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As you may have heard, Flagpole has a new advice columnist. She’ll be introducing herself in the Jan. 29 issue and beginning the column on Feb. 5. Meanwhile, start sending your problems and questions to advice@flagpole.com, or submit them in the advice section of flagpole.com online, if you prefer to remain totally anonymous even to our columnist. Either way, of course, we do not identify you in the published column.

In this new iteration, the advice column will broaden its approach, no longer being confined just to “matters of the heart and loins,� though these are still welcome, too. Our new columnist is ready, in her words, “to answer your questions on any topic: your work, your career, your relationships with your parents, children and friends; your romantic entanglements, your roommates, your education, your money, your home, your travels, your wellness, your happiness and your life.� There’s even more, but we’ll let her tell you in a couple of weeks. She’s not a professional counselor, but she is a level-headed young woman whose work and volunteer commitments “all involve giving people advice and direction to varying degrees.�

We think you’ll enjoy reading the new and expanded advice column, and you may even find guidance there, too.

Take My City In 1990, when the City of Athens and Clarke County were consolidated into one new government, the conservative white businessmen who had been running the city did not have one of their usual strong candidates ready to run. As a result, former city councilwoman Gwen O’Looney squeezed into office, and for the next 20 years we had a progressive local government, distinct from the business-as-usual crowd. The conservatives never gave up, and in the last election, the progressives did not have a candidate ready, or at least one we could agree on. Some of our friends sewed doubt about Spencer, and Gwen finally jumped in for another election bid. But Nancy had it in the bag, with solid support from the conservatives along with those liberals who saw her as one of us.

Since that election, our Republican state legislature has used tactics they have perfected in congressional districting and have gerrymandered Athens-Clarke County to group progressive voters and black voters into the same districts, creating a conservative, white majority in most of the other districts. At the same time, they have done away with the two “super-districts,� which gave two our of commissioners representation of half the county and have reduced those two commissioners to regular-sized districts where they have no more influence than any other commissioner and have to keep an eye on their own chances of being re-elected.

So, in this election cycle, we’ve got an unopposed libertarian-contrarian in District 1. (Put a label on him if you can; “progressive� doesn’t come to mind.) In District 3 we’ve got three progressives crammed into the same election for an open seat, with the African-American candidate probably the least progressive. The conservatives will probably support him, but if he wins, that will just be a bonus for them. In District 5 the incumbent has been stripped of his progressive majority; in District 7, a business candidate is running unopposed for the open seat; and in District 9, a former super-district commissioner is unopposed but much reduced in stature.

And in the mayor’s race, it’s the best of all possible worlds.

If you want to see Nancy as a progressive, oh, she is. On the other hand, if you prefer to see her as a conservative, she’s your candidate. She is all things to all people, because she has advanced no initiatives and has no vision for our city. She’s just a good, safe representation of whatever you want Athens to be, and this is not meant as criticism. She is the perfect throwback to 1986, when the white power structure was calling the shots. Her business success has been nominal, but her political accomplishments, in the sense of getting elected, go back a long way.

So, the handwriting is on the wall. For the next four years, progressivism in Athens will slumber on, tucked in by our smiling, grandmotherly mayor, who will have the firm support of at least half the commission, and nothing much will get done, and nobody much will care.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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You can learn a lot about a politician by looking at who’s supporting her. In Mayor Nancy Denson’s case, we got a glimpse when she—like most other state and local candidates—filed a campaign finance disclosure with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission last week showing a total of $17,716.

A lifelong Democrat, Denson nonetheless received $200 from state Sen. Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville) and Rep. Regina Quick (R-Athens) whom Denson supported in her 2012 primary race against Democrat-turnedRepublican Doug McKillip and also appointed to the Athens Downtown Development Authority board.

Go further down the list: There’s $500 from local fruitcake and hotel magnate Larry Benson, who’s given tens of thousands of dollars to conservative and GOP candidates over the years; $250 from Len Sapera, a supporter of U.S. Rep. Paul Broun; $200 from Robert Finch, who supported Charlie Maddox’s mayoral campaign; $250 from Phi Kappa Tau, the fraternity that won approval from the Mayor and Commission last year to renovate a former sports bar near downtown; and $175 from David Matheny, an architect who’s one of the movers and shakers in Athens development.

“As proven by the campaign’s recent financial disclosure, Nancy has incredible support from the community,” her campaign manager, Houston Gaines, said in a news release.

But not the whole community. With the possible exceptions of Atlanta state Rep. Margaret Kaiser (Denson’s daughter), Democratic activist Anita Brannen, financial advisor Bob Carson and Buddy Allen, a car dealer who’s helped bankroll many a Democratic campaign, progressive names are notably absent from the report. The folks who typically back progressive local candidates are nowhere to be found.

Tim Denson is challenging Nancy Denson from the left, but he raised a paltry $504.

Look, I like Tim, he’s a nice guy and smart, but—real talk—he ain’t gonna beat Nancy.

So there’s an obvious hole here in our slate of

candidates, ready to be filled by a legit progressive who is well-known and can do what it takes to win. Yet the conventional wisdom in political circles is that Nancy is unbeatable, that all she has to do is stand up and say “Caterpillar!” and she will bulldoze the opposition.

Chad Whitley left what I thought was an insightful comment on our website: “Each time over the past few weeks that I hear someone say they don’t think anyone cares about this mayoral race, or they don’t think the current stagnation in Athens local government can be overcome, I wonder if they just don’t realize that literally everyone we hear from in Athens is saying they care about this.”

I’m not necessarily saying we should throw Nancy out of City Hall on her ear. Maybe she’s the best person to lead us for the next four years; it’s not for me to decide. But Whitley is right. A lot of people have told me they don’t like the job she’s doing, but they don’t think anyone can beat her. “Denson is a lock” is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Progressives will never know if they don’t try.

Commission Fundraising: District 3 commission candidate Rachel Watkins, on the other hand, raised $2,460 from a who’s who of progressives like Bertis and Katherine Downs, June Ball, Clint McCrory and Krysia Haag, to name a few. Neither of her announced opponents, Melissa Link and Herb Gilmore, had filed a disclosure at press time. Nor had Diane Bell, the only candidate so far for the other open seat, District 7; or Dave Hudgins, who’s running in District 5, where incumbent Jared Bailey reported raising no money.

Qualifying Fees: Tim Denson and his Occupy Athens comrades raised a fuss at the Jan. 7 commission meeting about qualifying fees for candidates—specifically, the $1,350, or 3 percent of the mayor’s annual salary, it costs to run for mayor. “I fear that having what is a pretty high fee, if you are are living in poverty or you are struggling to pay the rent, favors people who are making a good salary or

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Mayor Nancy Denson is pleased she’s facing minimal opposition. who are established in politics already,” Jesse Houle said.

One could make an argument that candidates ought to have to put some skin in the game, because if any ol’ person could waltz into the Board of Elections and put his name on the ballot for free, it’d probably be a mess.

And in any case, the commission approved the qualifying fees, which are required by state law and, as far as I know, are the same as they’ve always been and the same as other places in Georgia.

Atlanta Highway: Best Buy is the latest Atlanta Highway retailer to flee for the greener (former) pastures at Epps Bridge Centre in Oconee County, joining Pier 1, Alumni Hall, the Gap and Old Navy, according to Lee Becker, a blogger in the OC. The move was expected, said Commissioner Mike Hamby, who is chairing an Atlanta Highway revitalization committee. “Best Buy is changing their business model across the country and moving to smaller stores,” he says.

The closure could be an opportunity to finally connect the big boxes along the corridor—which property owners have for some reason resisted. “One thing that came

up consistently is how hard it is to turn in and out of that Best Buy parking lot,” Hamby said.

Teacher Raises: Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to release his proposed budget prior to his State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 15, and local lawmakers expect it to include raises for teachers. Much of the anticipated $300 million–$500 million in additional revenue this year will go toward K-12 education, according to state Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens). “We are coming out of the recession, finally,” Cowsert said. Although it’s welcome news, that money is just a fraction of the $7 billion lawmakers have slashed from schools in the past seven years.

Brain Train: It wasn’t too long ago that political candidates at least paid lip service to the idea of passenger rail connecting Athens and Atlanta. Not anymore. “I have no idea,” state Rep. Spencer Frye (D-Athens) responded when asked when it might be built at an Athens Area Chamber of Commerce forum Wednesday, Jan. 8. Is it time to stick a fork in the Brain Train?

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Lawmakers won’t be in atlanta Long When House Speaker David Ralston sat down with reporters last week to discuss the new legislative session, he addressed the question that’s been on the mind of every capitol denizen. “People want to know, is it true we’re going to be in and out in a hurry?�

Ralston said. “From a House perspective, that is certainly true.�

It’s true from a Senate perspective as well.

The General Assembly session that kicked off on Monday, Jan. 13 should adjourn around the middle of March, which would make it one of the quickest sessions in decades.

Some people might be disappointed because a short session means that legislators won’t have time to pass many bills. On the other hand, it was our legislators who once passed a bill making it illegal to implant microchips in human beings without their consent— despite the fact there’s never been a reported instance of a state resident being forcibly microchipped. A short session with few bills may be the greatest blessing ever bestowed upon the people of Georgia.

The major reason for the abbreviated session is a federal court order requiring primary elections for U.S. House and Senate seats to be held on May 20, with the runoffs on July 22. Because state law prohibits state officials from accepting campaign contributions while the General Assembly is in session, lawmakers want to end the session quickly so they can resume raising money and campaigning for those early primaries.

A short session means that the only bills assured of passage are the state budget and a measure that will shift the date of state and local elections to the same May 20 primary date as federal elections. Bills that are controversial or involve complex issues are much less likely to come up for a vote because they would cause prolonged debates.

For example, Rep. Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine) and several colleagues who

want to kill Obamacare have introduced a bill that would prohibit state agencies from implementing any aspect of the Affordable Care Act. The bill will probably get a committee hearing but is not likely to come out for a vote.

Gov. Nathan Deal’s refusal to expand Medicaid coverage, a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, is strongly supported by the Republican majority in the Legislature.

That means expansion is not going to happen this session, no matter how many people protest. While legislators hold firm on the state’s rejection of Medicaid expansion, they could end up passing some bills that would result in more Georgians being admitted to hospital emergency rooms.

Lawmakers will seriously consider a bill that would expand the number of public places where guns can be legally carried to include college campuses, K-12 schools, and government buildings. University system officials, who are fully aware that college students can be emotionally immature and prone to binge drinking, oppose the idea of allowing these students to carry firearms on campus, but the legislative leadership appears ready to let the bill pass.

Sen. Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) introduced two measures last year that would legalize the sale and taxing of fireworks in Georgia. He plans to keep pushing for final passage of the legislation this year.

Georgia is not going to do what Colorado did, but the legislature will at least take a look at easing restrictions on the medical use of marijuana. Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) plans to hold some committee hearings on medical marijuana, and Ralston said he’s OK with the issue being discussed.

With guns, fireworks and medical marijuana on the agenda, even a short session can turn out to be an entertaining one.

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thens may be a football town, but that’s not the only sport out there. Roller derby and ice hockey (yes, ice hockey) are both coming to the Classic Center this year, and the new downtown location could cause both squads’ popularity to really take off.

UGA Ice Dogs Go for the Hat Trick Get your hats and scarves ready for lots of wear over the next few years as downtown becomes the new home of the University of Georgia Ice Dogs.

Following the Athens-Clarke County Commission’s vote in October to let the Classic Center add a removable ice rink to its exhibit hall, the center is ready to host college hockey. While the Ice Dogs won’t play their first official game until Apr. 9, the team hosted an open house in January for the community to meet the players and see the new rink.

Those looking for great match-ups with other SEC schools will not be disappointed. The Ice Dogs are a Division III member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) and play in the South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (SECHA). The team faces off against the likes of Tennessee, LSU, Alabama and seven other SEC teams, as well as Emory University and Georgia Tech.

While many UGA students and Athens residents may just now be learning of the Ice Dogs, the team has been around since 1987. The team’s coach, John Hoos, has been at the helm for 14 years and has led the team to seven ACHA National Championship Tournament entries and 12 seasons with a .500 record or better.

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The move to the Classic Center could not come at a better time for the Ice Dogs. The team, which now plays its home games in Duluth, currently sits last in the SEC East with a 0–5 record, but Hoos believes the team will benefit tremendously from playing in the new facility. Hoos says the team is struggling due to numerous injuries and the overall youthfulness of this year’s squad, but he sees a brighter future as the team brings in transfer players and moves to a local sheet of ice.

“Undoubtedly, having a home crowd rock the Classic Center will be our seventh man for the team,” he says. “In the Classic Center… we will have 99 percent screaming Bulldog fans.”

The move downtown will dramatically reduce travel and could potentially mean more home games in the future.

Currently, the team practices at the Duluth Ice Forum, the practice facility for the Gwinnett Gladiators of the professional East Coast Hockey Association and the former practice facility of the Atlanta Thrashers (who moved to Winnipeg, Canada in 2011). Junior goalie Kevin Smith says that the team struggles to find open ice time at the forum and only gets to practice about once a week, late at night. “We need to compete with figure skaters, high school teams, and travel teams for ice time, and we need to drive about two hours total for each practice,” he says.

College ice hockey may be new to many people in Athens, but this city is far from the first non-traditional hockey community to host the sport in a downtown setting. The University of Arizona Wildcats, another ACHA team playing the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, has played in downtown Tucson’s convention center since 1980. Closer to home, the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers play all home games on campus in the Von Braun Center, and the University of Tennessee Ice Vols play select home games in downtown Knoxville at the Civic Auditorium and Coliseum.

Hoos says the Classic Center will open the team up to the community and further drive the growth of hockey in the Southeast. “The commitment by Paul Cramer, the Classic Center Authority and the Athens-Clarke Mayor and Commission has shown remarkable vision, not just for hockey but a desire to expand diversity of events for the Athens community,” Hoos says. “We have heard from many former Thrasher fans who are thrilled to hear that they can come support another hockey club, so we see a real opportunity to grow hockey with existing fans as well as [with] many people who have never been to a hockey game. I think this is also a signal that collegiate hockey in the South is coming of age.”

The focus now will be on gearing up for the first home game and getting the word out about hockey in downtown Athens.

Smith says the team relies primarily on a group of interns to market the team via social media but is hoping to begin to work with the Classic Center on a concerted marketing effort.

As the Classic Center transitions to a more arena-style facility, Meredith Metcalf, director of marketing for the Classic Center, says it will be able to offer many additional types of entertainment, from ice hockey to roller derby to ice shows.

Hockey games in the Classic Center could provide a significant boost to the downtown economy. The Ice Dogs have the potential to play in front of 2,300 people. They are another facet of the center’s goal of enhancing the local economy, Metcalf says. The Classic Center is contracted to host roughly 20 games at this point, she says, using the revenue to pay for ice-making equipment, bleachers and a scoreboard. “[W]ith our home games moving to Athens, we should see the same or greater success and fan support that other SEC and regional teams have had in recent years,” Hoos says.

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Classic City Rollergirls Roll On in 2014 The athletes are fierce, the competition is spirited and home bouts are generally packed out with passionate fans (and always feature a full bar). Organized women’s roller derby has existed in Athens since 2006, but if this is all news to you, take heart, friends: There is plenty of room on the bandwagon.

The 2013 season was one of the most grueling yet rewarding for the hometown Classic City Rollergirls, a member of the nationally recognized Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Despite having to endure multiple injuries to key performers while navigating a difficult road schedule that included long-distance away bouts in Charlotte, Chattanooga and Tallahassee—and without a full-time head coach—the scrappy squad still managed a very respectable 4–4 win-loss record. “I think we had a great season,� says last year’s MVP and team captain Elizabeth Impaler, the longest-tenured CCRG veteran. “We held our own in most bouts, even against highercaliber teams, and we improved our off-the-track commitment to fitness, which helps us take things seriously and be taken more seriously.� It was also the first season the team featured trading cards for each member of the roster, available for purchase at the merch table during bouts.

It’s important to remember that CCRG is an unpaid army of women managing career, family and coursework who must also find time for thrice-weekly practices, nine monthly bouts and the plethora of community and civic-minded projects the Rollergirls are known to champion. A million millionaires speak of a love for the game every morning in the daily sports page.

Here, it isn’t all lip service and public relations.

team will need to replace no less than seven skaters who saw significant track time last season, including talented and versatile veteran Hella Blitzgerald and 2013 team co-captain Mosh-ya Brady. Some skaters leave town. Some retire. Several bolt for the seemingly greener pastures of Atlanta, which boasts one of the perennially highest-ranked WFTDA clubs in the country. “I have thought a lot about turnover,� says Devill. “I don’t really have a good answer for that yet. I feel like, the more competitive we become, the more we will be able to retain skaters. In a transient town like Athens, sometimes, if we’re lucky, we get a skater for four years. During the time that we have them, most players have to be built from scratch.�

Therein lies the unique challenge facing this outsider sport, which has only during the past 15 years enjoyed somewhat of a renaissance: Very few and maybe none of the athletes playing derby at this level today are the product of a massive youth movement. For most, roller derby didn’t exist in high school, and there was no intramural team in college. Many of the people you’ll find at a CCRG Boot Camp, where the team recruits, trains and evaluates newbies (the next camp begins Jan. 27), are learning to skate (or skate again) for the first time.

Naturally, that begs the question: How does this year’s incoming crop of would-be jammers, pivots and blockers look?

Asked after a recent Monday night practice, fourth-year veteran skater Louis Strongarm says, “They show up. They do the exercises and activities. They put forth effort, and they’re excited.�

MaeHamm agrees, gushing, “The newest bouting skaters that will be making their debut [this weekend] are seriously giving the veteran skaters a run for their money. Everyone is going to have to step up their game and work extra hard for a spot on the roster. It’s exciting to see CCRG growing in such a positive way. There’s so much potential for 2014.�

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Indeed, the upcoming CCRG season promises to be compelling for a number of reasons. For starters, the skaters now have a head coach (Orville Redâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Blocker) and an assistant coach (Rock Steady). Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also poised to become the first downtown sports franchise in recent memory when they kick off the 2014 season with the annual Green vs. Black intra-squad game Saturday at the Classic Center.

The move downtown is a huge step for CCRG, which has played the past few seasons at Athens Arena and whose humble home-bout beginnings can be traced to the former SkateA-Round USA (presently Fun Galaxy) on the Eastside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m definitely excited about the move to the Classic Center,â&#x20AC;? shares veteran blocker Lolli-MaeHamm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Arena will always have a place in our hearts, and we may hold some events there in the future, but we are very excited for the opportunity to accommodate more of our fans in such a convenient location.â&#x20AC;?

The most intriguing storyline to follow this season, and perhaps the one that best defines the budding legacy of this D.I.Y. group of girls on wheels, is roster attrition. The 2014

Longtime derby fans will undoubtedly follow CCRG this season, but with the increased seating capacity offered by the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new venue, there will also be plenty of room for the newly curious. Home bouts are scheduled for this Saturday, as well as Apr. 19, May 31, July 19 and Aug. 23. A portion of ticket proceeds, as always, will benefit a local nonprofit organization. This weekend, you can show your support for CCRG and the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children, a collaborative of eight nonprofit behavioral healthcare providers united to serve at-risk children and families in our area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;CCRG definitely makes an effort to give back to the Athens community,â&#x20AC;? says MaeHamm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Athens is so supportive of us, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the least we can do to say thanks.â&#x20AC;?

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New Year, New Baby With the new year come new beginnings. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, some would-be parents are taking that idea literally, now that maternity coverage is part of individual health care plans.

That got me thinking about what it’s like to have a baby now versus when I had my daughter six years ago. Granted, the ability now to share parenting-related stories via Facebook is a bonus. Even so, there has been a small explosion of brain research and early childhood development research in the past few years. New parents now have access to research that shows the first three years of a child’s life are much more important than had been thought. Plus, here in Athens, we have mamababy yoga classes, rhythm and movement classes and more formal parenting classes thanks to several enterprising moms in town. Or, jump back on Facebook to join one or several groups set up for new parents.

Know, too, that this research and support isn’t limited to parents of a certain income level. That was my first fear when thinking about resources for new parents—it’s one thing to want to take your baby to a yoga class, but if you’ve never been to yoga yourself, or are short on cash, are you out of luck? Not necessarily.

the child is going to follow in the same pattern as the mom,” Hood says. “Many times, that mother’s level of education is an indicator of where the child is headed. Right now it looks like a really good investment.”

This month also marks a new beginning for PCAA’s program, which begins working with dads at the Clarke County Diversion Center (work-release program). This gets fathers more involved in parenting lessons, too.

More than Mental It’s not just the emotional resources that have expanded in recent years—physical resources have, too. Specifically, there are more places to get stuff for you and your baby.

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Clarke County’s high poverty rate is a double-edged sword in this area. Yes, we have multi-generational poverty that makes it difficult for a child to attain a higher level of education than his or her parents. But there are several forces at play to help counteract this.

Mainly, we have agencies such as Head Start, Prevent Child Abuse Athens and Children 1st that help spread the gospel of talking and reading to your baby. As a bonus, each of these agencies also works with parents to get them back on track with their own education or employment. (To get more details on their programs, call 706-357-5239 for Head Start, 706-546-9713 for Prevent Child Abuse Athens and 706-369-5670 for Children 1st.)

Head Start is federally funded and operates through the school district, Children 1st is a service of the state-run Public Health Department, and Prevent Child Abuse Athens primarily relies on grants and local donations. Each of these agencies looks at raising children from a holistic view. For example, working with the parents’ issues is just as key to working with the new baby. Home checkups are key as well.

Mary Hood, executive director of Prevent Child Abuse Athens, says its Healthy Families program incor- Kirrena Gallagher says the home visits she received through Prevent Child Abuse porates the latest research on brain development in Athens when her first son was born helped teach her to focus her priorities and what it teaches new parents. The agency gets referrals make goals. Today, she has two boys, Malachi, 10 (left) and Caleb, 7, and is happy from lots of places—hospitals, school social workers, with where she is in her life. doctors and other agencies—and works a lot with teen mothers or new moms who aren’t getting a lot of support from goodness for a mini-explosion of consignment stores that have their families. a selection of wardrobe staples. One of my favorites is reBlosThe Healthy Families program is one example of how the cli- som Mama Baby Shop (220 N. Milledge Ave.; 706-549-8900). mate has shifted. A decade ago, you were likely to get a visit Not only can you find gently worn maternity and baby clothes at the hospital, and then later a phone call, from a volunteer (and toys), but the shop also hosts parent get-togethers and with PCAA as part of its First Steps program. (I still vividly educational groups. For example, check out the Early Learning recall the lovely older woman who called me, as I was nearing and Care Fair, 10 a.m.–noon on Saturday, Jan. 18, for the home from a 45-minute commute as my four-month-old slept chance to meet with representatives from local daycares and in the back seat, thinking how nice it was that she thought to preschools. call.) But the program mainly just checks in with new parents Keep in mind, too, that in the past five years, there’s also to make sure they’re OK, while Healthy Families visits the parbeen a mini-explosion of activities for new moms (and dads) ents in their homes to share parenting tips and methods that and babies. Several yoga studios, along with reBlossom and will better prepare the entire family for what’s ahead.

Arrow, have yoga classes that are baby-friendly. Treehouse Hood says that, along with some parenting classes PCAA Kid and Craft has “baby sensory” classes for small toddlers. offers, the First Steps program, which started more than 10 The YMCA is starting basketball for toddlers. And all these are years ago, needed to go a little further for some families. “We in addition to the Athens Mothers Center, which has met on have been over [at the hospital] more than 10 years, maybe the Eastside for decades, and regular parenting-style classes 15, and we recognized then that First Steps, as great of a offered at the two local hospitals. program as it was, some parents needed a little more supI’m not sure if it’s this generation of parents, an expanport,” she says. “So the home visits grew from the First Steps sion of research or simply the perfect storm of a DIY-fueled program.” economy that has spawned a renewed focus on early parenting The grant that keeps the program going and serving 900 skills, but it’s all a welcome addition to our community. Let’s families a year also reflects the long-term success of teachhope the kids entering kindergarten in 2018 are the best preing families new options for parenting methods. “It’s based pared yet. on the research that shows if we invest in these children and their families early on, we can change the trajectory that says Kristen Morales

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Burgers:

Everybody loves a good burgerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; just not always the beef kind. The Grill, Clocked, Globe and Grindhouse all have delish bean patties. The Grill, Clocked and Grindhouse also boast vegan tofu dogs. Clocked even offers Vegenaise, Tofutti cheese, seitan and vegan basil-jalapeĂąo dressing. And when you just have to eat at a burger-n-fries joint, it can be a nice break from the nine pounds of kale in your fridge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I particularly enjoy an excuse to eat french fries,â&#x20AC;? says Jordan Alexander, who became a vegan a year ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoy treating myself to unhealthy food or saving money by snacking on appetizers.â&#x20AC;?

Burritos:

As a college-poor vegan who rarely has more than $5 in her wallet, Taco Stand is my jam. For around $4, you can get a deluxe tofu burrito with guacamole instead of cheese and sour cream. Barberitos, Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Willyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Chipotle also offer easily vegan-ized burrito options, not to mention the possibilities for veggie chili, salads and burrito bowls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re relatively healthy fast food,â&#x20AC;? Anjalie Jarret says.

Pizza:

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Daiya is not cheese. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love Mellow Mushroom,â&#x20AC;? says Caroline Vason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love vegan cheese. Unless you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember the taste of cheese, there just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a comparison.â&#x20AC;?

However, Daiyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheese-like product has its place, and sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on your pizza. Mellow Mushroom and Your Pie will both slap it on for you, though the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shroom adds an unfortunate upcharge. In addition, Tedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Best will make you a pizza with no cheese. (Is that still a pizza?)

But if mozzarella-style tapioca goop isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for you, have no fear. Mellow Mushroom and Transmetropolitan both have highly praised build-your-own salad options, and Transmet can veganize a calzone. In fact, says Transmet cook Dionnet Bhatti, there is an underground specialty vegan pizza that is not on the menu called â&#x20AC;&#x153;the babsie.â&#x20AC;? The secret pizza has a red sauce base, vegan kalamata pesto, blackened tofu, yellow onions, mushrooms and green olives without cheese. Eating it will up your cool quotient and magnify your vegan powers.

Asian:

Who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love curry? Lots of people, I guess, but Athens has some good ones if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re into that. Look out for the fish sauces at Thai Spoon and Siri Thai, several vegans warned me, but Cozy Yum Yumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

curries are all safe. Get something with veggies or tofu in it and you are all set. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I usually just look for anything stir-fry,â&#x20AC;?

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Yes, there are only two Vietnamese places in townâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Yummy Pho and Just Pho and Moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but they are both super veganfriendly. Get the vegan pho at either one, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be happy and full for days. Even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not in the mood for pho, there are tons of rice-y, noodle-y, broth-y options. There are even a few milk-less bubble teasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just get the slushy option.

Taste of India has an entire vegetarian menu with all of the vegan options indicated, and the lunch buffet is clearly marked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I definitely appreciate everything that I can find labeled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;veganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at restaurants,â&#x20AC;? McDonald says.

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A good general rule for nicer restaurants is to call ahead; most are willing to accommodate reasonable dietary requests, and many will make you something off-menu, vegan and delicious. The Last Resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s salads are allegedly terrific, and its black beans are the go-to option for a few vegans. The Nationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;power lunchâ&#x20AC;? is easily vegan-ized, and Ă&#x2030;tienne Brasserie offers what vegan Kelly Martin declares â&#x20AC;&#x153;the best vegetable plate ever. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Definitely give them a five out of five,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are totally willing to create something special for those who want to avoid meat and/or dairy.â&#x20AC;?

Other Options:

If you like the sound of super-spicy, mushy-but-somehow-still-good food in a nofrills setting, Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Authentic Jamaican Food might be for you. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jerk near Five Points is definitely a meat-centric eatery, but they have a great veggie plate,â&#x20AC;? Sam Helmey says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rice and peas, collard greens, spicy squash and cabbage make a superb vegan soul food meal at a good value.â&#x20AC;? Or you can just go for a giant sweet tea and fried plantains.

And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget about the tofu scrambles at Big City Bread (which also labels its vegan breads and cookies) and Mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boy. Or The Royal Peasantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turmeric cabbage and vegetarian curry. Or Hi-Lo, the new spot in Normaltown that features meat-free hot dogs and Cincinnati chili. Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Earth Fareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot bar, Daily Groceryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to-go sandwiches, home.made on Baxter Street and Heirloom Cafe and White Tiger Gourmet in Boulevard. The latterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner, Ken Manring, has a good reputation with the Athens vegan crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] very vegan-friendly,â&#x20AC;? says Janette Hill, who went vegan 18 years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ken understands and caters to vegansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;separate grill, etc.â&#x20AC;?

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HER (R) Her is done little justice by loglines. People who haven’t

guided. The first film written by Spike Jonze alone, Her stars a really nice, mildmannered Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore Twombly. Ted writes personal letters for strangers and is struggling through a divorce. Then he meets his new Operating System and falls in love…with the OS. Samantha is voiced

by Scarlett Johannson, so the concept isn’t THAT outlandish. The film is mostly Phoenix interacting with Johannson’s voice. Sometimes an unmade Amy Adams pops by to again verify her brilliance. While Phoenix and ScarJo incredibly do their thing, Jonze and his behind the scenes folk drip visual magic into audience eyes with their retro-future design. You get told so many times how awesome an award-worthy festival winner is before getting the opportunity to see it, that, frankly, many times the hype trumps the film. Her is the exception. It is unreservedly wonderful. Who would have thought that 2013 would be the year of science fiction? But here we are with Gravity and Her duking it out for my and many other best film accolades.

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (R) So the Coen Brothers deliver one of their most rewarding films yet, even if it does feature yet another self-destructive protagonist. Yet folk singer Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is a charmer as he hops from couch to couch during the cold New York winter of 1961; Carey Mulligan and Justin Timberlake are the two most recognizable providers of said couches. Isaac has been an award show fixture, and his performance certainly fits the bill for breakout. He’s in every scene and, besides some unsurprising scene stealing from John Goodman as a jazz-hole, no one competes with Isaac. The Coens have given the young actor a heck of a gift.

What a witty way the Coens use space in these tiny New York hallways, and music, obviously, plays the biggest role in a Coen film since O Brother, Where Art Thou?, with whom this film shares music guru T-Bone Burnett. It has a bit of a head scratching conclusion, but everything preceding it bittersweetly tickles the heart and the quirky bone, much like we’ve come to expect from the Brothers Coen. They forsake the showy genre gamesmanship of No Country and True Grit for something more real and more emotionally effective.

LONE SURVIVOR (R) The spoiler-ishly titled Lone Survivor does not hide from what it is, which amounts to injury porn in the second act (the characters’ two falls are brutal). While on Operation Red Wings, four Navy SEALs—team leader Mike Murphy (Taylor Kitsch), Axe (Ben Foster), Danny (Emile Hirsch, who more and more resembles a tiny version of Jack Black) and Marcus Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg), upon whose book this film is based—battle an army of Taliban fighters. The cinematic account of this true story is written and directed by Peter Berg, whose The Kingdom was severely underrated (and superior to his latest), like Friday Night Lights with soldiers.

Even the incredible Explosions in the Sky provides the score. Nothing about Lone Survivor is particularly unsuccessful, though which member of the bearded quartet is which can be hard to distinguish during the hectic firefight.

Berg shoots action with a visceral viciousness, taking some visual cues from first person shooters like Call of Duty (a videogame movie Berg will probably one day helm). Lone Survivor will please the action-heads out there, but it takes the home movies before the end credits to remind audiences these soldiers were actual husbands and fathers.

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AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (R) Another adaptation of a Tracey Letts’ play (see Bug and Killer Joe) brings an all-star cast headed by Meryl Streep to Oklahoma. A family crisis reunites several strong willed women (including Streep, Julia Roberts and Juliette Lewis) on the family farm. Drama ensues. n DEVIL’S DUE (R) A newly married couple (Zach Gilford and Allison Miller) come home from their honeymoon missing a night but expecting a baby. This flick, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (part of the V/H/S collective), has some obvious Rosemary’s Baby influences.

Found footage does not work as well with familiar faces, so Devil’s Due starts behind the eight ball with “Friday Night Lights”’s Gilford as its co-lead. Maybe it will deliver some surprising January scares. (It probably will not.)

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG-13) Peter Jackson’s first return to Middle-Earth, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, did not disappoint, even if it failed to excite like The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The second Hobbit feature still feels hobbled by a feeling of déjà vu. Armies of orcs marching to war or battles against giant killer spiders are nothing new. But when Jackson takes us to new locales like Lake Town at the foot of the Lonely Mountain, where mammoth dragon Smaug (v. Benedict Cumberbatch) resides, the epic fantasy film reaches toward those heights of its predecessor.

The river barrel ride that acts as the film’s highlight action set piece is spectacular, except for moments of poor FX so uncharacteristic of Jackson or the Weta digital effects house. Smaug, though, is a wonder, a massive work of CGI art. The climactic, fiery escape

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also playing AMERICAN HUSTLE (R) Since 2004’s disappointing I Heart Huckabees, from which his on-set meltdown went viral, David O. Russell has been on fire. A fictional account of the real life ABSCAM investigation that sent several members of federal, state and local government to prison, American Hustle, already nominated for seven Golden Globes, is set to rake in more nominations. Conman Irving Rosenfeld (a near unrecognizable Christian Bale) and his not exactly British girlfriend, Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), are forced by an unstable FBI agent, Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), into conning the mayor of Camden, New Jersey, Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), and some of the scariest mobsters still living (enjoy the uncredited surprise guest!). Torn between his love and his beautiful, crazy, young wife (Jennifer Lawrence) and son, Irving has to come up with his master plan to escape jail and death.

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ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (PG-13) Much has changed since last we heard from San Diego’s top newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell). He married co-anchor, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), and moved to New York City. But professional disappointment relegates Ron back to San Diego until he is offered the chance to front a 24-hour news network, the first of its kind. Ron returns to the Big Apple with his old news team behind him: features-stud Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), sports-guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) and weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell). The jokes might not fly as fast or as quotable as those of the original, but the narrative and characters are better. Carell’s newfound stardom after the first movie means more Brick, and that’s a good thing. A late detour into staged melodrama falls a bit flat, adding unnecessary length, and the expected climactic battle gets too cameo-heavy with little comic payoff. Happily, the legend of Ron Burgundy is not tarnished by his return; only time will tell whether the sequel retains (or surpasses?) its predecessor’s rewatchability.

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FROZEN (PG) Disney returns with a newfangled computer animated feature that feels very old school. A young princess, Anna (v. Kristen Bell), must venture into the frozen wilds to save her sister, recently crowned Queen Elsa (v. Idina Menzel), who has lost control over her icy powers. The narrative, adapted from Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Snow Queen” by Wreck-It Ralph scripter Jennifer Lee, is as Disney formulaic as they come, and the animation shines without standing out. Nonetheless, the characters, especially Gad’s silly snowman, are winning. The songs are catchy, as is their diegetic musical inclusion. Little kids will love Frozen, and parents who grew up on Disney classics will not feel left out in the cold.

GRUDGE MATCH (PG-13) Pairing the Raging Bull with Rocky seems like a cinematic bout made in heaven, but in the hands of director Peter Segal the only knockout is of the viewer. Boxers Henry “Razor” Sharp (Sylvester Stallone) and Billy “The Kid” McDonnan (Robert De Niro) finally get their third rematch—they split the first two—30 years later (too late?). If you think the lines in the trailer are stinkers, don’t expect much more from the ones kept for the movie. The golden oldies from Last Vegas had more strength left in their punches than these two paunch-drunk prizefighters.

from the Lonely Mountain leaves the audience breathless, eager for the final installment, There and Back Again, due next December.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG-13) The Hunger Games returns, and its sequel, while more a formality setting up the series’ final, revolutionary entry, improves upon an original that was more of a visual book report than an exciting cinematic adaptation. After surviving the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are the Capitol’s newest celebrities. But all is not well in the Districts, and creepy President Snow (Donald Sutherland) lets Katniss know it by putting her back in the next year’s Games. New director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) paces the film better once we escape District 12, and the Quarter Quell is excitingly envisioned with deadly fog, killer monkeys and fun new faces.

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG-13) Chris Pine stars as the third and youngest incarnation of the late novelist Tom Clancy’s CIA hero, Jack Ryan. Early in his career as a spy, Ryan must balance a rocky personal life with wife, Cathy (Keira Knightley), and a Russian baddie (director Kenneth Branagh). Kevin Costner should excel as Ryan’s gruff mentor, William Harper.

Branagh did good action things with Thor. If I see this trailer a few more times, I’m going to be over it before it opens.

THE LEGEND OF HERCULES (PG-13) The style of Zack Snyder’s 300 has lived on in Tarsem’s Immortals and The Clash of the Titans remake. Now comes a new Hercules flick starring

Kellan Lutz, better known as Twilight’s Emmett Cullen. (Incidentally, it’s the first of two Herc-flicks being released in 2014; the second one stars the Rock under the direction of Brett Ratner.)

Renny Harlin, former ‘80s action darling and former Mr. Geena Davis, can still earn a gig.

NEBRASKA (R) Oscar winner Alexander Payne (The Descendants, Sideways, About Schmidt, Election and Citizen Ruth) has a new film; I need to know nothing more about this film to be excited. For those who do, Nebraska stars Golden Globe nominee Bruce Dern as a father on a road trip with his son (Will Forte). Nominated for five Golden Globes. (Ciné) THE NUT JOB (PG) The latest animated feature pits a curmudgeonly squirrel named (a bit on the nose) Surly (v. Will Arnett) against the city.

When he finds Maury’s Nut Store, he may just have found the way to alleviate his and the rest of his park community’s winter worries. Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson and Katherine Heigl are the next three biggest names in the voice cast. Will this movie capture its family audience without a big name like Disney or DreamWorks behind it?

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (R) Don’t give up on the Paranormal Activity franchise just yet. This series of haunted found footage recovers nicely from its fourth and worst entry. Deviating from the central gimmick of stationary cameras as part of a home surveillance setup, PA: TMO has recent high school graduate, Jesse (Andrew Jacobs), and his pals, Hector (Jorge Diaz) and Marisol (Gabriel Walsh). After Jesse’s neighbor, thought to be a witch by everyone, is murdered by one of Jesse’s classmates, the activity gets a bit paranormal. It never gets as scary as any of the first three movies, but a few jumpy jolts exist. Christopher “Son of Michael” Landon has written Paranormal Activity 2, 3 and 4; he peppers his first stab at directing a PA with lots of little Easter eggs referencing its predecessors.

PHILOMENA (PG-13) Journalist Martin Sixsmith (co-writer Steve Coogan) picks up the story of the title character (Dame Judi Dench) who gave up her son years ago after she was forced to live in a convent. Often, the work of two-time Oscar nominated director Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters, High Fidelity, Dirty Pretty Things and The Queen) finds itself well-received by critics.

The vastly talented Coogan can be an acquired taste. Nominated for three Golden Globes—Best Motion Picture, Best Actress and Best Screenplay.

(Ciné) RIDE ALONG (PG-13) Judging from the trailers, Kevin Hart and Ice Cube’s team up for an action comedy set in Atlanta could be worse. Hart stars as a security guard who goes on patrol with his girlfriend’s tough cop brother, played by Cube, in order to earn his blessing. Tika Sumpter (Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas) stars as the girlfriend/sister. It’s co-written by the super-funny Jason Mantzoukas (The League’s Rafi); granted, he’s one of four credited scripters. Tim Story (Barbershop, Fantastic Four) directs.

SAVING MR. BANKS (PG-13) P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) meets with Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) himself during the negotiations for and the filming of her classic Mary Poppins.

Apparently, the whole story was about her difficult Australian childhood and her own dad, who served as the inspiration for Mr. Banks.

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (PG) Director-star Ben Stiller’s adaptation of James Thurber’s classic short story is an odd duck. Take Thurber’s simple literary seed and fertilize it with writer Steve Conrad’s brand of The Weather Man/The Pursuit of Happyness pablum. The resulting film pleases on its own and disappoints as a version of Thurber. Daydreamer Walter Mitty (Stiller) works at a magazine that is about to go completely digital, and he has lost the negative of the final cover photo, provided by a legendary photog (Sean Penn). Having never done anything, Walter goes on an impromptu adventure to Greenland, Iceland and Afghanistan. Stiller’s humor never quite gels with Conrad’s insipid sincerity. Stiller’s direction shines, though he seems to be channeling a sterile, mass market Wes Anderson. Still, it’s laudable and creative; everything that the script is not.

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (R) Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort, who ruled the Bulls and the Bears before the age of 30. Hopped up on Quaaludes and cocaine, Belfort and his crew at Stratton Oakmont peddled penny stocks and defrauded investors so badly, he ended up in prison for 22 months. Director Martin Scorsese captures every debauched moment— hookers, drugs and dwarf tossing—of Belfort’s life. DiCaprio will be an Oscar frontrunner if voters can get beyond the vileness of Belfort enough to celebrate the actor’s most physical performance.

At three hours, The Wolf is far from too long, though some individual scenes linger too long. How awesome is it to see Scorsese churning out still relevant work with a new muse, while his old muse, Robert De Niro, is mired in crummy comedies like Grudge Match?

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INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (R) The Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, have made several exceptional movies in their long careerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing, Barton Fink, Fargo and No Country for Old Men. But their latest might just be their finest. Set mostly in New York City in 1961, Inside Llewyn Davis focuses on a struggling folk musician, played by Oscar Isaac, trying to make it in the flourishing music scene of hip Greenwich Village coffee houses and nightclubs. Llewyn is not a performer without talent. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s able to land plentiful live gigs and the occasional recording session, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perpetually broke and relying on the frustrated good graces of rich Upper West Side friends, the Gorfeins (Ethan Phillips and Robin Bartlett), and a spurned lover and Oscar Isaac fellow musician, Jean (Carey Mulligan), to help nudge him through life. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the crux of Llewynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dilemma: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the master of his own destiny. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adrift in his own existence and floundering.

The Coens have long offered up male protagonists on the skids. Llewyn may be their most complex and troubling character yet, though he is always brutally recognizable and sympathetic. But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also frustrating in how he deals with other people and selfish to those who love him the most. For an artist

who trades in heartfelt songs about emotions and real human connections, Llewyn is one tone-deaf dolt. Llewynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interactions with Jean are painfully awkward and insensitive, as are his engagements with several strangers and acquaintances. His forced relationship with the Gorfeinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cat, however, highlights his underlying sensitivity. Isaac delivers one of the most understated and affecting performances of the year, displaying a brutal, subtle disregard in his eyes at one moment, yet revealing increments of pain, bewilderment and frustration in his facial expressions the next.

This is a masterfully realized movie, entirely characterdriven, though always dramatically engaging and emotionally rich.

The Coensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; penchant for dark humor and absurdity is still everpresent, though Llewynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometimes painful journey is never chronicled without warmth, despite the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wintry look. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also one of the finest, most perceptive movies about artistic failure ever made. What happens to the performer good enough to draw a crowd, but not great enough to become Bob Dylan?

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en Will Morton may not fully understand Internet culture or how to harness its power to help his music reach an audience, but even he, a self-professed semi-Luddite, joins in one of web culture’s broadest agreements: Cat videos are pretty great.

“I’ve been watching videos of cats confronting alligators,” he says. “And they’ll smack ‘em! And the alligators are like, ‘Ooo-kay.’ Of course, the alligator could kill them. But the cats are so full of attitude!”

Morton’s admiration for the feline spirit makes sense; he’s no stranger to attitude himself. He’s a prolific singer-songwriter who’s been making music in Athens since 2004, and the titles of his recent releases, like 2010’s True Grit and 2011’s Contenders, hint at his scrappy spirit. He’s developed a reputation as an underdog among a certain segment of the press, who love him and can’t seem to understand why more people don’t share the sentiment.

“Morton makes music every bit as essential as Springsteen, Earle, Townes, Mellencamp and any number of other so-called heartland heroes,” American Songwriter recently said of Morton’s upcoming seventh full-length, Slow Burn. Out later this month on Rara Avis Records, it comes with a companion compilation culled from previous releases, titled Tell It to the Wind.

To celebrate its release, Morton is holding a show at Hendershot’s on Friday, Jan. 17, where he’ll be followed by Jack Logan and Scott Baxendale. (The latter is the luthier behind Baxendale Guitars, who was recently appointed to restore Elvis Presley’s collection.) The show will be a rare treat for Morton, in that he’ll be joined by a full band—drummer Dean Johnston, bassist Tim Adams, Scotty Nicholson on keyboards, Andrew Vickery on slide guitar and John Keane singing harmonies—the same fellas on Slow Burn.

Unlike Contenders, with its mellow, acoustic vibe and understated percussion, Slow Burn finds Morton back in the shit-kicking form that many of his fans love him for.

“The guys at 1093 Boulevard [Richard Salino and J.P. Pruett], who did this record, they’re all drummers. The drums are loud in the mix,” Morton says. “My drummer, Dean, he’s like a ball of energy. When someone’s kicking you in the ass and really playing, that enthusiasm is contagious.”

Morton, who says he’s now “two albums ahead” of Slow Burn in the writing process, is looking forward to the infusion of new energy into a set of songs he’s not necessarily in the emotional mindset for anymore.

“It’s weird, because releasing a record is like looking at a photo of yourself a year ago,” he explains. “Sometimes you can make a song and love it, and then you play it with musicians or mix it, and you hear it over and over. And you’re like, ‘I’m over it; I’m done.’ It sucks all the joy out of it. Everyone’s had a song like that, where it’s like a drug. But then eventually, you can’t listen to it anymore.”

Still, it’s not so much that Morton doesn’t want to listen to, or play, tunes from Slow Burn anymore. It’s just that, as he has been preparing to release it, he’s found his musical sweet spot.

“I feel like I finally understand and get [my own sound] now,” he says, fidgeting in his chair. “You ever listen to a record that sounds like a bathrobe-and-slippers record? It doesn’t sound like they went to a big studio and made it. I knew I had a rasp to the voice, and there’s that worn-in sneaker analogy about it. I feel like I’m onto something, but I’m so slow with technology.”

It’s a common frustration among artists, who typically would rather spend their time making something than learning how to tweet. And despite his abundant enthusiasm and creative energy, it’s clear this frustration plagues Morton.

“Personally, I am not a person who likes to go and bang my own drum. I just can’t. Twitter, and like, ‘Look what I did! Look at me!’—I get my shot, and I just let music do the talking. I know I could be doing more in that arena, but it kind of creeps me out.”

There’s a song on Slow Burn called “This Ain’t No Place for a Sensitive Man,” which Morton says he wrote about the music business in Nashville, but it seems equally applicable to his current conundrum. “You see something beautiful [online] and read the comments and it’s, ‘Faggot’,” he says.

Of course, Morton also knows the Internet offers opportunities to connect with fans in ways he wasn’t able to when he moved to Athens 10 years ago. “Sometimes I get an email from some guy saying, ‘Listened to your record with my top down while driving through Italy.’ It takes you aback. You’re getting to somebody.”

So, Morton keeps writing. He’s learning, he says, to make YouTube videos. He’s trying to keep an open mind about Twitter, and he’ll always have music to ground him. With a rollicking new record to promote and his newfound musical sweet spot to mine, he’s determined to adapt to the times and keep creating. On “Sensitive Man,” Morton sings, “If you’re comfortable, then you’re right on course.” By this metric, he’s doing just fine.

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record reviews

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

Burns Like Fire: To the Ground EP

Autumn + Colour HHHHH The five-track To the Ground EP stands as the first time Burns Like Fireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s considerable swagger has been accurately captured on record. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crusty and catchy but rather ripped, lean and mean but full of invigorating hooks.

Album opener â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jean Shortsâ&#x20AC;? finds lead vocalist Web Couch in full-on throat-shredder modeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;think Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Musicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the rest of the band capably matching Couchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forceful delivery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Abandon Shipâ&#x20AC;? stands as the EPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other obvious highlight, a friendly fuck-you anthem that dares the listener to disagree. Guitarist Josh Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wiry lead adds an unexpected melodic layer to an already irresistible tune.

Closer â&#x20AC;&#x153;110 Degree Beaver Fever,â&#x20AC;? despite its indictable title, closes the recording in style, its half-speed chorus breakdown a necessary reminder that these are songs best heard in a dank basement, sweat and beer cans flying.

There is nothing too surprising about To the Ground. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brash, brief and well-constructed. Mostly, the EP serves as confirmation that, if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four-chord pop-punk youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re after, nobody does it better in Athens than these guys. Having honed its chops since 2010, Burns Like Fire has finally coalesced into a formidable force on the local scene, more convincing than 99 percent of Warped Tour wannabes and no doubt poised to break out beyond Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; borders. [Gabe Vodicka]

Dank Sinatra: Strange

Independent Release HHHHH Strange, the fluid third full-length from local six-piece Dank Sinatra, will delight devotees of the noodly, funk-flavored rock and roll the band has put forth to this point. But it should also gain the group some new fans, folks who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily spend their free time parsing sites like Jambase and counting the days â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til moe.down.

The title track kicks off the record nicely, boasting an insistent 4/4 rhythm, a meaty, bluesy lead riff and a fuzzed-out counterpart. With its chug-a-lug groove and surrealist lyrical visions, it calls to mind a looser, more playful Queens of the Stone Age. A muscular sax refrain courtesy of Luke â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gnarly Gâ&#x20AC;? Powell propels the tune into instant-classic territory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Down South Georgia Boyâ&#x20AC;? follows that up with some Dead-quoting back-and-forth thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playful but never veers into self-parody. This is the what sets Dank Sinatra apart from so many of its peers: Though the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influences are obvious, it never allows them to take over completely.

Furthermore, these fellas can sure play their instruments, but there are also solid songs beneath the virtuosic sheen.

By the time Strange reaches its midpoint, some steam has been lost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uncle Scottyâ&#x20AC;? is a technically impressive but ultimately needless instrumental exercise; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleeperâ&#x20AC;? is just flat-out silly. Thankfully, the last two tracks, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girl in Whiteâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philmont Funkâ&#x20AC;? find the band back on track. The former is a funked-up blues ditty; the latter is a bluesed-out funk tune that makes potent use of psychedelic sound wizardry. Jammy but not hammy, it ends the record with flair.

[GV] Dank Sinatra plays Green Room on Thursday, Jan. 16.

The Skipperdees: Some Bright Mourning

Independent Release HHHHH Forget confining The Skipperdees to some arbitrary genre.

However you file it, the new release from twins Emily and Catherine Backus is in the upper echelon of 2013 releases (unfortunately, the record came out too late to make the deadline for Flagpoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top 10, which we published last week). Often quirky and at other points painfully serious, these dozen songsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;produced by folk guru Jim Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;showcase some of the best songwriting youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re apt to find in Athens, or anywhere else.

Many of the songs feature the sort of jangle youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d expect from a duo that selects an acoustic guitar and a banjo as its primary axes.

But songs like â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Atomic Cityâ&#x20AC;? have a Texas-flavored tightness rarely heard in these parts. The songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrics focus on how FDRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy policies impacted the state of Tennessee (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those bombs pay your bills/ Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you know?â&#x20AC;?); John Keaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wobbly guitar licks are equally captivating. And dry wit eventually gives way to honest reflection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kyrieâ&#x20AC;? confronts some of the headier issues surrounding growing up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Atlas,â&#x20AC;? an aural compliment to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kyrie,â&#x20AC;? delves into a soured relationship (â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want pity or prayers for my sinful heartâ&#x20AC;?).

These young ladies are offering up some serious wisdom. But while the poetry found here is certainly impressive, credit is also due to the many guests who make Some Bright Mourning a sonically vast record. In addition to the full Packway Handle Band lineup backing up the Backuses on the bluegrass-y â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ashes, Ashes,â&#x20AC;? the Drive-By Truckersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; John Neff lends pedal steel on a few key tracks, providing electric icing for this near-perfect cake. [Dan Mistich]

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The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music is solidly catchy, driving rock and roll, which acts as a vessel for Solomonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal-as-political missives. That the lyrics veer towards hopeful positivity is of significance when considering The Shondesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; political alignment with the LGBT community; the inclusion of tremulous violin leads is a nod to their connection to Jewish culture. (In Yiddish, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;shondeâ&#x20AC;? is translated as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;shame,â&#x20AC;? a sly nod to the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connections to both Semitic and queer communities.)

This winter sees the group touring with Against Me!, a band that morphed from a paragon of D.I.Y. intimacy to a major-label powerhouse over the past decade. That bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vocalist, Laura Jane Grace (formerly Tom Gabel), came out as transgender in 2012; even within the typically open-minded punk community, there was some deplorable commentary from the cowardly Internet sinkhole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt that we still live in a culture thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deeply racist, sexist, homophobic and certainly transphobic,â&#x20AC;? says Solomon, speaking to Flagpole from Buffalo, NY, the tour already in progress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a special kind of vitriol that people sometimes have for trans women. [But] in my observation, audiences on this tour are so excited to support Laura. The audience seems, to me, to be quite mixedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; there are fans that have been following [Against Me!] for a decade, and then maybe some new fans.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve noticed queer people or trans people in the audience, as well as people who appear to me to be their longtime fans,â&#x20AC;? Solomon continues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just chanting: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Laura Jane Grace, Laura Jane Grace, Laura Jane Grace.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It makes me almost moved to tearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the support seems to be so palpable in these audiences. [There are] transphobic losers on the Internet who are going to say whatever they say, but so far at the shows, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real culture of support.â&#x20AC;?

Following the September 2013 release of their fourth full-length, The Garden, The Shondes are continuing to tour their asses off, even breaking a longstanding agreement not to tour during winter in order to join Against Me! on the road. And while Solomon concurs that LGBT acceptance at large has changed radically in the past five years, within the circuit the band came up through, the change hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been so significant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never really had any problems with the way weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been treated by fans or by venues,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve toured all over the country, and a lot of times New Yorkers will be skeptical about how weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be received. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found that even where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a less-liberal surface culture, within the music scene you will always find people who are progressive and interested in supporting your work and having conversations about political issuesâ&#x20AC;Ś People often ask us if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re scared to play in Birmingham or whatever, and I always sort of laugh at them: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Have you ever actually traveled to these places?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; There are people trying to change the world everywhere. There are people who are committed to justice everywhere, and interested in art everywhere. It might look a little different, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there.â&#x20AC;?

In spite of some recent lineup changes, Solomon and Oberman voice a determination to continue to commit to The Shondes in a full-time effort to connect with those people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eli and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we drive the band,â&#x20AC;? Solomon says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the bandleader, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of my Clarence Clemons. But playing violin.â&#x20AC;?

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WHO: Against Me!, The Shondes, The Sidekicks WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $14 (adv), $16 (door)

threats & promises Music News And Gossip Snotty Naughty: In the spirit of starting off the new year with a bit of news on the filthiest-named band in town, let me go ahead and tell you that monster rock outfit Motherfucker is deep into work on its debut EP, Tae Kwon Do. The first track, “Snot Rocket,” has been released already, and it’s powerfully tuneful and mesmerizing in the way that made everyone in the 1990s want to turn the bass way way up. For the uninitiated, do yourself a favor: Head to motherfuckermotherfucker.bandcamp.com and get some on you.

The band’s next show is Friday, Jan. 31 at the Caledonia Lounge with Faster Circuits and Hot Fudge, so be prepared. Keep up with the trio via facebook.com/mfrocksyourfaceoff.

assume you’re unpauseable. At its core, Check the Signs consists of the entire Towe family (Scott, Mindy, Mason and Lauren), and “Keep the Angle Wide” features a supergroup-level cast of veteran Athens musicians, including Kemp Jones, Brent Cash, Mark Maxwell, Janis Maxwell, Michael Wegener, Andrew Liles and Dan Wall. Other players appearing are Bryan Agan, Trent Johnson, Lewis Jones, Eunice Kang, Jeff and Laurene Kershner, Erin McCollum, Frank Jones and Frank Smith. The track is dedicated to the memory of Herb Guthrie, and it’s the first single from the group’s upcoming album, Along the Way. You can find a video for the song, directed by Mason Towe, at facebook.com/CheckTheSigns.

Minutes and Parts: Folks gathered at the 40 Watt Club Saturday, Jan. 4 to remember our old friend Craig Lieske and to witness the first show in a year from Garbage Island, of which Lieske was a founding member. The night also saw performances by Terrarium (Circulatory System playing improvisationally), The 19th Brood and several collabora-

Beat on the Traps: You’ll be edified to know that the weird world of Unus Mundus (literally “one world”) is still shuffling along its crazy orbit. The group, spearheaded by longtime Athens noisemaker Steve Fitzpatrick, includes Athenians Rob Fluhr, Cary White and Leslie Grove. The band’s latest release, Type V Civilization, came out this past November.

All things considered, it’s probably the most easily accessible of the group’s many recordings, in that it’s got some totally recognizable pop tropes mixed in with its Shaggsian sense of rhythm. Find it at unus-mundus.band camp.com.

tive sets from other Athens musicians. This was the week Lieske, who passed away Jan. 18, 2013, would have turned 49 years old.

Longtime co-conspirator Jeremiah Cymerman also dedicated the final podcast of 2013 on his 5049 Records website to Lieske. For the episode, Cymerman interviewed several of the late musician’s friends, including Mitchell King, Jeff Rieter, Jim Wilson, Chris Herron and Tony Evans, who each shared stories and memories. I’ll warn you now: This is a very emotional listen. It took me two passes to get all the way through it. You can find it at 5049records.com/craig-lieske. While you’re there, check out the rest of the site.

Cymerman spent many years playing in Athens, and what he has created with his New Yorkbased label is pretty damn cool.

Stay Quiet Awhile: A shockingly beautiful and humbling—a term I never use casually—song crossed my path a little over a week ago. It’s the new track by Check the Signs, “Keep the Angle Wide.” It’s a plaintive plea for keeping one’s eyes and spirit open to life’s changes that runs just over eight minutes long—but it’s solidly the best eight minutes of music you will hear this week. Take the time, and let it give you pause. If it doesn’t, then I’ll just

Picture Book: God bless old Athens band The Violets. Time was that the rabble-rousers created totally rockin’ punkinfluenced tunes, released 7-inch singles and played all around the Southeast.

Lodged in Athens’ permamemory for their “hit” song “I Hate the Grateful Dead” (and its hook lyric, “I’ll be grateful when they’re dead,” which was much funnier before Jerry Garcia actually, you know, died), The Violets have established an online presence worthy of the time of any Athens music enthusiast. If you head to facebook.com/TheViolets, you’ll find a whole bunch of old flyers, videos of Athens bands like A Few Kids With Bicycles and Bar-B-Q Killers (mostly audio with static images) and a handful of cool old photos from our music scene. Thanks, dudes!

Bummeroo: Thumbs-up to Athens grindcore homeboys Gripe for snatching a coveted NPR Music First Listen feature out of the hands of struggling worldbeat artists everywhere.

The band’s new (and, reportedly, final) album, In His Image, was featured on the National Public Radio website last week along with a nice piece written by former Athenian, extreme music aficionado and NPR staffer Lars Gotrich. Our trusty music editor Gabe Vodicka explained the whole NPR/Athens connection last week on our esteemed Homedrone blog, but I wanted to mention it again for those who missed it. Go stream In His Image and plug your ears up right good via hygiene records.bandcamp.com.

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“The Third Act” “The Third Act: Contemplating Aging” at the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art—opening with a reception on Saturday, Jan. 18, 7–9 p.m.—explores aspects of contemporary aging with a focus on the final three decades that have recently been added to the average human life expectancy.

“Confrontation with mortality causes discomfort among the a-philosophical or a-religious. Ironically, this has been abetted by medical science’s admirable accomplishments; in 1900 we lived an average of 47 years!” says exhibit curator and ATHICA Director Emeritus Lizzie Zucker Saltz. “We tend to forget that just a half-century ago, during the pre-antibiotic era, most grew up with an intimate familiarity with death, as most children witnessed one or more loved ones succumbing to an infection as common as strep throat.”

lip-sync the stories of elderly people on the subject of aging and death, highlighting generational incongruities and the disparate perspectives held between young and old people.

The expressionist paintings of Lisa Freeman compress the span of a lifetime into a single image. While many of her subjects have petite, childlike frames, the emotional wear on their faces—sunken cheeks, circles under the eyes and general frailty—suggest decades of experience beyond their years, ultimately making their ages indefinable.

Karen Hymer’s photo gravures render up-close images of the aging female body as abstract landscapes. Turned off by mass media’s unfair standards of beauty and normalization of age-reversing products and procedures, Hymer celebrates the signs of aging as a natural part of mortality worthy of respect.

PERFORMANCE | Tuesday, Jan. 14 & Wednesday, Jan. 15

The State Ballet Theatre of Russia’s Sleeping Beauty

UGA Fine Arts Theatre · 8 p.m. · $50–$60 First premiered in 1890 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sleeping Beauty is the second of composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s three beloved ballets—the first being Swan Lake and the third being The Nutcracker, which the State Ballet Theatre of Russia performed in town last month. Based on the Brothers Grimm version of Charles Perrault’s La Belle au bois dormant, Sleeping Beauty follows the story of Princess Aurora, who falls into a 100year slumber on her 16th birthday by the curse of evil fairy Carabosse, and must be awakened by the kiss of handsome Prince Désiré. With a company of 60 dancers, the production features lavish sets, beautifully detailed costumes and authentic choreography by Yury Grigorovich, the artistic director of Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet. The Performing Arts Center will present a free lecture 45 minutes prior to each performance. [Jessica Smith]

EVENTS | Jan. 14–23

MLK, Jr. Day of Service & Exhibition

Tom Hussey’s “Reflections Series” Though scientific advances have extended life expectancy, ethics are still playing catch-up with how to approach and value old age. “The lay public tends to conflate aging itself with death and the bodily deprivations preceding that, rather than on an awareness of the varying aspects of the third act stage, its rewards as well as its challenges,” says Zucker Saltz.

After mysteriously receiving an EKG strip tracing the final hour of her ailing stepmother’s life, artist Malena Bergmann was inspired to create “Final Hour: Compline,” a 14-foot long kinetic sculpture. The massive piece—which served as the initial inspiration for Zucker Saltz to curate “The Third Act”—centers on the strip as it scrolls from heartbeat to flatline, surrounded by wheelchair parts and medical tubing, alluding to the extreme lengths the scientific and medical professions go through to prolong life.

Similarly inspired by the experience of caregiving, sculptor Ann Rowles presents painstakingly crocheted body parts focusing on the areas of her mother’s body afflicted with ailments.

Cecilia Kane contributes a selection of self-portraits from her “How Am I Feeling Today?” series as well as photo documentation from “The Mother Hole,” a performance project in which she meditated on the nature of death every day for five weeks while digging a deep hole in a former marble quarry.

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Taking a more cheeky approach, John English presents an installation of faux antiaging products, poking fun at culture’s obsession with preserving youth and its deep denial towards the inevitability of growing old.

David Noah presents striking black and white portraits of lively local elders who have either shared true accounts from their lives at “Silver Box: Living History,” an event held by adult storytelling series Rabbit Box, or have shared original poems during the open reading series, Word of Mouth. His body of work aids in the appreciation of how the community benefits from the insights of these elders.

The staged scenes in photographer Tom Hussey’s “Reflections Series” show elderly individuals gazing into a mirror that reveals back a memory of them at a younger age.

Originating as a commission for a pharmaceutical campaign combating Alzheimer’s disease, the series focuses on the importance of reflecting back and coming to terms with one’s personal journey.

Several events are scheduled to foster discussion on the topics of aging. On Friday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m., Noah and English will host a “Third Act Writers Read.” On Sunday, Feb. 23, from 2:30–5 p.m., a “Symposium on Contemplating Aging” will feature Dr. Anne P. Glass of the UGA Institute of Gerontology.

The exhibit will conclude with an artists’ panel discussion and reception on Sunday, Mar. 2, from 4:30–6 p.m.

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Multiple Locations · FREE! For over a decade, volunteers in Athens have pledged to make MLK, Jr. Day “a day on and not a day off” by spending the afternoon bettering the community through local service projects.

HandsOn Northeast Georgia currently has over 30 different project sites—for which online registration in advance is available at handsonnortheastgeorgia.org—for the 12th annual MLK Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20. The Lyndon House Arts Center presents another way to honor Dr. King through a gallery exhibition called “Visions of Martin Luther King, Jr.—Love Is…” which features collaborative literary works presented in artistic formats. The exhibit will be on display Jan. 14–23, and an artist reception will include children’s projects and a talent showcase in conjunction with the Lyndon House’s annual Sunday Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m.–4:30 p.m. [Jessica Smith] MUSIC | Thursday, Jan. 16

RiFF RAFF

Georgia Theatre · 9 p.m. · $20 What more can be written about RiFF RAFF (born Horst Christian Simco and also known as Jody Highroller, in case the one moniker wasn’t silly enough)? The guy is a maniac. His backstory is a novel unto itself. He has an unhealthy obsession

with pop culture, and pop culture has an unhealthy obsession with him. His fashion sense is beyond the pale. His associates include Diplo and Andy Milonakis. He may or may not have directly inspired James Franco’s character in Spring Breakers. Most importantly, he raps. And—this fact is often lost under all the surface-level virality—he’s actually not half-bad at it.

His upcoming debut, Neon Icon, is said to feature a who’s-who of hip hop, including Drake, Mac Miller, 2 Chainz and Action Bronson. ‘Cause, see, the guy is dead serious. Or is he? [Gabe Vodicka] MUSIC | Friday, Jan. 17

Howe Gelb, Jay Gonzalez

Normaltown Hall · 8 p.m. · $8 Best known for heading up the long-running desert-folk outfit Giant Sand—whose discography is as vast as a Southwestern sky—Arizona-based songwriter Howe Gelb is currently touring behind a stellar recent solo release. The Coincidentalist’s 11 slow-burning tracks offer raw glimpses into the songwriter’s tangled psyche.

Musically, the album is stripped-down, even as Gelb outings go.

With the assistance of M. Ward and Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley (and guest spots from like-minded troubadour Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Scottish songstress KT Tunstall), the record churns quietly underneath Gelb’s quietly arresting voice, which both probes RiFF RAFF and puzzles. The Coincidentalist commands the listener to pay attention like few albums do. [Gabe Vodicka] MUSIC | Sunday, Jan. 19

The Paul Collins Beat, The Arcs, The V.G. Minus, Parasite Diet

Hi-Lo Lounge · 9 p.m. · $7 (adv.), $10 (door) Paul Collins first hit the scene in the mid-1970s as the drummer for L.A. powerpop progenitors The Nerves, the band that wrote “Hanging on the Telephone,” a tune that Blondie would go on to make famous.

As the frontman of The Beat (which changed its name to The Paul Collins Beat in order to avoid confusion with England’s The Beat, also known as The English Beat—still with me?), Collins continues to churn out hooky, punk-influenced rock and roll well into the 21st Century. An underground legend in his own right, Collins will play Athens in what has been a years-inthe-making endeavor for organizer Nate Mitchell. The bands that will warm the stage—Nashville’s Parasite Diet and locals The Arcs and The V.G. Minus—all owe no small debt to Collins’ past work. Read a Q&A with Collins on flagpole.com. [Gabe Vodicka]

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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.

Tuesday 14 CLASSES: A Course in Miracles (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn the inner workings of a miracle. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-3516024 FILM: Bad Movie Night: High Kicks (Ciné Barcafé) After aerobics instructor Sandy gets attacked by a gang, she asks help from handyman Sam, who just so happens to be an expert at karate. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515 GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 8–10 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Movie Quotes Trivia (Max) With host Cora Jane every Tuesday. Everyone’s a winner. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 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 LECTURES & LIT: The Peabody Decades: America in the 1970s (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) This month’s program includes screenings of excerpts from “All in the Family,” “The Flip Wilson Show,” “M*A*S*H,” “Roots,” the 1972 Olympics and other decade-defining news and entertainment programs.

Followed by a discussion between a student curator and a 1970s graduate of the Grady College of Journalism. 6:30 p.m. FREE! mlmiller@uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Sleeping Beauty (UGA Fine Arts Building) Tchaikovksy’s Sleeping Beauty comes to life in this beautiful production by the State Ballet Theatre of Russia. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

Jan. 14–15, 8 p.m. $50–60. www. pac.uga.edu

Wednesday 15 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: Adult Tumbling (Bishop Park, Athens Clarke Gymnastics Academy) Adult tumbling is for anyone 15 years or older. Every Wednesday through Apr. 23. 7–8:25 p.m. $10. 706-613-3589 CLASSES: Buddhist Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to apply the teaching of Buddha to end suffering and bring peace to your life. Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024

CLASSES: Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa dance classes with SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome.

Every Wednesday. 6:30-7:30 p.m. (intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m. (beginners). $10 (incl. drink). www. facebook.com/salsaathens CLASSES: Gentle Chair Yoga (Healing Arts Centre) This chair based class provides access to the postures in a way that lets the body to relax into them, allowing muscles to soften and elongate. Every Wednesday. 2–3 p.m. 706-6131143, www.healingartscentre.net CLASSES: Basics of Digital Photo Editing (Oconee County Library) Learn how to access and upload digital photos, how to resize, crop, take out red-eye, combine photos and more. Explore options for saving or archiving your digital photos.

Hands-on class. Registration required. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 FILM: The Lottery (Miller Learning Center, Room 101) This film follows four families from Harlem and the Bronx in the months leading up to the lottery for one of the Success Academy Charter Schools, while highlighting the opposition from teachers’ unions and the contest between charter and public schools for building space. Followed by a discussion. 7:30 p.m. FREE! amandaholdr@uga.edu GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 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 (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Win house cash prizes with host Todd Kelly. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. This week will cover Christmas movies. 9:30 p.m. www. facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Dirty Nerds Trivia (Crow’s Nest) Trivia every Wednesday with host Todd Kelly. 10 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/dirtybirdsath GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 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: Owl Be Your Homework Helper (ACC Library) Fourth through sixth graders can be tutored by seventh graders in math, science, social studies and language arts. Wednesdays through November. 4–5 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: “Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys” (ACC Library) Dr. P. Daniel Silk leads a discussion on Hisham Matar’s book, In the Country of Men. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ muslimjourneys LECTURES & LIT: Celebrate MLK Day with Heart and Art (Lyndon House Arts Center) This program features speakers from Community Connections 211, the “Make It a Day On, Not a Day Off” initiative and the “Visions of MLK, Jr.” art exhibit.

Find out about ways to volunteer on MLK, Jr. Day. 2 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650, www.boomersinathens. org LECTURES & LIT: “Have You Had a Spiritual Experience?” (UGA Tate Student Center, Room 143) A discussion on divine love, inner guidance and dreams. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-310-9499 PERFORMANCE: Sleeping Beauty (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Tuesday listing for full description Jan. 14–15, 8 p.m. $50–60. www. pac.uga.edu

Thursday 16 ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Six galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné and the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo. See website for a list of open exhibits. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.3thurs.org ART: Drawing in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Open hours for visitors to sketch in the galleries using graphite or colored pencils. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Cooking Class: A Sushi Dinner for the Masses (Mama Bird’s Granola) Learn how to make your own sushi rolls. 6:30 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25. www.mamabirdsgranola. com CLASSES: Scottish Country Dance Classes (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Easy-to-learn Scottish country dancing. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes (flats, no heels). Every Thursday.

7–9 p.m. $36/semester, $3/class. deborahmillier@yahoo.com GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) See Tuesday listing for full description Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515

Works by Hagar Ben Yishay are included in the group show, “Woodland Getaway,” on display at Mini Gallery through January.

GAMES: Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll Trivia (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 10 p.m.–12 a.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Win prizes with host Todd Kelly. Every Thursday. 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! 706549-2639

Friday 17 ART: Opening Reception (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) For “Georgia and Beyond: Southern Self-taught Art,” highlighting the accomplishments of vernacular artists such as Howard Finster, Thorton Dial, Clementine Hunterm Nellie Mae Rowe and Bill Traylor. Curator Susan Crawley will present a lecture at 7 p.m. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. mmcc-arts.org CLASSES: Searching After Sunset: Genealogy Lock-in (Oconee County Library) This program will allow beginners the opportunity to spend four hours getting acquainted with the basics of genealogy research. Research materials, volunteers to help and refreshments will be provided. 6–10 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: OLLI@UGA Back to Class Bash (Central Presbyterian Church) Informational meeting on courses, lectures, travel-study plans, social events, special interest groups and volunteer opportunities. For ages 50 & up. 1–3:30 p.m. FREE! www.olli.uga.edu

EVENTS: Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Breakfast (UGA Tate Student Center, Grand Hall) With speaker U.S. Representative David Scott. Recepients of the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award will be recognized. 7:30 a.m. SOLD OUT! sartavia@uga.edu EVENTS: Healing Circle and Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Held every Friday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 GAMES: Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park) Fun obstacle courses in a nonstructured environment. For ages 10 months-4 years old and their guardians. Every Friday. 10–11:30 a.m. $5-7.50. www.athensclarkecounty. com/gymnastics LECTURES & LIT: Congressman David Scott (UGA School of Law) Congressman David Scott will lecture on international finance as it relates to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. A pizza lunch will be served. RSVP to the Rusk Center Assistant Director Laura Kagel. 12:30–1:30 p.m. FREE! lkagel@uga.edu, www.law.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A drag show featuring performances by local drag artists. 10:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub THEATRE: Shrek the Musical (Oconee County Civic Center) The Oconee Youth Playhouse presents a stage adaptation of Shrek. Jan. 17–18, 7 p.m. Jan. 19, 3 p.m. $12–16. 706-769-2677

Saturday 18 ART: Opening Reception (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) “The Third Act: Contemplating Aging” features works by Malena Bergmann, John English, Lisa Freeman, Tom Hussey, Karen Hymer, Cecelia Kane, Peter Nelson, David Noah and Ann Rowles. See Art Notes on p. 16. 6:30 p.m. (member preview), 7–9 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.athica.org ART: Closing Reception (Lamar Dodd School of Art) For “La Mostra: Cortona 2013,” which features works by students and faculty studying in Cortona, Italy. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www. art.uga.edu CLASSES: The Art of Happiness (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This series explores what makes happy people happy and how to bring happiness into participants’ everyday lives. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $140. 706-542-6156 EVENTS: Celebrating the Divine: An Evening of Original Love Songs & Poetry (Healing Arts Centre) This event benefits Pumpkin House for Children USA, Inc. and features performances by Trudy Budd, Brian Darnell, Rick Flinn and Perry Flinn. Pumpkin House is a nonprofit organization established

by Athens area residents to support an orphanage in western India for children in need. 8 p.m. FREE! 706613-1142

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EVENTS: Miss UGA Scholarship Pageant (UGA Fine Arts Building) The annual scholarship pageant features 17 women competing in talent, swimwear, evening gown and on-stage question categories.

Over $3,000 in scholarships will be awarded to the winner. Miss UGA 2014 will compete at the Miss Georgia Pageant in June. 7:30 p.m. $10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. 706-542-8546 EVENTS: 2nd Annual Chess & Community Conference (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) In addition to the youth chess tournament, this conference includes speeches by Clarke County School District Superintendent Dr. Philip Lanoue, Dr. Deryl Bailey and Tierra Destiny Reid, an awards ceremony for the R.E.A.C.H. Athens Scholarship program and a local art display. 10:30 a.m. www.chessandcommunity.org EVENTS: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simply Wellâ&#x20AC;? Wellness Event (Earth Fare) This event includes giveaways every 15 minutes, food samples, a makeyour-own goodie bag station full of beauty and wellness samples and representatives from local health organizations. 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. FREE! ath300community@earthfare.com EVENTS: Night In Saigon (UGA Tate Student Center) This annual ethnic night is hosted by the UGA Vietnamese Student Association to promote Vietnamese culture through engaging and thought-provoking performances. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10.

404-862-5299 KIDSTUFF: Animal Appetites (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Learn what the animals of Sandy Creek eat and feed a few critters. For families with children ages 6 & up. Call to pre-register. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10/family. 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Early Learning and Care Fair (reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) Meet representatives from local daycares and preschools. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. FREE! www.reblossomathens.com KIDSTUFF: Journey Through the Stars for Families (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Participants will journey through the night sky and explore the great beyond of the Sky Center planetarium in â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Planet for Goldilocks.â&#x20AC;? 3 p.m. $7-10. 706613-3615 SPORTS: Classic City Rollergirls 2014 Season Opener (The Classic Center) The rollergirls burn up the new flat track in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;green vs. blackâ&#x20AC;? season opener. A percentage of the proceeds will support The Multi-Agency Alliance for Children.

See story on p. 6. 6 p.m. $12 (adv.), $14 (doors). www.classiccityrollergirls.com THEATRE: Shrek the Musical (Oconee County Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description Jan. 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18, 7 p.m. Jan. 19, 3 p.m. $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16. 706-769-2677

Sunday 19 ART: Closing Reception (Athens Academy) For â&#x20AC;&#x153;Line, Shapes & Colorâ&#x20AC;? by Bette Houser and contemporary quilts by Elizabeth Barton and Catherine Hart. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. FREE! www.athensacademy.org CLASSES: Color is Key: Painting with Lamar (Brick House Studio) Join Lamar Wood to explore painting media and techniques with an emphasis on color and play.

Materials included. Held every Saturday. 12:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m. $65, 706-540-4022, www.lamarwood. com

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EVENTS: Sunday Celebration for MLK, Jr. (Lyndon House Arts Center) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Visions of MLKâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Love Isâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? is a literary art project. The celebration also includes hands-on projects for children and a talent showcase of local dancers, singers, rappers and more. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-372-5375 EVENTS: Get Exposed! A Film Athens Networking Event (Hi-Lo Lounge) Get involved with the local film scene, discuss current projects and meet local film industrsy professionals and supporters of film, media and commercial production. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! www.filmathens.net EVENTS: Georgia Bridal Show (The Classic Center) Brides are able to meet face-to-face with wedding professionals to find everything they need to create the wedding of their dreams. 12:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $15. 706357-4444 GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room) Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan Delany. First place wins $50 and second place wins $25. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.thecapitalroom.com

COMEDY: Myq Kaplan (Green Room) Comedian Myq Kaplan was a 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Comic Standingâ&#x20AC;? finalist and has appeared on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonight Show,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Show with David Lettermanâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conan.â&#x20AC;? 9 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10. www.greenroomathens. com EVENTS: Athens MLK Jr. Day of Service (Athens, GA, Multiple Locations) Visit the website to register for 30 available projects. All day.

FREE! www.handsonnortheastgeorgia.org/athensmlk GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted

by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; toughest trivia. $100 grand prize every week! All ages. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-543-8997 KIDSTUFF: Out of School Workshop:MLKlay (Good Dirt) Spend the day creating projects in clay and other media. Bring a packed

EVENTS: Four Athens 2nd Annual Open House (Four Athens) Four Athens will celebrate local entrepreneurs through demos, free food and drinks, and networking opportunities with some of the best and brightest in Athens. Prizes will be awarded for the Best Startup of 2013 and the Best Founder of 2013. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New York Style Pizza) See Tuesday listing for full description Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Movie Quotes Trivia (Max) With host Cora Jane every Tuesday. Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a winner. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 LECTURES & LIT: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talk About It: Muslim Journeysâ&#x20AC;?

(Oconee County Library) In this reading and book discussion series, Dr. Douglas Ealey, a sociology

The Oconee Youth Playhouse presents Shrek the Musical at the Oconee County Civic Center Friday, Jan. 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sunday, Jan. 19.

GAMES: Trivia (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inquisition,â&#x20AC;? 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 LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Authors (Avid Bookshop) With authors Jacob Appel and Christopher Bundy. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com THEATRE: Shrek the Musical (Oconee County Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description Jan. 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18, 7 p.m. Jan. 19, 3 p.m. $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16. 706-769-2677

Monday 20 ART: Drink, Draw & Jam (ARTiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge) Bring your drawing pad, art supplies and musical instruments to draw from life and indulge in a jam session. Beer and wine available. Fee free to bring snacks. 7 p.m. www. artinisartlounge.com

lunch, snack and water bottle for an outdoor picnic. Dress for messy fun.

For ages 6 & up. 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. $55. www.gooddirt.net

Tuesday 21 ART: Visiting Artist/Scholar Series Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Kota Ezawa is the Lamar Dodd School of Artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spring 2014 Dodd Chair. Ezawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work takes the form of animated videos, light boxes, slide projections and prints.

5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-1511 CLASSES: A Course in Miracles (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn the inner workings of a miracle. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-3516024 COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This comedy show allows locals to watch quality comedy or perform themselves. Email to perform. First and third Tuesday of every month! 9 p.m. $5. calebsynan@yahoo.com, www.flickertheatreandbar.com

professor at the University of North Georgia, will lead a talk on The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam by F.E. Peters.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org PERFORMANCE: David Geringas Cello Performance (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) This Lithuanian cellist belongs to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musical elite. He is joined by pianist Ian Fountain. 8 p.m. $30. www.pac.uga.edu

Wednesday 22 CLASSES: Adult Tumbling (Bishop Park, Athens Clarke Gymnastics Academy) Adult tumbling is for anyone 15 years or older. Every Wednesday through Apr. 23. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:25 p.m. $10. 706-613-3589 CLASSES: Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa dance classes with SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome.

Every Wednesday. 6:30-7:30 p.m. (intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m.

(beginners). $10 (incl. drink). www. facebook.com/salsaathens CLASSES: Gentle Chair Yoga (Healing Arts Centre) See Wednesday listing for full description 2–3 p.m. 706-613-1143, www. healingartscentre.net CLASSES: Internet Skills: Computer Optimization and Security (Oconee County Library) Learn tips on optimization, security and receiving web updates. 3 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Buddhist Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to apply the teaching of Buddha to end suffering and bring peace to your life. Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Dirty Nerds Trivia (Crow’s Nest) Trivia every Wednesday with host Todd Kelly. 10 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/dirtybirdsath GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Win house cash prizes with host Todd Kelly. Every Wednesday. 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: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 KIDSTUFF: Letter H Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) For toddlers and preschoolers and their caregivers.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Just Dance (Oconee County Library) Play the Wii game and dance your cares way. Drinks and snacks provided. For ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 14 Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com THE CLASSIC CITY COLLECTIVE The Classic City Community Church band is “redefining congregational worship music in a church, ministering to one of the most innovative music cities in the country.”

JOSH BAYNE The music director at Athens Church, Bayne regularly leads the Sunday singing for that congregation.

REUBEN BIDEZ Atlanta-based Christian singer-songwriter.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ HOT WAX Max Wang spins ‘60s pop/soul and punk rock.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND See band name.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Host Fester Hagood presents this week’s showcase of singersongwriter talent, featuring Michael Mann, Drew Kohl and Emily Jackson.

The Volstead 9 p.m. 706-354-5300 KARAOKE Every Tuesday!

Wednesday 15 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Rock out every Wednesday. Contact louisphillippelot@yahoo.com for booking.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! (21+), $2 (18-20). www.caledonialounge.com LIFE IN VACUUM Canadian mathrock/punk band.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com REBIRTH BRASS BAND New Orleans-based brass institution founded in 1983.

MARCHFOURTH MARCHING BAND A kaleidoscope of musical and visual energy that inspires dancing in an atmosphere of contagious celebration.

SALON, INC. www.alaferasalon.com 2440 West Broad Street 706-548-2188

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MR. CLIT AND THE PINK CIGARETTES Punk rock trio from Indianapolis, IN. SIDE LEG “New weird-core band.”

THE DOLLY ROCKER RAGDOLL Psychedelic blues-inspired garagerock group from California.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com NICK JOHNSON TRIO You probably have seen Atlanta guitarist Nick Johnson play with Col. Bruce Hampton, Atlanta Funk Society and Lingo. He plays a mix of funk, blues and soul jazz.

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com GEORGIA WOMEN OF SONG An in-the-round set of tunes from three of Athens’ most talented local songwriters: Marty Winkler, Kate Morrissey and Mary Sigalas.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE MCLOVINS Four-piece jam band from Hartford, CT. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

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

Tapped 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-6277 KARAOKE Sing your heart out every Wednesday.

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THE CALENDAR! Dirty Birds 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-7050 BLESS THE MIC Open mic and karaoke night. Every Thursday!

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com THE PLAGUE Dark and visceral rock and roll.

ST. EEL Local rock band featuring former members of The Side Effects.

40 Watt Club 4 on the Floor. 9:30 p.m. $4. www.40watt.com WEREWOLVES Local band featuring quirky lo-fi rock with bright, bouncy flourishes, unique instrumentation and emotive lyrics.

TITANS OF FILTH Quirky local indiepop band anchored by the droll vocal delivery of songwriter Sam Grindstaff.

DEEP STATE Members of Little Gold and Brothers play driving, melodic guitar-rock.

TROPHY WIFE Loud, angular, energetic duo from Philadelphia.

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styles ranging from melodic psychedelic rock to funk and beyond.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 CARLA LE FEVER’S LOUNGE LIZARD JAM PARTY Local singer hosts an open full-rock jam. P.A., drums, bass rig, keyboards and guitar amps set up and ready to go.

Please bring your guitars and sticks.

Every Thursday!

Friday 17 Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door). www. caledonialounge.com LAZER/WULF This avant-metal instrumental trio from Atlanta mixes

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com MANMADE MOUNTAINS Folky local quintet that describes its sound as “banjos, but from outer space.”

GRASSLAND STRING BAND New local traditional and progressive bluegrass group.

SOUTHERN BRED CO. Local funkinspired rock and roll band.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com EARPHUNK New Orleans based act combining soul, funk and jam music. The band will perform as “Daft Phunk,” a tribute to Daft Punk.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 FOOZLE Fuzzed-out indie rock trio from Washington, D.C. REALISTIC PILLOW New local indie band.

KEN WILL MORTON With his gritty, soulful rasp, Morton trudges through Americana’s roots with rock and roll swagger and a folksinger’s heart. CD release show! See story on p. 12.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com BACK IN TIME Veterans of the local and regional rock scenes play classic beach and soul covers.

Normaltown Hall 8 p.m. $8. www.facebook.com/ NormaltownHall HOWE GELB The founder of critically acclaimed Arizona outfit Giant Sand, Gelb plays devastating, low-key desert-folk. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

JAY GONZALEZ Solo smooth-pop jams from Drive-By Truckers’ keyboardist.

Saturday 18 Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com T. HARDY MORRIS Dead Confederate frontman performs a solo set of his folky, lived-in tunes.

VELOCIRAPTURE This brash local experimental rock group names The Velvet Underground and Iggy Pop and the Stooges among its influences.

COUNTRY KNIGHTS Nashvillebased band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com J. LIFECOACH Local experimental bassist.

MAGD Shapeshifting and dynamic local experimental outfit.

Green Room 9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com DANK SINATRA Local jam band, self-described as a “high energy-low stress groove jungle.” See review on p. 13.

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 years.

New Earth Athens 9 p.m. $10. www.newearthmusichall. com KAMINANDA Victoria, B.C.-based electronic outfit whose “mission is to produce and perform music that uplifts the spirit of the listener, while allowing for the natural ebb and flow of light and dark.”

SUBSQWAD Brian Amaral and Kenny Ferron create and perform a unique blend of glitch-hop, world bass and future-funk.

SIRIUS COLORS Nashville-based project of electronic artist Thomas Orr Anderson.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 SWEET KNIEVELThis four-piece jam band performs a variety of musical

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

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THOSE CATS High-energy sevenpiece soul and funk powerhouse from Statesboro.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door), $10 (w/ UGA ID). www.meltingpointathens. com EMERSON HART The lead singer of ‘90s alt-rock notables Tonic plays a set of original solo material.

GABRIEL KELLEY A former Athens resident, Kelley plays heartfelt, country-inspired folk songs.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ONE MAN MACHINE New Orleans’ Bernard Pearce plays fun, energetic funk-rock.

SECRET EUROPEANS No info available.

CHARTREUSE Drew Smith (formerly of Chrissakes) crafts doom-laden ambient drone music with this onagain/off-again project.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door), $10 (w/ UGA ID). www.meltingpointathens. com MOUNTAIN HEART Energetic and virtuosic progressive folk/bluegrass group from Nashville.

BOGGAN, DAVID, MULLINAX Three local bluegrass pickers team up for a set.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com RIFF RAFF “Shamelessly ecccentric” hip hop artist and weirdly persistent millenial culture figure from Houston, TX. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ASHER ARMSTRONG Local fourpiece Americana rock band.

CAREY MURDOCK Americana singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN.

DEAD NEIGHBORS Formerly known as A Lot More Less, this local band plays grunge- and shoegazeinspired rock tunes.

TWIN STUDIES Atlanta-based shoegaze/dream-pop band.

DJ HOT WAX Max Wang (The Rodney Kings) spins ‘60s pop/soul and punk rock.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 DWIGHT WILSON AND THE CLASSIC CITY SOUL Famous for Motown and R&B sound, this group offers soulful R&B. Sundown Saloon 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1177 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

Sunday 19 Black Lips play the Georgia Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 18. in progressive, thrash as well as more eclectic influences for a highenergy and highly entertaining live show.

SAVAGIST Heavy-hitting local metal band.

COLOSSUS “Adventure-metal” band from Raleigh, NC. MANGER Speed thrash metal “with a dash of Satan.” The band harks back to the days of NWOBHM: ripping solos and screeching vocals.

The Coffee Shop of Athens 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ TheCoffeeShopofAthens LEE ANN PEPPERS Local singersongwriter playing an acoustic set with a mix of cover songs and originals.

CORTEZ GARZA Local singersongwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of indie and Americana.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com ONE MAN MACHINE New Orleans’ Bernard Pearce plays fun, energetic funk-rock.

LEG & DAIRY No info available.

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LILAC DAZE Melodic, lo-fi rock band from Maryland.

EL HOLLIN This Athens band plays haunting pop music with minimal instrumentation and female vocals.

DJ BLOWPOP Joe Kubler (Bubbly Mommy Gun) spins a set of tunes.

Green Room 9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com DAN AARON The Vespolina frontman plays a set of rich, evocative, folktinged rock.

CHUCK WAGON & THE DEUCE CABOOSE Tapping into the traditions of Waylon Jennings, ZZ Top and everything in between, Chuck Wagon’s brand of barroom honkytonk aims to satisfy the urge to cause some trouble.

THE BLUE VELVETS Nashville-based band that sounds like “Tom Waits fronting the White Stripes.”

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com JACK LOGAN & SCOTT BAXENDALE Local musicians Jack Logan and Scott Baxendale team up to play songs from a new collaborative album. They’ll be backed by John Mills and Ben Mize.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 FUNK BROTHERHOOD The local allstar band plays classic funk, disco and rock and roll covers.

The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 ERIK NEIL BAND Local trio playing blues/rock covers and originals.

(9:30 p.m.)

REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Newly relocated back to his old stomping grounds of Athens, Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture.

(6 p.m.)

Pizza Hut 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0888 (Baxter Street location) JOHN BOGGAN & FRIENDS Local Americana/bluegrass picker holds a jam session featuring other talented locals.

Sundown Saloon 8 p.m. FREE! 706-248-0894 DJ Lynn Carson Come on down every Friday!

9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1180 AVERY DYLAN PROJECT Southern rock and Texas blues, originals and covers.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com DAVE MARR The former Star Room Boys singer plays a set of solo material in his deep and resonant country twang.

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.

MOTHERS Local songwriter Kristine Leschper performs gorgeous, haunting folk tunes.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com QUIET EVENINGS The local duo of Grant and Rachel Evans plays dronecentric ambient music with synths, loops and electronics.

FUTURE APE TAPES Local group creating psychedelic, experimental music driven by loops, beats, guitars and synths.

MERLIN OLSEN TWINS Local experimental duo.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com BLACK LIPS Celebrated Atlantabased garage-rock quartet famous for its raucous live shows.

SHANTIH SHANTIH All-female Atlanta-based band that draws from ‘60s psych and ‘80s dream-pop.

SHEHEHE Local punk rock band “scorching the new American jet rock stratosphere.”

Hi-Lo Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). 706850-8561 THE PAUL COLLINS BEAT Legendary power-pop figure Paul Collins (The Nerves, The Beat) heads this rotating cast. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

THE ARCS Local rock band featuring Dave Gerow, Kevin Lane, Brandon Reynolds and Ben Spraker.

THE VG MINUS ‘70s-styled powerpop/punk.

PARASITE DIET Nashville-based power-pop group.

Go Bar 10 p.m. $3 (21+), (18–20). 706-5465609 PROGRAMS New wave/dance project featuring Glasscrafts drummer Robby Casso.

Pizza Hut 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.kevincodymusic.com (Baxter Street location) KARAOKE Choose from over 13,000 songs with host Kevin Cody. Every Sunday.

Monday 20 Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 L00K Experimental-minded local analog-electronic group.

I I’M EYE MY Philadelphia-based avant-pop crew featuring members of Florida.

WILD OF NIGHT Local band featuring members of Bubbly Mommy Gun. HAND SAND HANDS Experimental, highly psychedelic sounds from Jonathan Miller.

CHRIS PUREKA Portland-based artist who creates country-inflected folk music.

40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $14 (adv.), $16 (door). www.40watt.com AGAINST ME! D.I.Y. punk heroes turned major-label rockers from Florida anchored by the raspy, insistent vocals of Laura Jane Grace.

THE SHONDES Brooklyn-based rock band with personal-as-political lyrical themes. See story on p. 14.

THE SIDEKICKS Punk rock band from Ohio.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com SMOG CITY TOUR Some of electronic music’s finest team up for a collaborative tour, featuring 12th Planet, Protohype, Flinch, Son of Kick and Steady.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 11 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub JIMI DAVIDSON Acoustic set from Ottercakes’ frontman.

TAYLOR CHMURA Deep State’s frontman plays a set of solo material.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com SHAWN SPENCER & GARRET WREN Members of Seven Handle Circus and Whiskey Gentry team up for a guitar-and-mandolin set.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com JUDAH & THE LION Nashville-based Americana/folk band featuring fresh musicianship and powerful vocal harmonies.

THE SHADOWBOXERS Atlantabased band playing soul-infused alternative rock with three-part harmonies, deep grooves and sophisticated songcraft.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com MARY GAUTHIER Louisiana nativeturned-Nashville resident that plays emotive Americana.

KATE MORRISSEY Best known for her dark velvet voice, Morrissey’s songwriting is literate and sincere, and her conversational live shows come punctuated with an offbeat sense of humor.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KUSA 87 New local experimental band featuring members of RITVALS and Magd.

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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.

MAN UP, YANCEY Indie rock group from Decatur.

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The Second City Quiet Evenings plays Hendershot’s Coffee Bar on Sunday, Jan. 19.

The Melting Point Athens Nurses Clinic Benefit. 7 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com MRJORDANMRTONKS Collaboration between longtime Athens musicians Tommy Jordan and William Tonks, featuring rootsy guitar picking and paired vocal melodies.

THE WILDCATS Long-running local blues group.

BETSY FRANCK Soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 JAZZ FUNK JAM WITH DREW HART Local musician and Juice Box bassist leads a jam session.

Tuesday 21 Caledonia Lounge 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (21+), $14 (18–20). www.caledonialounge.com ANDREA GIBSON Poet and spoken word artist whose work touches on war, class, gender, bullying, white privilege, sexuality, love and spirituality.

New Earth Athens Project Safe Benefit. 8 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com CARL LINDBERG Local Latin jazz bassist performs a set of solo tunes.

Every Tuesday in January!

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Fester Hagood hosts this weekly series showcasing a series of acoustic solo sets from some of the most talented singer-songwriters around.

Wednesday 22 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Rock out every Wednesday. Contact louisphillippelot@yahoo.com for booking.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com PADRE Local indie band featuring members of Dana Swimmer.

ANTHONY APARO Singer-songwriter from the band Mr. Mustache plays a solo set.

FUTO Acoustic-minded indie-pop fronted by songwriter Patrick Brick.

DONE GONE Local psych/folk/drone outfit.

LITTLE BROTHERS Solo folk sounds from Ryan Gray Moore (Brothers).

BONG MARLEY SONG SYSTEM “VHS-funk” from a member of Basshunter64.

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE JASON CONNELLY BAND Soul trio that’s known for its genuine, emotional hooks.

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

Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Join Nicholas Wiles, Drew Hart and Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Tapped 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-6277 KARAOKE Sing your heart out every Wednesday.

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ART 39th Juried Exhibition (Lyndon House Arts Center) This competition is open to Athens area artists 18 years & up working in visual media.

Drop off entry forms and up to three works on Jan. 30, 12:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. or Jan. 31, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. Opening reception on Mar. 9. $25 submission fee. 706-613-3623, www.athens clarkecounty.com/lyndonhouse Artist Models (Lyndon House Arts Center) Seeking models for fully clothed and paid art classes. Classes meet Thursdays through Feb. 13, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. 706-613-3623 Call for Artists (OCAF, Watkinsville) Seeking submissions for the 19th annual Southworks Juried Art Exhibition, held Apr. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 16. Visit website for application and to submit images. Cash prizes. Deadline Feb. 14. $25-35. www.ocaf.com Call for Artists (Terrapin Beer Co.) Terrapin is seeking artwork inspired by the label of their upcoming Mosaic Single-Hopped Red Ale for a gallery event benefiting ATHICA. Any hangable medium; 20â&#x20AC;? max dimension. Winning artwork will receive $200 and be displayed in Terrapinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tasting room. Email photos by Feb. 1. Artwork will be displayed at Old Pal for voting Feb. 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 28. mosaic@athica.org Call for Artists (Amici) Currently accepting artists for the winter lineup. Email samples of work to ryan.myers@amici-cafe.com

AUDITIONS Donkey (Studio Dance Academy) Auditions for No Shame New Playwrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series production of

Donkey. Adults only. Auditionees will perform cold readings from the scripts. Email to reserve an audition time. Jan. 15, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. danielle@ roseofathens.org Twelfth Night (Studio Dance Academy) For Rose of Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Summer Shakespeare on the Lawn production of Twelfth Night. Jan. 14, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. Email for appointment. danielle@roseofathens.org

CLASSES 2014 Athens Small Business Summit (The Classic Center) The summit includes educational breakout sessions, resources, experienced speakers and networking opportunities. Register by Apr. 15. Discounts will be given for early registration.

Summit on Apr. 24. $79â&#x20AC;&#x201C;129. www.smallbizathens.com Baby Boot Camp (Georgia Square Mall) Stroller fitness classes combine strength training exercises with cardiovascular drills in 60-minute sessions. Free kickoff session on Jan. 22, 9:15 a.m. Call or email to register for future classes. 706-6141814, hannah.gay@babybootcamp. com, www.babybootcamp.com BEGINNING BRIDGE CLASSES (Athens Bridge Center) Playing bridge is the ultimate brain workout. Mondays, Jan. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb. 24, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $25 (students), $50.

706-318-9681 Clay Your Way (OCAF, Watkinsville) Instructor Sylvia Godlas gives tips of wheel throwing for making vessels, hand-building techniques using slabs and coils, surface decoration including glazing and carving, and sculptural techniques for creating figural and abstract forms. Choose six out of the 11 class dates to attend. Saturdays,

Feb. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 19, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $215â&#x20AC;&#x201C;225 (includes materials). www.ocaf.com Courage to Quit (Athens Regional Medical Center) A foursession program designed to help you quit using tobacco products.

Each class covers a new topic.

Participants create a plan to quit and learn tools for getting through withdrawal, avoiding triggers and handling stress. Tuesdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11 & 28. A $30 deposit due upon registration is refunded is all four classes are attended. www.athenshealth.org Dance Classes (Floorspace) Sulukule Bellydance presents classes in bellydancing, Bollywood dance, theatrical â&#x20AC;&#x153;bellyesque,â&#x20AC;? burlesque and Middle Eastern drumming. www.floorspaceathens.com Mac Workshops (PeachMac) Frequent intro courses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro to iPad.â&#x20AC;? Jan. 18 or 25, 10 a.m. Jan. 20, 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro to Mac.â&#x20AC;? Jan. 22, 10 a.m. Jan. 27, 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro to iPhoto.â&#x20AC;? Jan. 16 or 30, 6 p.m. FREE! 706-208-9990, www.peachmac.com One-on-One Computer Classes (Oconee County Library) Schedule a private help session with the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer specialist. Get help with Word, Excel, job searching, Internet and computer skills and more. Schedule in person or by phone. 706-769-3950 Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multicolor Reductive Woodcut.â&#x20AC;? Jan. 15 & 22, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $85. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Custom Stationery: One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;? Jan. 18, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $40. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Valentines! One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;? Jan. 25, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $40. Check website for full descriptions and to register. www.doubledutchpress.com Tarot Workshop (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to connect with the Rider Waite deck using symbology,

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Works by Elizabeth Barton and other members of The Athens Area Plein Air Artists group are currently on display at the State Botanical Garden through Mar. 2. numerology and colors. Saturdays, Jan. 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 22, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. or Sundays, Jan. 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 23, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. $30/week or $200 before Jan. 17. 706-351-6024 Unlearn Your Pain (Mind Body Medicine Network) This behavioral pain management class focuses on relief from chronic pain, fatigue, illness, distress and trauma. Sundays, Jan. 26â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb. 16, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $25.

706-202-3590, www.mindbody medicinenetwork.com Winter Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for an array of classes for children and adults like leathercrafting, painting, photography, drawing, jewelry, printmaking and more. www.athens clarkecounty.com/lyndonhouse Winter Dance Classes (East Athens Educational Dance Center) Classes are available in a variety of disciplines including beginner ballet, Broadway tap, praise dance and more. 706-613-3624, www. athensclarkecounty.com/dance Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Self Defense Classes (American Blackbelt Academy) Ongoing workshops in Sexual Assault Fundamental Escapes (SAFE). Call to register.

706-549-1671, athensjiujitsu.com Yoga & Meditation (Rubber Soul Yoga) Ongoing classes in Kundalini, Hatha and restorative yoga as well as guided meditation. Check website for schedule. Donation based. www.rubbersoulyoga.com Yoga Classes at New Earth (New Earth Athens) All levels welcome. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Saturday mornings and weeknight evenings. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15 requested donation. Check website for daily schedule. www.facebook. com/newearthyoga

HELP OUT American Veterans (Athens, GA) Drive VA furnished vehicles to transport vets living with disabilities to local clinics and Augusta hospitals. Weekdays, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m., once or twice a month. Call Roger, 706-202-0587 Donate Blood Give the gift of blood! Check website for donor locations. Red Cross also seeks volunteers for the Athens and Gainesville Donor Centers. 1-800-RED CROSS, www.redcrossblood.org Free IT (Free IT Athens) Volunteers wanted to refurbish and recycle computers. Free IT Athens provides technology resources to Athens residents and organizations. No experience necessary, but first-timers should come to an orientation. www.freeitathens.org/volunteer HandsOn Northeast Georgia (Athens, GA) HandsOn NEGA is a project of Community Connection of Northeast Georgia that assists volunteers in finding flexible service opportunities at various organizations. Over 130 local agencies seek help with ongoing projects and special short-term events. Visit the website for a calendar and to register. www.handsonnortheastgeorgia.com

KIDSTUFF Craft Classes (Treehouse Kid and Craft) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby Sensory Classâ&#x20AC;? for ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 months (Wednesdays, 10 a.m. & Saturdays, 11 a.m.), â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Craftâ&#x20AC;? for ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 (Thursdays & Saturdays, 10 a.m.), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Craft Clubâ&#x20AC;? for ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 (Thursdays, 4 p.m.), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Craft Clubâ&#x20AC;? for

ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 (Wednesdays, 4 p.m.), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Crafterdaysâ&#x20AC;? for ages 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 (Saturdays, 12 p.m.). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Craft Inc.â&#x20AC;? for ages 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14 (Fridays, 4:30 p.m.). www.treehousekidandcraft.com Yoga Sprouts (Memorial Park) Yoga, breathing exercises and creative movement can increase coordination, body awareness and self-confidence. For ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6.

Tuesdays, Jan. 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 4, 3:45â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:45 p.m. $50â&#x20AC;&#x201C;75. 706-613-3580

SUPPORT Alanon (540 Prince Ave.) Alanon: a 12 step recovery program for those affected by someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking.

Tuesdays, 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. FREE! 478-955-3422 Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.com Domestic Violence Support Group (Athens, GA) Support, healing and dinner for survivors of domestic violence. Tuesdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., in Clarke County. First and Third Mondays, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., in Madison County. Child care provided. 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771 Reiki (Athens Regional Medical Center, Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support) Experience the healing energy of Reiki, an ancient form of healing touch used for stress reduction and relaxation. For cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Call for an appointment.

Individual sessions held every Wednesday, 6 p.m. & 7 p.m. FREE! 706-475-4900

ON THE STREET CCCF Scholarships (The Classic Center) The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is broadening its scholarship program to include $1000 awards for college students pursuing culinary art degrees. Applications due Jan. 10. Performing arts scholarships for high school students are also available. Deadline Mar. 7. Visit website for application, eligibility requirements and audition information. www.classiccenter.com First Person Project (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) What makes you feel safe and secure? What stories from childhood or adulthood best describe your fears? How do these stories of security and fear intertwine? Six sets of partners will be accepted for an audio recording

and photo session to be archived

by The Russell Library. Feb. 8, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. (1 hour sessions). $10 suggested donation. 706-542-5788, russlib@uga.edu Focus Group (ACC Library) The Clarke County Health Department is seeking women ages 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;35 to participate in a focus group on family planning and birth control advertisements. Registration required. Jan. 15, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. Participants will receive a $20 gift card. www.athens library.org Oconee Rivers Greenway Commission (Sandy Creek Nature Center) The ACC Leisure Services Department is currently accepting applications to fill a five-year term. Monthly meetings are held to develop a plan for a river-oriented greenway system and to recommend measures to protect the resources of the Oconee Rivers

ART AROUND TOWN AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Whimsical and retroinspired collage prints by John Williams. Through January.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by Mary Porter, Christine Shockley, Dortha Jacobson and others. Art quilts by Elizabeth Barton and jewelry by various artists.

ART ON THE SIDE GALLERY AND GIFTS (1011B Industrial Blvd., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings and fused glass.

ARTINIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clouds of Facesâ&#x20AC;? is an exhibit and new book presenting 15 relief sculptures in clay by Vernon J. Thornsberry.

Paintings by Andy Cherewick are also on display.

Through January.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Myers Gallery, artwork by Bette Houser and Leslie Snipes and contemporary art quilts by Elizabeth Barton, Ruth Handy and Catherine Hart. Through Jan. 24.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Third Act: Contemplating Aging,â&#x20AC;? curated by ATHICA Director Emeritus Lizzie Zucker Saltz, focuses on aspects of contemporary aging through the works of nine artists.

Opening reception Jan. 18. Through Mar. 2.

AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) RenĂŠ Shoemaker presents new works inspired by French architecture on silk and paper. Through February.

THE BRANDED BUTCHER (225 N. Lumpkin St.) Paintings and drawings by Sanithna Phansavanh. â&#x20AC;˘ Paintings by Lela Burnett.

CINĂ&#x2030; BARCAFĂ&#x2030; (234 W. Hancock Ave.) David Noah presents portraits of members of the Word of Mouth poetry community. Through Feb. 4.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Like a Rainbowâ&#x20AC;? presents large colorful paintings by Sarah Emerson, Tommy Taylor, Kathryn Refi, Chris Hocking, Hannah Jones, Elliot Walters and Liselott Johnsson. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assembleâ&#x20AC;? presents collage works by Jenn Manzella, Jon Swindler, Claire Clements, Justin Plakas, Leslie Snipes and Jaynie Gillman Crimmins.

Through January.

DONDEROâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by June Ball.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paintings of Meher, India (1894â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1969)â&#x20AC;? and pen and ink drawings

by Charles Gardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ner. Through January.

ELLISON, WALTON & BYRNE (2142 W. Broad St.) Hand-painted silk wall hangings and angels by Margaret Agner. Through Jan. 20.

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 PM Goulding, Pat McCaffrey, Larry Hamilton, Cheri Wranosky and more.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Archivesâ&#x20AC;? features paintings created by Stan Mullins over the last decade. Through January.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) In the Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? features works by Sean Abrahams, Nina Barnes, Michele Chidster, Eleanor Davis, Ann Marie Manker, Jiha Moon and Cobra McVey. Through Mar. 23. â&#x20AC;˘ In the GlassCube, a site specific installation by Liselott Johnsson called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello Polly! This is Your Nine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Clock Wake Up Call!â&#x20AC;? Through Mar. 23.

and their tributaries. Visit website for application. Deadline Jan. 31. 706613-3801, www.athensclarkecounty. com/greenway Ripple Effect Film Project (Athens, GA) Filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to create original short films about water conservation and water stewardship. Finalistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; films will be screened during the 2014 EcoFocus Film Festival in March. Visit website for official rules and entry form.

Deadline Jan. 31. www.rippleeffect filmproject.org Thrift Sale Drop Off (OCAF, Watkinsville) Donations for OCAFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual thrift sale can be dropped off every Saturday, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m., until Mar. 7. Accepted items include furniture, electronics, appliances, books, toys, clothing, etc. Donations benefit OCAF. Call to schedule pickup. 706769-4565, www.ocaf.com f

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Polite to Stare,â&#x20AC;? three short pieces of video art themed on voyeurism. Through Mar. 20.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Jimmy Hamilton. Through January.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Paintings by Leslie Moody. Through January.

HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Cap Man and This is My Show.â&#x20AC;? Through January.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Gouache, colored pencil and ink pieces by Alex Lutian.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Mostra: Cortona 2013â&#x20AC;? features works by Shawn Ireland. Closing reception Jan. 18.

LAST RESORT GRILL (174 Clayton St.) Photography

by Forrest Aguar. Through Feb. 2.

LOFT GALLERY AT CHOPS & HOPS (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) Watercolor and oil landscape, figurative and still life works by Susie Burch.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1890)â&#x20AC;? includes artifacts related to the historic house. â&#x20AC;˘ Action-themed artwork by students in the Clarke County School District. Through Jan. 20. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Visions of MLK: Love Isâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? includes literary works displayed in creative formats. Reception on Jan. 19. Through Jan. 23.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Georgia and Beyond: Southern Self-taught Art, Past and Presentâ&#x20AC;? highlights vernacular artists. Opening reception Jan. 17. Through Apr. 13.

MAMA BIRDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GRANOLA (909 E. Broad St.) Artwork

by Cameron Bliss Ferrelle, Bob Brussack, Caoimhe Nace, James Fields, Barbara Bendzunas and Annette Paskiewicz.

MINI GALLERY (261 W. Washington St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woodland Getawayâ&#x20AC;? is a woodland-themed show featuring works

by Hagar Ben Yishay, Dena Zilber, Missy Kulik, Emily Lyon, Sara Lee Parker, Simon Hunt, Chris Bradley and others. Through January.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dreams of a Sleepwalkerâ&#x20AC;? features mixed media paintings by Robin Fay. Reception Jan. 25. Currently on display through January.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The OCAF Story: The First 20 Years.â&#x20AC;? Through January.

REPUBLIC SALON (312 E. Broad St.) The paintings of Cody Murray explore the duality of man.

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.) Artwork by the Athens Plein Air Artists.

Through Mar. 2.

TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vessels and Viewsâ&#x20AC;? is a group show featuring landscape paintings and three-dimensional works.

Through Feb. 2.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Making the Invisible,â&#x20AC;? photographs by Jamie deRevere. Through January.

VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Pen and ink portraits of musicians by Rita Rogers Marks.

Through January.

WALKERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE AND PUB (128 College Ave.) Oil and acrylic paintings by Brian MacBeth. Through January.

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Needless to say, I am a bit panic-stricken. I have decided, after a lot of harassment from my sister and my friends, to try Internet dating. It is overwhelming. Terrible. But I’m trying. So, here’s the thing: What is with women all looking for tall guys?

Even the tiny ones—there are women who list their own height as five-two—insist on a guy being at least six-two! Why is this so prevalent? And what should I do? I’m five-eleven, and I’m not really prone to bullshitting anybody.

Should I not bother to contact a woman if she’s asking for a guy who is six-two? Or should I contact her and tell her up front that I’m shorter? Maybe wait until we meet and let her figure it out herself?

I know this sounds stupid, but I am totally new to this thing, and I don’t want to be a dick.

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I think what you need to keep in mind here is exactly what kind of woman is that specific about who she wants to meet. Six-two? Really?! You are resorting to digital dating and you’re going to rule out any guy who is not up to this arbitrary standard? I can understand a particularly tall woman wanting to be with a guy who is taller than her. One of my best friends is five-eleven, and she said she already feels like a freak all the time and she needs to date somebody taller than her so she doesn’t feel even worse about herself. Even though I don’t agree with her, I’ve never had to walk a mile in her flats (because she’s too tall for heels, get it?) and I know her well enough to know that this is about her, not about her potential dates. But anybody who is five-foot-one and insists on your being six-two is probably a shallow dimwit who is not worth dating anyway. Consider that they have done you a favor and narrowed the field.

I have a dilemma. I am in this class with my boyfriend, and I am starting to have a crush on the professor. The class is kinda big, but he always calls on me to answer questions. Once or twice he has asked me questions on the way out of class, and my boyfriend waited outside while we talked for a few minutes. I think he was flirting with me. My boyfriend is getting jealous.

The thing is, I think the professor knows and I think he is doing it on purpose. And I would be lying if I didn’t say that I liked it.

I know this is wrong, but I can’t help it. He is a lot older than I am, but I find him very sexy. I know he is married, and I wouldn’t want to ruin anybody’s life, but I can’t stop thinking about him.

I have to see him during office hours in a couple weeks and I don’t know what to do. I get nervous when I am around him. I know this is crazy, and I do love my boyfriend, but I don’t know how to make these feelings stop. Help!

A Student Crushes are common. Crushes are fun, and they’re exciting, and they seem so intense when you’re in the middle of them that it might be tempting to read more into them than you should. But don’t. You can enjoy the crush, ride the wave, but know deep down that it is completely meaningless and fun. Get better at hiding it from your boyfriend until you are over it. Don’t talk about the man or his class unless you need to. Encourage your boyfriend to wait with you after class if you have questions, and take him with you when you to your

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office hours appointment. Nothing’s going to happen with your boyfriend right outside, right? If you invite him along he will be confident that you don’t have bad intentions. Even if he doesn’t go with you, you will have put his mind at ease.

Know that even if your professor is noticing you, he is probably not stupid enough to risk his career and his marriage for whatever fleeting pleasure he might get from you, and know, too, that if he would take that risk, then he is a big, fat, cheating scumbag, and big, fat, cheating scumbags are decidedly not hot. Even if it is an ego boost (and let’s face it—it is), realize that this flirtation is hurting your boyfriend and you have to stop it. I’m not telling you that you shouldn’t answer questions or participate in class. What I’m saying is that it’s up to you to make this stop. Don’t flirt back. Keep all of your interactions completely neutral, and if you sense him flirting with you, don’t respond. I promise you this will go away, and, eventually, you will wonder what in the hell you were thinking. Just stay in control until then.

I am in a very frustrating situation. There is a woman that I work with whom I really like. We have been working very closely with each other on a project for the last year. We spend a lot of time socializing as well. We have talked about the fact that we are attracted to one another, but there is just no way that we can let this thing happen while we work together. It sucks. I am not exactly her boss, but her superior in a way that would make it really, really bad for my career if we started seeing each other and anybody found out.

Also I am afraid she would be devalued and her work might be taken less seriously if people thought that she was being rewarded because of our personal relationship.

I have mostly put it aside. I am very busy anyway, and I have basically decided to just sort of ignore my feelings for her because there is nothing I can do about them. I don’t socialize with her outside of work or work-related activities at all anymore. The whole thing is weird, and for a while it was painful, but I am getting over it. Now I have a new problem. I met another woman whom I am interested in. She is a friend of a friend, nothing to do with my job, not connected to anybody I work with at all.

Perfect. And she is single, and she is interested in having a drink, which is great. But now I am not sure how to broach the subject with my co-worker. I feel like I am betraying her or cheating on her in some way, even though I know we can’t have a relationship.

I don’t want to hurt her, but I don’t want to lie to her either, because I have too much respect for her. What is the best way to tell her?

Stand-Up Guy Don’t get ahead of yourself here, SUG. I don’t think you need to tell her anything right away. It’s very nice of you to want to be straightforward, but do you really want to make a potentially painful announcement when this thing might not last more than one drink? I’m not trying to be negative, just practical. If you tell her about the date and nothing happens, and then you tell her about the next person you ask on a date, and then the next, it may come off like you’re trying to rub it in, or worse, make her jealous. Give it a minute.

Go for the drink. If it goes well, meet up for another drink, or go to dinner. If you feel like this is a person you are going to actually start seeing, then you sit your co-worker down sometime when you aren’t at work, and tell her what’s going on.

Start with “I’ve met somebody.” Explain to her that you feel awkward telling her, but that you don’t want to hide it from her, etc. Tell her you wish things could have been different between you but that you don’t see any way around it. Then hope that she also meets somebody else and you can both move on and be happy and not have any regrets.

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