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Athens Overbuilt? Student Apartments Take Over What About All the Old Ones?  p. 8

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A Plague So Pleasant  Filmed Here And Ready for Your Viewing Fun p. 17

Athens in a High Hat Benefit Brings Back Performers From an Iconic Athens Club p. 18

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Hang In There, Harold! In a horrible freak accident, Harold Williams tripped in his office 10 days ago and hit his head on his filing cabinet, breaking his neck and leaving him paralyzed. Since then he has had an operation to stabilize the bones in his neck, and he has been transported to Shepherd Spinal Center in Atlanta. If you don’t know Harold Williams, his catastrophe just blends in with all the bad news that bombards us and is too much to assimilate. If you know him, though, it’s like hearing that your big brother, your best friend, the most popular guy in class, your favorite uncle, the man who is always there for you, who pulls you through no matter how late he has to stay up or work weekends while always smiling and telling you a funny story but is deadly serious about the state of the world and of Athens, his hometown. Yes, that Harold. It’s like you’ve broken your right hand and suddenly your world changes, except that Harold’s whole body has gone out on him. Latest news is that there are hopeful signs that Harold is able to move his legs a little bit and shrug his shoulders, and everybody agrees that the Shepherd people are the best in the country. And of course if attitude makes a difference, Harold may be their first customer ever who can levitate just on the strength of his sheer goodwill. To jog your memory, yes, this is the Harold Williams who sings and plays saxophone with The Jesters and has since he was in Athens High and has played in a lot of other bands through the years while eventually reaching the conclusion that some day he might want to be able to earn a living and went back to school and got serious and made himself into a C.P.A. and has endured what must seem like centuries of doing everybody’s taxes, with everybody waiting until the last minute, of course, with Harold always coming through, no matter how late we wait, and always with a smile and a how are you? and a joke. (He admires Mark Twain, who certainly would have admired Harold and surely could have used Harold’s tax help as well as his quips.) Send him a card, to Harold Williams, Room 419, Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309-1465.

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Unexploded Bombs Chuck Searcy used to be a fixture in Athens, where everybody knew him as a founder of both The Athens Observer and Observer Television. Chuck now heads up Project RENEW, which is trying to make Vietnam and its people safe from all the unexploded bombs and other ordnance still scattered heavily around the country. Chuck will be in Athens for an event at the CinĂŠ lab on Friday, Sept. 27, beginning at 7 p.m. Chuck and two Vietnamese colleagues, Ngo Xuan Hien and Luong Tuan Hung, will discuss their efforts and show videos about their work. The Willson Center at UGA is a sponsor, and there will be light refreshments, with the CinĂŠ bar open as usual.

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letters Farewell to Foundry Just read Pete’s opening article in issue No. 34. I lived in that building for two years, 1993 and 1994. The last year being my senior year at UGA and enjoying the last summer I would ever live in Athens. It’s a shame the building will now be occupied by a gaggle of fraternity idiots that won’t come near to appreciate the old cotton warehouse like me, my past roommates and Flagpole did for those few years we remember about it. It was great being able to open the secured doors and go out on a weekend or weeknight to all that Athens had to offer only a few footsteps away. Sincerely sad, Christopher Binn Email

FIX FIVE POINTS PARKING I own Suska and Doma in Barry Stiles’ Five Points building and, while the parking in front of my building has been great for me recently—reliably available spaces for my customers—the signs that have been posted leave a bad taste in most people’s mouths. Only after discussing with me why they are there, and what my hopes and assumptions for the future are, do they actually consider the positive possibilities that might be just around the corner. With the courts recently siding with Barry Stiles yet again, there seems to be some trepidation about what comes next. Already, a headline in Athens Patch said to “Get Ready to Pay for Parking on Lumpkin,” which I believe will only inflame people’s emotions about this already sensitive topic. There is a solution, but it requires the city to stop appealing the court’s decision and for all the retail businesses to work together in a neighborly fashion for the greater good of Five Points. If we can manage those two things, we can promote a walkable neighborhood with better access to all the businesses, a more convivial atmosphere and better profits for all involved. Susanna Drennen Athens

LOCAL MEANS CLARKE COUNTY I enjoyed reading Joelle Pettus’ letter in the July 31 issue and do agree. Athens is the

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CONTACT US AT P.O. BOX 1027, ATHENS, GA 30603 OR EMAIL US AT LETTERS@FLAGPOLE.COM town it is due to its small town charm, locally owned businesses and eclectic folks who live here. The new shopping center you mentioned is not typical for Athens, but it is typical for Oconee County, and that is where it is located. I am a huge advocate for buying locally, and in my mind that means Clarke County. I want my tax dollars to go to my local schools and help out my county. I’m not saying do not shop anywhere else, but let’s buy as much in Clarke County as we can. Then, if there is not a store in Athens that sells what we need, we can venture into our neighboring counties. Happy Farber Athens

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enforcement at all entrances to bars and restaurants and search the patrons one-by-one for fake IDs. This would not only punish the appropriate party, but it would be quite a revenue generator for Athens-Clarke County. Name Withheld Athens

SUPPORT FIREFLY TRAIL I am riding a six-hour endurance mountain bike race as a fundraiser for the Firefly Trail, a 39-mile rails-to-trails project from Athens to Union Point. Both the Firefly Facebook page, www.facebook.com/fireflytrail, and website, fireflytrail.com. have recent posts with a link for potential donations. Chris Cleveland Athens

Five Points residents were horrified recently to hear the sound of bulldozers in one of the last large intown sections of woods. These woods protect the spring that is the source for a tributary to Brooklyn Creek. Decades ago, residents enjoyed this spring and the stream; When I first drafted this letter, I wrote old stairs leading to the stream and a walledliterally an entire novel defending why I was in pool around the constantly-trickling spring upset, and then I realized that the issue suggest it was a nice gathering spot. should be completely obvious and needed It is too late for no explanation. So, the trees that were without further ado, already felled, but let me bring to your BUMPERSTICKER OF THE WEEK: it isn’t too late to attention why I am In Myself I Trust: prevent construction writing: Boar’s Head’s on this steep-sloped, “Tip of the Week.” To Imaginary Friends Not Needed tiny lot that sits right be more specific, the Send your sticker sightings to letters@flagpole.com. on top of a natural back-page advertisespring. ment in the Aug. 21 I get it: We want issue of Flagpole, the to avoid sprawl around Athens. But if it comes one with the cover story on underage drinking at the cost of constantly ruining the last in downtown Athens. I am guessing this clusstands of intown forest, doesn’t that dramatiter of advertisements remains the same, but cally change the Athens we love? the tip changes with each printing of Flagpole. John Wares The one I am referring to read, “A facial is Athens better than a baby.” When I first read this, I was a little dumbstruck. Truth be told, I had to do a double take. In case you didn’t know, a facial, in this case, is not an expensive treatment you get from a spa. I can imagine that this advertisement A few years ago, my daughter was workspread probably generates a lot of income ing at a local eatery that sells beer and was for the newspaper, but come on guys, how arrested for accepting an ID from law enforcecould you think this was appropriate? Let’s be ment. Not long after that, The Red and Black published a poll of University of Georgia stureal: if you had printed a racial slur or anything remotely politically incorrect, it would dents in which almost half admitted (anonybe a huge deal. Not only is this just plain mously) that they had a fake ID. Instead of punishing minimum-wage gross, but it is a seriously degrading attitude workers for not being able to tell the diftowards women, and putting it in print only ference between real and fake IDs, put law condones and normalizes it.

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While I was writing this, I envisioned myself having this discussion with Warren Southall, the owner of Boar’s Head. This is tangent postulating, but I imagined his argument would be that I was overreacting to what was supposed to be a joke. After asking him whether he kisses his mother with that mouth of his, I would remind him that, well, some jokes aren’t funny. It’s a slippery slope in regards to what is a joke and what is considered harassment. In fact, I would go out on a limb and say that this is how the majority of harassment manifests itself or starts, which brings me to point out the most recent issue of The Red & Black. If you haven’t read it, there is an article by Hillary Butschek about the prevalence of harassment, assault and rape on the University of Georgia campus. It’s also worth noting that the numerous people to whom I showed the ad all conveyed a lack of surprise at the fact that this was done by Boar’s Head. It begs the question whether or not the patrons of Boar’s Head share the same sentiments as those printed in the ad. I mean, you are what you eat, right? That’s kind of a scary thought, considering the already apparent prevalence of misogyny amongst us. So, in conclusion, I hope Flagpole will be more careful about the kinds of “jokes” it prints in the future. In my opinion—I’m certain I’m not alone in this—this was a huge step backwards for your paper, and as an avid reader, I am very disappointed. I hope this is taken seriously and doesn’t get brushed off or swept under the rug. I’ll end with the words of Aretha Franklin and what I would say to Warren Southall, owner of Boar’s Head: R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Natalie Stephens Athens

What in Tarnation? Mr. Editor: I was up your way last Saturday, and there was a heap of people in town from South Carolina that looked and talked funny. Looked like Walmart must of had a special on maroon colored stuff that didn’t sell too well this summer. They was all in high spirits and talking about some clown show they was going to see. By the time I got out of the movies them South Carolina people were just running up and down the street bawling their heads off. What in tarnation happened? J. Fluster Philpott Goose Pond

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There may be bread served at the Classic Center, but there The three commissioners who voted against the proposal— will be no circuses. Allison Wright, Jerry NeSmith and Jared Bailey—said it’s too The Athens-Clarke Commission approved a $5.4 million bond risky; they didn’t trust the numbers. issue Sept. 3 for the Classic Center to buy removable bleachers, Wright, said she was opposed to spending $1 million for a scoreboard and ice equipment (as well as build additional equipment for a specific sport (hockey), although Mayor Nancy parking) to start having “arena-style events” like University Denson pointed out that it will also be used for ice shows and of Georgia hockey, ice shows and roller derby. But citizens open skating. objected to another potential event: the circus. “It broadens the segment of our community that will use Many circus animals are caught illegally and sold to dealthe Classic Center,” Denson said. ers that lease them to circuses, where they are transported in Bailey also took issue with Cramer’s plan to run shuttles chains, beaten, shocked, whipped and deprived of food, they to carry convention-goers back and forth between the Classic said. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other Center and other parking decks. groups have investigated animal abuse at circuses, and the “I don’t think the Classic Center needs to be in the transU.S. Department of Agriculture recently charged Cole Bros. portation business,” Bailey said. Circus, which came to Athens in 2002, with numerous violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act. “Please do not use my taxes to fund animal abuse,” Deborah Stanley said. (No tax dollars are slated to go toward the new equipment, but she was referring to the Classic Center’s recent $20 million SPLOST expansion.) Wendy Moore said she would seek a ban on displaying exotic animals in Athens, similar to bans in dozens of other cities and countries. But even commissioners who call themselves animal lovers balked at the idea. Commissioner Kathy Hoard, a member of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said a ban isn’t needed because the Classic Center would respect commissioners’ wishes not to lease out space to circuses. “I don’t know about passing a ban on this issue in our community,” Hoard said. “I haven’t studied it enough.” Sad Rhino is sad. Commissioner Doug Lowry also expressed concern about circuses but voted for the proposal anyway. “I’m very much an animal rights person,” he said. “I don’t Hoard inserted a clause in her motion that would bar the believe we need animal circuses.” Classic Center from spending any money on shuttles for 60 days Lowry had asked at a work session last month whether the after the bond issue in mid-October. That will give officials Classic Center would host circuses, and Classic Center Executive time to study whether Athens Transit can provide a downtown Director Paul Cramer was somewhat dismissive. Stanley, howcirculator that would serve everyone, she and Commissioner ever, said she obtained a promise not to host circuses from Kelly Girtz said. Cramer after last Tuesday’s meeting. Cramer told the commission that he and his board don’t Other Stuff: It may have dominated the conversation, but support animal abuse, and they don’t need circuses to make circus animals weren’t the only issue the commission dealt enough money to pay off the bonds. A study projected with. It also: $745,000 in annual revenue from arena-style events versus • created an amnesty period through Sept. 20 so you can $500,000 a year for 15 years to pay off the bonds. finally pay all those parking tickets you got downtown and

crumpled up in a rage without also paying the late fees. (They double after 30 days.) After it ends, though, your car might be booted after you rack up $200 in fines. • ordered the Planning Commission to write regulations making it easier to start a community garden. • changed the historic district designation process to include a town hall meeting early in the process so property owners are better informed. • install a mural and a Bob Clements sculpture at the ACC library. Downtown Priorities: Oh, goody, more bullet points! The Athens Downtown Development Authority had its annual retreat last week, where board members and staff discussed what their three to five priorities for the next 18-24 months should be. Here’s what they came up with: • Improving public and private infrastructure, including Internet data speeds. • Looking into revolving loans and other incentives for businesses. • Addressing overall aesthetics and cleanliness, not just dirty sidewalks and the stale-beer smell. • Measure the economic impact of downtown, similar to an annual UGA study of its economic impact on Athens. Atlanta Highway: Chattanooga, TN-based CBL & Associates Properties announced last week that it sold Georgia Square Mall and two other malls to an unnamed “offshore investor” for $176 million. The corridor has been in decline recently as brick-andmortar stores fold in the face of Internet competition and the remaining retailers make a beeline for shiny and new Epps Bridge Centre. It’s unclear what the sale means for the mall, but as a real estate source told my colleague John Huie recently, as long as traffic is heavy on Atlanta Highway, something will be there. Let’s hope so—a dead mall isn’t going to do the local economy any good. Complete Streets: Thanks to a Federal Highway Administration grant, Georgia Bikes is hosting a workshop Monday, Sept. 16 for planners, engineers and elected officials to learn how to make Athens’ roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians and to tour local roads that incorporate safety measures, according to Georgia Bikes Executive Director Brent Buice. Visit georgiabikes.org to sign up. Space is limited to 25 people. New Precincts: Due to the popularity of early voting, the ACC Board of Elections is proposing to consolidate precincts and eliminate some Election Day polling places. A public hearing was held Monday at Gaines Elementary School, and two others are scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 at Clarke Central High School and Thursday, Sept. 19 at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School. Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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capitol impact Democrats Set a New Course When you find yourself stuck in a deep hole, the first thing you should do is stop digging. Georgia’s Democratic Party has been in a deep hole for a while. The party hasn’t been able to win many elections, it hasn’t had much money, and it didn’t have a chairman after Mike Berlon resigned in June. The members of the party’s State Committee convened in Newnan recently to elect a new state chairman and, perhaps, put a stop to digging the hole any deeper. The two leading candidates for the job were people with a solid background in winning elections, raising money and working the legislative process: Doug Stoner, a former state senator from Cobb County, and DuBose Porter, a Dublin newspaper publisher who served 28 years in the state House of Representatives. Either candidate would have been a decent choice as chairman. The committee elected Porter. Porter’s job may be more doable now than it was six months ago. Earlier this year, the party was running a deep deficit every month and unable to pay its employees. After Berlon’s resignation, Nikema Williams took over as interim chair and started getting the books in order. Officials like Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson helped raise money. Democrats now have a bank balance of more than $152,000, which is modest compared to what Georgia Republicans have, but at least the party is in the black. The party has a candidate in the U.S. Senate race, Michelle Nunn, who is generating enthusiasm among party regulars and has caught the attention of national pundits as someone who might be able to pull off an upset. There is also a credible Democratic candidate for governor now in Connie Stokes, a former legislator from DeKalb County. Three days after his election, Porter was visiting the Nunn campaign, returning calls

from reporters and launching a “Project Blue” campaign to persuade at least 2,000 people to become sustaining contributors and help stabilize the party’s finances. “The first thing I’m going to do is get the finances of the party on a firm footing,” he said. “I’m going to have a national search for an executive director and put some of the best talent I can find in the country here. Those things we’ve got to do first, and we’ve got time.” Porter also wants to draw more attention to the policy issues where Democrats and Republicans differ. “I’m upset about so many things I’ve worked for, for so many years, and how they’re being dismantled,” he said. “Education’s one of them, job training with the HOPE grant is another,” he said. “At my technical college in my part of the state, enrollment is about half what it was five years ago. There’s no transportation plan, and they’ve pretty much gutted the DOT.” “They’ve got an EPD that seems to shrug its shoulders when they dump chemicals into the Ogeechee River and we have the largest fish kill in Georgia history,” Porter added. “The state is refusing federal money that could help people get Medicaid coverage.” The development of a genuine two-party system in Georgia is something this state has never really experienced, but is something it has always needed. When you have two political parties that are capable of competing for control of state government, each party serves as a check on the excesses of the other. Can the Democrats become that kind of viable party? They have at least taken the first step by choosing some stable leadership in the party organization. There are many more steps to be taken if they are to give the state’s voters a real choice. Let’s see what they can do. Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

athens rising A New Five Points Historic District? A few months back, a trend-setting mid-century ranch house at 232 University Drive, also known as the Stiles House, was demolished. The Stiles House could potentially be the first domino pushed over in what could be a long line of historic demolitions. Following the Stiles House is the 1935 brick cottage at 545 W. Cloverhurst Ave. The house is not located in a locally designated historic district. It therefore does not require demolition approval from the Historic Preservation Commission. It is located in the West Cloverhurst/Springdale National Register District and is more than 50 years old, so its proposed demolition has to be reviewed by the mayor and commission. Commissioner Mike Hamby has placed a 90-day hold, until Nov. 10, on the application. Stella Smith

At one point, the house would have contributed to the neighborhood’s historic character, but not after years of apparent neglect. Neglect is often a reason for demolition, as can be seen at 838 Oconee St. on Carr’s Hill. The 1933 Folk Victorian house (with a very interesting vergeboard pattern) was demolished earlier this year because it had fallen into disrepair. Though the house was more than 50 years old, the demolition did not require approval by the mayor and commission because officials determined the building was hazardous because of holes in the roof, rotting floors, dilapidated siding, unsecured windows and a door that invited vagrancy and crime. With a large student population and empty-nesters looking for a great town to retire in, Athens is constantly experiencing an influx of new residents. With so many newcomers, many of them transient, the task of maintaining the integrity of our city is always an uphill struggle, but one that has to be made. After all, it is the history, culture and diversity of Athens that make up its character. [Stella Smith]

Normaltown Deck Moves Forward Plans for a medical building and attached parking deck in Normaltown are continuing to move forward, says John Barrett, the owner of the vacant lot extending from Prince Avenue back to Yonah Avenue between the P&M Army Surplus Store and Marti’s at Midday. This house at 545 W. Cloverhurst Ave. is the second historic ranch slated for demolition in Five Points this year. “The challenge is, with a building that big, you can’t get enough parking. So that’s why they’re proposing an inteWhile the house at 545 Cloverhurst is not a trend-setter grated parking deck,” ACC Senior Planner Bruce Lonnee tells or a high-style house the way that the Stiles House was, it is still a historic house that is an integral component of the Five Flagpole. Barrett hasn’t submitted any building plans to the county,” Points neighborhood. It also sits on a sizable lot (just under a just a footprint,” Lonnee says, and “there’s a handful of things half acre) meaning that there is room to add on to the house they haven’t sorted out yet.” The proposal is under review by if need be. Since it is the second historic house in Five Points various county departments who may comment with concerns this year to be on the chopping block, perhaps it is time Five like traffic and emergency access, and Barrett will have up to Points considered local historic designation. six months to respond. With Buena Vista becoming our 11th historic district earlier Barrett, who bought the land after the original development this year, the neighborhood is more likely to retain its historic character. Creation of the district has ensured that at least part proposal had already been submitted, denies rumors that he’s just trying to keep his options open by of that neighborhood is protected. But a stringing along plans with the county. historic house at 167 Park Ave., a street “With a building that big, “We’d like to have a commitment for a controversially taken out of the original few leases before moving forward,” he says. plans for the historic district, is slated to you can’t get enough “We’ve had some interest… I think we’ve be demolished even though it is listed in parking.” got a great location.” a National Register Historic District in the He envisions a three-story building with same way 545 W. Cloverhurst is. Five Points a parking deck. “We’ve been tweaking plans to come up with a residents could better protect the historic character of the plan that fits the property,” he says neighborhood through a locally designated historic district, if Long-time neighborhood activist Tony Eubanks calls the that is the desire of the neighborhood. proposal “uninspired, to say the least.” Eubanks points out Five Points is one of the largest neighborhoods in Athens, that the plan offers no transition from commercial to existing so a lot of people would have to agree—not an easy task. homes across Yonah Avenue, and he asks, “What do you think There are, however, already several smaller historic districts that’ll do for their view and/or their property values?” within Five Points: Bloomfield, West Cloverhurst/Springdale Such conflicts are exactly why ACC planners proposed a (unfortunately, ending one block before 545 W. Cloverhurst) new zoning category for Prince, Eubanks says, but then they and Woodlawn. These historic districts are separate for archidecided not to apply it there. Building apartments along the tectural reasons, and were a larger historic district created, rear of the offices would “soften the blow” to the homes on should not be combined into a district with them. However, Yonah, he says. Instead, a “dead zone” will exist on the street ensuring the continuation and character of Five Points would at night and on weekends. be much easier if it were locally designated. A medical building would be the logical use of the lot, one While local designation would go much further than real estate source says. “It’s across the street from the hospinational designation in terms of protecting contributing tal. It’s the highest and best use.” But, this person adds, docstructures such as 545 W. Cloverhurst and the Stiles House, it tors are presently able to buy or build office space in Oconee would not prevent demolitions of non-contributing structures. County cheaper than they can rent it in Athens. But Barrett For instance, a house at 174 Burnett Street built in 1925 was says there are “quite a few physicians who would prefer to be approved for demolition last month. Unfortunately, it appears closer to the hospital than a 30-minute drive.” [John Huie] that the house suffered from demolition-by-neglect for years.

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nyone who hasn’t set foot in downtown Athens since last football season might have a tough time recognizing the skyline. The same applies to people who’ve lived here their whole lives. An unprecedented development boom is transforming downtown. Within a couple of years, downtown’s population could triple, as about 3,000 new residents, mainly University of Georgia students, move into four massive new apartment complexes and a number of smaller projects in various stages of completion.

Why the Boom? For more than a decade, Athens-Clarke County officials have been trying to steer density intown and preserve rural land with development restrictions in the green belt bordering neighboring counties. The county’s 1999 land use plan—written with input from hundreds of citizens—set a maximum density of 200 bedrooms per acre. Design guidelines passed in 2006 and a historic district in the downtown core added some protections, but the local zoning code intentionally encourages high-density development downtown. “What’s happening is basically the result of some policies the commission previously adopted,” Mayor Nancy Denson says. “Downtown is where density belongs… It’s much more economical to serve dense populations than spread-out populations. That’s the way society is moving, anyway—moving downtown.” Banks think student apartments are a good investment, because parents often cosign the lease and will pay the rent on time. Developers love student apartments, because they can charge higher rents by the bedroom. Students are drawn by the new buildings’ luxury amenities—rooftop pools, gyms, stainless steel appliances—and the proximity to campus and downtown bars, restaurants and

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shopping. Studies show that millennials (the current generation of students) drive less than other generations did at their age, and many prefer to walk or take transit. “Athens is actually, in our opinion, underserved in downtown student housing,” says Wes Rogers, president and CEO of Landmark Properties, an Athens-based company that manages numerous student housing complexes in several states and is building The Standard, a 610-bedroom student-oriented development at the corner of Thomas and Strong streets downtown, slated for completion next summer. “Athens has one of the coolest, most vibrant downtowns in the country,” Rogers says. “We feel like downtown is a very desirable place to live.” It’s the same way in other college towns. News outlets like The New York Times, National Public Radio and others have reported on the trend of upscale student housing in urban college-town neighborhoods from Savannah to Stillwater, OK, to Columbia, MO. “We’re seeing a real move toward the urban core in a lot of cities,” says Athens real estate consultant David S. Dwyer. Tuscaloosa, AL, has seen the addition of 12,432 bedrooms in new student-oriented developments since 2002, with 8,711 more in the works, according to the Tuscaloosa News. Although enrollment at the University of Alabama has increased by 13,000 during that time, with the addition of 3,700 on-campus beds, there is a potential 12,000-bed surplus in Tuscaloosa’s rental housing supply, leading residents there to ask if the city is being overbuilt. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox, in the midst of a re-election campaign, appointed a task force in June to study that very issue. The situation is not quite the same as in Athens—most of Tuscaloosa’s new developments are in greenfields a mile or two outside campus, which is separated by historic neighborhoods from downtown—but the reaction has been similar.

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“There is a growing concern here that we might be becoming overbuilt, that there may be more units specifically for students than there are students,” says John McConnell, planning and development director for the City of Tuscaloosa. “Is it true? Do we have a problem? If so, what do we do about it?” McConnell says. While it has undergone a renaissance in the past decade, downtown Tuscaloosa does not compare to downtown Athens. McConnell and other city and university officials recently traveled to Athens to swap ideas with their Athens-Clarke County and UGA counterparts and came away impressed with the “interface” between campus and downtown. “Gosh, we’d love to have that kind of density,” he says.

An Unpopular Trend, and a Popular One While downtown Athens is the envy of a lot of cities, the growth hasn’t always worked out the way many locals had hoped. Athens residents have roundly criticized Selig Enterprises’ Oconee Street development and its 990 bedrooms, more than 100,000 square feet of commercial space and nearly 1,500 parking spaces as an out-of-scale monstrosity. Except for a minor variance and easement agreement, it met ACC’s zoning code. Down the hill off Oconee Street, the 568bedroom Flats at Carr’s Hill towers over the North Oconee River Greenway. It didn’t need any permission from county officials to move forward. “We knew that bad development on the Boys & Girls Club property was coming for at least five years,” yet ACC did nothing to stop it, environmental activist Elizabeth Little said at a recent greenway meeting. When UGA College of Environment and Design professor Jack Crowley, who is writing a master plan for downtown Athens, asked about 250 people at a town hall meeting

what kind of residential development should be encouraged, only 3 percent said “student.” Twenty percent favored “family,” 44 percent wanted “urban professional,” 19 percent said “workforce” and 15 percent said “senior” or “empty nester.” Yet student apartments are mostly what we’re getting. Originally, the Selig development was supposed to include one- and twobedroom apartments aimed at professionals, but the company was forced to switch to the student-friendly three- and four-bedroom format in order to secure financing for the $80 million project, Senior Vice President Jo Ann Chitty told Flagpole in May. In addition to The Standard, Flats at Carr’s Hill and Selig, there’s the Eclipse at East Broad, a 128-bedroom tower near the Multimodal Center and 909 Broad, another massive student complex fronting Willow Street that was built in 2008. A couple of older apartment complexes on North Avenue are expanding. Existing commercial spaces like the old Colonial Hotel building that houses Five Guys Burgers & Fries, offices on Dougherty Street near Good Dirt and three floors of the former Southern Mutual Building (now called The Fred after owner Fred Moorman) have been or may be converted into residential units. “At least what we’re hearing is they’re having a hard time finding commercial tenants,” ACC planner Gavin Hassemer says. “They’re competing with other commercial office space around town that seems to be either cheaper or more accessible.” Rents in the new developments are mostly in the range of $600-$750 per bedroom per month. Charging per bedroom allows landlords to make more money off student apartments than those that are rented out by the unit, in turn allowing developers to recoup construction costs and land costs that can exceed $1 million per acre. They need to charge about $1.80 a square foot per month to break even, according to Rogers.

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“Most families can’t afford to pay more than $2,000 a month, and if they did, they’d probably want to buy something,” he says. Dwyer also doesn’t see a market for families living downtown right now, because mid-rise condos, a cheaper alternative in most cities, would be more expensive than most houses. “We have such terrific intown single-family neighborhoods with reasonably high density,” he says. “The quality of life in those neighborhoods is extremely high. At some point, it becomes an economic tradeoff.” For comparison, the average rent in Athens was $705 per month for a whole house or apartment in 2011, according to Census data. Fees for on-campus housing range from $2,238-$3,587 per semester, which works out to about $600-$900 per month, including utilities like power, heat, water, cable and Internet, according to University Housing Executive Director Kerry Kowalski. Flats at Carr’s Hill resident Chris Marks says his rent, which he splits with his parents, is “pretty good” because it’s all-inclusive. “I think a lot of student housing is falling more toward a flat rate,” he says. “A lot more of the newer neighborhoods are going to be flat-rate and more student living, like this. Almost like upscale dorms.” That’s an attitude University Housing is keenly aware of. While UGA’s 7,600 undergraduate beds remain in high demand (at least in part because approximately 5,000 freshmen are required to live on campus) students and parents want more and more amenities, especially individual thermostats and private bedrooms and bathrooms, Kowalski says. Gone are the days when living in the dorm meant arguing with a roommate over the top bunk and shuffling down the hall in flip-flops to the shower. “There’s been some conversation about what people refer to as the ‘country club-ification’ of student amenities,” Kowalski says. UGA has added 800 new beds in the past three years. “Those beds were built to meet student demands, meet student needs,” he says. Newer dorms like East Campus Village are apartment-style or laid out with two private rooms connected by a bathroom. When UGA embarked on its latest round of dorm-building about a decade ago, there were concerns about what it would do to the local real estate market, according to UGA Vice President for Facilities Danny Sniff. The effect was to ease upward pressure on rents—they fell from a high of $798 in 2005. Now, Rogers contends that the downtown apartment trend will benefit working families as students flock to new downtown developments, opening up space in older complexes that aren’t laid out in the four-bedroom, four-bathroom style popular with students. “Other housing stock will be converted into affordable intown housing, which Athens desperately needs,” he says.

ACC officials are also confident the new developments will fill up, but they aren’t so sure Rogers is right about the older ones. “People don’t invest their money in things that don’t bring a profit,” Denson says. “What does concern me is the fate of the units that people are abandoning for the new units.” Owners of existing apartment complexes apparently have similar concerns. “Maybe all the developers coming to Athens, GA should look at the Columbus, OH market. Seems they actually have a need for additional student housing,” reads a post on the Athens Apartment Association Facebook page. The post links to an Associated Press article about Capital University putting up students at a water park resort due to lack of living space. “Right now, I feel like the market is kind of eating its own tail,” ACC Commissioner Kelly Girtz says. “I don’t know that Landmark’s stuff that’s 10 years old is going to be as successful with the new stuff on the ground.” Several property managers at existing complexes declined or did not respond to interview requests. Rogers, for one, is not worried about competing with himself, though. “Our stuff will hold up [but] we won’t see the rent growth,” he says. In the coming months, the commission’s Legislative Review Committee, chaired by Girtz, will be studying the question of what will happen to older apartment complexes when students flock to greener (or redder and tanner) developments downtown. “I think everybody knows there’s some pretty crumbling housing around town,” Girtz says, citing aging, poorly-maintained structures like duplexes on Freeman Drive. “So I want to see for myself, block by block, sector by sector.” Girtz is worried that, if older complexes clear out, they’ll become havens for crime. “We’re going to continue to see lower occupancy rates in places like Gaines School Road, Epps Bridge or elsewhere, places that were built 15, 30, even 50 years ago,” he says. “We don’t have a big enough workforce to occupy them as workforce housing.” At the same time, some ACC officials and real estate professionals believe the student housing boom is running its course. Chris Blackmon, an Athens Downtown Development Authority board member and Dwyer’s partner in Athens Real Estate Advisors, says he thinks that once downtown adds more residents, the next phase in its growth will be additional office and retail space to serve those residents. If there’s new residential growth, it may not be aimed at students. Crowley calls them the “pioneer population,” saying that they will draw businesses that will in turn draw other demographic groups to downtown. At least one planned development, which will replace part of the SunTrust building and a parking lot at North Lumpkin and Broad streets, isn’t specifically for students. That mixed-used development is intended for “a person who has moved to Athens and is used to an urban environment and likes that,” such as a professor, retiree or young professional, says Dwyer, who is working on it with a Chicago development firm. Still, county officials are keeping a close eye on development patterns. At a retreat last week, ADDA board members said they are starting to explore potential grants and tax incentives to encourage other types of development besides student housing. “We do need to make sure we have a mix of housing stock for all the different kinds of people who want to live downtown,” Executive Director Pamela Thompson says.

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What the Future Will Bring Dwyer believes the new student apartments will be successful—unlike residential developments like the Georgia Gameday Center and Georgia Traditions built during the tail end of the last boom in the early aughts—because the developers behind them have a longer track record. “This is nobody’s first shot at this,” Dwyer says. “That’s what it comes down to: the strength and the ability of the developer to do a project that’s right for the market and at the right time in the market, and that’s what’s happening here in Athens, I think.”

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resemble PRIDES in other places.â€? This year, that means adding a sponsorship program. “We asked the community to make donations to PRIDE so that we can make PRIDE better and also have programs throughout the year,â€? Roberts says. The program has four levels of sponsorship: “Community,â€? “Rainbow, “Equalityâ€? and “Presenting.â€? This year’s sponsors include Power 100.1 FM, Little Kings Shuffle Club, Nuçi’s Space, Republic Salon and others. “Athens is a very welcoming town,â€? Roberts says. “The city has been supportive of my events and LGBT-related issues in general. We try to make our events accessible so that everybody in the community can come out and have a good time.â€? Most parts of the weekend are open to the Athens LGBTQ community and its straight allies. Some events have a suggested donation of $5, but PRIDE promises to turn no one away. Between Thursday’s GLOBES reception and Sunday’s Athens Showgirl Cabaret performance, Athenians can enjoy such happenings as a Happy Hour at The World Famous, the One World Artist Showcase at Go Bar and the PRIDE Festival at Lay Park. “My goal for the weekend is always to raise visibility and inspire unity,â€? Roberts says. “People who have rallied with us and supported us all year—these events are for them as well.â€? Some events, however, aren’t open to everyone. Lesbian and bisexual women are encouraged to attend the sapph.fire Meet & Greet at Go Bar, with proceeds benefiting Georgia Equality. The Globe will host an 18-and-under event Saturday night. “These events celebrate diversity and equality,â€? Roberts says. “As we see more and more every day with the federal government coming out and being more inclusive to the LGBT community, it feels like people in the South and all over the country are moving away from the hate. And so we have this weekend to further that idea, that love is becoming the new normal.â€?

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Change is scary. Five & Ten (1073 S. Milledge Ave., 706-546-7300) didn’t have to move, and when its move was announced, even the faithful had a qualm or two. When everything’s working so nicely, do you really want to mess with the equation? There were plenty of rumors, too, that the prices would go skyrocketing with the fancier digs, due to increased costs on the back end. That doesn’t seem to have been the case in any way, and although the restaurant is expensive for Athens, it’s still a relative bargain for the quality of its offerings and in comparison to Atlanta. The chemistry has been preserved. The entrance is a bit fancier, with dedicated parking in back that has a snazzy little stoplight to tell you when to hold up due to oncoming traffic. The house itself is grand, but the decor is simple, painted in blues and grays that establish calmness rather than hipness. The structure of the building has been preserved, which means a lot of smallish rooms. There’s

type of pickle or smear of mustard is a new pleasure, and the bread is marvelous. The watermelon salad (with feta and serrano vinaigrette) that resides on the menu in the summer months is thinner, more refined and spicier than it has been. Garganelli, a preserved sardine dressed with flowering basil, garlic breadcrumbs and house-cured pepperoni, all in a complex, earthy broth, is liberal on the salt but not inappropriate in its seasoning. The crisp pork belly comes with tiny spaetzle, chard, pickled mustard seeds that pop between your teeth and the most beautiful tiny quail egg, quivering on top. The coffee room has retained its fancy wallpaper and gets great light in the earlier part of the day, when the restaurant offers tartines (open-faced sandwiches) and caffeine on weekdays. Acheson has been emphatic about the fact that it’s not a proper full-service lunch, but it is far more than a casual spot for a muffin. Yes, you order at the counter

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Five & Ten nothing innovative in the basics of how the restaurant works (no fancy community table, no prioritizing of the experience at the sake of the food, no modernist bathroom fixtures that lead to mystification), and that is a relief rather than a disappointment. The food is still excellent. Kyle Jacovino may not be a fixture in the kitchen (he’ll be off to head up Hugh Acheson’s new Savannah venture, The Florence, next year), but while he’s here he’s asserting his presence, with a great sense for mustards and pickles, in particular. The anchovies that used to be in the “Snackies” section of the menu are gone, due to a general refresh of that area, which now boasts pimento cheese, boiled peanut hummus, Anson Mills popcorn, Medjool dates and edamame, plus the usual selection of oysters. The charcuterie plate will run you $26, but it’s meant to be shared, and it is worth it. Four items that may include pork rillettes (often either not fatty enough or too fatty at other restaurants; here nicely balanced and pleasantly herbal at times), chicken livers good enough to provoke delighted profanity, sweetbreads formed into a kind of loose patty resembling a crab cake and a housemade ground sausage breaded and similar in some ways to arancini, the fried Italian rice balls. To say that the plate comes with “assorted pickles and mustard with house made bread,” as the menu does, is a major undersell. Each

and you refill your own water, but the latter is spiked with cucumbers and lemon. There are specials. There are salad and soup. The staff brings your food to your table. It looks rather a lot like lunch. The tartines are well constructed in terms of flavor profile and attractiveness, and I recommend that you Letitia Baldridge it up and eat yours with a knife and a fork, lest you find yourself tugging on a piece of carpaccio like a hungry dog. The Benton’s Country Ham with peaches, basil and local honey is particularly well put together, not too sweet, as its description suggests. The pork belly confit with cilantro, kimchi, pickled carrots, cucumber and shaved radish is a like a banh mi that ran into a fried pork chop; it’s cross-cultural without being showy. There’s also brunch (a wonderful salad of chunks of warm smoked trout atop frisee and butterhead lettuce with pickled shallots, dots of yogurt and a bacon vinaigrette; a sweet and delicate corn soup that may be a bit stingy with the poached shrimp that hide within; good latkes). Steps, in other words, have not been lost. The staff is still on point, ready when you want them and absent when you don’t. And the atmosphere finally matches the ambitions of the food, both attempting to make you feel at home, like the best hosts, without compromising integrity and vision. Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com

The Dragon in the Room: Despite what they might say, there are very few crises in the world of geek fandom worth wringing one’s hands over. Robert Downey, Jr.’s contract negotiations. The death of Peter Parker and the takeover of his body by Dr. Octopus. Every other goddamn episode of “Game of Thrones.” The ongoing saga of Atlanta’s annual multimedia geeksplosion Dragon Con, however, qualifies as an actual problem, and it looks like after years of bitter and hideous fighting the problem has been resolved. For those who aren’t familiar, Dragon Con is one of the biggest science fiction and fantasy conventions in the country. Though not as big as the San Diego or New York Comic Cons, Dragon Con is a sprawling affair that takes over three major hotels in downtown Atlanta every Labor Day weekend, routinely draws celebrities from film and TV who ordinarily wouldn’t attend these things, and generates millions in revenue for its parent company, Dragon Con/ACE. The trouble with this is that one of the founders of the convention is Edward Kramer, who has been under house arrest and awaiting trial on multiple counts of child molestation since 2000, citing various health issues as reasons for the delay. Despite his lack of involvement with the operations of the convention, Kramer still had a 31 percent share in Dragon Con/ACE and has used the annual dividend to pay his legal costs. The company has tried repeatedly to oust Kramer, but Georgia law forbids such action against Kramer unless and until he has been convicted of a crime. This has led to a long-running campaign, spearheaded by horror author Nancy A. Collins and championed by many others in the SF/F field, to mount a mass boycott against the convention in order to deprive Kramer of revenue. While the boycott has snowballed and attracted a great deal of mainstream media attention this year, it seemed unlikely to produce action on the scale needed to be effective. But it would appear that the rest of the con’s organizers have had enough of the bad publicity and ill feeling in the community and on July 8 announced the reincorporation of Dragon Con/ACE into Dragon Con Inc., with a buyout of Kramer’s shares for an undisclosed amount. What does this actually affect? Nothing in practical terms, but for many of us who have been following this story for years, it’s an opportunity for the convention to proceed without having to ignore the massive dragon turd in the room and hopefully will mend some fences within the community. As for Kramer, he is still innocent until proven guilty, but perhaps the decision on that will now come sooner and give all involved some closure and a chance to move on. Pet Peeve: Let me preface this next bit by clearing up a pet peeve of mine, a common mistake that many people make. The language

employed in the time of Shakespeare is not, as many people believe, Old English. Old English is a linguistic distinction, referring to the language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons back when they were fighting the Vikings prior to the 12th century. It is the language of Beowulf and bears more resemblance to German and Old Norse than to what we speak today. Middle English is the language of Chaucer and his contemporaries in the Middle Ages. What you get in Shakespeare and the King James Bible is Early Modern English. You may need a dictionary, but you don’t need a translator to read it. That said, the sci-fi mashup that nobody asked for but everyone has been waiting for is here. William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, by Ian Doescher (Quirk Books, 2013) has hit bookstores and it is pretty amazing. It’s not a parody or a pastiche, like recent books marrying Jane Austen with zombies or Wuthering Heights with Fifty Shades of Grey. It is, rather, the screenplay of Star Wars (A New Hope for the nitpickers) done straight but in blank verse in the style of English Renaissance drama, and very skillfully.

What’s interesting about this is that while the script is, on the face of it, just a novelty, the working of George Lucas’ space saga into this form brings out many of the underlying archetypes and classical themes that made the movie such a powerful experience. (Lucas borrowed much from Joseph Campbell, and Campbell, in turn, used the movie as a teaching metaphor for the rest of his life). So while it’s cool to see R2-D2 bleeping and squeaking in iambic pentameter, it would also be very interesting to see this version staged, provided anyone could scrape up enough hard cash to pay Disney for the rights. Until that happens, consider the book highly recommended. John G. Nettles

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movie dope Some releases may not be showing locally this week. • indicates new review 2 GUNS (R) DEA Agent Bobby “Beans” Trench (Denzel Washington) and Navy Intelligence Officer Michael “Stig” Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) are two unlikely partners. When they unwittingly steal $43.125 million from a shadowy organization, represented by Earl (Bill Paxton), they must trust one another again to clear both their names. 2 Guns is loaded and hits the bull’s eye with every shot. AUSTENLAND (PG-13) Kerri Russell plays a woman obsessed with Pride and Prejudice and all things Jane Austen. But when she travels to a Austen theme park, finding her Mr. Darcy is a lot harder in reality. (Ciné) BASQUIAT (R) 1996. Tate is turning 30! Come celebrate with some old favorites picked by UGA’s film professors. Dr. Richard Neupert has chosen Saturday’s film, Basquiat by filmmaker Julian Schnabel. Jeffrey Wright stars as Jean Michael Basquiat, the young street artist who shot to stardom thanks to discovery by Andy Warhol (David Bowie) and Co. (Tate Theater) BLACKFISH (PG-13) Documentarian Gabriela Cowperthwaite investigates the controversial captivity of killer whales for the ever popular SeaWorld shows through the story of Tilikum, an orca responsible for the deaths of several trainers. Dr. Lori Marino, who is featured in the film, will take part in a Q&A that follows the special preview screening. (Ciné) BLUE JASMINE (PG-13) Oh my god! Andrew Dice Clay in a Woody Allen movie? I’m so in. I don’t even need to know what the film’s plot is. (A rich woman moves in with her down to earth sister after her cheating husband loses everything.) Apparently, Allen’s back from his European sojourn, though he hasn’t returned to New York yet; this drama is set in San Francisco. CLOSED CIRCUIT (R) Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall play lawyers and former lovers who find themselves in danger while preparing the defense for an international terrorist. Academy Award nominee Steven Knight, best known for writing Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises, wrote the screenplay. THE CONJURING (R) Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) investigate the things that go bump in the night. The occurrences in the Perron family’s new house are not just paranormal;

they’re malevolent. James Wan (Saw, Insidious) stages the Perron’s haunting with utmost care. From the font in the opening credits, the film harkens back to the ‘70s and places itself not as a wannabe, but as a peer next to such modern classics as The Amityville Horror and (dare I type it) The Exorcist. ELYSIUM (R) In 2154, the Earth has gone from third rock from the sun to third world. Orbiting in the skies above the planet is Elysium, where the wealthy live forever thanks to breakthroughs in medical technology. Tricked out with an exoskeleton that makes him stronger and nearly invincible, injured ex-con turned factory worker Max De Costa (Matt Damon) goes all Terminator until he gets to Elysium. THE FAMILY (R) Robert De Niro in a mob comedy? This concept had already grown tired with Analyze This. The presence of Gallic director Luc Besson and the twist that De Niro’s mafia family has been relocated to Normandy provide a brief glimmer of hope. De Niro is joined by Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Agron (“Glee”) and John D’Leo. Tommy Lee Jones appears as the Blake family’s CIA agent handler. GETAWAY (PG-13) Ethan Hawke continues his genre tear, leaving horror and venturing into action exploitation. Hawke stars as Brent Magna, a former racecar driver who must follow a mysterious man’s directions if he hopes to ever see his kidnapped wife again. Selena Gomez costars as his passenger. Courtney Solomon hasn’t directed much (his previous two features are Dungeons & Dragons and An American Haunting) but has produced a lot as head of After Dark Films. k INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (PG-13) The Conjuring director, James Wan, and his Saw screenwriter, Leigh Whannel, collaborate on this sequel to their 2011 hit. After the chilling events of the first movie, the Lambert family— Josh (Patrick Wilson), Renai (Rose Byrne), Lorraine (Barbara Hershey), Dalton (Ty Simpkins) and Foster (Andrew Astor)—seek more answers to the childhood mystery that’s tied them to the spirit realm. KLUTE (R) 1971. Tate is turning 30! Celebrate with some old favorites picked by UGA’s film professors. First up is Jane Fonda’s Academy Award winning turn as a prostitute

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in Professor Rielle Navitski’s pick, Klute. Detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) and call girl Bree Daniel (Fonda) investigate the disappearance of a businessman. (Tate Theater) LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (PG-13) This crowd-pleasing slice of historical nostalgia chronicles the major events of the second half of the 20th century through the eyes of White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forrest Whitaker). With its exceptional cast— Robin Williams, James Marsden, Liev Schreiber, John Cusack and Alan Rickman appear as Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Reagan—The Butler overcomes the natural tendency of such films to drift into sentimental nostalgia. THE LONE RANGER (PG-13) This second failed attempt to bring the masked man back to the big screen reunites Johnny Depp with his Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski for another bloated block-

magical plan to do something, but nobody is really sure what until the last reel. Hot on their heels is a dogged FBI Agent, Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo), and a debunker of magicians (Morgan Freeman). Now You See Me is as entertaining as it is eye-rollingly contrived. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (PG-13) 1968. Tate is turning 30! Come celebrate with some old favorites picked by UGA’s film professors. The Tate celebration finishes off with Professor Antje Ascheid’s selection, Once Upon a Time in the West. Sergio Leone’s epic classic stars Jason Robards and Charles Bronson as Cheyenne and Harmonica, two gunmen that promise a widow (Claudia Cardinale) they’ll track her family’s killer, Frank (Henry Fonda, cast against type). Horror great Dario Argento (Suspiria) and Academy Award winner Bernardo Bertolucci helped Leone craft the story. (Tate Theater)

Perhaps you could explain to me where your son learned about “facials.” buster that misses the mark. Depp’s Indian savant Tonto is one of the oater’s strengths; the star swaggers and mugs like a silent film star. Otherwise, this over-plotted, overlong origin story establishes the wrong tone for its masked hero. THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (PG-13) I am so over romantic-tinged, supernatural fantasies aimed at teens. The first movie in what the makers hope to be the new Twilight et al. contains every single YA genre trope. When her mother (Lena Headey) disappears, a seemingly normal girl, Clary Fray (Lily “Daughter of Phil” Collins), discovers her significance in a shadow world of demons, vampires, werewolves and witches. Maybe this sort of Junior “True Blood” seemed original a few years ago, but all it is in 2013 is boring. NASHVILLE (R) 1975. Tate is turning 30! Come celebrate with some old favorites picked by UGA’s film professors. Professor Christopher Sieving’s choice is Robert Altman’s 1975 classic, Nashville. This sprawling characterdriven epic stars Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Academy Award nominee Ronee Blakely, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin (Charlie’s daughter), Shelley Duvall, Henry Gibson and Scott Glenn, among others. If you’ve never seen Nashville, you’ve never seen Altman at his best. Nominated for five Academy awards, including Best Picture. (Tate Theater) NOW YOU SEE ME (PG-13) Four street magicians (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco) are enlisted in a mysterious,

ONE COUCH AT A TIME EntrepreneuREEL presents a special screening of the first full-length feature documentary about the phenomenon of couchsurfing. The doc follows veteran couchsurfer Alexandra Liss as she moves through twenty-one countries and six subcontinents over seven months thanks to connections made through CouchSurfing.org. Sharing economy expert Rachel Botsman, founder of Burningman Larry Harvey, sacred economist Charles Eisenstein, and the founder of CouchSurfing, Casey Fenton, are all interviewed in Liss’ film. How much would you share with a stranger? (Ciné) ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US (PG) The popular boy band hits the big screen in a movie directed by Academy Award nominee Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me). (This kind of popblum does not fit into Spurlock’s oeuvre.) The rise of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis from competing on “The X Factor” to performing at London’s O2 Arena is chronicled. If you liked Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never, you’ll be hard-pressed to justify any animosity for the Brit boy band’s musical doc. PACIFIC RIM (PG-13) A portal to another dimension opens in the Pacific, unleashing giant monsters called Kaiju on humanity, who builds giant robots called Jaegers to counter them. Years into a losing war, the Jaeger program leader, Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba), takes one last chance, sending the last surviving robots and pilots to close the portal for good. The most wellrealized blockbuster of its kind, Pacific

Rim delivers the childlike robot action missing from all three misguided Transformers flicks. Writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s smartest move was leaving the snark and the cynicism to lesser movies. (Sharknado, anyone?) PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) The titular hero, Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman), must save Camp Half-Blood, the safe haven for the gods’ half-mortal children. Backed by his pals, Percy must defeat bland villain Luke (Jake Abel), rescue satyr Grover (Brandon Jackson) from Polyphemus and defeat a reborn Cronos. Even the all right FX cannot overcome the awful writing and charmless acting, especially from Lerman. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters has almost surely sunk the chances of Percy Jackson: The Titan’s Curse ever seeing the light of day. PLANES (PG) What with its Cars pedigree and Dane Cook voicework, Planes could have been a lot worse. A cropduster named Dusty Crophopper (v. Cook) longs to race across the skies. Unfortunately, he’s afraid of heights. It’s cute, sweet, and maybe a smidge direct-to-DVD; the voice cast is a step below the usual Pixar crop. Kids that love Cars will not care and will most likely fall for Planes. What’s next? Ships? • RIDDICK (R) Vin Diesel’s return as the anti-hero Richard B. Riddick may not have the scope of The Chronicles of Riddick, but writer-director David Twohy’s return to the smaller scale, B-grade science fiction of Pitch Black proves a smart move. Five years after the events of Chronicles, Riddick is stranded on a hostile planet. The arrival of dueling mercenary teams (one includes Katee “Starbuck” Sackhoff), both looking to capture or kill the convicted murderer. Much as in Pitch Black, Riddick’s peculiar skill set is needed to help his human foes defeat the planet’s native creatures. Diesel simply nails Riddick’s charismatic killer, but it’s easy to pull for him when his hunters are so lackluster, outside of the aforementioned Sackhoff. Twohy has created a cool character in a familiar sci-fi milieu, and while I would have preferred the series continue its more mythic, Conan-in-space trajectory, the box office of Chronicles said otherwise. Smaller works better for this character, as is proven by Pitch Black and its almost too similarly structured second sequel. Some better genre faces to support the underrated Diesel (think the first film’s Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser and Keith David) would benefit any future Riddick adventures. SALINGER (PG-13) Filmmaker Shane Salerno (he co-wrote the screenplay for Oliver Stone’s Savages) attempts to solve the mystery that is J.D. Salinger. Salerno interviewed 150 subjects, many of whom were close to the reclusive author. Famous folk like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, John Cusack, Danny DeVito, John Guare, Martin Sheen, David Milch, Robert Towne, Tom Wolfe, E.L. Doctorow, Gore Vidal and Pulitzer Prize winners A. Scott Berg and Elizabeth Frank also contribute their thoughts on Salinger and his influential works, particularly The Catcher in the Rye. (Ciné) THE SPECTACULAR NOW (R) After hot sophomore picture Smashed, acclaimed filmmaker and Cedar Shoals grad, James Ponsoldt, returns with

what, in a perfect world, would be his breakthrough film. Adapted from Tim Tharp’s novel by (500) Days of Summer writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, The Spectacular Now is a teen movie made by and for adults that stands out by not indoctrinating audiences into the cult of youth. THIS IS THE END (R) This metacomedy from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (their directorial debuts!) stars Rogen and a bunch of his pals— James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Jay Baruchel and a lot more—as they face the end of the world. The jokes fly fast and loose in the trailers. If the movie can live up to its own buzz, this flick could be one of the year’s funniest. With almost any comic actor one can think of or recognize. TURBO (PG) After a first act highlighted by endearing animation and stellar voice work, Turbo gets stupid, as the main mollusk is imbued with the abilities of a car after a freak accident involving a street racer and some nitrous. Turbo and his other racing snail pals head to the Indy 500, where they will face off against defending champion and world’s greatest racecar driver, Guy Gagne (v. Bill Hader). WE’RE THE MILLERS (R) After running afoul of his drug kingpin pal (Ed Helms), Dave (Jason Sudeikis) must smuggle a smidge that turns out to be a lot more than a smidge of marijuana across the border. Dave hatches a brilliant plan to fake a family with stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), runaway teen Casey (Emma Roberts) and virginal Kenny (Will Poulter). Everything works out great until he runs into a swell DEA agent and his wife (Nick Offerman and Kathryn Hahn) and the big-time Mexican drug lord to whom the weed really belongs to catches up with them. THE WOLVERINE (PG-13) The Wolverine comes closest to nailing this popular, mysterious icon. After the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, Logan has shed his Wolverine persona to live a solitary life in the woods. However, the last request of a dying friend whisks the clawed one off to Japan. THE WORLD’S END (R) The Cornetto Trilogy, begun in Shaun of the Dead, concludes pitch-perfectly with The World’s End. Five old friends reunite in their hometown to again attempt an epic pub crawl. They just didn’t realize the world as they know it might be ending, when their pub crawl is interrupted by a Who-vian invasion of blue-blooded robots. The jokes all land and the comic beats/pauses are perfectly synced. As silly as the bits can be, The World’s End captures the melancholy of growing up, old and apart from childhood friends. WORLD WAR Z (PG-13) Former U.N. employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) is sent around the globe to discover the source of the zombie pandemic threatening to wipe out humanity. Director Marc Forster turns Max “Son of Mel” Brooks’ oral history of the zombie conflict into a more focused, traditional “one hero must race time to save the world,” and it works. YOU’RE NEXT (R) With the strongest cold open since Scream, this home invasion flick ratchets up the tension for an hour and a half without ever letting up. A well-to-do family— including indie darlings Joe Swanberg, Ti West, Aimee Seimetz and former Tasty World bartender AJ Bowen—are stalked by a group of killers in animal masks, who may have met their match in one son’s new girlfriend, Erin (Sharni Vinson). Wingard and collaborator Simon Barrett take a well-known, beloved and maligned genre, turning it on its head with gleefully violent abandon. Drew Wheeler

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of personal boundaries and social decorum. It’s a hilarious scene, yet also one tinged with sadness. This precarious balance of icy humor and pathos runs through the entire movie. Scenes frequently start off comically and then segue into darkness, resonating with a brutal understanding about our inability to ever change from our fixed natures. Jasmine is a creature self-made with layers upon layers of pretensions. In another movie she would be loathsome. But here, Blanchett infuses Jasmine with weary fragility and flashes of self-awareness. She is a Blanche Dubois for the Bernie Madoff era. Although Blanchett’s performance is a stunner, Hawkins is equally superb, though more subdued and covert. At times, she is reminiscent of the great late British actress Katrin Cartlidge, who like Hawkins also worked with director Mike Leigh and easily stole scenes. The supporting cast, including Baldwin, Louis CK, Bobby Cannavale and Peter Sarsgaard, all turn in excellent performances as well. Blue Jasmine may disappoint viewers hoping for another whimsical Midnight in Paris, but Blanchett’s harrowing portrayal of a woman coming undone is a perverse joy to behold.

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beer notes Catching Up On a Notebook’s Worth of Summer Tasting To put it mildly, it’s been a while since I wrote, and lots has happened beeriously. I’ll fill you in on what I’ve tasted and learned of late, with a promise to return as soon as I have more news beerwise, which seems to be a potentially brimful pint glass at present. I’ll work my way backwards… not an uncommon way of doing things for me. Just this past Saturday (as I write; it was Aug. 24), I found myself at Blue Tarp Brewing at 731 E. College Ave. in Decatur for their inaugural touring and tasting. I didn’t take the tour (I had been there before), but I tasted all four of their available brews and took copious notes. Fünk Weis 3% It’s a Berliner! Nice Brett (Brettanomyces = bacteria = sour) kick to it! A thirsty soul could drink this all day and not worry about incurring the wrath of the City Of Scottdale D.U.I. Squad. I tasted this one first, noting its stylistic (and amazing!) acidity, and refused end-of-event samples of it because I didn’t want to leave on a sour note. (Tee hee.) This requires no added syrup (as they often use in Berlin, especially woodruff). I was flat amazed; they pulled this one off to perfection. Yes! Bantam Weight 4.7% I’d had this Amber Ale before, and liked it enough to order up seconds when I first tried it a short while ago at The Corner Pub at 627 E. College Ave. in Decatur. For a lowgravity brew, this one’s quite tasty. Hopsided India Pale Ale 6.7% Hit me over the head with a Braves tomahawk (bash, sproing!). Might or might not survive the voyage to Injuh from Jolly Old England, Sahib, but tasty enough to try at least once. Has 75 International Bitterness Units (IBU’s). Mother Hoppin’ Double IPA 10.1% The brewer’s mother was indeed present, but she wasn’t hoppin’ around. I didn’t ask her about the name reference, but I did enjoy a slowafternoon’s small sample of this intense brew. It’s surprisingly balanced for so big a beer; the alcohol doesn’t gnaw at you. Watch for Blue Tarp’s tap handles; their beers are worthwhile… especially, especially the Weissbier. A couple of daze later, I waddled in to Porter Beer Bar at 1156 Euclid Ave. in Little Five Points (right down the block from my favorite bar on earth, The Euclid Avenue Yacht Club at 1136) to see if they had any local, new-to-me brews. I was doubly rewarded. On the menu was an offering from Max Lager’s. I ordered up a pint.

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Max Lager’s Munich Red Rye 7% There’s more hop character in there than I would have expected. I’ve never had this style before; does it exist in Munich? Is it an original of theirs?? I dunno, but I sure enjoyed it. Their website proclaims its 63 IBUs, and that’s considerable for that type of thang. My server remarked, “We have another Max Lager’s online, but it’s not on the menu yet. Are you interested?” “What team of wild horses is coming in to pull me away?” I asked. “You bet!” So I stayed, in effect, for seconds. Max Lager’s Hopsplosion 6.5% The hop flavor did indeed explode in my mouth. Yes! This is a mouth-waterer if you like hops, and I love ‘em. This contains 70 IBU My thanks to that server, whose name I should have noted, for her excellent saleswomanship. Max Lager’s is located downtown at 320 Peachtree St., NE, right where West Peachtree forks off. This is a brewpub which distributes its beer to other locations, and we

need to be grateful for the state law change which now allows this. Recently, I sampled three Georgia-made brews at Trappeze, and another one a couple of weeks ago. Lemme find my notes here. Monday Night Blind Pirate Double IPA 8% “OOH MY! This is NICE!” I wrote. Practically a hop outrage. The alcohol is hardly evident. Wow. Jailhouse 4D, Version II 6.5% This is a collaboration between Glenn Golden of Jailhouse and Mark Broe of the

former Eagle & Lion Brewpub in Griffin, which sadly is closed; now Mark brews at Jailhouse under the name Yes Face Brewing. “Oh my, but that little country boy can PLAY!” I wrote, in simultaneous tribute to Glenn and Mark and Chuck Berry. A Johnny B. GOOD beer, it is, if you’re lucky enough to find any. A clear example of two like minds in concert. SweetWater Dank Tank The Price Is Wrong 9% A Belgian Strong Ale. Nice. Better than I expected, and I expected good beer. Not a sour. Rewow. Cherry Street West LA Hopaway IPA 7% This comes from a brewpub in Cumming (Cherry Street Brewing Cooperative), which I’ve not yet visited, and which, again, does out-ofhouse distribution. I tasted this at the Classic City Brewfest and thought it good, but this simply reiterated that. Uses “all Centennial hops, and lots of ‘em,” according to their website. This place is at 5810 Bond St. in Cumming. Coastal Empire Savannah Brown Ale 6.2% At a recent tasting, Piotr (he’s originally from Poland, and not Poland, OH) brought in some. This is canned by Straight To Ale in Huntsville, AL for Savannah-based Coastal Empire Brewing. “This is REALLY nice!” I wrote. It’s a hoppy American Brown Ale that is startlingly original; I thought of the old Blind Man India Brown Ale, to which it compares reasonably favorably. We have yet to open the samples of Coastal Empire Tybee Island Blonde. Both these are available in cans and on draught in Savannah; the Blonde’s 4.7%. Coastal Empire Pale Ale 5.8% Coastal Empire also produces this ale apparently for draught only at present. Hunt these when you visit Savannah; further distribution will surely occur. Jailhouse Beer Of The Guards 7% “This is absolutely stunning!” I scrawled at a tasting Aug. 2. Bartender Alex thinks this is a blend of Jailhouse’s Reprieve Saison and their Misdemeanor Ale, both of which are roughly 6%. I think not. This is one of the best American-made Farmhouse Ales I have sampled; so downhome you can almost hear the trains rumble by en route to Macon or Atlanta; so grassy it makes you think of being glad not to have to mow that much lawn. Glenn Golden’s done it again, again. My. What an understatement. Red Hare Forbidden Fruit 5.5% From the first canning brewery in Georgia comes this draught-onlyfor-now apple-and-cinnamon brew, chockful of apples from Gilmer County. Barkeep Alex wasn’t wild about it, but I was… I was flat flabbergasted! “It’s not sweet!!… Nor is it tart, nor high gravity,” I wrote. Just right. (I think there’s some nutmeg in there, too.) Speaking of microbrews in cans, Terrapin’s Recreation Ale is now available thusly, in six- and 12-packs. It’s a gorgeous can with a yummy beer inside, one which is quite sessionable at 4.7%.

That encapsulates everything Georgian and new-to-me that I’ve tried since my birthday, which was July 26. OOPS! On July 19, I tried two brews from Three Taverns Brewing in Decatur at The Porter Beer Bar. Three Taverns Single Intent 5% It seems to be trying to be Belgian, I’ll give it that. It’s probably a Belgique-twist on a Trappistien Enkel. There’s no hop character evident at all, and no pucker. Three Taverns A Night In Brussels 7.5% An American-style IPA in the Belgian mode? No, this is a hot, still Summer night in Brussels, IL 62013, pop. 139. “There’s not much there, but what there is, is cherce,” as my dad once remarked about my mother. “It DOESN’T suck!” exclaimed my server. It doesn’t much of anything, frankly.

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Barry Sell, Todd McBride, Rob Veal and William Tonks performing at the High Hat.

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not unusual to see groups of Athens musicians collaborate on benefit shows for their colleagues, but it’s rare when the gigs they organize morph into musical family reunions. Organized by Athens musician William Tonks, “High Hat Revisited” will bring some of the Classic City’s most prominent and acclaimed music scene statesmen back together in the name of goodwill. Designed as a fundraiser for longtime Athens singer and guitarist Barry Sell and his wife Carolyn Vaughan Sell, who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis, the roster for Thursday’s show includes several acts who performed regularly through the late 1990s at the old High Hat Music Club, a bustling hotspot located at 321 E. Clayton St., where The Bury is now. Tonks and Sell have a long history in Athens, as bandmates and colleagues. As many Athens musicians remember, Sell was one of the busiest guitarists in the local scene in the late 1980s and ‘90s. Switching among mandolin, electric bass and acoustic and electric guitars, he could handle anything from old-school mountain music to cranked-up garage-rock and honkytonk. An original member of long-running local rock band Bloodkin, Sell and drummer Aaron Phillips stepped aside in 1987 to form a rowdy duo called the Skinpops. (Sell went on to play in numerous Athens groups, including the first version of the Drive-By Truckers.) Meanwhile, Tonks’ lengthy musical career in began with a quirky Athens groove-rock band called the Gravity Creeps. He taught himself the dobro in the late ‘80s and started veering toward more country and blues with such projects as the Sunspots, Barbara Cue and Redneck GReece Deluxe and the Hot Burritos—two projects that also featured Sell.

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The High Hat was an integral part of all this music, and its presence lingers in the minds of the musicians who were there. Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood, a High Hat alumnus who remembers Sell as “a very talented musician… a natural,” was working at Gautreau’s restaurant in Watkinsville when he first connected with the High Hat’s owners during his first opening gigs at the club. He soon landed a regular job as one of the club’s main sound engineers.

“I remember that I called [co-owner] Drew [Alston] as a follow-up about trying to book another show,” Hood says. “I know now what bad timing that [was], but didn’t then. He didn’t have time to talk, as the sound man was sick, and he was trying to soundcheck a band. I lied and told him I was a sound man and offered to come in and help out.”

Co-owner Tony Eubanks was impressed with Hood’s mix and technique, and he invited him to work the weekly Tuesday night shows with the Hot Burritos. Hood continued to work sound at the High Hat for the next three and a half years. Oftentimes, when a band or solo act cancelled at the last minute, Hood would take the stage to fill in with a set of new originals.

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High Hat first established itself as a loungy, mid-sized watering hole featuring wooden decor throughout its long, narrow main room. An L-shaped bar stood to one side, and a triangular stage was angled along a back staircase to a cozy balcony. The old “Tyrone’s O.C.” sign (from the classic music venue at Foundry and Broad streets) hung over the stage. For a short time, the room served as home base for the blues. Northeast Georgia singer Neal Pattman, local electric combo the Healers and skillful Atlanta guitar man Tinsley Ellis all performed regularly. But despite support from local blues fans, turnout for shows was usually slim. Shortly after Eubanks signed on as co-owner (replacing Galen Cordura in 1995), the High Hat changed its name to the High Hat Music Club and diversified its bookings to include local Americana, punk, pop and garage bands and songwriters. By mid-’95, the club had become one of the top spots for underground and original music in Athens. “It was a busy place, and there was about a threeyear run where it was pretty much the center of my universe,” Tonks says. “Before the High Hat, there wasn’t really anywhere for that Americana genre to play in town,” Hood recalls. “Nowhere for acoustic acts, either, so it filled a much-needed gap and provided a place for bands like the Continentals, the Possibilities,

Gregory Dean and the Bubbamatics and others. It was a perfect place for my solo shows and the earliest Drive-By Truckers shows.” The “Tuesdays with Tony” series allowed Tonks and Sell to welcome an eclectic rotation of songwriters and bandleaders, including Jack Logan, Kelly Hogan, Greg Reece, Anne Richmond Boston, Todd McBride and Vic Chesnutt, among many others. “We used to do an opening set by ourselves, and then we’d be the backing band for a cavalcade of local stars,” Sell says. “I believe one of the very first show was with Jack Logan as our guest in February of 1995. That night totally sold out, with more than 200 people in the room.” The vibe was undeniable. “I felt like we had this great, tremendous run for more than a year and a half on those ‘Tuesdays with Tony’ shows,” Sell adds. “I saw so many kinds of bands—and configurations of bands—at the High Hat. The club didn’t quite have the big sound system it needed for a super-loud, rockin’ band, so some of the best-sounding shows I remember were by the more stripped-down acts.” But the club welcomed its share of stars, too. “One of my favorite Athens gigs ever was in 1995,” Sell says, “when a bunch of musicians came together for an Athens Humane Society Benefit, including R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills. We all paid tribute to the music of Big Star and Alex Chilton, and former Big Star drummer Jody Stephens even sat in on some songs.”

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the Sells, who now live in Austin, TX, the past year has been tough. “Austin is a great music town, and it’s a great town for other things, too,” Sell says. “It’s been great for me and Carolyn to be out here. But it’s been a rough ride this year, especially for Carolyn… We’re swimming in medical bills. It’s overwhelming on all levels. Her type of multiple sclerosis, primary-progressive MS, is the really bad kind that just keeps going and going.” Tonks knew he wanted to help—and the High Hat connection was an obvious starting point. “Barry called me in June, and he’d already done a Kickstarter campaign to fund some experimental treatment for Carolyn, but [the treatment] didn’t work too well,” he says. “Now, they’re at wit’s end. I knew a benefit show would help. I brainstormed and thought of the classic High Hat bands. Tony Eubanks had recently compiled a bunch of live recordings of local bands playing at the club, so that inspired me.” “High Hat Revisited” will feature plenty of High Hat staples: Five Eight and Jack Logan, Bloodkin, Greg Reece (a.k.a. Redneck GReece) and members of the soulful, twangy Workhorses of the Entertainment/Recreational Industry (featuring Ben Reynolds of the Chickasaw Mudd Puppies). There will reportedly be several special guests, too. Tonks is particularly excited by how easily the lineup came together. “Jack Logan signed on, and he requested that Five Eight back him up, which is a slam dunk,” he says. “The Workhorses of the Entertainment/Recreational Industry never actually played at the High Hat, but Ben and I started the idea of the band there after the Hot Burritos fell apart.” Tonks also raves about the venue that will host the tribute concert. “Hendershot’s is ideal, because it’s the closest vibe to the High Hat that I’ve seen since the actual High Hat,” he says. “It’s a long, skinny room. The bar is at an angle kind of like the stage at the High Hat used to be angled. Barry can’t make it to show himself, but he will definitely be there in spirit.” Both Tonks and Sell say they feel fortunate to have experienced and participated in the camaraderie between High Hat bands back in the day. That spirit of mutual support is at the heart of this week’s event. “From what I can tell, Barry has done about as well as a man can do,” Tonks says. “Life slapped him down, and he’s trying to stand up. But, really, this is not about Barry. It’s about his wife, who’s sweet as pie. The funds we raise will be sent directly to Carolyn’s family, who are underwriting the extra medical bills.” For his part, Sell sends his gratitude. “This whole thing is fantastic,” Sell says. “We really needed it, and we really appreciate it. It’s lifted Carolyn’s spirits. I hope they sell the damn thing out and have a great rock show.” T. Ballard Lesemann

WHAT: High Hat Revisited featuring Five Eight and Jack Logan, Bloodkin, Greg Reece and more WHERE: Hendershot’s Coffee Bar WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 12, 8 p.m. HOW MUCH: $8

record reviews New reviews of local albums are posted regularly on flagpole.com. Here are three releases to check out this month.

Yip Deceiver: Medallius

New West HHHHH If you’ve been paying attention to the pre-release buzz for local electro-pop duo Yip Deceiver’s debut LP, Medallius, you might be thinking, “Wait a second! Isn’t New West an alt-country label?” And, strictly speaking, you’d be right—the Austin/L.A. outfit with Athens ties has a long history of releasing material from twangsters like the Old 97’s and Steve Earle. But the label’s decision to release Medallius, an album a long time in the making, can only be read as a testament to just how strong of a record the Athens-based group (comprised of Davey Pierce and Nicolas “Dobby” Dobbratz) has put together. To wit, the infectiously poppy pseudo-metal riff on “Go On” rivals—and maybe even puts to shame— anything Chromeo or Daft Punk have done with guitars. Although Yip Deceiver is already pushing a strong single in “Get Strict,” a song that’s been around since 2011, the real winner on the record is “Obnoxia,” a bouncy dance number that would fit comfortably in Reptar’s catalogue if it weren’t for the heavy synths that grace the song. “Lately I’ve been feeling too much like this town is a goddamn island/ Where people only die from sheer obnoxia/ A total lack of flavor/ It’s problematic,” sings Pierce on the track. Assuming he’s not dissing the band’s hometown, the only thing problematic about Medallius is that you haven’t heard it yet. [Dan Mistich] Yip Deceiver plays The World Famous on Friday, Sept. 13.

Faster Circuits: Tunes of Glory

Cloud Recordings HHHHH Only a few months into its proper existence, Faster Circuits, the new psych-pop project from longtime Elephant 6 collaborator (and noted studio engineer) Derek Almstead, has established itself as a group to watch on the local scene. That’s thanks in no small part to the mazelike Tunes of Glory, the group’s tremendous debut album, which emerged seemingly out of nowhere this past June. Put simply, there’s a lot to like here. Despite the obvious studio pains taken in the years-long making of Tunes of Glory—the sound almost smells vintage—most of the album’s appeal lies in the songwriting. Almstead shows off his immaculate melodic chops on tunes like “Relative Obscurity,” which shows shades of the Olivia Tremor Control but reads its 1960s source material less strictly. (For my money, it’s the best song on the record.) But it’s not all psych-pop exploration: Almstead strips down for “Festival Echoes,” a stirring piano ballad, and also gets otherworldly on electronic outings like “Snake Terrain,” whose brilliant textural contrasts call to mind both Stereolab and Oneohtrix Point Never. The 37-minute record does feature the occasional filler piece (“Non Dynamic Stroller” and “Canine Jazz Test” are interesting, if ineffectual, tracks). But overall, for all its indulgences, it’s streamlined to pop near-perfection. The danger with albums written and recorded by studio-minded folk is that they often fall prey to a sort of navel-gazing that renders them lifeless and cold. But damn if Tunes of Glory ain’t one of the loveliest, most vibrant, most ecstatic records of 2013 so far. [Gabe Vodicka] Faster Circuits plays the Caledonia Lounge on Friday, Sept. 13.

Easter Island: “Dinosaur” b/w “Drift”

Independent Release HHHHH In just about every way, Easter Island’s new 7-inch is a giant leap. Last year’s full-length Frightened was a shiny, metallic thing, clean to the point of feeling somewhat sterile. The band’s two new songs, housed on a 7-inch record that will be released at its Georgia Theatre gig Saturday, Sept. 21, exhibit the warmth and density that Easter Island’s live show has long displayed. This is thanks in large part to the involvement of local producer Andy LeMaster, whose signature sweeping style is on full display here. But it also attests to the group’s creative progression. No longer content to simply ape their post-rock forebears, the members of Easter Island have found a purer collective musical self. The single’s A-side, “Dinosaur,” is both looser and more honestly anthemic than anything else the band has put to tape. Like Coldplay on quaaludes, the song oozes and woozes through nearly four minutes of cloudy bliss. The other tune, “Drift,” is closer in spirit to the songs on Frightened, but still represents forward motion. The metronomic Patrick Ferguson (recently replaced by former Modern Skirts drummer John Swint) puts forth his most fluid effort to date. In all, the 7-inch makes Easter Island seem more than ever like a truly essential local band. [Gabe Vodicka] Easter Island plays the Georgia Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 21.

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When You Were Weightless: Erstwhile Athenian and Elephant 6 cohort Nesey Gallons is on tour this month and will bring his music to town Saturday, Sept. 14. He’ll be playing at Flicker Theatre & Bar with El Hollín, Helen Scott, Whiskey Sunrise and Asheville, NC band Gold Light. Gallons released his most recent full-length, When I Was an Ice Skater, last December, and last month he released a companion four-track EP titled Boston, 1999. These releases feature guest appearances and collaborations from Will Cullen Hart, John Fernandes, Derek Almstead, Julian Koster and other E6 artists but are entirely the product of Gallons’ unique artistry, which is dignified by virtue of its intensity being tempered with brittleness. Which is particularly distinct from frailness. His music is just downright gorgeous. Enjoy for yourself at neseygallons. bandcamp.com. For Meat Lovers Only: Word has spread quickly over the past couple of weeks about the show space at the newly renovated Pizza Hut on Baxter Street. Well, for a pizza joint,

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Pizza Hut on Baxter Street the truth is far less rock and roll than one might imagine. Armed with the slogan, “It’s not your typical Pizza Hut,” the performance room has no name of its own and is set up to be what talent booker Mo Lutz says is “a serious listening room. This won’t be the kind of place where you get drunk and scream over a punk band like you see at some downtown places.” To this end, the first show featured guitarist and luthier Scott Baxendale, and the next one, set for Sept. 20, features jazz guitarist Philippe Bertaud. The venture is a collaboration between Lutz, who works at the restaurant, and manager Allen Sorsdahl. Lutz reports that the restaurant will be open during shows, and will also sell beer and wine coolers. He plans to feature a wide range of music. “Not punk, though,” he says. “It’s a restaurant, not a club. It doesn’t fit. Maybe on a Saturday night we can pull a full band in here, but not while people are eating and talking.” I’d offer that metal, hardcore and pretty much any band that gets louder than the tinkling of ice in a Pepsi glass should probably look elsewhere, too. If you think your music fits the bill of what we’re talking about, drop a line to Lutz via chefbrucelutz@gmail.com. (There are also tentative plans for karaoke, Sunday afternoon shows and possibly even comedy, but nothing is set in stone.) A Facebook page for the space should exist in the near future, but for now, patrons can check the sign

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outside the restaurant. “It’s not your typical Pizza Hut,” Lutz reiterates. “We will have toptier musicians.” I don’t really think I need to elaborate any further, do I? Have at it, folks. Swing And Dine: The Athens Tango Project keeps on truckin’ with the addition of two members, Argentine violin player Lucas Scalamogna and Chilean percussionist Jaime Antonio Cardenas España. Catch the increasingly visible combo at Hendershot’s Coffee Bar Saturday, Sept. 21, where Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers) will also perform a set of “mostly new songs,” Gonzalez says, “including a stripped-down version of my next project, an EP of a five-song medley called the Bitter Suite.” The Athens Tango Project also plays The World Famous on Sunday, Sept. 29. All I Know Is That I Don’t Know Nothin’: Well, hearts are breaking among Ath-punk aficionados, 40-ounce malt liquor enthusiasts and everyone who was bumming around Athens in the mid-’90s over the news that Tres Kids are not doing their planned reunion shows. Who? I know. The trio is best remembered because of drummer Jason Griffin (NO!, Divorce, American Cheeseburger, Shaved Christ, et al), and did the Classic City well with its jostling hardcore tunes back in, you know, “the day.” Everything was punctuated with a solid sense of humor, which was at times endearing and other times irritating. It seems there wasn’t enough time to do a bunch of proper rehearsals, and the dream has been put on hold for the time being. Griffin’s new band, Harsh Words, will play Friday, Sept. 13 at Flicker with Future Virgins and Cheap Art. The next night, they’ll be part of an Athens/Atlanta bill of reunited bands rockin’ to the oldies at East Atlanta venue The Earl with Quadiliacha, Regicide and Level Head. Leave A Light On: Longtime Athens musician and overall enthusiast Jon Lester has organized a benefit for Project Safe to be held Friday, Sept. 13 at Little Kings Shuffle Club. It’ll feature performances by St. Eel, Ranch, the aforementioned Jay Gonzalez, Lester himself, Witness the Apotheosis and In Sonitus Lux, which features Atlanta improvisational artist E. Serson Brannen. It’ll run you a mere $5 at the door, and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Project Safe, which works tirelessly to address and combat domestic violence in the Athens area. This night is also unique in that this is the first time Jon Lester has ever performed under his own name—over the past 25 or so years, he’s always used a band name, even for solo performances. This whole bill is a curious mix of the fully accessible and the nearly impenetrable, so plan accordingly. For more info on Project Safe, see project-safe.org.

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FILM | Thursday, Sept. 12

Blackfish

Ciné · 6:30 p.m. · FREE! (w/ UGA ID), $9.75 We are all familiar with the familyfriendly vacation destination SeaWorld and its happy killer whale Shamu, but how much of its popularity is just passive consumerism? In the fact-driven documentary Blackfish, director Gabriela Cowperthwaite explores the unsettling reality of killer whales in captivity and the well-concealed dangers their trainers actually face. Blackfish hones in on Tilikum—a performing whale who killed several trainers while in captivity at SeaWorld—and challenges the audience to reconsider Shamu’s happy image, what is truly understood of these fellow mammals and humanity’s overall relationship with nature. The event, which is co-presented by EcoFocus Film Festival and UGA Speak Out for Species, includes a pre-screening reception with vegan snacks and a post-screening Q&A session with behavioral biologist Dr. Lori Marino, who is featured in the film. [Brittany Joyce] ART | Thursday, Sept. 12

“From the Beginning: Jack Davis” Opening Reception

Gallery @ Hotel Indigo · 6:30–8:30 p.m. · FREE! “From the Beginning: Jack Davis” looks at the expansive body of work from well-known cartoonist and illustrator Jack Davis. A Georgia man, Davis was born in Atlanta and studied art at UGA. Now, with 64 years of cartooning behind him— and the Georgia Field Report bulldog humorously imprinted into his mind and work—the exhibit provides a retrospective look at Davis’ career. The show’s 40 original pieces highlight his contributions to EC Comics, MAD Magazine, Time Magazine and TV Guide and demonstrate both wit and skill through his distinct, energetic style. Signed copies of the book Jack Davis: Drawing American Popular Culture will be available for purchase, and the exhibit will be on display through December 31. [Brittany Joyce] MUSIC | Thursday, Sept. 12

Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires, Pilgrim

Green Room · 10 p.m. · FREE! Paul McHugh is part of the Drive-By Truckers road crew, but he also serves as the leader of power-rock outfit Pilgrim, which has featured many hometown players, like Brad Morgan and Matt Hudgins. Pilgrim opens Thursday for Southerninflected garage-rockers Lee Bains III &

The Glory Fires, based out of Birmingham and Atlanta. LB3&GF deliver plenty of soul through standard-fare rock instrumentation, but what’s really great about the band’s debut album, There is a Bomb in Gilead, is that it manages to tip its hat to Southern spiritual music without any of the cheese. The gritty gospel on this one is good, so get on it. [Dan Mistich] MUSIC | Friday, Sept. 13

Freekfest

New Earth Music Hall · 8 p.m. · $3 Get your freek on this Friday the 13th at Freekfest, an all-night, three-stage rager where you can get down with some keg beer, good food and, of course, lots of music. This veritable downtown house party will feature no less than a dozen local and regional bands starting at 8 p.m., when a “pre-party” kicks off with tunes from Padre, Mothers and Sundollars. The official happening begins shortly after and boasts a stellar lineup of local rockers, including screamo standouts Nurture, electro-pop project Futo, post-rock notables Juna, roots-garage crew Dana Swimmer, popsters New Wives and recent Flagpole cover models Monsoon. For the full lineup, see this week’s Calendar. [Gabe Vodicka] MUSIC | Tuesday, Sept. 17

Field Report, Treetop Flyers

Georgia Theatre Rooftop · 9 p.m. · FREE! Guitarist Chris Porterfield cut his teeth playing with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon in

Wisconsin-based band DeYarmond Edison, a fact the music media won’t let you forget any time soon. But the self-titled debut album from Porterfield’s new project, Field Report, out last June via Partisan Records, showed that the musician could more than hold his own against his former bandmate, creatively speaking. There’s a fair comparison to be made to Bon Iver’s stark, folky first album; Field Report unfolds in a similarly deliberate way. But the strong-voiced Porterfield doesn’t wallow in unspecific wintry gloom, preferring incisive, evocative snapshot-songwriting à la Califone or Wilco. Highly recommended. [Gabe Vodicka]

the calendar! WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Deadline for getting listed in The Calendar is every FRIDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

Wednesday 11 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour of highlights from the museum’s collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Internet Skills 1: Browsing Tips & Practice (Oconee County Library) Learn tips on how to safely browse Internet databases. Registration required. 3–4:30 p.m. 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Athens PRIDE Percentage Night (Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop) Eat ice cream and help raise money for Athens PRIDE. 6–8 p.m. athensgapride@gmail.com EVENTS: Rabbit Box: “Our Great Big Animal Show” (The Melting Point) Storytelling for adult ears. Virginia Baumgartner, Jennifer Doolan, Ira Roth, Ansley Hayes, Annie Prenni, Stacy Smith, Melissa Steele and Tommy Tye will share stories about animals. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Athens City Hall) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods and crafts. Live music at every market. 4–7 p.m. www. athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops! 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Win house cash prizes with host Todd Kelly. 7:30 p.m. www. choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Trivia with a DJ (Your Pie, Eastside location) Open your pie hole for a chance to win cash prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Trivia (Crow’s Nest) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. www.facebook. com/dirtybirdsathens GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Story Time (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement and crafts for ages 2–5. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Test your knowledge. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts. Ages 2–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Watch some anime and manga, listen to J-Pop music eat Japanese snacks and share fan art. Ages 13–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Teen Council Meeting (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the

ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Pick up application forms at the front desk. Ages 11-18. 4:30–6 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 LECTURES & LIT: Digital Book Copier Demos (ACC Library) Unlke a photo copier or flat bed scanner, digital copiers are able to scan books face up, supporting fragile spines. See demos and bring materials to copy. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: “Terrorism, Soft Targets and What You Should Know” (UGA Tate Student Center) FBI Special Agent Kevin Harrison and GBI Special Agent Jeff Roesler will speak on terrorism, soft targets and who to call in emergencies. 3–4 p.m FREE! 706-542-5845 LECTURES & LIT: Buddha Book Study (Body, Mind & Spirit) A discussion group that supports applying Buddha’s teachings to end suffering in all areas of life. Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-351-6024 PERFORMANCE: Faculty Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) UNESCO Artist for Peace Milton Masciadri will perform on double bass with pianist Raquel Boldorini. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu

Thursday 12 ART: Opening Reception (Gallery @ Hotel Indigo–Athens) For “From the Beginning: Jack Davis,” a retrospective exhibit featuring 40 original illustrations by cartoonist Jack Davis. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! galleryhotelindigoathens@gmail.com ART: Student Night (Georgia Museum of Art) A night of food, fun and DIY projects. 8–10:30 p.m. FREE! gmoastudent@gmail.com CLASSES: Scottish Country Dance Classes (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Every Thursday. 7–9 p.m. $3/class. deborahmillier@yahoo.com CLASSES: One-On-One Computer Tutorial (ACC Library) Personalized instruction available for various computer topics. 9–9:45 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 354 EVENTS: GLOBES Fall Reception (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Includes remarks from Jeff Graham of Georgia Equality, food, drinks, live music and a silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Annette Hatton Scholarship Fund. 6–8 p.m. FREE! ugaglobes@ gmail.com EVENTS: The NotWedding (Foundry Park Inn & Spa) Vendors perform their services as they would

at a real wedding. As an alternative to a traditional bridal show, The NotWedding includes dinner and drinks, a ceremony and a dance party reception. 6:30–9 p.m. $30. www.thenotwedding.com EVENTS: Line Dancing (Bootleggers Country & Western Bar) Countrywestern-style line dance lessons. Come ride Pandemonium, the mechanical bull! 8 p.m. www.bootleggersathens.com FILM: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers: Pride and Joy (Madison Morgan Cultural Center, Madison) Pride and Joy is a documentary chronicling Southern food culture. Includes a reception and post-screening discussion. 7–9 p.m. $5-7. www.mmcc-arts.org FILM: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (Georgia Museum of Art) This film celebrates the iconic fashion editor and trendsetter known as the “Empress of Fashion.” During her 50-year career, Vreeland worked as fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: One Couch at a Time (Ciné Barcafé) A documentary on the CouchSurfing movement through the experiences of Alexandra Liss, who traveled through 21 countries using CouchSurfing.org. Followed by a Q&A with producer Jean-Michel Werk. 8 p.m. www.athenscine.com FILM: Klute (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute. 8 p.m. $1–2. www.union.uga.edu FILM: Blackfish (Ciné Barcafé) Blackfish offers a critical look at the consequences of keeping killer whales in captivity. Dr. Lori Marino will lead an audience discussion after the film. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 6:30 p.m. (reception), 7:30 p.m. (film), FREE! (w/ student ID), $9.75. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Win prizes with host Todd Kelly. 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-2639 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! 8 p.m. 706-354-1515 KIDSTUFF: Thursday Storytime (Avid Bookshop) Join Avid for books and games. 1:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com KIDSTUFF: Book Jammers! (ACC Library) This month’s theme is Banned Book Bingo. Activities include stories, trivia and crafts. For ages 8–11. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Book Babies (Oconee County Library) Nurture language skills with stories, songs and play time. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-7693950

“Kundalini Rising” and other paintings by Sarah Cook are on display in the “Triple Goddess Art Show” at The Grit through Sept. 21. LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Library Friends Book Sale (Oconee County Civic Center) Books, CDs and DVDs will be sold for bargain prices. Proceeds benefit the Oconee County Public Library. Sept. 12, 4–8 p.m. Sept. 13, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sept. 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sept. 15, 1–5 pm. www. oconeelibraryfriends.org MEETINGS: Classic City Toastmasters (Fire Station #7) Develop communication and leadership skills among friends. Meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month. 6–7 p.m. FREE! classiccitytoast@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Kick off the 2nd Thursday Scholarship Series with a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and “Suite No. 2” from Manuel de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat. A collection of arias will feature bass-baritone Brandon Cedel. 8 p.m. $5-18. www. pac.uga.edu

Friday 13 ART: Opening Reception (The Coffee Shop of Athens) For “Phoenix Rising” a collaborative piece honoring the Georgia Theatre and created by Melissa Steele, Sarah Cook, Jamie Calkin, Teresa Atkinson, Rachel Julian, Genevieve Swinford, Patti Altier, Ali Sabin and Jennifer Schildknecht. Live music by Caleb Keith. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/thecoffeeshopofathens ART: Open House (Smokey Road Press) Including letterpress and binding demos, a sale and more. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.smokeyroadpress.com ART: Pottery Sale (190 Oakland Ave.) Cups ($10) made by Michele Dross and Paul Maloney. Free beverage with purchase of a cup. A percentage of sales will be donated to the UGA ceramics department. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. FREE! 706-294-3609 ART: Family Day: GMOA Celebrates Fall (Georgia Museum of Art) Take a look at works depicting

fall scenes in the museum’s permanent collection, and then head to the studio to make leaf prints using fall colors. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Over the Rainbow Friday (Etienne Brasserie) Premier LGBT dance night. For ages 18 & up. 11 p.m. www.etienneathens.com EVENTS: Line Dancing (Bootleggers Country & Western Bar) Countrywestern-style line dance lessons. Come ride Pandemonium, the mechanical bull! 8 p.m. www.bootleggersathens.com EVENTS: Happy Hour (The World Famous) Kick off Athens PRIDE Weekend with a few cocktails. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athensgapride EVENTS: Dragaoke (Max) Everyone’s a star. Part of Athens PRIDE weekend. 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/athensgapride EVENTS: Garden Party (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Learn what foods are in season and use recipes to create a dish. At the end, everyone will sample each other’s dishes in true garden party style. Pre-register by Sept. 11. 6:30–8 p.m. $3-5. 706613-3615 FILM: Nashville (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) Over the course of a few hectic days, several interrelated individuals prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are revealed. 3 p.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. $1–2. www.union.uga.edu GAMES: Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park) Fun obstacle courses in a nonstructured environment. For ages 10 months-4 years old and their guardians. 10–11:30 a.m. $5-7.50. www. athensclarkecounty.com/gymnastics KIDSTUFF: 221B Baker Street: Sherlock After-Hours Investigative Program (ACC Library) Dress up as your favorite detective or mystery novel villain. Test your skills as you help decipher hidden messages, discover clues and sleuth around the library after hours to solve the Friday the 13th mystery. No registration required. Open to teens 11–18. A spaghetti dinner will be served. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

KIDSTUFF: Home School Science: For Older Students (Sandy Creek Nature Center) This fall’s theme is “Famous Scientists: A Look Into Their Work.” For ages 10-18. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $4-6. 706613-3615 LECTURES & LIT: Avid Poetry Series (Avid Bookshop) For the latest installment of the Avid Reading Series, poets Alyse Knorr, Kate Partridge and Johnny Damm will read from their work. 6:30–7:30 FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Library Friends Book Sale (Oconee County Civic Center) See Thursday listing for full description Sept. 12, 4–8 p.m. Sept. 13, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sept. 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sept. 15, 1–5 pm. www. oconeelibraryfriends.org LECTURES & LIT: Georgia Colloquium in 18th and 19th Century British Literature (UGA Park Hall, Room 265) Duke University professor Srinivas Aravamudan presents “EastWest Fiction as World Literature: Reconfiguring Hayy Ibn Yaqzan.” 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.cenci.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Southern Graduate Music Research Symposium (Hugh Hodgson School of Music) UGA’s Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Student Association (MESA) hosts an event organized by and for graduate students. Sept. 13, 4–6:30 p.m., Sept. 14, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $10. ugamusicology@gmail.com

Saturday 14 ART: Pottery Demonstration (OCAF, Watkinsville) With Athens potter Jennifer Graff. Part of the 11th annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational.” 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com ART: Sweet Pillowcase Dress Workshop (Sewcial Studio) This quick and easy child’s dress is perfect for year-round wear. Preregistration required. 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. $22. 706-247-6143 k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! ART: Opening Reception (Georgia Theatre) For “No Flash Photography,” a collection of photographs taken by Ryan Myers of musicians who have performed at the Georgia Theatre since its grand reopening. 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com CLASSES: Finding Balance (Thrive) Willow Meyer of the YogaSlackers instructs participants in balancing on a slackline and on other people’s bodies. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $30. 706-850-2000, www. thrivespace.net CLASSES: Computer Classes: GADD: eBooks and Audiobooks (ACC Library) Registration required. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org CLASSES: BLAST Yoga Workout (BLAST900 Athens) A workout class combining cardio, weight training and yoga. 9:30–11:30 a.m. $20. 706-559-4858, www.blast900.com/ athens EVENTS: National Pet Adoption Event (PetSmart, 1791 Oconee Connector) Coinciding with the grand opening of the new PetSmart. Featuring adoptable pets, prizes and more. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-424-0629 EVENTS: Kiwanis Club Yard Sale (220 Prince Ave.) An indoor yard sale benefitting Kiwanis Club’s service projects. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0502 EVENTS: 3rd Annual Keepin’ It Clean Dirty Dance Party (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A family-friendly event including food carts, a Sulukule Bellydance Co. performance, dance contests, hula hooping competitions, Treehouse Kid and Craft projects and more. All proceeds benefit Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful. 5:30–9 p.m. $3-5. www.keepathensbeautiful.org EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: One World Artist Showcase (Go Bar) Presented by Under the Rainbow. Proceeds benefit Georgia Equality. Part of Athens PRIDE Weekend. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/athensgapride EVENTS: Sapph.fire Meet & Greet (Go Bar) For lesbian and bisexual women. Part of Athens PRIDE Weekend. Proceeds benefit Georgia Equality. 6–7:30 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/athensgapride EVENTS: Really Really Free Market (Reese & Pope Park) Bring what you can; take what you need. No bartering, trading or paying. 12–2 p.m. FREE! reallyreallyfreemarketathens@gmail.com EVENTS: Wigout (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A dance party with DJ Torra Torres. Part of Athens PRIDE Weekend. 11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/athensgapride EVENTS: Hatch Chili Fest (The Fresh Market) Sample dishes prepared with New Mexican Hatch chiles and get tips and recipes. 1–6 p.m. FREE! 706-543-6343 EVENTS: Super Shredder Saturday (Georgia Square Mall) Shred two boxes of personal documents. Additional boxes can be shred for a fee of $5 per box. Secure destruction of confidential and sensitive material is available. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3512 EVENTS: Journey Through the Stars for Adults (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Journey through the night sky in the Sky Center planetarium. Pre-registration is required. 3–4 p.m. $3-5. 706-613-3615

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EVENTS: Comer Farmers Market (Comer Farmers Market, Comer) Locally grown produce, honey, baked goods, flower bouquets, soap, crafts and more. Every Saturday. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. comerfama@gmail. com, www.facebook.com/comerfm EVENTS: Classic City Roller Girls vs. Soul City Sirens (Athens Arena) The CCRG skate against the Soul City Sirens. A portion of proceeds benefits the Athens Area Humane Society. 6 p.m. SOLD OUT! www.classiccityrollergirls.com EVENTS: Bikram Yoga Open House & Trunk Show (Bikram Yoga Athens) See the latest styles of yoga clothing at the Lululemon Athletica trunk show 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Free hot yoga classes at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. FREE! www.bikramathens.com EVENTS: Bake Sale (Oconee County Library) Part of the OCLF Book Sale. Proceeds go to the Young Adult department’s haunted house. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (Fri.), 1–5 p.m. (Sat.) 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. Live music by Amy Andrews and Welfare Liners. This week features a veggie toss for kids. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Family Fun Day: Realtors Help Heal the Burn (Athens Area Association of Realtors) An event for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation, which helps survivors of burn injuries. Event features carnival activities and games for kids. 10 a.m–2 p.m. FREE! www.familyfundayathens.com EVENTS: Athens Area Democrats Breakfast (Brett’s Casual American Restaurant) David Vogel will be discussing how fast the rich acquire wealth. 9 a.m. $11. 706-248-7455, athensareademocrats@gmail.com FILM: Get Exposed! A Film Athens Networking Event (New Earth Music Hall) A chance for supporters of local film, media and commercial production to meet and discuss current projects, opportunities and events. 6–8:30 p.m. www. filmathens.net FILM: Basquiat (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) A documentary on artist Jean-Michel Basquat, who started out as a street artist living in a cardboard box in Thompkins Square Park. 3 p.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. $1–2. www.union.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Youth Splash & Dash (Athens YWCO) The race is open to kids ages 6–15 and will consist of an indoor pool swim followed by an outdoor run. Register by Sept. 11. 8:30 a.m. $15-25. 706-354-7880 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Athens PRIDE Weekend Youth Event (The Globe) For ages 13–18. Teens under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/athensgapride KIDSTUFF: Bilingual Family Reading Program (ACC Library) Native Spanish-speaking families are invited to book-centered activities and discussion. For families with children ages 6–11. Adults must participate too. Registration required. 9–10:30 a.m. FREE! ddavila@uga.edu, 678-472-5524 KIDSTUFF: Princess & Pirate Breakfast and Tea (Country Inn & Suites) Have breakfast and tea with princesses and pirates! Costumes encouraged. Proceeds go to St. Jude

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Children’s Research Hospital. 8–10 a.m. (Breakfast), 12–2 p.m. (Tea), 706-613-5405 KIDSTUFF: Journey Through the Stars for Families (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Explore the great beyond in the Sky Center planetarium. Pre-registrater. 10–11 a.m. $7-10. 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Fit Family Fun Fest (Bishop Park) Community booths offer info on living a more active lifestyle. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3580 KIDSTUFF: Kids Drum Circle (Floorspace) For ages 6-12. Bring your own drum or borrow one from the studio. Parents welcome. RSVP. 12:30–1:15 p.m. $6–12 (donation). www.floorspaceathens.com LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Library Friends Book Sale (Oconee County Civic Center) See Thursday listing for full description Sept. 12, 4–8 p.m. Sept. 13, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sept. 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sept. 15, 1–5 pm. www. oconeelibraryfriends.org LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Heather Summerville discusses The First Apartment Book: Cool Designs for Small Spaces, a book offering bold ideas for achieving big style in small spaces on any budget. 6:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Mayne Mill Rd., Farmington), Geoff Pickett (1171 Freeman Creek Rd., Farmington), Jeff Bishoff (1790 Salem Rd., Farmington) and Nancy Green (1500 Tappan Spur Rd., Watkinsville). Part of “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational.” 1–5 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com ART: Spotlight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) A tour of highlights from the museum’s collection. 3 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Meditation 101 (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) Practice this ancient art in your everyday life. 10–11 a.m. 706-355-3114 CLASSES: Couponing Class (Lay Park) Learn tips and tricks for saving big money when shopping. Registration required. For ages 18 & up. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3596 EVENTS: PRIDE Festival (Lay Park) A family-friendly cookout, commitment ceremony for all couples, resource fair and more. Part of Athens PRIDE Weekend. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/athensgapride EVENTS: Hatch Chili Fest (The Fresh Market) See Saturday listing for full description 1–6 p.m. FREE! 706-543-6343 EVENTS: Hatch Chile Roasting (Kroger) Learn all about roasting and preparing New Mexican Hatch chiles. A Melissa’s Produce repre-

documenting the life of ceramicist and Lamar Dodd School of Art professor Ron Meyers. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: Once Upon a Time in the West (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) A 1968 Italian epic Spaghetti Western film starring Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards and Claudia Cardinale. 3 p.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. $1–2. www.union.uga.edu FILM: Fall and Winter: A Survival Guide for the 21st Century (Winder Cultural Arts Center) Part of Southern Circuit’s 2013-2014 Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Filmmaker Matt Anderson will be on hand for a Q&A discussion and reception following the film. 6 p.m. FREE! www.winderculturalarts.com GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room) First place wins $50 and second place wins $25. 8 p.m. FREE! www. thecapitalroom.com 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 (Amici) Test your skills. 9 p.m. 706-353-0000 KIDSTUFF: Sunday Storytime (Avid Bookshop) Join Avid for books and games. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. avidbookstore.com

at UGA’s Black Faculty and Staff Organization’s luncheon. Proceeds benefit a student scholarship program. 12–1:30 p.m. $30. 404-5429330, mdawkins@uga.edu EVENTS: Hatch Chile Roasting (Kroger) See Sunday listing for full description Alps Road location. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0209 EVENTS: Athens PROBE College Fair (The Classic Center) Meet reps from regional post-secondary institutions, colleges, universities and technical institutions. 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.gaprobe.org GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Athens’ toughest trivia. $100 grand prize every week! All ages. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8997 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 KIDSTUFF: Cloth Diaper Workshop & Sale (Bloom) Learn about the different types of cloth diapers. 8–9 p.m. FREE! 404-805-0113 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) For ages 18 months–5 years old and their caregivers. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org MEETINGS: Public Hearing (Clarke Central High School) The AthensClarke County Board of Elections host a meeting to solicit comments on the proposed precinct lines and election day precincts. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com SPORTS: 2013 Marigold Classic Golf Tournament (Victoria Bryant State Park, Royston) Supports the music portion of the Winterville Marigold Festival held every May. Box lunch, range balls and carts provided. 8 a.m.–2 p.m. $75/player, $300/team. 706-372-1236 SPORTS: 6th Annual St. Philothea Golf Classic (The Georgia Club) An afternoon of golf, food and prizes. Proceeds benefit Bread for Life, an organization that provides hands-on training for people entering the hospitality industry. 12:30–8 p.m. $100. www. breadforlifeathens.org

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Paintings by Suzanna Antonez-Edens are featured in “HorsePower: Motorcycles & Horses,” on display at Visionary Growth Gallery in Danielsville through Oct. 26 MEETINGS: Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society Meeting (ACC Library) Laura Carter will give a brief introduction to CyndisList, a free website that can simplify genealogy research. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 PERFORMANCE: Southern Graduate Music Research Symposium (Hugh Hodgson School of Music) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 13, 4–6:30 p.m., Sept. 14, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $10. ugamusicology@gmail.com

Sunday 15 ART: Gallery Talks (OCAF, Watkinsville) Michael Pitts leads a discussion on pottery styles, clays, glazes, techniques and details of the current exhibition, “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational.” 1 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com ART: Self Guided Studio Tours Visit the studios of local potters Alice Woodruff (35 S. Main St., Watkinsville), Isabell Daniel (1100

sentative will be on hand to answer questions. Alps Road location. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! 706-543-0209 EVENTS: Farmer for a Day (Roots Farm, Winterville) Bring gloves, water and gardening tools if possible. Lunch provided. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. broadriverpastures@gmail.com EVENTS: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Lay Park) A special daytime drag performance in celebration of Athens PRIDE Weekend. All ages. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athensgapride EVENTS: Agro Cycle Tour (Multiple Locations, Monroe) Tour Brady Farms, Darby Farms, Down to Earth Energy and the William Harris Homestead. BYOB (Bring Your Own Bike). Cars welcome. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. $48. www.athensfoodtours.com EVENTS: Bake Sale (Oconee County Library) See Saturday listing for full description 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (Fri.), 1–5 p.m. (Sat.) 706-769-3950 FILM: Ron Meyers and the Usual Suspects (Georgia Museum of Art) A film by George Metropoulos McCauley and Matt DeGennaro

LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Library Friends Book Sale (Oconee County Civic Center) See Thursday listing for full description Sept. 12, 4–8 p.m. Sept. 13, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sept. 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sept. 15, 1–5 pm. www. oconeelibraryfriends.org

Monday 16 CLASSES: Roadway Design Workshop (HT Edwards Building, 440 Dearing Ext.) A workshop addressing roadway design for improved cyclist and pedestrian safety. After a series of classroom presentations, participants will board a shuttle to tour local examples of roadways that incorporate non-motorized safety treatments. 1–5 p.m. FREE! www.georgiabikes.org EVENTS: 11th Annual Founders Award Scholarship Luncheon (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) Patricia Barron, chief magistrate judge for Athens-Clarke County, delivers the keynote address

ART: Byzantine Icon Painting Lecture (St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church, Watkinsville) Dr. Asen Kirin of the UGA Department of Art History will present “Icons & the Incarnation.” The lecture is presented in conjunction with a week of open houses during which Father Anthony Salzman will paint murals onto the church’s walls. 7 p.m. FREE! www.stphilothea.ga.goarch.org ART: Athens Metal Arts Guild Meeting (Lyndon House Arts Center) Feel free to bring an original piece of work to share with the group. 4 p.m. FREE! athensmetalartsguild@gmail.com CLASSES: Swing Dance Night (Dancefx) A casual evening of social swing dancing. No experience or partner necessary. 7–8 p.m. (lesson), 8–10 p.m. $3–5. www.athensswingnight.com CLASSES: Intro to Microsoft Excel 2010 (ACC Library) Registration required. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Email to perform. 9 p.m. FREE! (performers), $5. calebsynan@yahoo. com, www.flickertheatreandbar.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (First Christian Church, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 4–7 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Centennial Celebration (UGA Ecology Building) A cake and ice cream reception in honor of the

100th birthday of the Odum School of Ecology’s founder, Eugene P. Odum. Includes a panel discussion and screening of the short film A Celebration of the Life of Eugene P. Odum. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.ecology.uga.edu EVENTS: Tuesday Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Fresh produce, cooked foods and children’s activities. Offers double dollars for EBT shoppers. 4–7 p.m. www.athenslandtrust.org GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515 GAMES: Story Time (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement and crafts for ages 2–5. Every Tuesday and Wednesday. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways. Every Tuesday. 8–10 p.m. 706353-0305

EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Athens City Hall) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods and crafts. Live music at every market. 4–7 p.m. www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Athens Volunteer Fair (UGA Tate Student Center, Grand Hall) A fair for students and community members interested in volunteering. Dozens of organizations will share information about their programs and needs. 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.handsonnega.org EVENTS: Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars (Heritage Park, Farmington) Clowns, acrobats, exotic animals and more. Sept. 18–19, 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. FREE! (ages 12 & under), $16–23. www.gotothecircus.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your chops for prizes! 9 p.m. 706-546-1102 GAMES: Story Time (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts. Ages 2–5. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950

literacy-based fun. For ages 2–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT: Buddha Book Study (Body, Mind & Spirit) A discussion group that supports applying Buddha’s teachings. 6 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-351-6024 LECTURES & LIT: Col. Saul’s The Battle of Chickamauga (Oconee County Library) This year marks the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Chickamauga. Col. (Ret) Saul will focus on the tumultuous two days of fighting in northwest Georgia. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books (ACC Library) The Worst Hard Time: the Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Community Snapshot: Growing Up in Athens, GA (Lyndon House Arts Center) Featuring Roy Moseman, Johnny Kesler and Jerry Crawley,

MANNY AND THE DEPTHROATS Local experimental sound/video artist Manny Lage explores concepts in performative culture. Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com JGBCB Members of Sweet Knievel and friends pay tribute to “one of the greatest bands of all time, The Jerry Garcia Band.� Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 TOM TELEVISION Hip-hop and indie rock songs over looped instrumentation from Thomas Valadez. CULT OF RIGGONIA Experimental soundscapes with tribal, world music beats. KRILL Boston-based experimental/ psychedelic rock band. Green Room 9 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com TEDO STONE Rootsy Americana with a touch of psychedelic fuzziness. BROTHER HAWK Bluesy, riff-based rock and roll band from Atlanta. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles. The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com WILD CHILD Folk-pop collective from Austin, TX. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Fester Hagood presents this week’s showcase, “Waycross Revival,� featuring Dave Griffin, Laurie Rider and Sean Clark.

Ben Sollee plays the Melting Point on Tuesday, Sept. 17. GAMES: Movie Quotes Trivia (Max) With host Cora Jane. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 GAMES: Bingo (Rocksprings Community Center) For ages 50 & above. 10 a.m. $4. 706-613-3602 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: Anime Club (ACC Library) Watch anime, draw, practice origami and eat snacks. Ages 11–18. 4–6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Friendship Christian Church) Guests are encouraged to share findings and experiences from their summer diggings. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-8082 PERFORMANCE: Resonant Projection (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) Joshua Bynum hosts his trombone quartet with pieces by Elizabeth Raum, David Manson, Felix Mendelssohn, G.P. Telemann, James Meador and Daniel Schnyder. 8 p.m. www.music.uga.edu

Wednesday 18 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) An in-depth discussion of Pierre Daura’s “Martha at Thirteen.� 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Back to School Getting Through Cold & Flu Season (Thrive) Learn how Chinese medicine views communicable conditions and how to treat illness. 5:30–7 p.m. FREE! www.thrivespace.net

GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Crow’s Nest) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. www.facebook. com/dirtybirdsathens GAMES: Trivia with a DJ (Your Pie, Eastside location) Open your pie hole for a chance to win cash prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Win house cash prizes. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Literary Trivia Night (Avid Bookshop) Are you well-read? Test your knowledge. 6:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com GAMES: Boybutante Bingo (The Melting Point) Drag bingo hosted by Sophia Lo Rent and Clittoris Jackson. This event includes food, fun and fabulous prizes. 7–10 p.m. $5-10. www.boybutante.org KIDSTUFF: Felties Craft Night (Oconee County Library) Make a tiny Japanese inspired character or animal made entirely of felt. Materials provided. Ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m. 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for

proprietors of the popular Facebook page “Growing Up in Athens, GA.� The program is also available to stream online. 3 p.m. FREE! www. boomersinathens.org PERFORMANCE: “SOLO! 4 Classics and 2 Newcomers� (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The UGA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble presents six contemporary pieces . 8 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 10 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-21). www. caledonialounge.com PALE PROPHET Trio incorporating black metal, hardcore and crust. INTER ARMA Heavy, dark, Richmond, VA-based sludge-metal band. WOE Philly-based black metal band. ANTPILE Melodic local post-hardcore. 40 Watt Club ATHICA presents. 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com RENE LE CONTE Lo-fi pop project featuring Joe Kubler. TONDA New local ambient/post-punk group. SPIRIT TRAMP JT Bringardner plays atmospheric electro/dream-pop. CODY JOHN LAPLANTE NH-based musician and poet. DJ Z-DOG Loveable local DJ spins top-40 hits, old-school hip-hop and other danceable favorites.

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Thursday 12 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-21). www. caledonialounge.com DTCV LA-based post-punk band featuring former members of Guided By Voices and Tennis System. FRANCO FUNICELLO Indie rock band with a ‘90s alternative feel.

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com JACOB MORRIS Moths frontman plays a solo set of his plaintive acoustic tunes. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 OLD SKOOL TRIO Playing original compositions and the music of The Funky Meters, Dr. John and more.

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Green Room 9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com LEVERAGE MODELS Summoning the spirit of Spandau Ballet and Talk Talk, Shannon Fields tries his hand at early ‘80s synth-pop. HALF ACID Greg O’Connell experiments with synths and talk boxes. PROGRAMS New wave project with Glasscrafts drummer Robby Casso.

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Echo 10 p.m. 706-548-2266 HEIGHT WITH FRIENDS Hip hop from Baltimore. TOM(B) TELEVISION Hip-hop and indie rock songs over looped instrumentation from Thomas Valadez. AIR WAVES Sunny, melodic indiepop group from Brooklyn. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SHEHEHE Scorching the new American jet rock stratosphere.

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MOTEL GLORY Garage-rock band from Rock Hill, SC. TOTALLY SLOW Melodic, punkinflected garage band. ANCHOR BENDS Rootsy ATL punk. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com ST. JUDE BENEFIT AUCTION Live music from DJ Jamie Galliano, Jason Marcum, Ben Wade, American Mannequins, Boycycle and Red Sky Days. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com PACKWAY HANDLE BAND Sly, hearty original songs and renditions of classic tunes. YO SOYBEAN Upbeat, sing-along numbers with guests on guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin and more. FAMILY & FRIENDS Homegrown folk-rock act. Go Bar 11 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by John “Dr. Fred� Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Green Room 10 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES Gritty, bluesy rock and roll mixed with twangy R&B. Featuring former members of The Dexateens. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. PILGRIM Local rock band led by Paul McHugh. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $8. www.hendershotscoffee.com HIGH HAT REVISITED A benefit show for former Athenian Carolyn Sell, recently diagnosed with MS. Featuring erstwhile High Hat Club regulars Bloodkin, Jack Logan with Five Eight, Greg Reece and more. See story on p. 18. Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ Z-DOGG Loveable local DJ spins top-40 hits, old-school hip-hop and other danceable favorites. TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller spins late-night tunes. New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com TECROPOLIS Featuring Ployd, GunFingaZZ and Flash Bomb. Nowhere Bar 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 FREDDY’S FINEST Duane Trucks fills in on drums for this up and coming soul/funk band. The Office Lounge Blues Night. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-5460840 THE ORIGINAL SCREWTOPS Crankin’ the blues since 1962. This is an open jam!

Friday 13 Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 STEREOMONSTER Hip hop-oriented rock band influenced by bands like Rage Against the Machine. Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE ARCS Long-running rock band featuring Dave Gerow, Kevin Lane, Brandon Reynolds and Ben Spraker.

GRAPE SODA This local duo plays spastic, psychedelic synthpop driven by organ and drums. FASTER CIRCUITS New local psychpop group led by E6 mainstay Derek Almstead. See Record Review on p. 19. Echo 8 p.m. FREE! 706-548-2266 KATE MORRISSEY Morrissey’s songwriting is literate and sincere. Echo 10 p.m. $2. 706-548-2266 KITE TO THE MOON Wild pop spurring from the edgy monsterbrain of Timi Conley. 12 a.m. FREE! 706-548-2266 MOUSER Exuberant garage-pop that experiments with noise jams. THE STONES No info available. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com HARSH WORDS Local band with members of Gripe and Shaved Christ. FUTURE VIRGINS Noisy Chattanooga punk rock that draws from bands like The Buzzcocks. CHEAP ART Formerly Coplifter, this band offers top-notch hardcore. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $8. www.40watt.com NEW MADRID Echoing and atmospheric music, with folky vocals and swift, proficient guitar plucks. PUJOL Twangy garage rock signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records. TIA MADRE Band fronted by Walker Howle of Dead Confederate fame. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com SNARKY PUPPY Brooklyn-based jazz/funk outfit. SOL DRIVEN TRAIN Charlestonbased groove-rock ensemble. Go Bar WUOG Back to School Dance. 9 p.m. 706-546-5609 STRAYS French garage-pop-inspired band featuring members of Velocirapture, Muuy Biien, Ritvals and The Rodney Kings. GINKO Edgar Lopez’s fuzzy hip hop. CARS CAN BE BLUE Sweetly sarcastic lo-fi pop trio of Becky Brooks, Nate Mitchell and Jeremy Dyson. DJ MAHOGANY Spinning freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com COSMIC CHARLIE Grateful Dead cover band that adds their own flair. Jittery Joe’s Coffee 8 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1979 (Five Points location) OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your talent. Featured guests also perform. Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub PROJECT SAFE BENEFIT Support a good cause and enjoy live music from Jay Gonzalez, Ranch, St. Eel, Witness the Apotheosis, In Sonitus Lux and Jon Lester. Max 10 p.m. $3. 706-254-3392 DIP Electronically composed pop music with hip hop vocal delivery. The band humorously and compulsively mentions “dip� in every song. THE RODNEY KINGS Scuzzed-out local garage-punk trio. PROGRAMS New wave project featuring Glasscrafts drummer Robby Casso.

HEY! ALLIGATOR Atlanta-based fuzz-rap duo. The Melting Point 8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com MATT JOINER BAND Local guitarist draws inspiration from blues and classic rock. HALDEN VANG Bluesy power trio led by guitarist and singer-songwriter Jake Haldenwang. New Earth Music Hall 8 p.m. $3. www.newearthmusichall. com FREEKFEST Food, keg beer and camraderie highlight this downtown party, featuring music from Dana Swimmer, Monsoon, Junior Astronomers, Nurture, New Wives, Heyrocco and Juna. Plus, a pre-show party starting at 8 p.m., with Padre, Mothers and Sundollars. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 MONIKER Progressive psych-rock band hailing from Boston. UMCOLISI Saxophonist from Half Dozen Brass Band plays a solo set. The Office Lounge 6 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Newly relocated back to his old stomping grounds of Athens, Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. 9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE GEORGIA HEALERS Athens’ premier blues band celebrating 25 years! Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com THE HALEM ALBRIGHT BAND From rock to reggae, Americana to experimental, Halem Albright has been performing his blend of unique songwriting and electrifying guitar around Athens and Atlanta for the past few years. The World Famous 9 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. theworldfamousathens.com YIP DECEIVER An infectiously fun blend of feel-good pop, R&B grooves and noise-bending electro from right here in Athens. See Record Review on p. 19.

Saturday 14 Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 SALEM LAKE Alt-rock band from North Carolina. Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net AMY ANDREWS Melancholy folk singer-songwriter. (8 a.m.) THE WELFARE LINERS This fivepiece bluegrass unit blends classic tunes with originals while focusing on brother harmonies for that authentic high lonesome sound. (10 a.m.) Caledonia Lounge Athica Presents. 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-21). www.caledonialounge.com THE DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell brothers play and sing country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and junkyard percussion. T.S. WOODWARD Psychedelic, piano-centric pop also featuring Matt Garrison on upright bass and James Owen on drums. VISITATIONS Psychedelic folk band fronted by songwriter Davey Wrathgabar.

GLASSCRAFTS Driving, energetic psych-pop featuring Grass Giraffes’ Steven Trimmer and Robby Casso. STRAYS French garage-pop-inspired band featuring members of Velocirapture, Muuy Biien, Ritvals and The Rodney Kings. Echo 11 p.m. FREE! 706-548-2266 SHORT SETS VARIETY SHOW Featuring Shades Martel, Goo Man, Mans Trash and Ginko. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $3. www.flickertheatreandbar. com NESEY GALLONS Longtime Elephant 6 fixture whose music Flagpole’s Gordon Lamb describes as “dignified by virtue of its intensity being tempered with brittleness.� GOLD LIGHT Indie rock band from Asheville, NC. EL HOLLIN This Athens band plays haunting pop music with minimal instrumentation and ethereal female vocals. HELEN SCOTT This band plays folky, psychedelic, slightly off-kilter pop. WHISKEY SUNRISE Folk project by songwriter Stacey-Marie Piotrowski. 40 Watt Club 10 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com VELVET RUNWAY Playing ‘80s and classic rock tunes! THE DESARIOS Local upbeat rock band with a singer who sounds a bit like Elvis Costello. SABABA Local alt-rock band stemming from UGA’s Hillel program. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com GALACTIC High-energy, six-piece funk band from New Orleans, LA

French-born Bertaud is a master guitarist who plays everything from jazz to classical. REVIEN Members of the Georgia Guitar Quartet perform.

AJ GRIFFIN Griffin, a member of Slaw and Order, Vespolina and Casper and the Cookies, plays a solo set. EVERYONE EXCEPT ME Phillybased anarcho-punk outfit.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub ATHENS PRIDE DANCE PARTY Dance to tunes spun by DJ Torra Torres.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SURF BORED New band featuring members of Dana Swimmer, The District Attorneys and The Woodgrains. CONCORD AMERICA Slightly outof-control Atlanta-based band that touches on punk and garage.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 SOULHOUND Self-described as “inspired disciples of the grooveoriented R&B, soul and greasy funk of the late ‘60s and ‘70s.� The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE WILLIAM FINLEY BAND Playing all of your favorite Country songs by Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert. The World Famous 9 p.m. $5. www.theworldfamousathens. com JASON KENNEY AND LEAH CALVERT Guitarist Kenney (Kenney-Blackmon String Band) and fiddler Leah Calvert (the Dappled Grays) team up for a night of music. OH, JEREMIAH Country band from Mississippi inspired by songwriters like Josh Ritter and Ryan Adams.

Sunday 15 The Melting Point 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND Longrunning New Orleans ensemble that

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GOPEN MIC NIGHT K. Jared Collins of k i d s presents this open mic. Green Room The Cosmic Tropics ResiDANCEy. 9 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com DJ WILL WEBER This rising DJ and producer fluidly blends trap, Moombahton and dubstep with contemporary indie and hip-hop. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Local singer-songwriter Kyshona Armstrong hosts this open mic night every Monday. The Melting Point Dream Foundation Benefit. 6 p.m. $8. www.meltingpointathens.com THE HANDS OF TIME Soul, funk, pop, R&B, Motown and classic oldschool hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s that will get you out on the dance floor.

ing style, incorporating banjo, guitar and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques. AOIFE O’DONOVAN Also the frontwoman of bluegrass outfit Crooked Still, this singer-songwriter plays tough but delicate folk songs. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Host Fester Hagood presents this week’s showcase of singersongwriter talent, featuring Lefty Williams and Dodd Ferrelle. The Volstead 9 p.m.–1:30 a.m. 706-354-5300 KARAOKE Every Tuesday!

Wednesday 18 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your talent. Every Wednesday! Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com VINCAS Energetic, erratic garage punk with growling guitars, howling vocals and a bit of rockabilly swagger. DESTRUCTION UNIT Psychedelic punk rock band hailing from Arizona. SHAVED CHRIST Local punk band featuring members of American Cheeseburger, Witches, Dark Meat and The Fuzzlers. Now with new bassist Brandon Page. UKIAH DRAG Boston-based punk rock band. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com NATHAN ANGELO Atlanta-transplant singer-songwriter with a soulful voice that pairs elements of gospel and lyrical storytelling. MICAH DALTON Earthy mix of folk, blues, soul and R&B that straddles the line between Ben Harper and mid-’80s Prince. Green Room 7 p.m. $10. www.greenroomathens. com MATT HUDSON BENEFIT A benefit concert for longtime Little Italy employee Matt Hudson, who is battling a rare form of cancer. Featuring music from The K-Macks, High Strung String Band, Radiolucent, members of Seven Handle Circus and more.

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DTCV plays the Caledonia Lounge on Thursday, Sept. 12. featuring the vocals of Maggie Koerner. LINGO Jam band featuring heavy guitar melodies, African and Latin grooves, old-school funk and fusion. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MOTHS Jacob Morris and his all-star backing band play an acoustic sort of ‘70s folk-rock with a pop sensibility and an inevitable psychedelic tinge. PIPES YOU SEE, PIPES YOU DON’T Pete Erchick (Olivia Tremor Control) plays gorgeous psych-pop. DJ BLOWPOP Joe Kubler (Bubbly Mommy Gun) spins a set of tunes. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com PHILIPPE BERTAUD Recently relocated to Athens form Texas, the

blends R&B, jazz, funk, Afro-Latin and Carribbean grooves. Ten Pins Tavern 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-8090 BACK ALLEY BLUES BAND Featuring Paul Scales, Randy Durham, John Straw, Dave Herndon and Scott Sanders playing the blues. The World Famous 8:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.theworldfamousathens.com CHICKASAW MUDD PUPPIES The legendary local “swamp-rock� band reunited in 2011 after a 20-year hiatus.

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Tuesday 17 Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com FIELD REPORT This group plays folky, evocative music laced with synths. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. TREETOP FLYERS Critically acclaimed folk-rock band based in London, England. The Melting Point 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com BEN SOLLEE Cellist and singer-songwriter known for his innovative play-

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ART 3rd Annual Pulaski Street Art Crawl (Athens, GA) Now accepting artist applications. The crawl includes a walkable route of studio open houses and exhibits at local businesses. Deadline Sept. 18. www.facebook.com/athensartcrawls Artist Market Volunteers (Athens, GA) Indie South Fair seeks volunteers to help out at the Holiday Hooray winter artist market, as well as other events throughout the year. Email for details. indiesouthfair@ gmail.com Byzantine Icon Painting (St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church, Watkinsville) Byzantine iconographer Father Anthony Salzman will be painting life-size icons of the Nativity and the Resurrection. The public is invited to observe during daily open houses. Check website for schedule. Sept. 15–21. 770-725-5035, www.stphilothea.ga.goarch.org Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery, Farmington) Now accepting applications for the 4th annual Festiboo festival and artist market on Oct. 26. Email for application and details. farmingtondepotgallery@gmail.com, peterlooseart@ gmail.com Call for Artists (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Seeking artists for “Third Act,� an exhibit exploring attitudes towards aging. Curated by Lizzie Zucker Saltz. Deadline Oct. 18. Show runs Jan. 18–Mar. 2. Visit website for details. www.athica.org/callfor entries.php Call for Local Artists (The World Famous) Seeking local outsider and folk art to display long term. Email samples to David at info@theworldfamousathens.com

Holiday Hooray (Chase St.) Indie South Fair is now accepting applications for its Holiday Hooray artist market held Dec. 7-8. Visit website to apply online. www.indiesouthfair. com/events Lickskillet Artists Market (Lyndon House Arts Center) Currently accepting local artist vendor applications for a market on Oct. 26. Deadline Oct. 12. $20–30. lhartsfoundation@gmail.com, www.lyndonhouseartsfoundation. wordpress.com Seeking Artisans (Madison, GA) Looking for artisans to be a part of an Etsy-inspired handmade shop set to open by the end of September. Contact for details. 609-744-6376, suelo59@hotmail.com Statewide Art Competition (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Seeking student artwork to use on items like totes, T-shirts, journals and scarves in the botanical garden’s gift shop. Open to GA students in ninth grade or above. 2D submissions must be 24� x 36� or smaller. Winners will receive $1000, $500 or $250. Visit website for complete guidelines and application. 706542-6014, www.botgarden.uga.edu

CLASSES “Pots with Presentation� Workshop (OCAF, Watkinsville) A two-day workshop with George McCauley, a professional potter from Helena, MT. The focus of this workshop is creating pots with function as a starting point. Sept. 21–22, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $75-150. www.ocaf. com Bikram Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Hot yoga offered seven days a week. Beginners welcome. 706-353-9642, www.bikramathens.com

Brewniversity Homebrewing Classes (Westside 5 Points Growlers) Now registering for extract, all-grain, high gravity liquor and partial mash brewing classes. “All Grain� brewing class. Oct. 6, $35. “Extract� brewing class. Sept. 15 or Oct. 20, $40. Register online. www.5pointsgrowlers.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) “Try Clay� ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m. “Family Try Clay� classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. 706355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Computer Building Basics (Lay Park) Learn how to build a budget-friendly, personal computer from scratch. The program covers parts selection, operating system installation, troubleshooting and more. For ages 18 & up. Sept. 16–18, 6–8:30 p.m. $20-30. 706-613-3596 Continuing Education Courses (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) Courses offered in American Sign Language (levels 1, 2 & 3), Spanish, “Intro to High Dynamic Range Photography� and “Fundamentals of Photography.� Check website for full details. www.georgiacenter.uga.edu Dance Classes (Dancefx) Classes offered in salsa, creative movement, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, breakdance, acrobatics, cheer dance and more. Scholarships available. New location. Register online. 706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org Dance Classes (Floorspace) Sulukule Bellydance presents classes in bellydancing, Bollywood dance, fire dancing, yoga, theatrical “bellyesque,� burlesque, sewing and Middle Eastern drumming. Visit website for schedule. www.floor spaceathens.com

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Artwork by Jaime Bull is currently on display at Highwire Lounge through September. Early Morning Yoga (Healing Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio) With an Iyengar influence and emphasis on quality of postures. All levels welcome. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:15–8:30 a.m. www.healingartscentre.net Evening Meditation (Thrive) Explore different techniques for meditation and stress reduction. Sundays, 7–8 p.m. Donation based. www.thrivespace.net Letterpress & More (Smokey Road Press) “Boxmaking.� Sept. 21, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $140. “An Evening of Paper and Pork.� Oct. 4, 6–9 p.m. $90. “Thank You Card Workshop.� Oct. 5, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $85. “Introduction to Letterpress Printing.� Wednesdays, Oct. 16–Dec. 4, 6–9 p.m. $295. www.smokeyroadpress.com Mac Workshops (PeachMac) Frequent introductionary courses to Mac, iPad, iPhoto and iCloud. Check website for dates. FREE! 706208-9990, www.peachmac.com/ training/workshops.php New Earth Yoga Experience (New Earth Athens) Donation-based yoga for all experience levels. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Check website for details and updates. 706-543-8283, www.face book.com/newearthyoga Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) “Family Fun: Monotype Printmaking.� Sept. 21, 1–3:30 p.m. $35. “Custom Stationery.� Sept. 19, 6–7 p.m. & Sept. 26, 6–9 p.m. $50. “Print a Tote.� Oct. 3, 6–9 p.m., $50. “Stampmaking.� Oct. 12, 2–4:30 p.m. $35. www.doubledutchpress. com Yoga Classes (Healing Arts Centre) Several types of ongoing classes are offered for all levels.

Pilates and yoga teacher training, too. www.healingartscentre.net Yoga Classes (Thrive) Silver Tai Chi for Seniors, intro to Qigong, Mindful Vinyasa, Yoga Sprouts, Viveka Yoga and Raja (Royal) Yoga. Visit website for class schedule. 706-850-2000, www.thrivespace.net Yoga Teacher Training (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) A year-long study for those who wish to deepen their practice. Begins in October. shannon@5pointsyoga.com Zumba in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $7. www.botgarden.uga.edu

HELP OUT BikeAthens Bike Recycling Program (BikeAthens) Seeking volunteers to recondition bikes for Athenians underserved by private and public transportation. No tools or experience needed. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6–8:30 p.m. & Sundays, 2–4:30 p.m. www.bike athens.com Donate Blood Give the gift of blood! Check website for donor locations. 1-800-RED CROSS, www.redcrossblood.org Free IT (Free IT Athens) Volunteers wanted for help with computer instruction and repair. Free IT Athens provides technology resources to Athens residents and organizations. www.freeitathens.org HandsOn Northeast Georgia (Athens, GA) Over 130 local agencies seek help with on-going projects and special short-term events. Visit the website for a calendar and to register. www.handsonnortheast georgia.com

KIDSTUFF Costume Swap for Kids (Oconee County Library) Bring in your outgrown costumes now and come back in October to swap for a new one. 706-796-3950 Craft Classes (Treehouse Kid and Craft) “Baby Sensory Class� for ages 6–12 months (Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. & Saturdays, 11 a.m.), “Craft Club� for ages 6–10 (Wednesdays, 4 p.m.), “We Craft� for ages 2–3 (Thursdays & Saturdays, 10 a.m.), “Craft Club� for ages 3–5 (Thursdays, 4 p.m.), “Family Crafterdays� for ages 4–8 (Saturdays, 12 p.m.). $10/class. www.treehousekidandcraft.com Yoga Sprouts (Thrive) Yoga Sprouts for ages 3 & up improves body awareness and self-confidence. Wednesdays, 2:15–3:15 p.m. or 3:30–4:30 p.m. $10. www.thrive space.net

SUPPORT Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.com Athens Mothers’ Group (Athens Mothers Center) A support and social group for mothers to find out about upcoming events, community resources and more. Children welcome. Meets every Tuesday & Friday, 9:30–11:30 a.m. www.athens ga.motherscenter.org Domestic Violence Support Group (Athens, GA) Support, healing and dinner for survivors of domestic violence. Tuesdays, 6–8 p.m., in Clarke County. First and Third Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m.,

in Madison County. Childcare provided. 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771 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

ON THE STREET AthHalf Registration Open (Athens, GA) Registration is now open and continues until Oct. 18, with discounts for early registration. Race on Oct. 20, 7:30 a.m. info@ athhalf.com, www.athhalf.com Call for Musicians (Madison Town Park, Madison) The Cotton South Fine Arts Festival seeks classical, bluegrass, folk and acoustic acts. Sept. 28 & 29th, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-296-7066, sara@vividevent.com

ART AROUND TOWN AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Whimsical drip paintings with bright colors and narrative themes by Sophie Howell. Through September. ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by Mary Porter, Christine Shockley, Dortha Jacobson and others. Art quilts 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.) Still life paintings by Alea Hurst and abstract paintings by Lizzy Mettler. Through September. ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Bertelsmann Gallery, jewelry and larger metal pieces created by the Athens Metal Arts Guild, as well as works by Susan Hable Smith and Rinne Allen. • In the Myers Gallery, works by UGA fabric design and printmaking students. Receptions Sept. 27. Currently on display through Oct. 11. ATHENS FORD (4260 Atlanta Hwy., Bogart) Colorful paintings by June Ball, Christine Bush Roman and Jim StipeMaas. Through September. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “CONTENTâ€? features over 70 national and international artists as well as 25 local artists. Through Oct. 26. THE BRANDED BUTCHER (225 N. Lumpkin St.) Paintings and drawings by Sanithna Phansavanh. • Paintings by Lela Burnett. CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) “Breaking Dormancy: The Sapelo Island Greenhouse Showâ€? features works by Karekin Goekjian, Caroline Montague, Sue Goldstein and Ginger Goekjian. Through Sept. 20. THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “It’s Like a Rainbow,â€? curated by Didi Dunphy, presents large colorful paintings. COFFEE SHOP OF ATHENS (2950 Atlanta Hwy.) “Grayscaleâ€? includes black and white oil paintings by Chrissy Clouse and works by multiple other artists. Through Sept. 27. • “Phoenix Rising,â€? a collaborative work honoring the Georgia Theatre. Reception Sept. 13. EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Encaustic and multi-media works by Alexandra Lutian. Through September. FARMINGTON DEPOT GALLERY (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 14 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics and fine furniture. Permanent collection artists include Nick Joslyn, Peter Loose, PM Goulding, Dan Smith and more. 5 POINTS ACUPUNCTURE (2027 S. Milledge Ave.) Colorful oil paintings by Mark Hodges. FLASHBACK GAMES (162 W. Clayton St.) “Artcade Show 2.0â€? features video game-inspired works by a dozen artists. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) A museum-like retrospective exhibit celebrating the 15th anniversary of “Flickskinnyâ€? comics, created by Jeremy Long and Clint McElroy and published by Flagpole for the past 13 years. Through September. GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “From the Beginning: Jack Davisâ€? contains 40 original illustrations. Opening reception Sept. 12. Through Dec. 31. • In the GlassCube, a site specific installation called “Contritionâ€? by Thom Houser. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor.â€? Through Sept. 15. GEORGIA THEATRE (215 N. Lumpkin St.) “No Flash Photographyâ€? exhibits live music photographs shot by Ryan Myers of musicians who have played since

Friends of Madison County Library Book Sale (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Friends of the Madison Co. Library will host a sale of pre-loved books through Sept. 15. madcolib@yahoo.com Parking Ticket Amnesty (Downtown Athens Parking Office) During the amnesty, motorists who have parking tickets can pay face value of the ticket (which otherwise double after 30 days) and be clear of additional fees. Monday–Friday, Sept. 9–20, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-6137978, parkingdirector@downtown athensga.com f

the venue’s grand reopening. Reception Sept. 14. THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) The “Triple Goddess Art Showâ€? features paintings by Lucy Calhoun, Sarah Cook and Jen Otey. Through Sept. 21. HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) “Insta-loom!â€? presents Instagram photos taken of local scenes. Through October. HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) “Wordsâ€? features works by Charley Seagraves. Through September. HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) “Darling It’s Better Down Where It’s Wetter,â€? surreal, aquatic paintings and drawings by Jaime Bull. Through September. JITTERY JOE’S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Oils on paper and mono prints by Stuart McCall Libby. Through Oct. 4. JITTERY JOE’S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Video game drawings and paintings by Noah McCarthy. • Acrylic portraits by Lea Purvis. JITTERY JOE’S FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) Silkworks by RenĂŠ Shoemaker. JUST PHO (1063 Baxter St.) Animal paintings by Leslie Moody. Through September. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) A group faculty exhibition. Through Sept. 16. LOFT GALLERY AT CHOPS & HOPS (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) Oil paintings by Manty Dey. Through September. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “BIGâ€? includes large scale works in printmaking, sculpture and mixed media by Duane Paxson, Scott Stephens, Judy Majoe-Girardin and Briana Palmer. Through Sept. 27. • An exhibition of recent jewelry and metal works by artists of the Athens Metal Arts Guild. Through Oct. 12. • A collection of one-ofa-kind archival pigment print images created using digital media by musician Richie Havens. Through Oct. 26. • “Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840– 1890)â€? includes artifacts related to the historic house. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Masterworks on the Moveâ€? is a traveling exhibition of 35 American paintings from Wesleyan College. Through Jan. 5. MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Paintings by Lisa Freeman. Through September. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Botanical paintings by Kate Sherrill. Through September. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 11th annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitationalâ€? showcases works by 50 potters. Through Sept. 18. 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 Milledge Ave.) The Athens Metal Arts Guild presents works with botanical and natural themes. Through September. • Watercolors by Beth Evans. Through Oct. 13. STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Oscillations: An Exhibition of Abstract Worksâ€? by painters Liselott Johnsson, Erin McIntosh and Diane Wiencke. Through Nov. 16. SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Nancy Roberson. Through midSeptember. TECH STOP COMPUTERS (390 Atlanta Hwy.) Abstract expressionist acrylic paintings by Frances Jemini. Through September. TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) “Art Marksâ€? features paintings and drawings by husband and wife duo Art Rosenbaum and Margo Newmark Rosenbaum. Through Nov. 3. VISIONARY GROWTH GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) “HorsePower: Motorcycles & Horsesâ€? spotlights large scale paintings of motorcycles by Dave McCulley Jenkins and paintings of horses by Suzanna Antonez-Edens. Through Oct. 26.

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Commercial Property Commercial space, 1500 sf., close to Dwntn. Office, studio, retail, art, commercial. 305 Old Commerce Rd., next to Sandy Creek Nature Center. Avail. now! Garage doors & glass front. Heated & cooled. $1400/mo. Lease, dep. References req’d. Call (706) 540-4752.

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Duplexes For Rent 3BR/2BA. Chase St. Walk campus/Dwntn. Newly renovated. Wood floors, full kitchen, new appliances, CHAC, W/D, closets every room, pest control incl. Avail. immediately. $975/mo. (706) 546-7814. Flagpole Classifieds are rad! Duplex on Cedar Shoals Dr. 2BR/1BA, FP, DW, pest control incl. $495/mo. Dep. requested. Call Greg, (706) 769-8781. H a l f o ff re n t 1 s t 2 months when you mention this ad! 2BR/2BA & 3BR/2BA duplexes off HWY 441. Pet friendly! Dep. only $250. Rent from $650-750/mo. (706) 548-2522.

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$600/mo. 3BR/1BA. 121 E. Carver Dr. Fenced-in yd. Tile & HWflrs. CHAC, W/D hookups, DW. Pets welcome. Avail. now! (706) 614-8335.

7 acres, riverfront in Oconee Co. Near High Shoals. Cabin, road & electricity incl. $163,050. (706) 202-3523.

1st month free! 133 H i g h l a n d P a r k D r. Large 3BR/2.5BA townhome avail. now.Beautiful HWflrs., all appls. incl. w/ fenced in back yard & sec. sys. (678) 661-1347 or www.cityblock. biz. 2 & 3BR houses pre-leasing for fall. Close to campus & Dwntn. All modern upgrades. Call (706) 255-0066. 4BR/3BA Dwntn. off Oconee St. Newly renovated throughout. 2 LRs, huge yd. W/D incl., pets welcome. Avail. now. Only $1000/mo. Aaron, Arch Properties, (706) 207-2957. 5 Pts. off Baxter St. 4BR/2BA, $1200/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529. 5BR/1BA house w/ 3BR/2BA trailer on same lot. 353 Oak St. Walk to UGA. Historic house, 12’ ceilings, CHAC, W/D, $1200/mo. Trailer: handyman to repair for rent. CHAC, W&D, artist cottage in back. $525/ mo. (706) 548-4819.

Avail. now! House w/ 3BR/2.5BA. LR, family room, kitchen, laundry, pantry, fenced yd. 2 min. drive to Dwntn. Athens business area or northside of campus. Rent $1350. Call (706) 395-1400.

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Roommates Single F looking for roommate to share 3BR house on the Eastside. Minutes from restaurants, grocery stores & UGA. $425/ mo. Utils. included. (706) 353-3815.

Rooms for Rent Dashiell Cottages, Inc. Move-in for $70/wk.! (706) 850-0491. Private entrance, all amenities, WiFi, long distance. Enjoy our river c o m m u n i t y, 5 b l o c k s to UGA. Enjoy wildlife observation. Retired female in Hull area looking for tenant. Private entrance. Private 1BR/1BA. No pets or smoking. $350/ mo. Refs req’d. Call (706) 543-9273 for details. Room open in 3BR/2BA for $250/mo. +1/3 utils. Off Gaines School Rd. in East Athens. Yard, back deck, W/D, DW, heat/air, storage space, pets OK. Call/text Nate, (706) 247-1749.

For Sale Businesses Dwntn. Athens nightclub for sale. $189K. Serious i n q u i r i e s o n l y. P a r t i a l financing available. (706) 254-4343.

Miscellaneous Archipelago Antiques 24 years of antique and retro art, furnishings, religiosa and unique, decorative treasures of the past. 1676 S. Lumpkin St. (706) 354-4297. Go to Agora! Awesome! Affordable! The ultimate store! Specializing in retro ever ything: antiques, fur niture, clothes, bikes, re c o rd s & p l a y e r s ! 2 6 0 W. Clayton St., (706) 3160130.

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Sporting Goods Bikes: Trek, Giant, Schwinn & specialized. Serviced, ready to ride. Rewind, 1946 Railroad St., Statham, GA. 15 min. from Dwntn. Athens. (678) 294-1480. Fri. & Sat., meet anytime.

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Music Equipment Musical equipment for s a l e . S p e a k e r s , s t e re o receivers, cables and more. In good condition. For more information, please call Jim (706) 286-4885. Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are taxdeductible. Call (706) 2271515 or come by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St.

Music Services Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork. Previous clients incl. R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, John Berry, Abbey Road Live!, Squat. (706) 549-1567. Guitar set ups, fret work, vast turn around. Acoustic or electric. Guaranteed. Call Chuck the Set Up Guy, (770) 725-6826. Do you want to make $$$ with your music related business? Are you advertising in Flagpole? Call (706) 549-0301 for details. Wedding bands. Quality, professional bands. Weddings, parties. Rock, jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityenter tainment. com. Featuring The Magictones - Athens’ premiere wedding & party band. www.themagictones. com.

Musicians Wanted Looking for a pianist, s a x o p h o n e p l a y e r, violinist? Looking for a band? Find your music mate w/ Flagpole Classifieds! Call (706) 549-0301.

Services Cleaning Mini-maids, ya think? N a a h . Tr y l o c a l , independent & experience house/apt. cleaning. Very pet & earth friendly. Text me what you need cleaned & I will text you back pricing. (706) 8519087. References avail. for serious inquiries. Nick.

Legal Services Attrico Company is looking for corporate postman. $30/task plus compensation of all costs. Full legal age, own vehicle, valid DL. Resume to greg@attrico.com.

Pets Tabitha: Female black & white cat, very plump, fur partially shaved on front legs, missing from Buena Vista/Boulevard area. Call Deb Stanley, (706) 3389236 or email dstanely@uga. edu. Please check sheds & crawlspaces!

Jobs Full-time C a l l c e n t e r representative. Join established Athens company calling CEOs & CFOs of major corporations generating sales leads for tech companies. $9/hr. BOS Staffing, www.bostemps. com, (706) 353-3030. DSS hiring highly motivated/ energetic, trainable indivduals to make outbound calls! Looking to train a few reps to manage upcoming offices in other locations. Call Guy Lear, (678) 634-1591. Melting Point: Seeking experienced line cook. Online applications o n l y. P a s s b a c k g ro u n d screening, pre-employment drug testing, and eligibility to work in the US. www. foundryparkinn.com/careers for application. Spa at Foundry Park Inn: Seeking experienced Spa Manager and Massage Therapists. Online applications only. GA State Massage certification required. Go to www.foundryparkinn.com/ careers for application.

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Opportunities Looking for individuals to install flagpoles & flags throughout the United States of America. Must have own pickup truck & tools. Experience is req’d. $100/ day. Call (800) 426-6235. Seeking women ages 30–65 for an 8–week study examining the effects of a protein carbohydrate diet and/or an interval training exercise program on metabolic syndrome risk factors. Participants can earn up to $100 and a free 3 mo. membership at the UGA Fitness Center w/ successful completion of all testing. Contact Rachelle Acitelli at (706) 389–0272, or ephitstudy@gmail.com. We are a company that cares about its employees & strong growth opportunities. We have openings for the following PT positions avail. to work: Accounts, b o o k k e e p e r, p a y m e n t re p re s e n t a t i v e , p a y a b l e clerk, receivable. Are you looking for job? Want to be part of a great team? If you are interested in this PT job opportunity for advancement for the right person, please e-mail resumes to ryancory0@gmail.com.

Part-time Fantasy World! Hiring private lingerie models. No exp. necessary. We train. Flexible scheduling. Call (706) 6138986 or visit 1050 Baxter St., Athens. Get paid to type! SBSA is a financial transcription company offering PT positions. Create your own schedule. Competitive production-based pay. Close to campus! Must be able to touch-type 65 wpm & have excellent English grammar/ comprehension skills. Visit our website to apply: www. sbsgrp.com. Massage therapist needed PT. Afternoons & Saturdays. Established Athens massage clinic w/ 7 therapists. No s a l e s . N o l a u n d r y. N o waiting around for appts. Massage only, no facials/spa treatments. Georgia Medical Massage. Call (706) 3101077. Modern Age is hiring again! PT/FT positions avail. Bring resumes into Modern Age. No phone calls.

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Chapter 6. Stranger in a Strange Land

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asey looked blackly into his drink to avoid turning his anger on Genevieve, who had quickly moved on to discussing the show she was playing at the Caledonia with Midnight Jesus the next weekend, a topic that seemed to be much more congenial to Caspian Quinn than his summer trip to New York with her, though the revelation hung in the air. As Genevieve spoke Caspian picked at a strip of leather that was peeling away from one of his boots, his hair obscuring his face as he nodded. “They’re doing a lot of new songs,” she said. “Hopefully we won’t suck too bad. Those guys are so insane.” She took a drag from one of the American Spirits she’d produced from a pack in her vintage leather purse and brushed her bangs out of her eyes. The smoke wafted across the table into Casey’s face and burned his eyes. He hadn’t even known she smoked. Great, he thought. She’d poisoned his night, and now she was poisoning his lungs. At one point, he probably would have thought it was sexy, but now it seemed like a lame affectation. Back in May, before graduation, she’d acted like she was in love with Casey. He wouldn’t have even minded if what happened between them was just a hook up, if he’d known that that was all it was. He wondered for a moment if he was just colossally stupid, but then he remembered the way she’d stared into his eyes as they lay on his bed with the fading spring light slanting through the window after an entire night and day spent together and all the confessions she’d made about herself and her life—things she said she’d never told anyone before. He’d spent the summer basking in the feeling of being in love for the first time and thinking about her during the long days of construction work and lonely nights of solitary bike riding and novel reading. The handful of sort-of friends he’d had in high school had been just as eager as he was to leave Valentine, so there weren’t many people left to talk to other than his parents and his younger sister, and he didn’t have much to say to them. On breaks at work he’d mostly kept to himself. Getting Genevieve’s texts throughout the day made her feel not so far away, even though he was in Nebraska and she was in Georgia. Or, as it turned out, New York. But now that he’d moved across the country to be with her, she’d already moved on to someone else. And Casey had nothing to show for the journey but an expensive sublease with a roommate he disliked and a pile of torn-off wristbands from shows he’d gone to alone. Yet he couldn’t just turn around and leave; how humiliating would that be? Anyway, his lease wouldn’t be up until the end of December. Her round pretty face betrayed no emotion, other than mild excitement about her show and enjoyment of being off work and out with friends on a Friday night. If Casey had ever meant anything more to her than the three other random guys their age sitting around the table, it wasn’t apparent. “Midnight Jesus is pretty decent,” Caspian said. “They’ve gotten a lot better since the first time I saw them.” “Hold on, you guys, Jake is texting me,” Genevieve said. “Do you want to go to their house? He says they’ve got plenty of booze.”

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wo hours later, Casey found himself wandering around the Boulevard neighborhood with Genevieve’s friend Jackson, who was quickly coming to be his favorite person in Athens. Genevieve and Caspian had disappeared upstairs at the party

and never returned, and the other guys they’d come with left without saying anything. The party was in honor of someone’s birthday, and it was by no means a large crowd, which made Casey feel even more awkward on top of his spiraling unhappiness. Jackson didn’t know anyone either and didn’t even drink, so after an hour they left. Since then, they’d just been roaming the neighborhood, having the kind of late-night talk about music and life that Casey had missed in the months since leaving college. While they walked, Jackson picked up trash from the sidewalk and gutter. When his hands got too full he walked down driveways to dump it in people’s bins. “These houses are amazing,” Casey said, looking up through the canopy of leaves at a moldering wedding-cake of a Southern mansion. “I guess this is what they mean by Southern Gothic.” Getting away from the party and Genevieve had improved his spirits marginally, though his emotions were still churning. Jackson grinned. “Pretty awesome, huh?” His thick glasses glinted in the moonlight. “So, you’ve never drunk or tried pot or cigarettes and you’ve never had sex before?” Casey asked him, resuming what had become a surprisingly interesting conversation. “Nope.” “Is it like a religious thing?” “Partly.” “Huh.” Casey himself had been very sincerely religious as a teenager and hadn’t done any of those things either until he was 19. He had a certain ascetic streak that made him admire Jackson’s commitment, on an aesthetic level, at least. But he couldn’t relate to still being religious. “So, are you waiting until you get married?” “Yep.” In his skinny jeans and American Apparel v-neck and black-framed glasses, Jackson looked like too much of a hipster to be a fundamentalist Christian. “But what if it turns out you’re, you know, not compatible with someone? Like, what if you don’t like having sex with them?” Jackson considered. “I think if you’re with the right person that wouldn’t be a problem.” “But don’t you think you’d need to know about that before you know if they’re the right person?” “I don’t know. I think people put too much focus on sex.” It had been on Casey’s mind for too many hours for him to help blurting it out: “Do you think Genevieve and Caspian are sleeping together?” he asked. “Probably,” Jackson said. He glanced carefully at Casey. “Did you have a thing with her?” “Yeah. It was the whole reason I moved here. Though I would appreciate it if you didn’t tell anyone that.” “I kind of thought I was getting that vibe. She’s been one of my best friends since seventh grade, so maybe I shouldn’t say this, but she can be sort of weird with guys.” “Right,” Casey said. He didn’t ask Jackson to elaborate. “Do you think you’ll stay in Athens?” Jackson asked after a while. He spotted a Doritos bag and a smashed Mountain Dew bottle in the gutter and bent to pick them up. “I will until at least December, but I really need to get a job soon.” He grimaced. “Starbucks is hiring. Want me to put in a good word?” Casey looked up at the cloudy night while he thought about it. “Sure, why not?” he said finally. “Thanks, man.” His lease aside, Casey had to stay in Athens at least long enough to satisfy his pride, so he might as well make the most of it, he figured. At least he’d probably see some good shows before he left and maybe get some writing done. Who knew? Maybe after Christmas he’d even go to New York City after all. C.J. Bartunek Miss a chapter of our fictional series? Visit flagpole.com.

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