saw a line of beautiful, strongwilled, loving men enter, and I immediately knew what â&#x20AC;&#x153;that wayâ&#x20AC;? had meant all along, but I still had yet to know any words to express it.

Bruceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother saw in me the shimmering light of her son, and she took me in to share with me his true self and his tragedy.

She never told others the truth. They all knew anyway and forced her silence. She gave me the voice to speak up for myself as a gay man and for that debt, I have ever since been an active advocate for HIV/AIDS causes and for the people who are daily diagnosed and are living with the disease in my community and around the world.

Last week, the largest section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt ever assembled in the Southeast was in Athens to commemorate 25 years of service to this community by AIDS Athens. Many of the 600 quilt panels on display were made by people who would not be silent anymore, people who not only needed to express their grief but wanted to celebrate the lives of friends and loved ones. But the quilt is more than that. It helps to spread the word about HIV/AIDS and to humanize the

some sin of choice, who feel that what we are doing is shameful and we should be silenced like Bruce and his mother. We have health service agencies in this community who have ceased to offer direct testing and support for HIV/AIDS, choosing instead to refer only to AIDS Athens, whose limited budget and staffing power is already stretched to its limits.

We have an alarming increase in the number of new infections among young people in our community, especially young gay men who are of traditional college age, and our community response is drastically insufficient.

These problems cannot be solved by one person or by one organization. As we celebrate 25 amazing years of service by AIDS Athens, it is time for us to step up and speak out. It is time for us to recommit ourselves to this cause and redouble our efforts to provide solid service, support and education. AIDS Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; funding is primarily grant-driven, and grants are so specific that at times it is difficult to make basic ends meet. So, I ask you to give a donation today or get involved by going to www.aidsathens.org.

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ertis Downs had a front-row seat to local legends R.E.M.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30-year career as one of the most influential and popular rock bands in the world. So, when people had the opportunity to ask him anything, what did they want to know about? Education.

Downs sat down with Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Director Nicholas Allen at the Chapel for a public conversation Feb. 18. They touched on Downsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; upbringing and R.E.M.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise to fame, but mostly focused on his current passion: public schools.

Downs, the son of a Presbyterian minister, was raised in West Virginia, Taiwan and Clarkston, GA, before going off to Davidson College in North Carolina, then the University of Georgia School of Law. (He nearly picked Vanderbilt, but UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tuition was lower.)

Originally, Downs wanted to help the poor, perhaps by becoming a public defender. He was profoundly affected by a summer job creating a recreation program for inmates at the Fulton County Jail at age 18. The same summer in the mid-1970s, he also worked as bellhop at a Midtown Atlanta hotel where the Rolling Stones stayed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was amazed that these old guysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;30, 32â&#x20AC;&#x201D;were still doing it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was kind of in awe.â&#x20AC;?

By the time he got his law degree, President Reagan was cutting funding for programs like Legal Aid, so Downs took a job grading papers at the UGA law school. At night, he would partake of Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nascent music scene. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was able to stay up later in those days,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Downs hooked up with friends in a new band called R.E.M. around 1980 and in 1981 became their advisor. (He had bonded with guitarist Peter Buck over Neil Young at Wuxtry Records.) Starting with their first LP, Chronic Town, in 1983, each subsequent record sold a little better, and the band played bigger and bigger venues on each tour until, in 1988, they left the indie label IRS for Warner Bros.

It was a calculated risk for the major label, Downs said, but executives left the band alone because they had a track record of success.

An 11-month worldwide tour behind Green in 1989â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the album is slated for a 25th anniversary reissue in Mayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;almost killed the band, so when Out of Time came out in 1991, they decided not to tour. And they had their biggest hit with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Losing My Religion.â&#x20AC;?

But R.E.M. had other promotional strategies, Downs said, like playing MTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unplugged,â&#x20AC;? that worked well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were always aware of the way they wanted to present themselves,â&#x20AC;? he said. To them, popularity was a means to an end; it allowed them to write songs and play music.

One particular memory that stood out, Downs said, was holding his daughter on his shoulders and watching the band play the Live 8 benefit in London in 2005 with Paul McCartney and U2, then flying to Switzerland for a concert six hours later.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pack it all in; figure it out,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of hard to top that.â&#x20AC;?

When it came time for audience questions, though, no one asked about Michael Stipeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cryptic lyrics or how the music industry has changed over the decades. They wanted Downsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opinions on education.

Downs and R.E.M. were always interested in politics. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d contributed progressive candidates at all levels of government. Downs said he gave up politics out of frustration a few years ago, though, and decided to tackle a single issue: education, something heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simultaneously optimistic and pessimistic about. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never felt better about our local situation, our local schools,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been more concerned about these sort of clouds coming in from the west on a macro level.â&#x20AC;?

He pointed to a community garden at the old West Broad School and the H.T. Edwards complexâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;home to the Classic City Performance Learning Center, Whatever It Takes and the Boys & Girls Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as evidence that the local school district is headed in the right direction.

Downsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; children attend Clarke Central High School and Chase Street Elementary School, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had great experiences, he said.

On the state level, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different matter.

For example, some legislators have proposed expanding tax credits for private school tuition, which Downs said is draining millions of dollars from public schools.

Downs was also opposed to a constitutional amendment voters approved last year allowing charter school proponents to bypass local school boards and go to a state commission for approval. He criticized further efforts to impose charter schools on communities, such as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;parent triggerâ&#x20AC;? bill in the legislature this year that would force school boards to consider parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; petitions to convert schools to the charter model. The idea is also being pushed in other statehouses by the corporatefunded conservative group ALEC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can you not be in favor of choice?â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then you see what the effects areâ&#x20AC;Ś Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an overall weakening of local schools.â&#x20AC;?

Downs was also part of a group of parents who took out ads in local media outlets last year attempting to shame state lawmakers for cutting education funding to the tune of about $15 million in Clarke County alone since the recession hit in 2007. If funding continues to decline, he asked, who will ever go into teaching? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want teachers who are respected, who are paid, who have professional development,â&#x20AC;? he said.

In the end, Downs said he wants â&#x20AC;&#x153;good schools for all kids,â&#x20AC;? a bumper-sticker slogan meaning good teachers, reasonable class sizes, decent facilities and engaged parents. Athens has those ingredients, he saidâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but not everywhere does.

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hen Archibald “A.R.” Killian was growing up in A few years later, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter Athens, not only were African-Americans barred were about to integrate the University of Georgia. The family from eating in the same restaurants, drinking from that was supposed to put up Holmes backed out because of the the same water fountains or using the same restrooms as danger, so the Killians took him into their Harris Street home. whites, they couldn’t even boycott the establishments that “That was what I went [to war] for, to be free,” he says. “I shunned them for fear of being jailed, or worse. said, ‘I’ll take him.’”

All that changed—for Killian, at least—when he joined the Killian and his veteran friends worked with then-Police Chief Air Force in 1952 and became a military policeman. His service E.E. Hardy to fend off the Ku Klux Klan and guard Holmes, so took him to France, Germany, Luxembourg and North Africa, places where AfricanAmericans weren’t discriminated against.

“Everywhere we went, we could go,” he says. “We didn’t have no trouble overseas.”

The experience gave Killian the fortitude to be a trailblazer when the Athens Police Department decided to hire its first two black officers—him and his cousin, Donald Moon—in 1962.

Moon and Killian are finally getting their due, as Athens-Clarke County is naming its Baxter Street substation—where the partners used to patrol 50 years ago— for the two men who broke the department’s color barrier.

“It was a milestone in the history of Athens-Clarke County as the culture started to change with these two young men at the time having the courage to become peace officers in the city of Athens,” says Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Jack Lumpkin, himself an Athens native and an African-American.

The idea to commemorate Killian and Moon came to Arelia Scott last year, when she listened to Rev. Killian discuss his experiences with Johnnie Burks, one of Clarke County’s first black schoolteachThe Rev. Archibald Killian ers, on his WXAG 1470 AM radio show last year. “Thus begins the story,” Scott says.

“I just met with them at the library that day. It was [typical].”

Hardy turned to Killian and Moon when he wanted to hire two Killian’s life has been anything but. black officers. They were sworn in Mar. 7, 1962.

After leaving the Air Force, he traveled to California. He The police departments in Savannah and Atlanta integrated thought he was done being a police officer, but he couldn’t in 1947 and 1948, respectively, but it wasn’t until more than find any other work, so he applied for a job with the LAPD. At a decade later that any black officers worked a beat in Athens. the last minute, he changed his mind about accepting it and Even then, they were only allowed to patrol in black neighborcame back to Athens. hoods and arrest black suspects.

“It wasn’t integration the way you see today,” Lumpkin says. “They got the same uniforms, but that’s about as far as it went.”

That started to change when Moon and Killian were flagged down by a taxi cab driver on Milledge Avenue. A white sailor on leave was drunk and touring the local houses of ill repute, and the driver wanted him arrested. They booked him into jail for public drunkenness. People packed the courtroom the following morning because a black officer had broken the unwritten rule by arresting a white man, as Killian recounted to Earnest Thompson, who’s ghostwriting his autobiography, A Mighty Long Way: The Experience of an African-American in Athens, GA, from Roosevelt to Obama.

After using a couple of racial slurs— earning an admonishment from Judge Olin Price—the sailor begrudgingly credited Killian with being the only policeman who didn’t steal his money, paid his fine and hopped a bus back to Savannah.

The racial tension remained thick.

The Klan would march up and down one side of Broad Street while members of Ebenezer West Baptist Church marched on the other. Once, Killian, Moon and George Maxwell, Athens’ third black officer, were called in to clear out a sit-in at The Varsity (then located downtown, where Five Guys Burgers and Fries is now). A few times, Killian says he turned in his badge rather than arrest civil rights activists.

“It was a known fact I would not lock up a person of color for wanting civil rights,” Killian says.

Moon’s life was cut short at age 30 on Nov. 3, 1963. He was teaching his girlfriend how to drive on Trail Creek Street when someone fired a rifle at the car, shattering the driver’s side window. Moon grabbed his handgun, chased the shooter up a bank and was shot in the chest and killed, according to Lt. Jerry Saulters, who researched Moon’s death to have his name carved on the Washington, D.C., National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to police killed in the line of duty. Weeks later, police arrested Bobby Lee Stovall for another shooting and connected him to Moon’s murder. Stovall was sentenced to life and died in prison.

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Maxwell and Killian stayed on the force for a few more years. They were on duty July 11, 1964, the night Lemuel Penn passed through Athens on his way from Fort Benning to Washington, D.C. A group of Klansman followed his car to Madison County, where they fired a shotgun through the window and killed him because they believed he intended to test the newly passed Civil Rights Act. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the kind of thing that really, really numbs you, to realize something like that can happen,â&#x20AC;? says Maxwell, now an ACC commissioner.

Race relations werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always so predictable back then, though. Killian recalls his father, William, taking him to see the ardent segregationist Sen. Richard Russell to ask for his help getting a job at the post office for a family friend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sen. Russell picked up the phone and called the postmaster in Athens and told him he wanted [the friend] hired that day,â&#x20AC;?

Killian says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the first time I saw that kind of power being used.â&#x20AC;?

When Killian was about to be sworn in as a police officer, Hardy went to check on whether he was registered to vote, a requirement for the job. The paperwork was hard to find, because the clerk had filed the light-skinned Killianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application under â&#x20AC;&#x153;whiteâ&#x20AC;? not â&#x20AC;&#x153;colored.â&#x20AC;?

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Donald Moon And after Killian left the police department, the segregationist Gov. Lester Maddox offered him a job as a state trooper through a mutual friend, James Edward Dearing. Killian turned it down, but he still respects Maddox for hiring Dearing as the first black Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you really check the records of Lester Maddox, he did more for people of color in Georgia than any other governor,â&#x20AC;?

Killian told Thompson.

Both Killian and Maxwell quit to become letter carriers in 1966, when the feds ordered the local postmaster, a Mr. Meyers, to hire more African-Americans. As Maxwell remembers it, he left because the benefits at the post office were better.

Killian recalls being tired of police work and frustrated that the department wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t promote him after more than four years.

The late Julius Bishop, the mayor at the time, told him the city wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready for it, he says.

Years later, Killian says he ran into a white former superior at The Varsity, the scene of many confrontations during the Civil Rights Era. This time, his old boss acknowledged that the department had tried to drum him out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;We tried everything we could to break you, and we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Killian remembers him saying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just was not going to back down. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to do it. Somebody had to take a stand.â&#x20AC;?

Killian, 79, remains a well-known and respected figure in the community. He has run businesses and served as pastor of St. Mark AME Church for 16 years. But African-Americans of his generation fret that their legacy will be forgotten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a part of history young people really need to know,â&#x20AC;?

Maxwell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;History was made here in Clarke County, and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to research it in the books.â&#x20AC;?

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Country Brats Field Trip: If you happen to find yourself in the vicinity of Lexington, GA, a small town about 25 minutes east of Athens, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d recommend that you not ignore it. Lexington is most famous locally for housing Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BBQ, one of the best choices for pork in Northeast Georgia. Only open on Saturday afternoons and the Fourth of July, the restaurant fits every stereotype you have of a BBQ restaurant (eccentric hours, red-and-white-checked tablecloths, obscure brand of white bread on the tables, pig art everywhere) in charming fashion and is worth the journey on its own.

Saturday is probably a better day to make a trip out to Lexington than Monday, when only two places on the Main Street strip were open: Oglethorpe Fresh (a combination music store, Jim Hawkins

Sabine Gannon framerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market, craft vendor, barber, pecan-cracker, source of local history and live music venueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve left something out) and Sabineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Haus (210 W. Main St.). The latter was the aim of my journey, and if you, too, have been craving German food, not to mention a kind of Stars Hollow vibe, you might want to gas up your car.

Sabineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s occupies a small house with two rooms devoted to seating (one plain, one fancy) and one for retail, with a counter, a cooler and a chalked menu board. The normal offerings consist of sandwiches (ham and cheese, and chicken salad, both on unremarkable croissants) and a small case of cookies.

The macaroons were colorful but nothing special, and although the sandwiches were cutely presented, accompanied by a handful of grape tomatoes and some lovely little cornichons, they, too, werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t out of the ordinary. The reason I ventured afield was the promise of authentic German food, not to be found otherwise any closer than Helen, GA. Sabineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has a covered outdoor grill in its parking lot, built of stone, on which a cheerful German fellow will cook you bratwurst and onions, plated with sauerkraut and a large roll. It was raining and cold when I arrived, and hearing that the restaurant was, in fact, out of sausages was a bummer, but a bit of whining (â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came all the way from Athens!â&#x20AC;?)

produced the last two from the refrigerator.

The folks in charge get their own grind of meat at Earth Fare, which suggests quality and produces distinctive, if perhaps a little underfatted, results.

On a miserable, wet Georgia winter day, they were marvelous, with sizable puddles on either side of good grain mustard and ketchup sprinkled with curry powder. Even better was the shot of espresso that appeared to accompany them, a pairing previously unthought-of but surprisingly harmonious. It was also the best cup of coffee I have had in at least three or four years, pulled with deftness and care, and all effusive compliments were deflected with gruff modesty. The friendliness (the grill operator is positively jubilant) and thoroughly local vibe of everything, with other people wandering in to inquire about sausages or discuss bridge club, totally charms.

Sabineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has big plans for the future, hoping to acquire a liquor license to serve wine and beer and to put on Oktoberfest in the fall. The hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, and they accept credit cards, although if you want to leave a tip you may have to bring cash.

Cookie Monster: It can be hard to find a good cookie in Athens. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a great bakery scene, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always something to nitpick about most everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offerings. Always Baked Cookies, the delivery company that specializes in late-night runs for folks with sudden sweets cravings, just opened a branch inside Athens Bagel Company, on Jackson Street downtown.

Its claims to fame are: 1. that it always keeps its cookies warm, and 2. that it gives all proceeds to charity. The latter is admirable. The former unfortunately, at least in my experience, leads to all the different flavors melding, meaning none is particularly distinguishable from any other.

The light sprinkle of salt before the guy behind the counter warms them even more (the cookies sit in warming devices already) isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a bad idea, but the cookies themselves have a flavor that suggests they may also be made with salted butter. On the other hand, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hot cookies downtown available late at night, soâ&#x20AC;Ś thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always enjoyed the ones at Jittery Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown, a block and a half away, but they can be a little thick and occasionally doughy as a result. Ditto for Big City Breadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, which have a more sophisticated flavor (notes of coffee in the chocolate, an orange polenta cookie thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too sweet) but similar texture issues.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really looking for a great cookie, Heirloom Cafe in Boulevard should be your destination. Both a pecan sandie and a large chocolate chip sampled recently were spot on, the former delicate and crumbly in just the right way and the latter well balanced in all aspects, showing off its fine ingredients while remaining impressively simple.

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Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coincidence or maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an uprising against the winter doldrums, but if you like your live performance with an edge to it, this is the month for you.

drama is what community theater does best, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly worth the five bucks to go see some Beckett.

You Two Talk (In Flew Itity) and Happy Days run Friday & Saturday, Mar. 1 & 2, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Mar. 3, at 2 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door, no reservations.

Rent Boys: I report often about the doings of the Secret Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burlesque Beta gang, but not so much about their other enterprise, the male burlesque (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boylesqueâ&#x20AC;?) troupe The Gentlemen Callers. The Callers have been performing around town to good notices, and their next show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holly Woodâ&#x20AC;? (get it?) looks to be a barn-burner. The boys will lampoon everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite movies with low comedy and high beefcake at Little Kings on Friday,

Atticus, Jem and Scout: Remember all the books you were assigned in high school that turned out to be crushing bores and a chore to read no matter how enriching your English teachers insisted they were (Lord of the Flies, Silas Marner)? As it turns out, most of those books actually are better than you thought once you read them without a minimum page count or a report hanging over your head. The one book I recall reading and loving from the start, however, was To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the classic about one man taking a stand in the name of justice over prejudice and the importance of obeying oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conscience no matter what the opposition.

Great novel, great movie (the 1962 film with Gregory Peck), and now great play.

The Rose of Athens theater group opens the public run of its production of To Kill a Mockingbird on Friday and Saturday, March 1 & 2 and 8 & 9, at 7 p.m. in the Seney-Stovall Chapel. Tickets The Rose of Athens production of To Kill a Mockingbird plays through Mar. are $16, $12 for students 13 9 at the Seney-Sovall Chapel. and older, $8 for children 12 and younger, and may be purchased at www.

Mar. 8, beginning at 10 p.m. Admission for all athensmusic.net or by calling 706-340-9181. brave, non-prudish folks 21 or older is $5 at the door.

Oh, Bother: For the kids, the Athens Little Playhouse presents its production of WinnieHardhats Recommended: The UGA Theatre the-Pooh, drawn from the beloved stories by Department is taking a few chances of its A.A. Milne. Expect Pooh to get stuck in the own in staging Charles Meeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2009 play Under door of Rabbitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house as Piglet endures the Construction, more a series of vignettes in trials and tribulations of being so very small. a constantly shifting collage of props and This should be a delight for the little ones and words than a play proper. The work centers some fine nostalgia for those of us who are around a juxtaposition of the 1950s art of not so little anymore.

Norman Rockwell and the modern absurdist Winnie-the-Pooh plays at the Athens Little art of Jason Rhoades, with commentary from Playhouse on Alps Road Friday, March 1 & 8, an avalanche of cultural sources contrasting at 7:30 p.m., and Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sunday, Mar. 2 & the America we envisioned and the America 3 and 9 & 10, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 that turned out to be. This is a very risky work for kids 12 and younger, and purchased at the that has received mixed and often virulent door. reviews since its opening, but then again, good art is the kind that picks a fight. It will Avant-guarde Hour: There is adventurous stuff be extremely interesting to see what the UGA going on at the Athens Community Theatre folk do with this contentious play. as Town & Gownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Second Stage program Under Construction runs in the Cellar presents a pair of experimental one-act plays, Theatre of the Fine Arts Building Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; You Two Talk (In Flew Itity) by Ed Pavlic and Saturday, Mar. 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;23, at 8 p.m and Sunday, Happy Days by Samuel Beckett. Both plays Mar. 24, at 2:30 p.m, and then Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Friday, share a common theme of two people trapped Mar. 26â&#x20AC;&#x201C;29, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12, $7 for together in bizarre circumstances and forced students with ID, and are available by calling to deal with each other in spiraling, absurd, 706-542-7700 or at http://2012.pac.uga.edu/ existential conversation. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a fan Calendar.aspx. of â&#x20AC;&#x153;talkyâ&#x20AC;? theater, then this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for you; but for my money, this kind of edgy, challenging John G. Nettles

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rom the moment Bill Berry pounded out the four iconic snare hits that introduce “Radio Free Europe,” the second Pylon started to Gyrate and the weird instant “Rock Lobster” became a thing, Athens has been known as a dance town. The body movement that has swept our city has taken various forms, but its backbeat has persisted for decades. Even now, their rhythmic patter governed by the robotic sounds of trap-happy clubstep phenoms and nighthawk MP3Js, our feet continue to move, still helping us connect.

We incite the music as much as it does us, and as long as there are dancers there will be dancing. For Davey Pierce of Yip Deceiver, a two-man band informed and inspired specifically by the three or so decades of dance music that preceded it, the mere act of performing is the result of this singular passion.

“The only reason we make this style of music is because we actually like dancing. That way, we actually get to get up on stage, dance and sometimes get paid for it,” he says. “We’re not good dancers, but we do enjoy it.”

Though known primarily as an of Montreal offshoot (Pierce plays bass in that band; Yip D’s “accountant/vibes manager” Nicolas “Dobby” Dobbratz is a multi-instrumentalist), Yip Deceiver has grown quickly in stature over the couple years of its existence, and without having even released a full-length album. You may recall the group’s side stage AthFest performance last summer, where an increasingly animate crowd made transit down Hull Street nearly impossible, and where, Pierce recalls, an overzealous sound man jacked up the volume so much it blew the PA. “I don’t know what it is, but sound guys have a tendency to really like us,” he laughs. “They like to push it, which is good.

The weird thing is, we go to these rock clubs and we expect these sound guys who are wearing like, Mastodon t-shirts to hate us, and they just get so into it.”

The crossover success Yip Deceiver has already experienced seems to fly in the face of conventional indie wisdom. Pierce credits his band’s fast-growing popularity both stateside and

abroad (the band toured internationally with of Montreal last year; its cheeky, rhythmically dense music does seem uniquely fitted for a Euro audience) to its willingness to abandon rock posturing and just move.

“I think it comes down to the energy,” he says. “There’s a certain kinda undeniable quality to any band that gets up there and actually enjoys what they’re doing.”

The band projects a double-edged self-image, rocking businessman attire in press photos and equally nondescript hipster gear onstage and doling out unserious, self-descriptive witticisms while conversationally professing a dedication to craft.

Pierce’s lyricism, far from probing, can betray actual human desire; though he maintains that he’s “not that emotional of a person,” songs like “Get Strict” find him straight up yearning.

“I need a lover to get me through the haze,” he intones. “I’ll do whatever to get rid of these rainy days.”

Indeed, Yip Deceiver’s music lives and dies by the sort of secretly gutty sophisti-funk made famous by ‘80s legends like The Time—Pierce cites that group’s guitarist Jesse Johnson as a prime influence, and it’s not hard to spot the influence of pop showmen like Morris Day in Yip Deceiver’s live show.

The band’s debut LP—in the works for months, finally out this summer—finds the dynamic duo exploring even more explicitly the funky-smooth new jack swing of its childhood.

“The new stuff is like, if you could marry Prince and Michael McDonald. We played in Brooklyn, and we played this [new] song… and one of our friends was like, ‘I didn’t know it was possible to actually write songs like that still. I thought you weren’t allowed to do it,’” Pierce laughs. “I’ve always wanted to be able to do that sort of thing. Everything I’ve done before has been rock, or punk or whatever. It’s the only thing that doesn’t bore me right now, honestly.”

What does bore him, he says, is musicians that hand over control to their computers.

“I listen to Skrillex and—well, I don’t listen to Skrillex, but you know, I hear Skrillex—and I’m like, you can’t possibly reproduce this live. I’m sure he’s got a computer and he hits

the space bar and it plays. And that’s cool, because he made the composition and now he’s playing it for people. But I like being able to change and things to fuck up.

“When things go wrong,” he continues, “that’s what makes the show really fun.”

Not much has gone wrong for Yip Deceiver thus far, and it would be remiss to overlook the point that the band’s swift rise in the indie music world has, at least in part, been aided by the fact of its members’ membership in one of that world’s most prominent bands. Still, Pierce bristles at the insinuation.

“You know, we play in of Montreal, because we love Kevin [Barnes]; we love his music. But it’s more like that’s our day job—and we’re lucky that we have one of the greatest jobs you can have—but musically, there’s not too much in common.

We use synthesizers and they use synthesizers, but other than that, [there’s] not too much.” But, he admits, “it’s hard to distance yourself from something you’re so involved in.”

To pin Yip Deceiver’s past and future success solely on its associations is to ignore its core appeal. People are drawn to the group’s music because they can’t resist the beat, because certain human conduits channel the eternal groove more effectively than others.

“I can’t really stand it when people get up on stage and don’t do anything, or they play music and you’re searching for some way to connect with them,” says Pierce.

Yip Deceiver, like many bands before it, makes it almost too damn easy to connect. Feet to ground, and the beat goes on.

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I know this seems like a lot of matter-of-fact information, but it should really be read as a ringing endorsement, as I find this some of the most vital music happening in Athens right now.

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Athens Favorites Winners 2013 T he circus of sustaining pleasures in Athens is almost endless, and again Flagpole has turned to our readers to sort through their favorites and come up with this year’s picks. Almost 3,000 readers responded, and here are the winners and runners-up, based on the preferences of our peanut gallery. We appreciate the time and attention they brought to this competition. We especially appreciate the enthusiasm demonstrated by the winners and runner-ups included here and by those who may be here next year.

For them, it’s really a year-long effort, and we all benefit from their determination to be Athens Favorites.

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Restaurants: Italian

Winner

DePalma’s Italian Café

401 E. Broad St. · 706-354-6966 1965 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-369-0085 2080 Timothy Rd. · 706-552-1237 The perennial favorite. Three locations, each comfortably inviting with casual elegance and attention to the food. The food is Italian, but it’s also whatever you want—from a salad through pizza to pasta in all its guises.

Runner Up La Dolce Vita 323 E. Broad St. · 706-353-3911

Sushi

Winner

Shokitini

251 W. Clayton St. · 706-353-7933 Sushi done right, and lots of other Japanese cuisine, too, from seaweed salads to Udon noodles to steaks. But the sushi: Ah, the essence of the East.

Runner Up Utage Athens Sushi Bar 440 E. Clayton St. · 706-227-9339

Mexican/Latin American Winner

Sr. Sol

175 Tallassee Rd. · 706-546-1570 2455 W. Broad St. · 706-850-7112 Authentic Mexican food in large quantities at good prices, washed down by expert drinks. That spells “favorite,” all right.

American

Winner

Clocked!

259 W. Washington St. · 706-548-9175 You can’t get any more American than Clocked, with its burgers and fries, onion rings and tater tots. Always an Athens favorite.

Runner Up Last Resort Grill 184 W. Clayton St. · 706-549-0810

Asian

Winner

Siri Thai Cuisine

367 Prince Ave. · 706-548-7667 1040 Gaines School Rd. · 706-850-3500 In its elegant space in The Bottleworks (and now a second location on the Eastside, on Gaines School Road), Siri Thai lovingly presents the classics of its cuisine for dining that is casual yet upscale—and delicious.

Runner Up Thai Spoon 149 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-548-9222

Runner Up Taqueria La Parrilla 2439 Jefferson Rd. · 706-549-4977 1431 Capital Ave., Watkinsville · 706-310-9991 855 Gaines School Rd. · 706-548-5040

BBQ

Winner

Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q

480 Macon Hwy. · 706-850-8511 Take good ‘cue and a full bar, add lots of TVs and Georgia Bulldog fanaticism, and you’ve got the recipe for success in Athens, GA, you hear?

Runner Up Pulaski Heights BBQ 675 Pulaski St., Ste. 100 · 706-583-9600

Bakery

Winner

Ike and Jane

1307 Prince Ave. · 706-850-1580 Work backward: Go in for the doughnuts; stay for the soup and sandwiches, and find out why this is one of those places that give Normaltown its ambiance.

Runner Up Big City Bread Cafe 393 N. Finley St. · 706-353-0029

Downhome/Southern Winner

Weaver D’s Fine Foods

1016 E. Broad St. · 706-353-7797 The basics: fried chicken, pork chops, catfish, broccoli casserole, squash casserole, green beans, turnip greens, fried okra (gasp), corn muffins, caramel cake, cobbler, sweet tea.

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Runner Up Five Star Day Cafe 229 E. Broad St.· 706-543-8552

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Burrito

Jittery Joe’s Coffee

Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina

Winner

1860 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-354-8000 1480 Baxter St. · 706-548-1099 1230 S. Milledge Ave. · 706-208-1979 780 E. Broad St. · 706-227-2161 297 E. Broad St. · 706-613-7449 2950 Atlanta Hwy. · 706-542-8990 From the downtown upstart that brought the coffeehouse to Athens, Jittery Joe’s is all over the area, reminding us why local matters.

Runner Up Two Story Coffeehouse 1680 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-850-5422 1911 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-850-6701

Local Pizza

Winner

Transmetropolitan

145 E. Clayton St. · 706-613-8773 1550 Oglethorpe Ave. · 706-549-5112 Both locations look like the kind of place where you can get a good pizza, and seeing is believing, along with tasting. A good calzone and lasagna, too.

Runner Up Ted’s Most Best 254 W. Washington St. · 706-543-1523

Local Burger

Winner

Clocked!

259 W. Washington St. · 706-548-9175 We say burger, you say Clocked. Perennially the favorite around here. Tater tots, too. A great example of the power of local thinking.

Runner Up Stuffed Burger 1860 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-850-8411

Fries

Winner

The Grill

171 College Ave. · 706-543-4770 Whoa! To be chosen for best fries in this town? Do you know what that means? If you want fries with it, you know where to go. Want a burger with that?

Runner Up Five Guys Burgers and Fries 101 College Ave. · 706-549-2811 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy. · 706-549-9081

Winner

259 E. Clayton St. · 706-549-9008 1860 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-549-9954 1880 Epps Bridge Rd. · 706-354-0300 1739 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-548-1866 2 S. Main St., Watkinsville · 706-705-1228 It’s probably because they let you build your own burrito out of all those fresh ingredients, or because they’re all over town, or just damn good. Whatever.

Runner Up Taco Stand 2230 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-549-5481 247 E. Broad St. · 706-549-1446 670 N. Milledge Ave. · 706-549-2894

Taco

Winner

Taqueria del Sol

334 Prince Ave. · 706-353-3890 In its former life this place fueled cars; now it powers the crowds who come for the fresh and inventive take on Mexican food.

Runner Up Taco Stand 2230 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-549-5481 247 E. Broad St. · 706-549-1446 670 N. Milledge Ave. · 706-549-2894

Steak

Winner

Porterhouse Grill

459 E. Broad St. · 706-369-0990 Sometimes, you just want a steak, and if you want it with a white-tablecloth ambiance, you know where to go, even if you want something else, which they’ve also got.

Runner Up Longhorn Steakhouse 2170 W. Broad St. · 706-548-0054

Seafood

Winner

Square One Fish Co.

Avid Bookshop – Winner: Favorite Local Business, Runner-Up: Favorite Store to Buy Something for Him Runner Up Broad Street Coffee 1660 W. Broad St · 706-548-2266

Sandwich

Winner

Big City Bread Cafe

393 N. Finley St. · 706-353-0029 The sandwich as art form, as meal-in-itself, as anything made more delicious on just-baked bread. Big City has all the ingredients.

Runner Up Marti’s at Midday 1280 Prince Ave. · 706-543-3541

Dessert

Winner

Last Resort Grill

184 W. Clayton St. · 706-549-0810 You can go either of two ways here when you want a special occasion. Enjoy the “nouvelle Southern cuisine served in a warm, casual atmosphere” and then grab the cake, or come in just for dessert. Either way…

414 Thomas St. · 706-353-8862 The owners may be local, but they know all the best places on the coast to grab their catch. They’ve spared you the trip, so you can buy shrimp instead of gasoline.

Runner Up The Grit 199 Prince Ave. · 706-543-6592

Runner Up Red Lobster 1956 W. Broad St. · 706-549-5376

Winner

Wings

Winner

Amici

233 E. Clayton St. · 706-353-0000 “Italian cafe wins Best Wings.” That says it all, doesn’t it?

They have got to be good, and of course the wings are a specialty at a restaurant known for its fresh food.

Runner Up Locos Grill and Pub 581 Harris St. · 706-548-7803 1985 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-208-0911 2020 Timothy Rd. · 706-549-7700

Vegetarian Options Winner

The Grit Porter McLeod

Sr. Sol – Winner: Favorite Mexican/ South American Restaurant, Runner-Up: Favorite Margarita

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Local Coffee House

199 Prince Ave. · 706-543-6592 The Grit has taught us to enjoy the vegetarian option so much that we don’t even think of it as vegetarian, just good home cooking served by friendly townies.

Ice Cream/ Frozen Yogurt

Menchie’s

196 Alps Rd · 706-208-7223 1860 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-850-8336 An infinite number of toppings from fruit to nuts to chocolate welcome you to the United Flavors of Yumm, where “any mix is possible, and all mixes are created equal.” Yumm, indeed.

Runner Up Yoforia 1210 S. Milledge Ave. · 706-548-4020 142 W. Clayton St. · 706-548-4388

Buffet

Winner

Taste of India

131 E. Broad St. · 706-559-0000 Ah, the Taste of India Buffet! Oh my! It is fast: no waiting.

It is plentiful: eat all you want. It is an infinite variety, and it’s all delicious, even if you have to read the label to know what it is.

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Runner Up Little Italy 125 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-613-7100

Breakfast

Date Night

Mama’s Boy

The National

Winner

197 Oak St. · 706-548-6249 Come prepared to wait on weekends. Come prepared to eat well anytime: all the basics from eggs to biscuits to tofu. Lots of people become regulars, like the codgers on the porch.

Runner Up Big City Bread Cafe 393 N. Finley St. · 706-353-0029

Lunch

Winner

Last Resort Grill

184 W. Clayton St. · 706-549-0810 You met her at the 40 Watt, and she agreed to lunch, and you are going to impress her and enjoy yourself at the same time.

Runner Up Marti’s at Midday 1280 Prince Ave. · 706-543-3541

Brunch

Winner

Mama’s Boy

197 Oak St. · 706-548-6249 They hang around outside, patiently waiting for a seat, because what they get when their name comes up is worth every bit of the waiting.

Winner

232 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-549-3450 If you are sure about him, you take him to The National, where he’s sure to be sure about you, surely.

Runner Up Last Resort Grill 184 W. Clayton St. · 706-549-0810

Meal for a Deal

Winner

Taco Stand

2230 Barnett Shoals Rd. · 706-549-5481 247 E. Broad St. · 706-549-1446 670 N. Milledge Ave. · 706-549-2894 The Taco Stand is in a category all its own; maybe it should be called “Local Addiction.” So, it’s a good thing that wherever you are, you’re not far away from one.

Runner Up Little Italy 125 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-613-7100

Special Occasion

Winner

Five & Ten

Outdoor Dining

Winner

Ted’s Most Best

254 W. Washington St. · 706-543-1523 So, there are all these tables outside with umbrellas, and the patio is right in the middle of the music scene and the food and wine and beer are good, and you can play in the long sandbox.

Runner Up Cali N Tito’s 427 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-227-9979

Take Out

Winner

Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express

1055 Gaines School Rd. · 706-543-8888 Always fast, always fresh, always friendly: Choo Choo has all the elements you want when you’re taking out.

Runner Up Siri Thai Cuisine 367 Prince Ave. · 706-548-7667 1040 Gaines School Rd. · 706-850-3500

Catering

Winner

Home.made Catering

1653 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-546-7300 Oh yes: Five & Ten is the place to go for a special occasion, and it’s the place to go if you want to make an occasion special.

1072 Baxter St. · 706-206-9216 New, local, homemade, tasty, portable—what’s not to like?

Just one more example of how local entrepreneurs keep on replicating what we all like so much about Athens.

Runner Up Last Resort Grill 184 W. Clayton St. · 706-549-0810

Runner Up The National 232 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-549-3450

Runner Up Marti’s at Midday 1280 Prince Ave. · 706-543-3541

Late Night

Kid-Friendly Local Restaurant

Chef

The Grill

Ted’s Most Best

Peter Dale at The National

Winner

254 W. Washington St. · 706-543-1523 Winner hands down—in the sand. See, they built this elegant bocce court, and then they saw immediately who was going to get the biggest kick out of it, so they’ve got this long, fun sandbox.

Runner Up Cali N Tito’s 427 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-227-9979

Winner

232 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-549-3450 The unassuming chef, who shuns the limelight and stays focused on the food and the service and the wine list. The peanut gallery noticed, anyway.

Runner Up Hugh Acheson at Five & Ten 1653 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-5467300

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171 College Ave. · 706-543-4770 If The Grill did not exist, it would have to be invented.

Fortunately, it does exist, and it immensely improves your existence when hunger comes in the night.

Winner

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Bloody Mary

Winner

Allgood Lounge

256 E. Clayton St. · 706-549-0166 If you can make the best example of a drink everybody thinks he can make, the world will beat a path to your door.

Runner Up The Globe 199 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-353-4721

Beer Selection

Winner

Trappeze Pub

269 W. Washington St. · 706-543-8997 They’ve got the book on beer. Study it, and you’ll learn to read how to find pleasure in the astounding variety of malt and hops and all the ways they can be brewed.

Runner Up The Globe 199 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-353-4721

Wine Selection DePalma’s Italian Cafe – Winner: Favorite Italian Restaurant

Restaurant for Adventurous Eaters

Specialty Drinks

The Branded Butcher

Highwire Lounge

Winner

225 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-850-5152 Even if you haven’t been there yet, you’ve heard the word of mouth, and now it’s a roar: a flair for food, tasty, well presented and surprising.

Runner Up The National 232 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-549-3450

Restaurant That’s Worth a Short Drive Winner

Chops and Hops

2 South Main St., Watkinsville · 706-310-1101 Well named, Chops and Hops has the cuts and the brews worth driving for, and it’s also just a friendly, comfortable place where you can dine with friends or have your rehearsal party upstairs.

Runner Up Girasoles 24 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville · 706-310-0410

Uniquely Athens Restaurant

Winner

269 N. Hull St. · 706-543-8997 Back again this year; they must be doing something right.

Let’s all go down and find out what Flagpole readers know.

Runner Up Normal Bar 1365 Prince Ave. · 706-548-6186

Margarita

Winner

Aromas

1235 S. Milledge Ave. · 706-208-0059 A warm glow in the just-dark-enough, friendly place, and considering all the good wine in all the bars and restaurants in Athens, our readers have bestowed quite an honor here.

Runner Up The National 232 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-549-3450

Place to Dance

Winner

Little Kings Shuffle Club

Winner

223 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-369-3144 There are lots of different reasons and occasions to dance at Little Kings, but the always intimate and inviting space makes people want to get out there and do it.

1376 Prince Ave. · 706-543-1500 2080 Timothy Rd. · 706-543-0154 It’s always true: If you want the real thing, go to the source. Crowded but friendly. Real Mexican. Flan, too.

Runner Up 8e’s 120 E. Washington St. · 706-613-1764

Agua Linda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina Runner Up Sr. Sol 175 Tallassee Rd. · 706-546-1570 2455 W. Broad St. · 706-850-7112

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Winner

The Grit

199 Prince Ave. · 706-543-6592 If you know The Grit, you know why it is uniquely Athens. If you don’t know, you’ve got a lot to look forward to. The Grit is the hometown restaurant for a lot of Athenians and a magnet for travelers.

Runner Up Last Resort Grill 184 W. Clayton St. · 706-549-0810

Bars: Bartender

Winner

Bain Mattox at Normal Bar

1365 Prince Ave. · 706-548-6186 Always performing, always living up to expectations, always pleasing: playing music or conjuring cocktails. It’s no wonder he’s back again as favorite.

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Runner Up Kaleb Cribb at Farm 255 255 W. Washington St. · 706-549-4660

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Place to Play Games Winner

Max

243 W. Washington St. · 706-254-3392 It’s not just the games, it’s the delight in being surrounded by a pleasant space with friends who are all enjoying a common goal.

Karaoke

Winner

Shokitini

251 W. Clayton St. · 706-353-7933 These people are serious about karaoke, and they can make it fun for you with your own party room, wireless mics and videos. Of course, it all goes better if you prep with sushi and sake.

Runner Up Little Kings Shuffle Club 223 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-369-3144

Runner Up (tie) Walker’s Coffee & Pub 128 College Ave. · 706-543-1433 Go Bar 195 Prince Ave · 706-546-5609

Place to be for Last Call

College Bar

Max

Allgood Lounge

Winner

243 W. Washington St. · 706-254-3392 When it comes, as it has to come, you want to be with the people who matter and in a place that matters, for that matter.

Runner Up Little Kings Shuffle Club 223 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-369-3144

Happy Hour

Winner

Normal Bar

1365 Prince Ave. · 706-548-6186 There’s something about the necessary mix of people and drinks and the feel of the place that makes the hour happily Normal.

Runner Up Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St. · 706-546-0039

Trivia

Winner

Highwire Lounge

269 N. Hull St. · 706-543-8997 If you like your facts shaken, not stirred; you’ll want to be among discriminating minds when it’s crunch time for the brain.

Runner Up Blind Pig Tavern 485 Baldwin St. · 706-548-3442 2440 W. Broad St. · 706-208-7979

Winner

256 E. Clayton St. · 706-549-0166 How do they do it? College bar and grown-up bar at the same time? What is the secret? Are there courses that teach it?

Go find out for yourself.

Runner Up Magnolias 312 E. Broad St. · 706-543-0797

Place to Meet Someone You Would Not Bring Home to Mom Winner

Max

243 W. Washington St. · 706-254-3392 Ha! You thought it was just a funky, comfortable place to hang out. Until he came along. He’s a little dangerous and a little older, and Mom can just get over it.

Runner Up Toppers International Showbar 100 N. Jackson St. · 706-613-0504

Place to Meet Your Future Spouse

Runner Up Trappeze Pub 269 W. Washington St. · 706-543-8997

Place to Watch the Dawgs Play Winner

Georgia Theatre

215 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-850-7670 Better than Sanford Stadium itself and certainly to be desired over any of those skyboxes—plus cocktails.

Runner Up Magnolias 312 E. Broad St. · 706-543-0797

Uniquely Athens Bar Winner

The Manhattan Café

337 N. Hull St. · 706-369-9767 There’s something about it, so inconspicuous that it stands out immediately as just about the coolest place downtown, if you’re not trying to appear to be cool.

Runner Up Normal Bar 1365 Prince Ave. · 706-548-6186

Retail: Naughty Business

Winner

Sexy Suz Couples Boutique 4124 Atlanta Hwy. · 678-661-0700 Please yourself, please others, and have a lot of fun just looking—and imagining.

Runner Up Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother 458 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-4454

Winner (Tie)

The Globe

199 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-353-4721

Normal Bar

1365 Prince Ave. · 706-548-6186 It’s true. Your future spouse could be either place, if you’re a certain kind of discerning, brainy, sports-minded sport, commuting between downtown and Normaltown.

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Aromas – Winner: Favorite Wine Selection

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Store to Buy a Gift for Her Winner

Native America Gallery

195 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-8425 One of the big reasons for the charm of shopping downtown. You don’t really appreciate the creative spirit of Native Americans until you’ve walked a mile in their moccasins.

Runner Up Aurum Studios 125 E. Clayton St. · 706-546-8826

Store to Buy a Gift for Him Winner

Masada Leather and Outdoor

238 E. Clayton St. · 706-546-5014 Masada started out as a little leather shop, and it has never looked back. If you can’t find him a gift here, maybe you’d better find somebody who’s a better fit.

Runner Up Avid Bookshop 493 Prince Ave. · 706-352-2060

Local Clothing Boutique Winner

Community

119 N. Jackson St. · 706-316-2067 The essence of local, the essence of our Athens. This is what fashion looks like up close and personal.

Runner Up Heery’s Clothes Closet 195 College Ave. · 706-543-0702

Aurum Studios – Winner: Favorite Place to Buy Local Art, Runner-Up: Favorite Store to Buy a Gift for Her

Place to Buy Local Art

Place to Buy Beer

Aurum Studios

Five Points Bottle Shop

Winner

125 E. Clayton St. · 706-546-8826 Aurum’s jewelry and pottery and pretty things are always artful, and then to gild the lily, their walls function as a gallery for local artists to display their own creations.

Runner Up Agora 260 W. Clayton St. · 706-316-0130

Place to See Local Art Winner

ATHICA

160 Tracy St. · 706-208-1613 This old warehouse is the epicenter of local art in Athens, tirelessly promoting the works and vision of our most offbeat and farseeing artists.

Runner Up Lyndon House Arts Center 293 Hoyt St. · 706-613-3623

Thrift/Vintage Store Winner

Agora

260 W. Clayton St. · 706-316-0130 The thing is, you’ve got to drop by regularly, because you never know what you’ll find at Agora, but you know it will be interesting.

Runner Up Dynamite 143 N. Jackson St. · 706-543-1243

Place to Buy Wine

Winner

Five Points Bottle Shop

1655 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-543-6989 3685 Atlanta Hwy. · 706-316-2337 If you know what you want, Five Points has it. If you don’t know what you want, they’ll guide you to it. No need at all to be a crybaby.

Runner Up (tie) J’s Bottle Shop 1452 Prince Ave. · 706-353-8881 Shiraz 675 Pulaski St. · 706-208-0010

Winner

1655 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-543-6989 3685 Atlanta Hwy. · 706-316-2337 If you want quantity, they’ll sell you a case or a keg of big American beer; if you want quality, your eyes will tear up at the choices.

Runner Up J’s Bottle Shop 1452 Prince Ave. · 706-353-8881

Uniquely Athens Store Winner

Agora

260 W. Clayton St. · 706-316-0130 This is the kind of place you want to be sure to stop by if you’re visiting, and it’s the kind of place you like to discover when you’re out of town.

Runner Up Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother 458 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-4454

Music: Recording Studio

Winner

Chase Park Transduction

160 Winston Dr. · 706-227-0680 The perennial favorite. They’ve been at it for a long time now, helping Athens musicians find the sound they’re looking for.

Runner Up The Glow Recording Studio www.theglowrecordingstudio.com · 706-347-3323

Live Music Venue (Less than 200 Capacity) Winner

Caledonia Lounge

256 W. Clayton St. · 706-549-5577 Cram 200 people in tight, and it concentrates the sound and enhances the experience, and explains why musicians like this place as much as the patrons.

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Max – Winner: Favorite Place to Play Games, Winner: Favorite Place to be for “Last Call,” Winner: Favorite Place to Meet Someone You Would Not Bring Home to Mom

Live Music Venue (Over 200 Capacity) Winner

Georgia Theatre

215 N. Lumpkin St. · 706-850-7670 The trial by fire of the Georgia Theatre has the happy ending of showing what dedicated determination and understanding the essence of Athens music can bring to an enthusiastic community.

Runner Up 40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St. · 706-549-7871

Non-traditional Place to See Live Music Winner

Farm 255

255 W. Washington St. · 706-549-4660 The Farm has been just as inventive with our ears as it has with our stomachs, providing something different that we didn’t know we couldn’t do without.

Runner Up Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 1560 Oglethorpe Ave. · 706-353-3050

Pets & Kids: Vet Clinic

Winner

Boulevard Animal Hospital

298 Prince Ave. · 706-425-5099 A block off Boulevard, actually, but still a close-in, downtown, neighborhood vet, the one with the big metal animals in the front yard and lots o’ love for your pets.

Runner Up Hope Animal Medical Center 1150 Mitchell Bridge Rd. · 706-546-7879

Place to Take a Pet Winner

Memorial Dog Park

Runner Up Sandy Creek Dog Park 400 Bob Holman Rd. · 706-613-3631

Place to Go with Kids Winner

Memorial Park and Bear Hollow

293 Gran Ellen Dr. · 706-613-3580 Kids love Memorial Park as much as dogs love it, and for good reason. It’s in-town, it’s outside, it’s familiar but always different, changing with the seasons. Parents love it, too.

Runner Up Sandy Creek Nature Center 205 Old Commerce Rd. · 706-613-3615

298 Gran Ellen Dr. · 706-613-3580 Just say, “Memorial Park,” and you’ll start tails wagging; friends will come up to you with leashes in their mouths and smiles on their faces.

Georgia Theatre – Winner: Favorite Live Music Venue (200+ Capacity), Winner: Favorite Place to Watch the Dawgs Play

Kids’ Classes: Movement Winner

Canopy Studio

160 Tracy St. · 706-549-8501 Canopy is a wonderland for the kind of healthful, purposeful play that kids love, as if some giant had strung up a bunch of swings and ropes just for kids (and the kids in all of us).

Runner Up Dance FX 1260 S. Milledge Ave. · 706-355-3078

Kids’ Classes: Creative Winner

Treehouse Kid and Craft

815 W. Broad St. · 706-850-8226 “Creative” and “class” define Treehouse. It’s all about being creative with children, fulfilling their needs and challenging them to do it themselves.

Runner Up Good Dirt 510 N. Thomas St. · 706-355-3161

Services: Hotel

Winner

Hotel Indigo

500 College Ave. · 706-546-0430 Hotel Indigo has taught us the meaning of “boutique hotel” and has shown us how to bring big-city style and blend it in completely with the Athens scene.

Runner Up Foundry Park Inn and Spa 295 E. Dougherty St. · 706-623-0296

Photography Studio Winner

Zoomworks Porter McLeod

585 White Circle · 706-227-3777 It’s the difference between taking pictures and photography. You can see it immediately and for a lifetime when Zoomworks zeroes in on your wedding or your portrait or your party.

Runner Up Ian McFarlane Photography www.ismphotography.com · 706-338-2005

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Hair Salon

Place to Get Fit

Florist

Republic Salon

The Omni Club

Always Always Flowers

Winner

312 E. Broad St. · 706-208-5222 Upstairs downtown surrounded by old brick and big windows, relax with a glass of wine while Republic’s staff creates a revolution on your head and in your mind.

Runner Up Model Citizen 497 Prince Ave. · 706-543-3656

Stylist

Winner

Lyric Bellotte at Republic Salon

312 E. Broad St. · 706-208-5222 She’s back as a Favorite, and it’s not hard to see why. She has the experience and the talent to let hair speak for itself, continuing the conversation even as it grows out.

Runner Up Matt Wheeler at Emporium Hair and Color Salon 187 Lumpkin St. · 706-546-7598

Massage Therapist

Winner

Kimberly Morgan

270 Hawthorne Ave., Suite C · 706-612-4121 There’s sports massage, medical and spa, including Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, Bowen and myofascial release, not to mention salt scrubs. No wonder she’s popular!

Runner Up Amy Bramblett at Advanced Massage Therapies 1363 S. Milledge Ave. · 706-369-7595

Tattoo Studio

Winner

Pain and Wonder Tattoo Studio

285 W. Washington St. · 706-208-9588 They’ve been here since the beginning of tattooing in Athens, creating walkable art. Your body their canvas; their creativity your enhancement.

Runner Up Walk the Line Tattoo Co. 364 E. Broad St. · 706-369-9424

Yoga Studio

Winner

Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution

Winner

2361 W Broad St. · 706-369-3111 1055 Gaines School Rd. · 706-548-8346 Just show up; Omni will do the rest. You’ll look and feel your best, and you know that. Just do it. What are you waiting for?

Runner Up YMCA 915 Hawthorne Ave. · 706-543-6596

Adult Classes: Movement Winner

Dance FX

1260 S. Milledge Ave. · 706-355-3078 Who knew dancing could be so exhilarating? Whatever the style, Dance FX can teach it to you and your kids. You’ll be well toned, and you’ll be confident when the band strikes up.

Runner Up Canopy Studio 160 Tracy St., Ste. 6 · 706-549-8501

Adult Classes: Creative Winner

Treehouse Kid and Craft

815 W. Broad St. · 706-850-8226 It’s not just for kids, and it’s the essence of DIY, hands-on creativity and a place to do it with all the tools and materials you need.

Runner Up Good Dirt 510 N. Thomas St. · 706-355-3161

Car Repair Shop

Winner

Five Star Automotive

605 Macon Hwy. · 706-549-1315 Locally owned since 1982 by two brothers, (not Click and Clack) with the kind of personal attention you need when your car is out of sorts and out of warranty.

Runner Up Auto Tech of Athens 170 Coile Dr. · 706-549-3316

Car Dealership

Winner

Phil Hughes Honda

675 Pulaski St. · 706-461-0262 A healthy body is a healthy mind and a lot of fun, too, that becomes a way of life when practiced with the kind of gentle discipline enjoyed at Rubber Soul.

3200 Atlanta Hwy. · 706-549-3530 Just notice all the Hondas around you on the street; now you know where they come from. Phil Hughes has been here since Honda became an automobile.

Runner Up Athens Five Points Yoga 1687 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-355-3114

Runner Up Heyward Allen Toyota 2910 Atlanta Hwy. · 888-777-0611

Winner

1091 Baxter St. · 706-227-0805 They’ll sell you cut flowers or make you an arrangement of fresh or dried flowers, balloons, even. Your choice, their pleasure.

Runner Up Flowerland 823 Prince Ave. · 706-549-1884

Local Business

Winner

Avid Bookshop

493 Prince Ave. · 706-352-2060 Avid is the poster-child for a do-it-yourself-and-do-it-right local business, and it is a warm reminder of just how enjoyable it is to browse in a real book shop, to hold them in your hands.

Runner Up (tie) Hip Pops www.hippopsathens.com · 650-521-4022 Ruby Sue Graphics 532 Newton Bridge Rd. · 706-613-0028

Stuff Around Town: Non-Profit/Charity Winner

Nuçi’s Space

396 Oconee St. · 706-227-1515 A main girder in the infrastructure that supports the music scene and its musicians, supports the town, really, with its proactive reach to smooth the journeys of creative people.

Runner Up Athens Area Humane Society 1781 Mars Hill Rd. · 706-705-2247

Festival/Event

Winner

AthFest: Music, Arts, Film and Kids’ Festival www.athfest.com It started out as an attempt to drum up a little summer-doldrums business downtown while the students were gone, and it has turned into a gigantic celebration of Athens music and art and outreach.

Runner Up Twilight Criterium www.athenstwilight.com

Spa

Winner

Urban Sanctuary Spa

810 N. Chase St. · 706-613-3947 You can re-invent yourself without even leaving the ‘hood in this beautifully reclaimed space right there on Boulevard, easy to reach, hard to leave.

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Runner Up Spa @ Foundry Park Inn 295 E. Dougherty St. · 706-623-0296

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

• indicates new review 21 AND OVER (R) Two best pals (Footloose’s Miles Teller, who is a hair away from breaking big, and Pitch Perfect’s Skylar Astin) take their pal, Jeff Chang (Justin Chon), out for his 21st birthday the night before his big med school interview. Screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (their best is The Hangover; their worst is Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, though the Martin Lawrence vehicle, Rebound, isn’t far behind) make their directorial debut. Apparently, the raunchy comedy required some major changes before China would allow its release.

• AMOUR (PG-13) Amour—winner of the Best Foreign Language Oscar, Best Picture nominee and winner of the Palme d’Or—is filled with so much love, so much tenderness and so much sadness. Still deeply in love, Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Academy Award nominee Emmanuelle Riva) are enjoying their twilight years until debilitating illness strikes Anne.

Their daughter, Eva (Isabelle Huppert), offers criticisms but no assistance, leaving loving Georges to cope with caring for his wife. The intensity of Amour should come with a warning label. Amour will break your heart, and you’ll be glad it did. (Ciné) ARGO (R) Ben Affleck’s career revival continues with Argo, earning Best Writing and Best Picture Award from the Academy, as well as a Golden Globe. Revealing the once classified story of how the CIA rescued six American hostages in the midst of the Iranian Revolution, Argo is both an intriguing modern history lesson and a compelling Hollywood thriller.

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (PG-13) The latest YA adaptation to battle through the Twilight comparisons, Beautiful Creatures, based off the first book of Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Caster Chronicles probably owes more to HBO’s vampire hit, “True Blood.” Set in the South Carolina hamlet of Gatlin, Beautiful Creatures excels at lurid overwroughtness, from the romantic professions to the accents to the acting, and that is meant as a compliment.

• DARK SKIES (PG-13) I am far from a fan of director Scott Stewart’s first two movies, the dual Paul Bettany special effects-acles Legion and Priest.

Working with a Paranormal Activity and Insidious producer, Stewart crafts a decent haunted house movie that substitutes ETs for ghosts or demons.

The Barretts, led by Josh Hamilton (The House of Yes) and Keri Russell (having a nice renaissance on FX’s intriguing, ‘80s-set, Soviet spies among us drama, “The Americans”), live an idyllic suburban life with their two boys, Jesse (Dakota Goyo) and Sam (Kadan Rockett). Sure, they are struggling financially like everyone else in the Great Recession, but they get by until strange happenings like lost time and freak bird suicides begin plaguing them. The competition is weak, but Dark Skies is 2013’s best scary movie yet.

DJANGO UNCHAINED (R) Slave Django (Jamie Foxx) is freed by dentist-turned-bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Christoph Waltz).

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. (Ciné) ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (PG) A space adventurer, Scorch Supernova (v. Brendan Fraser), is captured on Earth by the villainous General Shanker (v. William Shatner). Shanker is making a fortune off his alien captives’ technological innovations. His latest prisoner is Scorch’s brainy brother, Gary (v. Rob Corddry, an odd vocal choice considering his comic persona is certainly not built around his intelligence). Now the Supernova bros must work together to get back home. The animation is as shiny as the story is recycled.

THE GENDER CHIP PROJECT (NR) Despite the majority of undergraduates in America being women, only 20 percent are seeking engineering and computer science degrees. The documentary follows five women majoring in the sciences, engineering and math at Ohio State University. (UGA MLC, Room 148) A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (R) Will audiences find Bruce Willis’ New York Detective John McClane running into trouble for a fifth time, in Russia, with his CIA operative son (Jack Reacher’s Jai Courtney), believable?

Will it matter? Maybe. R-rated action is not doing so hot, with Arnold’s The Last Stand and Sly’s Bullet to the Head both underperforming their already low expectations. Respectable but

C I N E M AS Movie showtimes are not available by our deadline. Please check cinema websites for accurate information.

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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unexciting action director John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines, Flight of the Phoenix, The Omen and Max Payne) should be better than Live and Let Die Hard’s Len Wiseman.

THE GUILT TRIP (PG-13) Certainly not as laughless as its trailers suggest, The Guilt Trip mines some genuine comic chemistry between its leads, Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand, as Andy Brewster, a son traveling across the country with his mother, Joyce. The many car-bound scenes featuring just the two stars generate the movie’s biggest laughs.

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

struggling to make ends meet. Having his identity stolen by friendless Diana (McCarthy) only further aggravates his financial distress. In desperation, Sandy travels to Florida to bring his tormentor to justice.

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG-13) Bryan Singer’s new film sounds really interesting. The lengthy peace between man and giant is threatened by a young farmer (Nicholas Hoult), who ventures onto giant land in search of a kidnapped princess. And all this occurs in a modern-day world. m THE LAST EXORCISM: PART II (PG-13) Ummm, I thought the whole point of the more than acceptable first film was that it was the LAST exorcism.

Poor Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell, from the recommended original) tries to start over after the tragic events of the first movie, but evil forces have other plans for her. Eli Roth, acting as producer, is the biggest name attached to this needless, but hopefully worthwhile, horror sequel. Indie filmmaker Ed Gass-Donnelly (Small Town Murder

Voted Athens’ least favorite massage therapist (Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton) grow up to be traveling hunters of deadly witches.

A HAUNTED HOUSE (R) In this found footage horror spoof, a young couple, Malcolm and Keisha (Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins), move into their dream home, only to learn a demon is already in residence. Soon, Keisha is possessed, and Malcolm hires a priest, psychic, ghostbusters, whomever he can find that could help save his sex life. The trailers look as miserably unfunny as one would expect from this creative team. With Alanna Ubach, Nick Swardson, David Koechner and Cedric the Entertainer as Father Doug.

HYDE PARK ON HUDSON (R) The surprisingly versatile Bill Murray looks to make a fine 32nd president. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s love affair with his cousin, Margaret Stuckley (Laura Linney), becomes the focus of a 1939 weekend visit from the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman). Director Roger Michell previously helmed Notting Hill, Changing Lanes, Venus and 2010’s Morning Glory; this film looks like it could be better than all of those combined. With Rushmore’s Olivia Williams as Eleanor Roosevelt. (Ciné) IDENTITY THIEF (R) Unfortunately, stars Melissa McCarthy (an Oscar nominee for Bridesmaids) and Jason Bateman are better than this moreannoying-than-funny odd couple road comedy. With two kids and another on the way, Sandy Patterson (Bateman) is

Songs) got the call to helm this flick, his biggest to date.

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 (Academy Award nominee 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.

OFFICE SPACE (R) 1999. Though this film from Mike Judge, creator of “Beavis and Butthead” and “King of the Hill,” fizzled at the box office, it has subsequently blossomed on DVD and cable. (UGA Tate Theatre) ONE LIFE (NR) 2011. The BBC compiles some of its aww-inspiring and technologically advanced footage of wild animals moving through the stages of their lives to create a cohesive look at the path of all living things.

Narrated by Daniel Craig.

OSCAR SHORTS (NR) The Oscar nominated Live Action and Animated Shorts Programs return to Ciné. This year’s Live Action nominees include Oscar winner “Curfew” from the U.S., South Africa’s “Asad,” Afghanistan’s “Buzkashi Boys,” Belgium/France’s “Death of a Shadow” and Canada’s “Henry.” The Animated Short Film

nominees are Disney’s Oscar winner “Paperman,” “Head Over Heels,” “The Longest Daycare” featuring Maggie Simpson, “Fresh Guacamole” and “Adam and Dog.” (Ciné) 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. PHANTOM (R) Ed Harris and David Duchovny play Russians in a Cold War era Soviet submarine, playing chicken with the ship’s nuclear missile.

I liked Crimson Tide and ABC’s “The Last Resort”; I’m not so sure about its pinko commie cousin. Writer-director Todd Robinson has little to recommend him save writing one of Ridley Scott’s least memorable pictures, White Squall. Robinson’s own previous feature, Lonely Hearts, is marked by a top-heavy cast including John Travolta, James Gandolfini and Salma Hayek.

A PLACE AT THE TABLE (PG) This new documentary from the same production company that released Food, Inc. examines the hunger pangs felt by millions of Americans every day. Thankfully, filmmakers Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush also offer solutions.

REINCARNATED (NR) 2012. Hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg changes his name to Snoop Lion in this documentary, traveling to Jamaica to release a reggae record of the same name as the film and converting to Rastafarianism. Mar. 5 only. (40 Watt) RISE OF THE GUARDIANS (PG) Author William Joyce’s very cool idea is brought to the big screen by firsttime animated feature director Peter Ramsey and fantastical executive producer Guillermo del Toro. Holiday legends North (aka Santa, who is voiced very Russianly by Alec Baldwin), Bunny (v. Hugh Jackman) and Tooth (v.

Isla Fisher) are joined by Jack Frost (v.

Chris Pine) as they do battle with the evil Pitch (v. Jude Law).

SAFE HAVEN (PG-13) One thing I enjoy about reviewing movies is having a readymade excuse for watching sappy romances like Safe Haven.

I’ve been curious as to what the big mystery is since the first trailer; plus, Julianne Hough is really attractive.

Unfortunately, the latest Nicholas Sparks adaptation, set in another North Carolina paradise, is one solved mystery away from just being one couple’s two hour how we met story.

SIDE EFFECTS (R) Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has intimated that Side Effects is his final film, which is a shame. The Academy Award winning director would be going out at the top of his game, but with a movie that feels more good than great. However, Side Effects, written by Soderbergh’s writing collaborator on The Informant! and Contagion, is hard to talk about without spoiling any of the many entertaining twists.

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R) David O. Russell’s dram-rom-com and multiple Academy Award nominee 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 winner Jennifer Lawrence), who lost it after the death of her husband. Instead of exacerbating each other’s unhealthy flaws, the relationship between these two cracked souls heals both, much to the surprise of everyone.

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. (UGA Tate) SOUND CITY (NR) Dave Grohl directs his first picture with a documentary about analog recording at the famous Sound City Studios in L.A. Mar. 5 only.

(40 Watt) • SNITCH (PG-13) The new actioner from The Rock, né Dwayne Johnson, is a lot more serious than you’d expect a movie from a former stuntman, director Ric Roman Waugh. Construction bigwig John Matthews (Johnson) will do anything to lessen his son Jason’s jail time after a drug arrest.

Matthews convinces one of his ex-con employees, Daniel (Jon Bernthal, late of “The Walking Dead”), to introduce him to a drug dealer, Malik (Michael K. Williams, aka Omar Little aka Chalky White), in order to cut a deal with federal prosecutor Joanne Keeghan (Susan Sarandon).

STOKER (R) Buzz is positive for Chan-wook Park’s English language debut. A young woman, India (Mia Wasikowska, Alice in Wonderland), becomes infatuated with her mysterious Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode), who comes to live with her and her mother (Nicole Kidman) after the death of India’s father. With a cast also including Dermot Mulroney, two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver and Harmony Korine, I must admit to being stoked.

TERRAFERMA (NR) 2011. The fifth annual Cinecitta series, sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages, continues with Terraferma.

In Respiro filmmaker Emanuele Crialese’s latest movie, a group of immigrants complicate the lives of a Sicilian family. (UGA MLC, Room 148) THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN—PART 2 (PG-13) Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenon concludes as satisfactorily as one would expect, though Breaking Dawn—Part 1 exceeds its follow-up, mostly thanks to the former’s more horrific plot. Part 2’s concluding battle merely proves Meyer’s nonmonsters aren’t really vampires; they are romantic superheroes.

WARM BODIES (PG-13) Having witnessed many a zombie apocalypse, I can say with complete assuredness that Warm Bodies is not your usual end of the world via the flesh-eating living dead flick. This zomrom stars X-Men: First Class’ Nicholas Hoult (poised for a big year with March’s Jack the Giant Slayer) as R, who is not your typical zombie. Blessed (or cursed) with a rather rich inner life, R still munches brains but he’s conflicted about it, especially after meeting Julie (Teresa Palmer, Take Me Tonight).

WRECK-IT RALPH (PG) In Disney’s latest, Wreck-It Ralph (v. John C. Reilly), the bad guy from popular arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr., decides he wants to be a good guy. Leaving the safety of his own regenerating world, Ralph enters a Halo-ish first-person shooter named Hero’s Duty in search of a medal.

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Firefighters and the Television shows couple’s daughter, Eva like “The Walking (Isabelle Huppert), Dead” or “Boardwalk discover Anne’s corpse Empire” routinely in the first scene, show characters chopso there’s no false ping, hacking and suspense generated blowing away zombies

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Haneke is interested Fictional graphic carin simplicity, stripping the narrative down to nage is no longer relegated to “R” or unrated dramatic essentials and then observing his gore movies; now millions of viewers enjoy it actors inhabit the space of the frame and in every day of the week. Ironically, filmmakers their interactions with realism and honesty. are shy of examining death in a realistic fashThat’s the intent at least. In the past, at his ion, let alone aging. Haneke does both here, worst, Haneke’s objective distancing effects and the result is one of the finest movies of can feel manipulative. At his best, he is cold 2012, and it should rank alongside Make Way and punishing, dealing out a strict moral with for Tomorrow and Tokyo Story as another prothe finesse of an obsessed taskmaster. foundly poignant movie about aging.

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Tuesday 26 EVENTS: Thanks for the Memories (ACC Library) In honor of the library’s 100th birthday in 2013, a video camera is set up in the board room for patrons to record their favorite library memories. The videos will be shown at the library’s dedication and birthday celebration on Apr. 7, and be archived on www.boomersinathens.org. Also by appointment. 3–7 p.m. FREE! mdarnell@athenslibrary.org FILM: America the Beautiful (Miller Learning Center, Room 248) A documentary that examines America’s obsession with physical perfection. 5:30–7:15 p.m. FREE! dwalters@uhs.uga.edu FILM: La Prima Cosa Bella (Miller Learning Center, Room 148) A 2010 Italian dram-com about a mother/ son relationship from the ‘70s to the present. In Italian with English subtitles. Part of the fifth annual Cinecittà Film Series. 7 p.m. FREE! pizzuti@uga.edu FILM: Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) The GA Climate Change Coalition hosts a documentary film with filmmaker Jeff Barrie and GA Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols. 5:30 p.m. FREE! andrew.s.lane@us.army. mil 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: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9–11 p.m. 706353-0305 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) Stories for toddlers.

9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Willson Center Lecture (UGA Chapel) Writer, journalist, DJ and founder of Chimurenga magazine Ntone Edjabe speaks about “Diagnosing the Chimurenga Chronic.” 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Special Collections Tour (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Tour the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book

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and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/scl MEETINGS: Green Scene (Hotel Indigo) A networking happy hour and educational event on the last Tuesday of each month. This month Joe Dunlop gives a presentation on the Sustainable Industry Roundtable, a group of local business leaders.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.usgbcga.org PERFORMANCE: Piano Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Steven Spooner of the University of Kansas faculty gives a piano recital. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.pac.uga.edu

Wednesday 27 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) Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, in the galleries for an in-depth discussion of a few selected works from the exhibition “William H. Johnson: An American Modern.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.com CLASSES: 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).

6:60–8:30. $8. 706-338-6613 CLASSES: Multicolor Screenprint (Double Dutch Press) Two-part workshop covering the basics of multi-color design and printing registration. 6:30 p.m. $75. www. doubledutchpress.com CLASSES: One Color Screenprint Workshop (Double Dutch Press) Learn the basics from image production to finished product and reclaimed screen. 6–8 p.m. $50. www.doubledutchpress.com CLASSES: Spicy Salsa Dancing (Jerzee’s Sports Bar) Learn how to Salsa. Wednesdays. 9–10 p.m. (lesson), 10 p.m.–1 a.m. (dancing). $3, $5 (under 21). dg2003@yahoo.com CLASSES: Jewelry Class (Athena Jewelers) Learn how to use a jeweler’s saw, solder, set stones and more. Light snacks and drinks provided. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $15/hr.

706-549-6869, www.athenajewelers.com EVENTS: 3rd Annual Protect Athens Music Conference & Clinic (The Melting Point) Panels include musicians discussing their careers, music business professionals discussing issues like digital streaming, the decline of album sales, liscensing and recent changes in record labels, and legal professionals discussing the legal climate

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FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Five Points location) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday.

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FREE! 706-546-7050 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.

FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Murder Mystery Night (Oconee County Library) Play a round of Clue while eating spaghetti, then watch a movie to discover the culprit. Ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 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 LECTURES & LIT: History Lecture (Miller Learning Center, Room 213) “Flush Times and Fever Dreams: A Story of Capitalism and Slavery in the Age of Jackson,” by history professor Joshua Rothman, University of Alabama. 4:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-8848 LECTURES & LIT: Willson Center Lecture (Miller Learning Center, Room 148) Edgar Schneider speaks about “World Englishes: New

Celtic Crossroads will perform at the UGA Hodgson Concert Hall on Monday, Mar. 4.

Language Forms Mushrooming in New Contexts.” 4 p.m. FREE! www. willson.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Lecture on Slavery (UGA Tate Student Center) Tonya Groomes speaks about the incorrect belief that slavery ended with the Civil War. She was featured in Slavery by Another Name, a book and documentary telling the story of the forced labor of AfricanAmericans. 6:15–7:30 p.m. FREE! rgroomes@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: International Affairs Lecture (UGA Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute) “Washington Think Tanks and America Policy Toward Latin America: Why Think Tanks are Influential and Why Universities are Not, and Why You Just Might Want to Work There,” by Dr. Howard J. Wiarda. 4–5 p.m. FREE! www.lacsi. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Origins of Biomolecules (UGA Chapel) Claiborne Glover explores the location, energy sources and mechanisms by which the molecular precursors of life were fashioned.

7 p.m. FREE! www.originslectures. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Democrats Book Club (Tlaloc El Mexicano Restaurant, Watkinsville) A discussion on Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m.

FREE! patricia.priest@yahoo.com PERFORMANCE: Boston Pops (The Classic Center) Conductor Keith Lockhart and the orchestra present a “Bright Lights, Big City” tribute to the Big Apple with works

by Bernstein, Gerswhin and Duke Ellington. Special guest, vocalist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway, joins the orchestra in a tribute to Barbra Streisand. 8 p.m. $85–125. www.classiccenter.com PERFORMANCE: Guitar Recital (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) Master’s student John Jackson on guitar. 5 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: “Taking Flight” (UGA Dance Theatre) The UGA Department of Dance’s CORE

Concert Dance Company will perform “Taking Flight” as its annual season show. The 65-minute program will feature the artistic mastery of movement on bungee, triple trapeze, lyra, silks and cyr—all enhanced with music, film and lighting effects. See Calendar Pick on p.

35. 8 p.m. $15, $10 (UGA students, seniors).pac.uga.edu THEATRE: Must Go On (UGA Fine Arts Building) The UGA Theatre stages a new play by UGA professor John Kundert-Gibbs. Feb. 27–Mar. 2, 8 p.m. Mar. 3, 2:30 p.m. $12–15. www.pac.uga.edu

Thursday 28 ART: Director’s Lecture (Georgia Museum of Art) Join GMOA Director William U. Eiland for a lecture on the work of Abstract Expressionist artist John Haley. Held in conjunction with the exhibition “John Haley: Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist.” 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. com ART: Opening Reception (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) For the exhibit “AFLAT: A Funky Little Art Thing,” an annual art show featuring selected student works from grades K–12 in the Morgan County School System. The reception features the Morgan County Middle and High School jazz bands. 3:30–6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.mmcc-arts.org ART: Opening Reception (Gainesville State College Student Resource Center) For art by Isabelle Daniel, Stacy Koffman and Kate Windley, professors at UNG Oconee.

12 p.m. FREE! www.ung.edu ART: Student Night (Georgia Museum of Art) Join the Student Association of the Georgia Museum of Art for a night of food, fun and DIY projects for all attendees.

8–10:30 p.m. FREE! gmoastudent@ gmail.com CLASSES: Adult Doll Making Class (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Lindsay Troutman instructs on how to needle felt a doll. $50. 7–9:30 p.m. $50. www.treehousekidandcraft. com

CLASSES: Scottish Country Dance Classes (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Social dancing at its liveliest with jigs, reels and strathspeys. Bring your dancing shoes. Every Thursday, 7–9 p.m. $3. dabmillier@google.com EVENTS: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Percentage Night (Genco Import Co.) Genco will donate 30% of the day’s profits to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in remembrance of Professor Bobby Friedmann. 5 p.m.–2 a.m. 706-354-0203 EVENTS: CASA Child Advocate Orientation (Children First) Information meeting for CASA volunteers, community members who ensure care for abused or neglected local children. Volunteers are required to undergo 40 hours of training online and in a group. Visit website for application. 6–7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.childrenfirst-inc.org/ athens-oconee-casa.html 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 FILM: Office Space (UGA Tate Student Center, Tate Theatre) A comedy cult classic that follows the misadventures of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel. 8 p.m. $1–2. www.tate.uga. edu/movies FILM: Before the Memories Fade: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement (Morton Theatre) Written and directed by documentary filmmaker Keith B. Plummer, this film brings together a series of first-hand accounts from several icons of the Civil Rights Movement, also focusing on some of the lesser known stories from various “footsoldiers” of the movement. 7–9 p.m. $10. www.mortontheatre.com, www. beforethememoriesfade.com GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706354-1515

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students, seniors) The UGA Department of Dance’s CORE Concert Dance Company of Contemporary and Aerial Dance will perform “Taking Flight” as its annual season show. The 65-minute program will feature UGA dance students and guest artists from around the world who will demonstrate their artistic mastery of movement on bungee, triple trapeze, lyra, silks and cyr—all enhanced with music, film and lighting effects. This dynamic performance seeks to “explore an aeronautical journey pushing the boundaries of dance into flight.” At the very least, this should be a unique opportunity to see some serious Cirque du Soleilstyle moves. Tickets can be purchased at the Tate Student Center, by calling 706-542-8579, online at pac.uga.edu or at the door beginning at 7 p.m. the evening of the performance. [Christina Cotter]

(door) The title of Clem Snide’s 2011 EP had a pretty obvious choice: Clem Snide’s Journey. It’s a literal description—the six tracks were delightfully bare acoustic covers of Journey tunes. More than that, though, the title was an apropos pun that encapsulated a lengthy period of creative exploration for the band and its enigmatic

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The Spring Experimentaler Go Bar · 9 p.m. · $5 While you were sleeping, the Athens underground erupted into a prismatic display of synthy psychedelia, a nouveau showcase of drones, loops and other such sound manipulation. Never mind the “rock and roll is dead” chatter emanating from the tubes; what our guitarless local groups are putting forth is not so much a rejection of punk but an otherworldly embrace of its most centric principles. The lineup for the second installment in the incipient Experimentaler series includes partnered sonic scientists Grant and Rachel Evans (the latter performing as Motion Sickness of Time Travel), along with radar-skirting psych tribe Cult of Riggonia, beat-heavy visualists Future Ape Tapes and dancedamaged vibe hunters The Dream Scene,

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Flint, MI native Jeremy Quentin now resides in Philadelphia, but the dusty, delicate folk music of his one-man project Small Houses is laden with the same stoic heartache that has come to characterize his hometown. Quentin’s songs are understated and evocative, explorations of our emotional connections to the physical world. If we’re making comparisons, Small Houses often sounds like a more restrained version of The Tallest Man on Earth; Quentin is a fine fingerpicker, but like Kristian Matsson, this songwriter’s voice is his most powerful instrument, an aching half-whisper that can be simply ruinous if wrapped around the right lyric. Wonderful local sister duo The Skipperdees shares the bill, as does another folky Flint product, Under White Pines. [G.V.]

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KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library) Bring your pajama-clad kids in for a set of stories and a bedtime snack. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Journey Through the Stars (Sandy Creek Nature Center) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animals in the Sky.â&#x20AC;? Find out what creatures are hidden among the stars while viewing constellations in the new planetarium and meet a resident animal of Sandy Creek. Pre-register by Feb. 27. 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. $7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. 706613-3615, www.athensclarkecounty. com/sandycreeknaturecenter KIDSTUFF: Family Dinner Night (Earth Fare CafĂŠ) Kids eat free every Thursday with one $5 adult purchase of prepared foods. Good for up to six kids, ages 12 & under. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $5.

706-227-1717 LECTURES & LIT: Gender Transcender (Miller Learning Center, Room 214) â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Lead Like a Girl.â&#x20AC;? UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LGBT resource center hosts a discussion about gender roles as it relates to leadership and the workplace. 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! www.lgbtcenter.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Willson Center Lecture (UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries) Paul Zanker, professor of ancient art history at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy, gives a lecture, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Arch of Constantine: A Monument of the Roman Senate.â&#x20AC;? 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Tuskegee Airmen Panel Discussion (UGA Chapel) Two members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first AfricanAmerican military aviators in the American armed forces, will participate in a panel discussion. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.msp.uga.edu MEETINGS: CCDC Meeting (Multiple Choices for Independent Living) The Clarke County Democratic Committee (CCDC) will be honoring Election 2012 volunteers. 6 p.m. FREE! www. clarkedemocrats.com PERFORMANCE: Guest Recital (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) Mike Forbes of the Sotto Voce quartet performs on tuba. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Student winners of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music concerto competition perform solos on clarinet, voice, trumpet, piano and flute.

8 p.m. $5-10. www.pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking Flightâ&#x20AC;? (UGA Dance Theatre) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. $15, $10 (UGA students, seniors).pac.uga.edu THEATRE: Must Go On (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Feb. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 2, 8 p.m. Mar. 3, 2:30 p.m. $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.pac.uga.edu

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ART: Folk to Fine Arts Festival & Expo (Commerce Civic Center) An indoor arts show featuring both fine artists and folk artists. Artist reception featuring live music from Blue Billy Grit. Mar. 1; admission includes entrance to remainder of festival. Mar. 1, 5-10 p.m., $15 & Mar. 2 & 3, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $7. www.folk-finearts.com ART: Opening Reception (OCAF) An exhibit in celebration of Youth Art Month features over 150 works by students attending 12 schools located in Oconee County. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m.

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ART: Arcade Show (Flashback Games) An exhibit of video gameinspired works by local artists.

Admission includes unlimited gaming. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. $8. www.flashbackgames.org ART: A Journey in Quilts (Oconee County Civic Center) Cotton Patch Quilters present over 200 quilts as well as vendors and boutiques. Mar. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. & Mar. 3, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6. 706-769-3902 EVENTS: Red Clay Environmental Law Conference (UGA Dean Rusk Hall, Larry Walker Room) Explore the environmental costs and benefits of sustainable business, government and energy in Georgia with the UGA School of Law. Register by Feb. 27.

9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2:30 p.m. FREE! (UGA faculty, staff & students), $10. www.law. uga.edu/red-clay-conference FILM: Lincoln: A Roundtable Discussion (Miller Learning Center, Room 248) A panel and audience discussion of the Oscarnominated film by Steven Spielberg and its implications. 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu FILM: Skyfall (UGA Tate Student Center, Tate Theatre) Bondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. 3, 6 & 9 p.m. $1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2. www.tate.uga.edu/movies KIDSTUFF: Dr. Seuss Birthday Fun (Rocksprings Community Center) Celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss with whimsical crafts, games, refreshments and rhymes. For ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. Register by Feb. 26. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. $3. www.athensclarkecouty. com/rocksprings MEETINGS: Rendezvous (The Globe) Sapph.fire presents a new social gathering for lesbian and bisexual women in Athens. Live music by DJ EL Boogie. Donated profits benefit Project Safe. Ages 18 & up. 10 p.m. $5. www.facebook. com/sapphfire.athens PERFORMANCE: Student Recital (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student Benjamin Rollings performs on piano. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Indian Music Conference (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Narayanan Muralikrishnan, veena performer, teacher and advocate of Carnatic music Indian performs with his family and friends. 8 p.m. www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking Flightâ&#x20AC;? (UGA Dance Theatre) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. $15, $10 (UGA students, seniors).pac.uga.edu THEATRE: Winnie the Pooh (Athens Little Playhouse) Athens Little Playhouse presents its production drawn from beloved stories by A.A. Milne. Mar. 1 & 8, 7:30 p.m.

Mar. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 & 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10, 3 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net THEATRE: To Kill a Mockingbird (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Rose of Athens Theatere performs the classic story based on the novel by Harper Lee. 7 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16. www.roseofathens.org THEATRE: Happy Days and You Two Talk (In Flew Itity) (Town and Gown Players) Both short plays,

by Samuel Beckett and Ed Pavlic, respectively, are about people finding their way out of odd circumstances. The plays show in the same evening. Mar. 1 & 2, 8 p.m. & Mar. 3, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATRE: Must Go On (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Feb. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 2, 8 p.m. Mar. 3, 2:30 p.m. $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.pac.uga.edu

Saturday 2 ART: A Journey in Quilts (Oconee County Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description Mar. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. & Mar. 3, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6. 706-769-3902 ART: Folk to Fine Arts Festival & Expo (Commerce Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description Mar. 1, 5-10 p.m., $15 & Mar. 2 & 3, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $7. www.folkfinearts.com EVENTS: First Saturday Contra Dance (Lay Park) Beginner instruction at 7:15 p.m. Cattywampas performs. 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10:30 p.m. $4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8. www. contradanceathens.com EVENTS: Exotic Birds and Reptiles Presentation (State Botanical Garden) Ray Hodge teaches about cockatoos, owls, lizards and snakes with a hands-on presentation. 10 a.m. $5/person, $20/family. www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: National Eating Disorders Association Walk (UGA Health Center) Hosted by For Loving Yourself. 9:30 a.m. $15. www.nedawalks.org/athens2013

the Athens Pregnancy Center, Mercy Health Center and Project Safe. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. FREE! www.cbathens. org EVENTS: Constellation Walk (3 Porch Farm) With visiting artist Suko Presseau. Part of ATHICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I Feel Fineâ&#x20AC;? exhibit. Email for directions. 8 p.m. 3porchfarm@ gmail.com, www.athica.org EVENTS: 22nd Annual Starry, Starry Night (Woodruff Pottery) Evening includes dinner, Wheel of Fortune, silent and live Auctions featuring Sam Williamson, and entertainment from the Cedar Shoals High School Advanced Ensemble and DJ Keith Hill. Proceeds benefit Prevent Child Abuse Athens. Call or email for tickets or to sponsor a table. 6:30 p.m. $100. 706-5469713, pberger@pcaathens.org, www. pcaathens.org EVENTS: Caribbean Night (Morton Theatre) Caribbean cultural showcase presented by UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caribbean Student Association incorporating dance, music, food and song. 5 p.m. www.mortontheatre.com KIDSTUFF: Read Across America (ACC Library) Celebrate Read

The UGA CORE Dance Company performs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking Flightâ&#x20AC;? at the UGA New Dance Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Saturday, Mar. 2 EVENTS: UGA Law School Equal Justice Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 28th Annual Auction (The Melting Point) EJF works to provide stipends for summer law clerks working in unpaid, public interest positions. 6 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com EVENTS: Scrabble Tournament (Athens Technical College) The second annual Letters for Literacy Scrabble Tournament benefits adult literacy in Athens. Participants may register alone or in teams of two.

Ages 13 & above. Register online

by Feb. 25. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20. www. athensliteracy.org/scrabble EVENTS: Run 4 Red (Sandy Creek Park) A 5 or 10.1K running race held by the East Georgia Red Cross to raise money for disaster relief. Race includes awards, door prizes and health screenings. Register online.

1 p.m. (5K) or 2 p.m. (10.1K) www. redcross.com, www.run4red.com EVENTS: Community Carnival (Calvary Baptist Church) A carnival with inflatables, games, food and free health screenings. Learn about community organizations such as

Across America and Dr. Seussâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; birthday with a special storytime. 2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.

FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Athens Kids Expo (The Classic Center) A day of family fun.

Activities include miniature golf, petting zoo, inflatables, character appearances, interactive booths and performances. All proceeds benefit the Wee Read Program for Oconee and Clarke Counties, which mails local children ages 5 & under one free, age-appropriate hardback book each month. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $5. www.athenskidsexpo.com KIDSTUFF: Dr. Seussâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Birthday Party (Barnes & Noble) Kappa Delta Pi hosts storytime and crafts for Dr. Seussâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; birthday. 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m.

FREE! www.kdp.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Eighth Annual WIPI Conference (UGA School of Law) Gun control, homelessness, affirmative action, alternative courts and LGBT rights are among the topics of UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daylong Working in the

Public Interest Conference. Register

by Feb. 28. 9 a.m. FREE! (UGA faculty, staff & students), $10. www.law. uga.edu/news/16358 PERFORMANCE: “Taking Flight” (UGA Dance Theatre) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. $15, $10 (UGA students, seniors).pac.uga.edu THEATRE: Winnie the Pooh (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description Mar. 1 & 8, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 2–3 & 9–10, 3 p.m. $5–10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net THEATRE: Must Go On (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Feb. 27–Mar. 2, 8 p.m. Mar. 3, 2:30 p.m. $12–15. www.pac.uga.edu

Sunday 3 ART: A Journey in Quilts (Oconee County Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description Mar. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & Mar. 3, 12–4 p.m. $3–6. 706-769-3902 ART: Panel Discussion (ATHICA) “The Apocalypse Didn’t HappenNow What?” Moderated by Susannah Darrow with exhibiting local artists Liz Fuller and Anthony Wislar, visiting artist Suko Presseau and Emory scholar Meredith Kooi.

Part of ATHICA’s exhibit “And I Feel Fine.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org ART: Opening Reception (The Myers and Bertelsmann Galleries at Athens Academy) For “Color and Clay: Art in Harmony,” featuring the works of painter Charles Warnock and photographer Cindy Lou Farley.

2–4 p.m. FREE! 706-549-9225 ART: Youth Art Month Show Opening Reception (UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries) Clarke County hosts its annual show of artwork done by students attenting elementary, middle and high schools in the county. 2–3:30 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Folk to Fine Arts Festival & Expo (Commerce Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description Mar. 1, 5-10 p.m., $15 & Mar. 2 & 3, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $7. www.folkfinearts.com CLASSES: Yoga for Athletes and Fitness (Total Training Yoga Studio) Designed for runners, cyclists and anyone interested in becoming a better athlete. 6–7:30 p.m. $10. totaltrainingctr@gmail.com CLASSES: Glass Fusing (Good Dirt) Learn how to create windchimes or suncatchers. Register online. 2–4 p.m. $50. www.gooddirt.net GAMES: Trivia (Amici) Test your skills. 9 p.m. 706-353-0000 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 PERFORMANCE: From the Top (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) UGA hosts the weekly NPR radio broadcast of talented young musicians performing classical music on their chosen instruments. 3 p.m. $20–54. www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: Must Go On (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Feb. 27–Mar. 2, 8 p.m. Mar. 3, 2:30 p.m. $12–15. www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: Winnie the Pooh (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description Mar. 1 & 8, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 2–3 & 9–10, 3 p.m. $5–10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net

Monday 4 CLASSES: CPR and First Aid Certification Course (Athens Technical College) On Athens Tech’s Athens campus. Email or call for reservation. 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m. $64.

706-369-5876, bmoody@athenstech.edu EVENTS: Dance Class and Dance Party (The Office Lounge) Learn the beginner’s Electric Slide, Good Times, Biker’s Shuffle and other line dances with DJ Lady Lov. 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/officeathens EVENTS: PESA Summit 2013 (UGA Tate Student Center, Grand Hall) The Professional Entertainment and Sports Association at the Terry College of Business hosts its annual conference featuring nine panels and two keynote speakers. Sponsored by the Recording Academy. Register

by Feb. 25. 9 a.m.–5:30 .m. $15-20. www.pesasummit.com FILM: The Gender Chip Project (Miller Learning Center, Room 148) A look at women in science, following five women studying the sciences, engineering and math at Ohio State University. 7 p.m. FREE! www. iws.uga.edu GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

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

FREE! 706-543-8997 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. If you want to be heard and want to make the library a better place for teens, this is your chance to be involved. Creativity and leadership traits are necessary. Ages 11–18. Registration required. 7-8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Stories before bedtime; pajamas encouraged. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Federation of Neighborhoods Program (Old Fire Hall #2) This month’s program features a panel discussion about the Athens downtown development plan. The ideas gathered will inform the development of a new National Issues Forums discussion guide that offers common sense approaches to transcending partisanship and finding common ground at the community level. All are welcome. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.accneighborhoods.org PERFORMANCE: Bulldog Brass Quintet (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) The premier graduate brass quintet of UGA includes students from across the globe. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Celtic Crossroads (UGA Performing Arts Center) Traditional Irish music fused with Eastern European gypsy, American bluegrass, jazz and world music, played by seven musicians playing instruments from around the world and accompanied by Irish dancers. 8 p.m. $20–42. www.pac. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Master’s Recital (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) Brooke Rutledge performs on clarinet. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu k continued on next page

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Tuesday 5 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 ART: Opening Reception (ARTiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge) For floral and still life paintings by Nethie Lockhart. Light refreshments provided. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. FREE! www.artinisartlounge.com EVENTS: GLOBES Social Mixer (Georgia Center Hotel, Dawg House Bar & Grill) Unwind with UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LGBTQ group. Nicole Cashin, coordinator of Citizen Advocacy will speak at 7 p.m. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! www.globes.uga.edu FILM: Film Screenings (40 Watt Club) Sound City is a documentary film directed by Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) about the history of Los Angeles recording studio Sound City Studios. A screening of Snoop Lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary, Reincarnated, will follow at 9 p.m. 7 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com FILM: Terraferma (Miller Learning Center, Room 148) A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island. Part of the fifth annual CinecittĂ Film Series.

7 p.m. FREE! pizzuti@uga.edu 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: Trivia (Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: 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 LECTURES & LIT: Darl Snyder Lecture (UGA Chapel) African historian Toyin Falola will speak about â&#x20AC;&#x153;African Immigrants in the United States and Subatomic Agents of Culture.â&#x20AC;? 10 a.m. FREE! www.afrstu. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Willson Center Lecture (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Valerie Babb, director of the Institute for African American Studies at UGA, presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Footballs of Diaspora: Reflections on the Wanderer.â&#x20AC;? Pre-event cocktail hour at 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. willson.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Preservation Award Winner Tour (Evergreen Community Garden) The H. T. Edwards Complex was awarded a 2012 Preservation Award for Outstanding Rehabilitation by the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation.

Smith Wilson, David Stubbs and Lynn Jones lead a tour of the complex and explain its historical significance. RSVP. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $10. athenaeumclub@gmail.com LECTURES & LIT: Special Collections Tour (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Tour the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/scl

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MEETINGS: Athens Radio Club Meeting (Fire Station #3) The Athens Radio Club is for individuals looking to be involved in Ham radio through mentoring, educating, encouraging one another in achieving those goals, and providing opportunities for one another.

7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensradioclub.org PERFORMANCE: Faculty Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) UGA faculty violinist Shakhida Azimkhodjaeva gives a recital. 8 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.pac.uga.edu

Wednesday 6 CLASSES: SALSAthens (Little Kings Shuffle Club) See Array listing for full description 6:60â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30. $8. 706338-6613 CLASSES: 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).

GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub 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: Teen Craft Night (Oconee County Library) Bring a project or learn a new hobby.

Materials provided. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18.

6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: 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 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.

FREE! 706-354-1195

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com JOE CAT Local singer-songwriter tells stories about his life. Come get to know him!

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com RED OAK SOUTHERN STRING BAND This Watkinsville-based band plays rootsy Americana tunes.

Mirko Pasta 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5641 (Gaines School Rd. location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Local singer-songwriter Louis Phillip Pelot performs folk and country. Currently working on his debut album!

Nowhere Bar Tuesday Night Confessional. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-4742 FESTER HAGOOD This local songwriter sings in a soft drawl that accents his simple, plucked country songs.

Future Ape Tapes plays Go Bar on Saturday, Mar. 2. $3, $5 (under 21). dg2003@yahoo. com FILM: When It Was a Game (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) A documentary remembrance of professional baseball from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;30s to the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s, comprised mostly of playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home videos. Winner of a 1991 Peabody Award. 7 p.m. FREE! nholston@ uga.edu GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Willyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 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: Crows Nest Trivia (Dirty Birds) Every Wednesday in the Crows Nest. 8 p.m. FREE! 706546-7050 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

LECTURES & LIT: Clueless Book Discussion (Oconee County Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mystery novel is And When She was Good by Laura Lippman. All are welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 PERFORMANCE: Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Recital (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student Larissa Silva performs on piano. 8 p.m. FREE! www. music.uga.edu

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 26 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $3. www.40watt.com DJ NTONE EDJABE South African DJ spinning a mixture of African-fusion, jazz, hip-hop and house sounds.

Green Room 6 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features bassist Robby Handley and drummer Marlon Patton. The group is packed with music, mischief, general mayhem, and offers a sound far from the middle of the road, serving noise-rock fans and jam band listeners equally.

LEVI LOWREY Lauded country songwriter from Dacula.

GRANVILLE AUTOMATIC Nashvillebased female acoustic duo that plays â&#x20AC;&#x153;songs about history and war.â&#x20AC;?

TRAVIS MEADOWS Nashville-based singer-songwriter.

BRIAN COLLINS Country-leaning rocker from Douglasville.

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 CRATER Heavy, lo-fi punk-influenced rock from Atlanta.

Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee & Pub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 KARAOKE Every Tuesday and Thursday!

Wednesday 27 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $3. www.40watt.com MBUS BATTLE OF THE BANDS Final round of this contest, featuring bands from UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music Business Program.

Amici 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 KARAOKE Sing your heart out.

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

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

Green Room 6 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com CAROLINE AIKEN One of Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most talented and respected performing songwriters. Her bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com RALPH RODDENBERY & FRIENDS Georgia singer-songwriter playing a blend of Americana and roots rock with a twist of the blues.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com MATT HUDGINS Local songwriter plays â&#x20AC;&#x153;songs about drinking, jail, love and death, all done in the popular â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;country and westernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; musical style.â&#x20AC;?

JACOB MORRIS Morris plays a mostly acoustic sort of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s folkrock with a pop sensibility and an inevitable psychedelic tinge.

HUNTER MORRIS Acoustic, psych-pop set from the Blue Blood frontman.

EMILY ARMOND Sea of Dogs solo set featuring earnest, banjo plucked singer-songwriter tunes.

PATRICK MORALES Viking Progress frontman playing a solo set.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 UP AND UP Athens-based jam band.

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

Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens is back for 2013! Join drummer Nicholas Wiles with bassist Drew Hart and pianist Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.

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

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Local group led by guitarist Louis Phillip Pelot.

Thursday 28 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com PILGRIM Local rock band featuring Paul McHugh on vocals, guitar and keyboards along with Matt Stoessel on guitar, TJ Machado on bass, Thayer Sarrano on keyboards and Brad Morgan on drums. CD release party! See Calendar Pick on p. 35.

THE LANES Project featuring brothers Kevin and Matt Lane with Richard Mikulka on guitar and Chuck Bradburn on bass playing powerpop in the vein of The Possibilities.

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

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com VINCENT THE DOG Local bluesrock trio.

DAYS OF HYSTERIA Local rock band with metal influences.

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

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BIG MILK New local band.

UP & UP Athens-based jam band.

Georgia Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-9884 ERIK NEIL BAND Local trio playing blues/rock covers and originals.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com EOTO Electronic-inspired rock, house, jazz and jam mixture that aims for a dubstep/breakbeat sound.

CRIZZLY Texas-based DJ and producer Christopher Lee Marshall playing self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;crunkstep.â&#x20AC;?

Go Bar 11 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Fredâ&#x20AC;? Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Green Room 11 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com THE DESARIOS Local upbeat rock band with a singer who sounds a bit like Elvis Costello. For fans of Phantom Planet, Rooney or The Cars.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $5 (adv.) $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com BLUEBILLY GRIT Local 2012 Telluride Bluegrass Band winners perform originals and some surprising covers.

JOHNNY ROQUEMORE & THE APOSTLES Atlanta-based bluegrass group pushing past the traditional with upbeat tempos and off-beat lyrics.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 SOUL GRAVY R&B-influenced rock band from Saint Simons Island.

The Office Lounge Blues Night. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-5460840 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Get your fill of straight-up, authentic blues covers from this skilled Athens five-piece. This is an open jam and guests are welcome!

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com DREW MARLER Local Americana songwriter.

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Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee & Pub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 KARAOKE Every Tuesday and Thursday!

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LINEAR DOWNFALL Psychedelic pop band from Nashville.

Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 MISSISSIPPI JOHN DOUDE Mississippi-based blues-punk artist.

Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 9 p.m. 706-369-3040 BRENT GAFFORD BAND Local country band.

Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8511 TODD COWART Singer for local Southern-fried rock act The Hushpuppies Band plays a set.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+) $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com WOODFANGS Loud, psychedelic, guitar-driven rock.

DYLAR Local indie-rock outfit that combines a charmingly laconic post-punk sorta â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tude with a heavy dose of reverb.

SHADE Dissonant, groove-oriented, local post-punk band.

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Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com CHRISTINE SANTELLI Singersongwriter who hails from New York City.

MAYVIEW ROAD Milledgeville-based Americana collective.

Highwire Lounge â&#x20AC;&#x153;Friday Night Jazz.â&#x20AC;? 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com RAND LINES Original compositions of pianist Rand Lines with drummer Ben Williams and bassist Carl Lindberg.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10:30 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub VESPOLINA Local band fronted by Daniel Aaron that plays rich, evocative, country-tinged rock.

RANCH Local, darkly tinged cowboycountry band.

LAZY LOCOMOTIVE Local group featuring members of Fuzzbucket, and High Strung String Band.

Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 BAD TEMPERED RABBIT Local jam-rock/funk band.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com MANRAY One of Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most exciting live acts waves a big middle finger to traditional song structure while playing what Flagpoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gordon Lamb has coined â&#x20AC;&#x153;complicated-core.â&#x20AC;?

EASTER ISLAND Lush, post-rock influenced shoegaze.

BLACK SEA ROYALTY Heavy-hitting, raw rock from Nashville, TN. Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com TALKING HEADS Talking Heads cover band.

THE DREAM SCENE Javier Moralesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lo-fi avant-garde pop project.

Lay Park First Saturday Contra Dance! 7:30 p.m. $4-$8. www.contradanceathens.com CATTYWAMPAS Contra dance band from Atlanta.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

New Earth Music Hall 10 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com TATERZANDRA Local band playing angular, often dissonant but catchy grunge.

DUDE MAGNETS Local band plays noisy, chaotic rock and roll.

SAD DADS New local band featuring members of Blue Division. The group tells Flagpole it sounds like â&#x20AC;&#x153;shitty Pavement.â&#x20AC;?

TOM BLACKLUNG & THE SMOKESTACKS Noisy post-punk trio from Brooklyn.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com THE RODNEY KINGS Scuzzed-out local garage-punk trio.

CHRIST, LORD Atlanta-based folk ensemble playing a mix of gypsy, vaudeville, folk and jazz-influenced songs.

FAUN AND A PAN FLUTE Atlanta band combining elements of noise, psychedelia and math rock within accessible, pop tendencies.

BLUE DIVISION Punk intensity meets weird, off-kilter melodies in this allstar group featuring members of The Rodney Kings, Bubbly Mommy Gun and The Olivia Tremor Control.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DAVID BARBE Local legend plays a set accompanied by special guests.

JEREMY WHEATLEY Local musician (Crooked Fingers, Ruby the RabbitFoot) performs a solo set.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com ABBEY ROAD LIVE Beatles tribute band that will be joined by members of Five Eight, The Critical Darlings, Casper and the Cookies, Caroline Aiken and more, performing Abbey Road in full. The band also promises a â&#x20AC;&#x153;monster jamâ&#x20AC;? to end the evening.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com TUMBLEWEED WANDERERS Oakland, CA band plays dark, chaotic banjo rock with energetic explosions of soul.

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Go Bar 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 SPRING EXPERIMENTALER Night one of this showcase of psych/ drone/electronic experimentation, featuring Throne Room, Mitch Turner, Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Basshunter64 All-Stars, Cult of Riggonia and Hand Sand Hands. Late-night tunes from DJ Mahogany. See Calendar Pick on p. 35.

Small Houses plays Flicker Theatre & Bar on Monday, Mar. 4.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE HIGHBALLS Athens music vets The Highballs will perform a totally awesome set of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s dance hits.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE SHACK BAND Richmond, VA-based improvisational band blending funk, blues and progressive rock.

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

The Pub at Gameday 9 p.m. 706-353-2831 LEAVING COUNTRIES Local trio featuring guitarist Louis Phillip Pelot, Ken Will Morton and Adam Poulin.

KEN WILL MORTON AND THE CONTENDERS With his gritty, soulful rasp, Morton trudges through Americanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roots with rock and roll swagger and a folksingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com CURTIS ELLERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AMERICAN CIRCUS Described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wild-eyed vaudevillian,â&#x20AC;? North Carolina-based songwriter Eller plays literate, history-informed banjo tunes.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE LONDON SOULS New York City based band playing raucous rock and roll with the slightest twist of soul and a little dash of the blues.

Go Bar 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 SPRING EXPERIMENTALER Night two of this showcase of psych/ drone/electronic experimentation, featuring ID M Theft Able, Grant Evans, Ironing, I Come to Shanghai, Future Ape Tapes and The Dream Scene. Late-night tunes from DJ Twin Powers. See Calendar Pick on p. 35.

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Green Room 10 p.m. $3. www.greenroomathens. com EFREN Local roots-rock band returns after a brief hiatus with new tunes and new members.

THE LEFTY HATHAWAY BAND High-energy, organ-driven blues.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (adv.) $7 (door). www.40watt.com BEAR LEFT This local high-energy jam band combines rock and funk influences.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE BURNING ANGELS Local country-rock band led by songwriter Mark Cunningham.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com ANOTHER CLOSE CALL Pop-punk.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE SUEX EFFECT The local jam band says its farewell to Athens with a final show.

The Office Lounge 10 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE ORIGINAL SCREWTOPS Crankinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the blues since 1962.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com CHUCKIE P Statesboro-based country-rocker (and sometimes rapper).

The World Famous 8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. theworldfamousathens.com EEF BARZELAY The former Clem Snide frontman plays a rich and resonant brand of alternative pop.

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ADAM KLEIN Local songwriter playing a rustic blend of country, folk and Americana.

Sunday 3 Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE BETTER LETTERS Pennsylvania-based art-rock quintet.

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

Monday 4 Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SMALL HOUSES Indie-folk project featuring the songs of Flint, MI native Jeremy Quentin. See Calendar Pick on p. 35.

THE SKIPPERDEES Charming local acoustic duo with rich, folky vocal harmonies and a sense of humor.

UNDER WHITE PINES Folky Americana outfit with traditional roots and a penchant for storytelling.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MIDNIGHT SPIN Indie rock band from NYC. CINEMA NOVO Instrumental postrock duo from Atlanta.

CLEAN BREAK Driving local indie rock outfit.

SABABA Local alt-rock band stemming from the Jewsic organization at UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hillel program.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub DANGER BUCKET Folk-punk act.

RAT BABIES Local heavy metal duo.

BEATMATCHEDHEARTS Featuring local DJs Incubus, Lexus Luthor and Cabbage Looper.

The Melting Point 7:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com TRISTAN PRETTYMAN Singersongwriter inspired by Ani DiFranco and drawing from her experience as a surfer to create a laid back, Jack Johnson-esque sound.

ANYA MARINA Portland-based singer-songwriter playing twinkling pop gems with a witty lyrical perspective.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 BLUES NIGHT WITH BIG C Nobody in Athens sings the blues quite like Big C (frontman for Big C and the Ringers). Expect lots of soulful riffs, covers and originals.

Tuesday 5 Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com LANTERN Gritty, psychedelic garage rockers from Philadelphia.

FREAK IN THE FIRE New local band.

SHEER AGONY Philly-based band playing eccentric guitar pop in the style of The Soft Boys and The Homosexuals.

CULT OF RIGGONIA Experimental soundscapes with tribal music beats and ornate instrumentation.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SEMICIRCLE New project from Reptar drummer Andrew McFarland.

FOURTEEN HUNDRED MILES Folkrock band from Austin, TX. 100 WATT HORSE Experimental folk group from Atlanta.

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

Green Room 10 p.m. $5. www.greenroomathens. com SWEAR AND SHAKE Brooklynbased indie-folk band.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com THE LAST BISON Chesapeake, VA-based act playing mountaintop chamber music that combines elements of alternative indie-folk with classical sensibilities.

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ADRON The strong, fluttering voice of Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adrienne McCann meanders through her blend of mellow Tropicalia and low-key jazz.

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

THE WOODGRAINS Local band that plays a blend of funk, rock and soul featuring three vocalists and charismatic harmonies.

BLUE BLOOD New psych-rock project from Hunter Morris (Gift Horse), Hank Sullivant (Kuroma) and J.J. Bower (Dead Confederate).

TEDO STONE Rootsy local Americana and folk singer-songwriter with a touch of psychedelic fuzziness.

USELESS EATERS Nashville-based punk band.

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ART â&#x20AC;&#x153;My_Athensâ&#x20AC;? Exhibit (Athens, GA) Instagram users are invited to tag their photos of Athens, GA with the hashtag â&#x20AC;&#x153;#my_athensâ&#x20AC;? to be considered for an exhibit in April. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity. Visit website for details. www.myathensis.com Call for Artists (The World Famous) Now looking to display local works of art. Interested artists working in any media are encouraged to submit works for consideration. athensmuzik@hotmail.com Call for Artists (Eco Art Lab) Invitation for art works related to our collective need to deal with current human-caused climate change for an exhibit running Mar. 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 29.

Deadline Mar. 1. ecoartlaboratory@ gmail.com, ecoartlab.wordpress.com Call for Arts & Crafts Vendors (Washington Farms) For Washington Farmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 3rd Annual Strawberry Festival on Apr. 27.

Deadline Mar. 1. See website for details. $65â&#x20AC;&#x201C;115. www.washington farms.net/festival-information LACSI Call for Artists (Athens, GA) Artists are invited to submit entries to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reflections of the Latin American Natural Environment,â&#x20AC;? a national juried exhibition of contemporary art. Email submissions by Mar. 15. lacsiuga@gmail.com, www.lacsi.uga.edu Opening Reception (Lyndon House Arts Center) For the 38th Juried Exhibition featuring 185 selected works by local artists. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 Seeking Artists and Performers (Athens, GA) Makers and artists of all stripes, as well as demonstrators, circus performers, puppeteers, acrobats, non-

adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. 706355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Computer Classes (Madison County Library) Introduction to the Internet. Call to register. Tuesdays, 2:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m. or 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 Computer Classes (ACC Library) The library also offers online computer classes as well as in-library classes. Call for times and to register. 706-613-3650 Computer Classes (Oconee County Library) Advanced to beginner computer classes offered by appointment and in scheduled classes. Register. 706-769-3950, watkinsville@athenslibrary.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 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 Healing Fridays (Body, Mind & Spirit) A combination of reiki, chant and other forms of holistic and spiritual healing modalities to assist with healing the body/mind duality. $10 donation. Fridays, 6 p.m.

706-351-6024 Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Classes offered seven days a week.

Beginners welcome. 706-353-9642, www.bikramathens.com Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) Workshops in one color or multicolor screenprint, reductive woodcut, stampmaking, relief printmaking, one color linocut and stationery. Call or check website

profits 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 The Art Rocks Athens Foundation (Athens, GA) Seeking artists who were creating art in, or related to, Athens between 1975â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1985 for a major retrospective exhibition at Lamar Dodd May 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 31, 2014. The retrospective will explore the relationship between visual arts and the birth of the Athens music scene. www.artrocks athens.com

CLASSES 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 intermediate workshop. Feb. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. & Feb. 3, 1:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $199â&#x20AC;&#x201C;255. www.ocaf.com Bellydancing (Floorspace) Sulukule Dance and Music presents classes in bellydancing, Bollywood dance, fire dancing, yoga, theatrical â&#x20AC;&#x153;bellyesque,â&#x20AC;? burlesque and Middle Eastern drumming. See www.floor spaceathens.com for schedule.

Buddha Book Study (Body, Mind & Spirit) A discussion group that supports utilizing Buddhaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teaching to end suffering in all areas of life.

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706-351-6024 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 show children and

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Karen Kuncâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prints, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water & Smoke,â&#x20AC;? are on display at the Lamar Dodd School of Art through Mar. 7. for dates and prices. 706-546-0994, www.doubledutchpress.com Spring Term (Good Dirt) Winter clay classes of all levels begin Mar. 18. See website for schedule. 706355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Yoga Classes (Healing Arts Centre) Several types of ongoing classes are offered for all levels.

Visit website for details. www.healing artscentre.net Zumba (Athens Latino Center for Education and Services (ALCES)) Instructed by Maricela Delgado.

Every Monday, 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. and Tuesday, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. & 7:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:15 p.m. $5 (1 class), $8 (for both Tues. classes). 706-540-0591 Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin 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. Fridays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. $5. zumbathens@gmail.com

HELP OUT BikeAthens Bike Recycling Program (BikeAthens) BikeAthens seeks volunteers to recondition bikes for Athenians underserved by private and public transportation. First-time volunteers begin with a commitment of 10 hours and should come on a Wednesday for an orientation session. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. & Sundays, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 p.m. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s night, Tuesdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Seeking Farming Volunteers (Athens, GA) Hungry Gnome Gardenscapes is a for-profit organization dedicated to empowering people to grow their own food. Email to volunteer. maggie@hungrygnome. org, www.hungrygnome.org Trail Guides Needed (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Assist elementary school field studies by leading small groups of students along the trails. No experience necessary. 706613-3615, www.athensclarkecounty. com/sandycreeknaturecenter Volunteers Needed (Homestead Hospice) Help patients and their families living with terminal illness.

706-548-8444, www.homestead hospice.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 Book Babies (Oconee County Library) Nurture language skills with stories, songs and play time. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park, Gym) Various obstacle courses and activities for ages 10 monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 years and their parents. Call to register. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. $5.

706-613-3589 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 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Spring Break Camp (Good Dirt) A week of clay fun for out of school students. Call to preregister. Mar. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. $55/day. 706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net New Mamas & Babies Group (Arrow) Meet other new parents and their pre-crawling little ones.

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 Spring Break Camps (Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services offers â&#x20AC;&#x153;March Madness Spring Break Mini-Campâ&#x20AC;? at Lay Park, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring

Break Art Breakâ&#x20AC;? at Lyndon House, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Break Campâ&#x20AC;? at East Athens Community Center and Rocksprings Park, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Break Mini-Campâ&#x20AC;? at Sandy Creek Nature Center. Visit website for details. Week of Mar. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. 706-613-3615, www.athens clarkecounty.com/camps Spring Break Field Trip: The Great Outdoors (Memorial Park) Participants will spend the day celebrating the natural environment by touring the State of Georgia Botanical Garden and then heading to Sandy Creek Park for disc golf and kite flying. Bring a sack lunch.

Ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. Register by Mar. 1. Mar. 12, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m. $15-23. 706613-3580, www.athensclarkecounty. com/memorial Spring Break Theatre Camp (Athens Little Playhouse) Improvisation scenes, theatre games and creative problem solving.

Concludes with a performance for friends and family. For ages 4 & up.

Mar. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.athenslittleplay house.net 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 Alanon 12 Step Recovering Program(Athens & Watkinsville) Those concerned about a loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking are invited to daily meetings in different places around Athens. Call for time and location.

478-955-3422, www.ga-al-anon.org Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) 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. Call to reserve spot. Every Wednesday, 1:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. through Apr. 10. $15/session. 706543-3522, info@oasisconseling center.com Domestic Violence Support Group (Athens, GA) 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 (Athens, GA) Childcare provided. Call for location. Every Wednesday. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! 706543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771.

Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Sundays, 4–5 p.m.

706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.org Women’s Empowerment Group (Oasis Counseling Center) A small therapeutic group for women to work on vulnerability, setting boundaries, assertiveness, self-care and more. Call to reserve spot. Every Wednesday through Apr. 10, 5:30–7 p.m. $15/session. 706-543-3522

ON THE STREET 8th Annual Sprockets Music Video Competition (Athens, GA) Film Athens is currently selecting music video submissions. Visit website for entry form. Deadline Apr.15. $25–35. sprockets@film athens.net, www.filmathens.net AthFest Filmfest Call for Entries (Ciné Barcafé) The AthFest Film Committee is accepting submissions for original short films to be screened as part of a local indie showcase during AthFest.

Entries must be 20 minutes long or less and must be produced in Georgia or by a Georgian. Submit

by May 1. Visit website for details. www.athfest.com/music-festival/film

ART AROUND TOWN A LA FERA (2440 W. Broad St.) Artwork by Cap Man. Through March.

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.

ARTINI’S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) Floral and still life paintings by Nethie Lockhart. Reception Mar. 5. Through March.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Myer’s Gallery, “Color & Clay: Art in Harmony” includes works by painter Charles Warnock and ceramist/photographer Cindy Lou Farley. Opening reception Mar. 3. Through Apr. 17.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “And I Feel Fine” 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.) Still life oil paintings by Kim Shockley-Karelson.

CINÉ BARCAFÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Walk,” new paintings by Jennifer Hartley. Through Mar. 19.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Here & There” includes photography by Thom Houser, Michael Marshall, Jim Fiscus and Chris Bilheimer, Rinne Allen, Michael Lachowski and Michael Oliveri.

• “Inhabit” features paintings by Jennifer Hartley, Hooper Turner, Claire Dunphy and Art Rosenbaum.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Paintings by Mary Porter.

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 John Weber, Suzanna Antonez-Edens, Diane Perry, John Cleaveland and more.

FLASHBACK GAMES (162 W. Clayton St.) An exhibit of video game inspired works by local artists.

Opening reception Mar. 1.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Eric Simmons. Through March.

FRONTIER (193 E. Clayton St.) An installation by Kassie Arcate.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Wish” 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. • In the Glass Cube, a new piece by Martijn van Wagtendonk. Through Mar. 21.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “John Haley: Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist.”

Through Mar. 3. • “Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction.” Through Mar. 3.

• “Water Music” combines visual perspectives on the theme of water and the idea of water music. Through Mar. 10. • “From Savanna to Savannah: African Art from the Collection of Don Kole. Through Apr. 14.

• “Americans in Italy.” Through Apr. 21. • “Defiant

Beat the Heat: Cat Spaying and Neutering (Athens Area Humane Society) Special spay/ neuter rate during February and March. Mention the promotion when scheduling a procedure. $35-45.

706-769-9155, www.athenshumane society.org Tax Preparation Help(Multiple Locations) Free federal and tax preparation and e-filing offered by AARP Tax-Aide Program available through Apr. 13. Please bring 2012 tax documents, supporting information and a copy of a 2011 tax return.

Monday, 1–4:30 p.m. at Oconee Co. Library. Wednesday–Saturday, 9 am.–1 p.m. at Epps Bridge Pkwy.

Kroger. Tuesday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. at Oglethorpe Library. Gayle Horne, 706-369-1245 f

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

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Paintings by Andy Cherewick.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Paintings by Kristine Leschper. Through March.

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (1560 Oglethorpe Dr.) “Wrestler Series” by Dan Smith aka SeeDanPaint.

Through Mar. 2.

JITTERY JOE’S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Photography

by Adrina Ray. JITTERY JOE’S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) “Ballet Life” features photographs of ballerinas in unusual places by Chris Scredon.

JITTERY JOE’S FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) Photography by Jamie deRevere.

JUST PHO (1063 Baxter St.) Drawings and paintings

by Michele Chidester.

KRIMSON KAFE (40 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Paintings by Sandy Ellis. Through April.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) Metalwork by Lola Brooks. Through Mar. 7. • Prints and book art by Karen Kunc. Through Mar. 7.

LOFT GALLERY AT CHOPS & HOPS (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) Artwork by Jessica “Cobra” McVey. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840–1890)” includes artifacts related to the historic house. • The 38th Juried Exhibition features 185 pieces by local artists selected by juror Mark Sloan. Opening reception Mar. 3. Through May 4.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (3151 Hwy. 98 W, Danielsville) Two mixed media pieces made from reclaimed materials, found objects and carefully altered natural sources by Ronald E. Moran.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “AFLAT: A Funky Little Art Thing” features selected student works from the Morgan County school system. Opening reception Feb. 28.

Through Mar. 2.

OCONEE COUNTY CIVIC CENTER (2661 Hog Mountain Rd., Watkinsville) “A Journey in Quilts” presented by the Cotton Patch Quilters. On display Mar. 1–3.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Photography by Lauren Farmer. Through March.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Light Years,” nighttime photography by Karekin Goekjian. Through Mar. 22.

• An exhibit celebrating Youth Art Month features over 150 works from 12 schools located in Oconee County. Opening reception Mar. 1. Through Mar. 30.

PERK AVENUE (111. W. Jefferson St., Madison) “Point of Origin,” 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.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Women on Paper,” works by Lauren Kerbelis, Gail Smith, Caroline Swanson, Nancy Schultz, Karen Banker, Lillie Morris and Ingrid Hofer. Through Mar.3.

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

TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) “Earthly Abstraction” features works using natural materials

by Jack Kehoe, Kipley Meyer, Brian Rust and Dwight Smith. Through Apr. 28.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Artwork by Greg Harmon. Through March.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins I have been single for three years. There are plenty of reasons why, starting with needing time to get over my ex, continuing with “Hey, being single is actually kind of fun,” winding through second thoughts and an exchange of messages with said ex, then friends telling me I was stupid to even talk to him because he broke my heart. The last two years have been long and boring. People have tried to set me up. I tried Internet dating, then swore off of it, etc. I am shy and not terribly confident in social situations, to put it mildly. I love going out and I have plenty of friends but I freeze up if a guy I don’t know talks to me. I don’t intend to, and I certainly don’t want to, but I get very nervous and just lose the ability to communicate, especially if he is cute.

The other day, I finally had a laststraw, come-to-Jesus type of experience, which resulted in me telling my best friend that I was tired and lonely and not getting any younger, and I whipped out my credit card and signed back on to the Internet dating site I had used the last time I was actually dating. So far, so good. I have had some messages and found some possibilities, and I am beginning to feel like I might actually have a date again before I die.

Also, I got a message from my ex. He uses the site also, obviously, and it is where we met.

The last two times he has contacted me have been disastrous, beginning with flirty messages and texts, followed by phone calls, “catching up” and then him not showing up when we set a date. After which, he would offer lame excuses and I would feel like shit for a month.

So, of course, I sent him a message back (because I am dumb). Now I don’t know what to do. I know where this is going. He will want to see me in three… two… and I don’t know if I should. Part of me wonders if the simple fact that we seem to keep coming back to each other doesn’t mean something.

My friends are of course freaking out and telling me to stay away from him. He did break up with me after two years in what I thought was a really great relationship because he “wasn’t ready” to settle down. What would you do?

Back in the Saddle Well, there is obviously an attraction between the two of you.

That seems clear. But it also seems like you are always at a disadvantage in the relationship. I don’t blame you for thinking about exploring the possibilities. Being single for a long time is not easy, and if you aren’t great at talking to guys, that certainly makes things harder.

Maybe you can treat him as one possibility, while continuing to meet and date other guys on the site? It might be difficult—hell, it might be impossible—to casually date

somebody that you had a real relationship with for two years. But if you can date him casually and continue to meet and get to know other guys, you can explore reconciliation without closing yourself off from other possibilities.

It is entirely possible that you won’t even like him anymore, once you see who he has become. But it is also possible that whatever issues he had with lack of readiness are over and the two of you can be happy. Whatever you do, make sure you draw very clear lines for yourself. Don’t get too involved too quickly, and don’t go out with him exclusively until you know where you stand. He can’t hurt you if you don’t let him.

So, I was at work the other day, and out of the blue I got a call from my ex.

I didn’t pick it up because a) I was freaked out and b) I was at work. This is a guy who I dated for over a year, and the break up was really ugly, partially because I was too dumb to just walk away. He wasn’t very good to me, and he was not good for me, but I didn’t want to be alone.

So, when he dumped me, nobody was surprised except me, and none of my friends were in any way sorry to see him go.

The thing is, he has the capacity to be very sweet. He is a good person; he just can’t help but be a selfish know-it-all. When he isn’t like that, he can be a great boyfriend. Ugh. So, anyway, the message was basically that he was “thinking about me” and he wanted to know if I wanted to “get together and hang out.”

On Valentine’s Day. What the hell? As you can tell by the timing of this letter, I missed that deadline (I had plans with friends) but now I’m trying to decide if I should call him back or not. What do you think?

Second Thoughts I think that a guy who calls you out of the blue claiming he “just wants to hang out” on Valentine’s Day is full of shit. You don’t say how long you have been broken up, but I gather from what you said that it has at least been a few months. If he actually wanted to see you and this wasn’t just a case of his not having anything to do on the worst day of the year to be single, he had about 364 other days to choose from. In addition to being selfish and a know it all, ST, this guy is a manipulative jackass.

Be glad you are clear of him. If you do happen to hear from him any time between now and the next time he might feel especially lonely (Sweetest day is in October, right?), you should continue to ignore him.

Sheesh.

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