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Calm Prince Avenue? She saw me, but she was driving fast, and she was puzzled by the fact that I was walking out in front of her automobile. When I raised my arms to shrug, she slammed on the brakes, alarming the rest of the women riding with her. They all looked at me as if I were crazy, standing out there in the middle of Prince Avenue in the middle of the day. I pointed to the crossing sign, still blinking, in front of Piedmont College, they all looked over at it, and then they drove off. I’m not sure they understood even then. I was exchanging shrugs with the other driver stopped in the adjacent lane and did not look to see if the women were from out of town. Surely they were. Surely no new car full of attractive local women contains that many people who don’t know the meaning of the flashing pedestriancrossing signs on Prince Avenue. We’ve all been walking across Prince to The Grit for years, and we know better than to assume any driver is going to stop. People fly through the blinking signs every day, and they’re going fast. Now that Flagpole has moved to the neighborhood, we’re even more conscious of the fast traffic, and we have even more reason to cross the street—to walk downtown or to eat at the Grit or Viva! or Siri Thai or get coffee at Hendershot’s or walk up to Daily Groceries for a sandwich and a quick browse at Avid Bookshop or over to Village Drug Shop for a prescription. We’re not going to drive across the street to the Bottleworks. Walking is just a natural part of living in the Prince Avenue neighborhood. Walkable amenities are a part of the plan, a part of the reason that Cobbham, Boulevard, Buena Vista Heights, Normaltown, Pulaski Heights, Hancock Corridor and the other intown neighborhoods are there. Safe walking is one of the reasons Chase Street Elementary is a popular neighborhood school. Safe walking is one of the reasons new restaurants and bars and other businesses are opening in Normaltown Young (one month) Theo Emanuel and in the Bottleworks— stopped by Sunday with his parents opening to serve, along with (l-r) Jessica Sterling and former the wider community, the Flagpole City Editor Ben Emanuel. surrounding neighborhoods. Prince Avenue cuts right down through the middle of those surrounding neighborhoods, right through the middle of the Normaltown business district, and it is the main artery into town from the north, from the Jackson County suburbs. An artery can get constricted, and Prince starts out wide and free-flowing, then narrows as it moves into town, so that the traffic crossing the bypass at 70 mph is still moving fast when it hits Normaltown and doesn’t slow up much all the way into downtown. But then hop into your car or mine, and you’ll start speeding along, too. I certainly do. Forty mph is best for the lights, in spite of the lower speed limit, but 40 is slow on Prince. Meanwhile, try to notice, too, all the pedestrians waiting to cross your speedway. What about them? Is a family crazy for walking down to The Grit? Should all children be driven to school? The thing is, we’re between a rock and a hard place. We need the speed, and we need the pedestrian accessibility. Would a “street diet� help, reducing Prince Avenue to three lanes? Whom would it help—you as driver or you as pedestrian? Would it make any difference if Prince were three-laned from Milledge Avenue to town (the part where it is controlled by ACC) but not from Milledge north through Normaltown (where it is controlled by the state)? There’s some indication now that if the mayor postpones a trial run for temporarily three-laning Prince along the ACC part, that will allow time to get DOT on board for a test of traffic-calming along the whole Prince corridor. It is essential for the health of our neighborhoods and our neighbors that we confront this problem of traffic on Prince. The first step is to test the two-lanes-flowing-one-for-turns configuration and see how it works out for Prince Avenue. We need to take that step—sooner or later. Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com
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University of Georgia College of Environment and Design Crowley also wants to replace downtown traffic signals with professor Jack Crowley is wrapping up the downtown masfour-way stop signs. There aren’t enough cars to justify the ter plan—he swears!—and gave an update to the Athens signals, he said, and stop signs tend to slow down traffic for Downtown Development Authority Tuesday, Feb. 11. Everyone pedestrians. tried to pay attention as they wondered whether their cars In the end, the board voted to keep Crowley’s recommendawould be under an inch of ice by the time they left. tion in the plan, but as with everything else, the mayor and Anyway, Crowley said he is basically done with the plan commission ultimately will decide whether to adopt it. and is trying to put the finishing touches on it in time for the ADDA’s March meeting. Discussion last week focused on a Commission Goals: The Athens-Clarke County Commission problem that’s vexed officials for decades: what to do about all on Tuesday, Mar. 4 is set to approve its “goals and objectives” those beer trucks unloading in the center lane. for the year. Essentially, it’s a list of priorities for the coming The master plan calls for converting Washington Street—now three lanes in one direction—into a two-way street with one lane in each direction. “Nothing justifies three lanes headed west except maybe the LSU game letting out,” he said. “That’s about it.” The space now occupied by the third travel lane would be used to create an extra-wide sidewalk along the south side of Washington Street (serving most of the retail) except for the City Hall block, where, combined with an upcoming streetscape project, the space would be used to create a plaza suitable for concerts, markets and other gatherings. “Make it a good, wide pedestrian lane,” Crowley said. The slight curve as the sidewalk switched sides would also calm traffic, he said. However, such a configuration would leave delivery trucks with nowhere to unload. A beer truck blocks the center lane of Washington Street, just before I hijacked it. Since downtown Athens, for the most part, lacks alleys, and the street edges are taken up by much-needed parking, trucks are forced to unload in the budget cycle. Some of the goals highlighted by Mayor Pro Tem center lane, where they block traffic and generally frustrate Mike Hamby include: everyone. • identifying additional water sources. Yeah, we’ve got Crowley suggested turning the area underneath the News plenty now, but there was a crippling drought about six years Building and Classic Center’s parking lots into a staging area ago, when we thought the Red Cross was gonna have to airlift for deliveries. Trucks could park there and transfer their cargo in bottled water. (read: beer) onto Gators or golf carts to take them to their • increasing the frequency and scope of Athens Transit. The destination (read: the bar). “It’s done in large cities, and it’s upcoming budget is supposed to include money for a consuldone in Europe all the time,” he said. tant to find efficiencies and funding options. ADDA board members also said they want to take a hard • completing an assessment of workforce housing needs, look at a cutoff time for trucks to park in the center lane, as well as an inventory of deteriorating apartment complexes. which would be sure to infuriate bar employees who don’t want As students move into the new “luxury” digs downtown, to get up early to take deliveries. maybe working-class people will move into some of the nicer
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Alcohol Escapades As a UGA freshman, Trosclair walked into a liquor store one night in the fall of 2009 to buy alcohol with a fake ID. The liquor store employee confiscated the card. But it didn’t matter. With some of his Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity brothers Trosclair continued downtown, where he knew people who would let him into bars. Hours later, he was caught and charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol. When Trosclair started his community service at the East Athens Community Center, he thought it was a joke. No supervision, no mandatory labor, just a sign-in sheet and a place to socialize. It was here that he met and became friends with Ruby, a Gainesville State student who, according to police, became the other half of the ID ring. The two friends were hanging out at Ruby’s apartment after their community service time had ended when a few young students came over. According to Trosclair, Ruby led them from the living room to his bedroom to conduct some business. Trosclair saw their pictures within an ID template on a computer. At the time, he thought they were pretty nice fake IDs. “I didn’t know I wanted to do fake IDs then. I didn’t really know I was ever going to get involved with that,” Trosclair recalls, “But I wanted something that was going to get me into bars and have no problems with getting arrested or anything like that.” Trosclair says he asked Ruby what he’d have to do to get his hands on one and that Ruby told him, “Give me 10 people, and you’ll get a free one.” The seed was planted, but it would be
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another year before the ID ring took root. Contrary to news reports that mentioned Trosclair’s supposedly wealthy upbringing, he says he did not get any financial help from his parents for school. When the economy took a dive in 2008, his family was hit hard, and he paid for his schooling through a combination of the federal Pell Grant program and student loans. Trosclair says that in the fall of 2010, he returned to school as a cash-strapped sophomore and took Ruby up on his offer. He found 10 people to buy fake IDs, but the cost had gone down since the previous year, and he mistakenly charged $20 more than the actual price, pocketing the overcharge. In the amount of time it took to place a few phone calls, Trosclair had suddenly made $200. “At the time, I didn’t really sense it as a right and wrong issue,” he says, admitting his youthful lack of maturity. When he told his dad that he’d made $200 selling fake IDs, his dad replied, “Son, that might be the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.” Ruby was “always wanting to get out of the business,” Trosclair says, but the underage drinking crowd had them on their radar. They wanted to buy booze and get into bars. They knew Trosclair and Ruby held the illegitimate keys. “We both still saw the demand for it,” Trosclair says, “And [Ruby] was like, ‘Well, do you want to go in with me and split a printer and split the cost?’” After receiving his school loan, Trosclair was still almost $3,000 short of his fraternity dues, meal plan and other college costs. He needed a steady stream of income, but finding the time for a part-time job that paid enough to cover his expenses while taking classes five days a week was a struggle many students can relate to. “I had like just enough money for the fake ID investment in my bank account,” Trosclair says. He and Ruby bought a Fargo card printer together and, “The first week, I made that money back. It was a $1,500 investment on the printer,” he says. “Thus, my leadership in the fake ID ring began.”
Catch Me if You Can Trosclair thought of himself as Leonardo DiCaprio’s con-man character in the movie Catch Me If You Can. The way he was able to talk himself out of sticky situations, thinking quickly on his feet when encounters with law enforcement occurred, wooing girls with his pizzazz, he was living out his silver screen fantasy. Trosclair didn’t know anything about Adobe Photoshop at first, but as the business progressed, his skill increased. “Pixel
by pixel,” he altered images to make the fake IDs look as legit as he possibly could. But somewhere in Athens, an underage student trying to buy beer at a store or get into a bar with one of Trosclair’s fake IDs was having his ID confiscated. Any bouncer or cashier who gave the first batch of IDs a close look would notice the flimsy generic hologram with the words “genuine authentic” written on them. “As a businessman, I was concerned with customer service,” Trosclair says. “I didn’t want my customers coming back to me complaining that their thing got taken up… I wanted a good, accurate one.” Back in front of the computer screen and motivated by his minor-in-possession charge, Trosclair took to the Internet to research holograms. He hoped to find a more authentic version that would get people into bars without any problems and might even pass the visual scrutiny of a police officer. “I found this guy named ID Chief… He gets shut down like once a month, but he’s like probably the largest international fake ID ring,” he says. “He actually makes holograms and supplies holograms to people here in the states who make them, he’s based in China.” The ID Chief wanted Trosclair and Ruby to wire him $250 for a stack of holograms. “Sounded like we were just going to lose 250 bucks,” Trosclair says, but a couple weeks after they wired the money, he opened his mailbox to find a package that contained genuine Florida driver’s license holograms. From that point on, the business was, more or less, smooth sailing. Trosclair had a team of sellers finding buyers for fake IDs and even trained a few select people on how to use the equipment to make them. Now he just sat back in his dorm room collecting money—making up to $2,500 a week. Seeing fraternity brothers swipe their parents’ credit cards for whatever they wanted no longer bothered him. His wallet was too thick to close. Night after night, shot after shot, Trosclair often picked up the bar tab for his entire entourage. The crew went to Toppers International Showbar, the strip club. He paid everyone’s cover charge and handed out stacks of ones. His copious cash supply fueled by his fake ID coolness got him girls, drinks, anything he wanted. Some girls even offered sexual favors in exchange for a fake ID, he says. He was a big man on campus and off. “They say we made over a hundred grand doing this. Maybe, maybe not,” Trosclair says. “We didn’t have an accounting firm calculating how much we did, ya know? You get cash money, and you would go spend it. You go out. I would take my friends out to dinner. I really wanted to be in a fraternity so bad, ya know? I thought these kids were my friends. I’d take them out to dinner, I’d go buy everyone shots downtown, I’d go buy top-shelf liquor,” he said. “I probably hooked up with
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The Story Behind UGA’s Biggest Fake ID Ring
The Raid Ashley Hampton’s roommate was uncomfortable. Hampton was a middle person for Ruby selling fake IDs to freshmen in the dorms. Her roommate grew weary of Hampton’s underground activities and reported it to the resident assistant, which began a legal chain reaction. UGA police raided Hampton’s room on Sept. 22, 2011, and she led the police to Ruby immediately after. That same afternoon, Trosclair and Ruby walked into the courthouse to sign up for the probation from their Augusta arrest, while at the same time a judge was signing the search warrant for Ruby’s apartment. At the courthouse, they ran into the mother of one of Trosclair’s fraternity brothers. She was a lawyer, and she advised them that they shouldn’t have talked to the officer in Augusta, or any officer, without consulting a lawyer first. They returned to Ruby’s place to wait for Trosclair’s younger brother, but the police broke down Ruby’s door. Trosclair and Ruby were detained in the front yard as the cops removed evidence from the house. “We don’t know who you are. We don’t think you have anything to do with this at all, so just sit tight,” an officer told Trosclair. He played the innocent card and asked the officer if he could get his cell phone in the house to call his brother, who was supposed to be arriving soon. The cop allowed him to do so, and as he walked out of the house with phone in hand, his brother arrived with a “what the hell is going on?” look. Trosclair grabbed him and quietly said, “Let’s just get out of here.” According to Trosclair, “Three weeks goes by, and I thought it basically slipped under the cracks, and they didn’t know who I was and I was not going to be involved with it.” Police eventually showed up at the front door of his fraternity. Standing out on the front porch, they asked Trosclair, “Do you know why we’re here?” He responded, “I understand my buddy might be in a little bit of trouble.” Shaking their heads they said, “No, this is not about Tyler, this is about your involvement.” He continued his façade of ignorance and asked, “What are you talking about?” The cops told him that this was his “opportunity to come clean” and that “your buddy Tyler has already told everything you’ve done.” Trosclair says he didn’t believe their bluff, but they threatened to charge him with a federal crime and dragged his little brother into the mix, too. One of the officers handed him a business card and told him, “You better have an appointment to talk to us by 3 p.m.” But he called his lawyer instead, who called the police station and told them that they would not be cooperating with the investigation. About a week later, Trosclair got a phone call from his fraternity president as he prepared to take a test in his physical chemistry class. The police had a search warrant for the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house, but he says he wasn’t worried. He knew he didn’t have any illegal contraband or fake ID paraphernalia in his room. However, the police search warrant covered the whole fraternity house, which turned up other fake IDs and drugs belonging to other frat members. The police were in his classroom moments later. They searched his book bag and interrogated him in front of his
classmates. “I thought they were about to arrest me right there, and I had a test that day,” Trosclair says. “Let’s just say I didn’t do very well on that test.” But the police did not arrest him yet. For the rest of the semester, Trosclair spent “every waking hour after class” in the law library researching his legal woes, and because of the trouble his other fraternity brothers got into as a result of the raid, he lost all the people he considered his friends. Under the threat of possible arrest, Trosclair left school in January 2012 to work in construction for his father. “And I thought that point was the lowest of my life. Little did I know I was about to spend three months in jail two years later,” he says.
The Indictments Trosclair returned to school in the fall of 2012 and lived a “normal life.” He got a job working at the Sunglass Hut, went to school, started a band and hung out with friends. He says he lived his life “clean” that entire academic year. Just before the fall 2013 semester started, UGA police called to inform him that he had been indicted on 16 felony charges of manufacturing a false identification. Trosclair called Ruby. “Yup, I got the same call,” Ruby told him. Almost two years had gone by since the raid on Ruby’s apartment. Trosclair thought he had slipped through the cracks of the legal system, but the system always had his number. Initially, he thought he could beat the rap. “Give me a few weeks until my case is dismissed, and I would be more than happy to have an interview,” Trosclair told Flagpole in an earlier email request to interview him. “From what I’ve been told from a lot of people, the cops would sit there and tell people, ‘just sign this statement that you got [the fake ID] from William Trosclair, and we will offer you amnesty,’” he says. Trosclair’s father had to put his house up as collateral to bail him out of jail. Trosclair tried everything to avoid conviction, but the legal back and forth between his lawyer and the prosecutor left Trosclair and his lawyer exhausted. “They told us if we kept on trying to fight it, if we go lose at that point, they’re going to throw the book at us big time,” he says. “I was just so tired, and so over it.” His lawyer “wanted 10 grand extra on top of what my dad was paying him to go to trial.” Trosclair’s father had already sold his business to pay for his defense, he says. “I feel so bad now, because, my dad had to sell his business, his dreams and stuff like that, to help us out,” Trosclair says. “I could not be more grateful for a great dad. So daddy did help me, yes he did, in that way, because I wouldn’t have been able to do it without him.”
Lessons Learned Trosclair eventually pleaded out the charges and spent three months in prison. He went in on Oct. 27, 2013, spending both Thanksgiving and Christmas behind bars, and was released on Jan. 10, 2014. “I finally shed my first tears about it when I was in,” he says. Sitting in jail, a less remorseful Trosclair had a deep conversation with a fellow inmate. Trosclair was missing the family holidays, and his mother was scheduled for serious surgery, but he maintained it was worth it because he “had the best sophomore year a kid could have.” The other inmate shook his head and asked, “You’re going to tell me after all the stuff that’s happened, you being away from your momma when she has to have open heart surgery, you don’t regret it?” Trosclair began to cry. “I got what I deserved, anyway. And I learned to appreciate what the judge does; I wrote him a letter to say that,” he says. Trosclair says he’s learned a lot of lessons that privileged rich kids who have their parents pay for everything just won’t get. He wanted so badly to be in a fraternity and to be accepted. Now, Trosclair is trying to start a second career—this one legal—as a country singer. Just after being released, Trosclair was on stage ready to play a show. He told the crowd he felt like playing some Johnny Cash and led with a cover he called the “Colwell Prison Blues,” after the detention center he served his time in. “I was a stupid 19-year-old kid.” he recalls. “I wanted to make money, ‘cause I didn’t have any. I wanted to be around all these people. I wanted to be able to keep up with them and be able to go downtown and spend money on drinks and stuff like that and not have to worry about where my next meal is coming from. But there’s no excuse for stuff like that.” David Schick
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more girls than I ever did in my life in that year, but the thing is when you have that, you’re always wanting more.” Trosclair’s sophomore year was a good year to him, and he had originally planned to stop selling fake IDs at some point, but he got “addicted” to money. “I started developing some pretty expensive spending habits too, so that’s why I couldn’t stop doing it,” he says. In April 2011, he and Ruby went to the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta. A couple of older girls they met invited them to hang out at a bar afterwards. At the door, there was a cop checking IDs. With a confident stride, they walked up to the police officer and presented their sophisticated fake Florida licenses. But the cop doubted their validity and began interrogating Ruby and Trosclair. “We got pretty catch-me-if-you-can, like Leonardo DiCaprio, when it came to these things,” he says. “I could play off pretty well, and this cop just wasn’t buying it.” For 45 minutes, the cop checked out the IDs. He actually picked up the phone and called the state of Florida to find out who was really living at the addresses listed on the fake IDs. He found out it was not Trosclair and Ruby. They were both arrested. Living in a muggy, overheated room of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house, Trosclair says he “lived like shit” for the rest of that summer and says one of his fraternity brothers had stolen his air conditioning unit. With no students to sell IDs to, and having spent all the money he previously made, he was once again completely broke.
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observations Judge Wants New Courthouse Chief Superior Court Judge David Sweat wants a $25 million judicial facility added to the list of projects to be funded by Oconee County’s 2015 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Oconee County Coroner Ed Carson wants $55,000 for a transport van. These two requests bracket $100.2 million in requests the Oconee County Board of Commissioners has to pare down to about $38 million before they vote on Mar. 4, as they are expected to do, to put the issue on the May 20 ballot. Twenty-two speakers on Monday, Feb. 11 made their pitches to the commission, arguing that the projects they favored should be funded. Many of those who spoke advocated for more than one project, with 11 speaking up for farmland protection, seven for funding for recreation projects, and five each for monies for the libraries and for historic preservation. The counts underestimate the support for the recreation projects and, to a lesser extent, the libraries. Speakers on these topics got significant applause from the audience. Robin Stevens, a Watkinsville resident and executive director of Tennis for Life, was one of those speaking for parks and recreation projects and increased tennis facilities in particular. Parks and Recreation Department Director John Gentry emphasized the broad support for the $5.5 million request he put forward, saying it represented input from surveys of and discussions with a large number of residents. Rick Waller, chairman of the county’s Industrial Development Authority, said he knew the Commissioners had a difficult task in deciding among all of the requests and the IDA, which asked for $4.7 million, would be happy with “whatever our share is” of the money allocated.
No-Bid Contracts for Caterpillar The industrial development authorities of Oconee and Athens-Clarke counties in early 2012 granted two no-bid contracts totaling $870,079 to Williams and Associates land planners of Oconee County for engineering services for the Caterpillar project. Georgia law requires bidding for construction projects, but not for the professional services provided by Williams and Associates, according to Oconee County Attorney Daniel Haygood. The contracts with Williams have not been a secret, though they also have not been widely discussed. The relationship has been mentioned in open meetings of the Oconee County Industrial Development Authority when payments have been made to Williams. At the same time, the county has made it difficult to obtain information about the contracts.
Building Permits Spike The Oconee County Code Enforcement Office issued 502 single family and town home permits in 2013, exceeding the number issued for residential construction in 2006—before the housing collapse of a year later. The county also issued 105 commercial permits in 2013, again exceeding the number in 2006. The increase in building permits was not mirrored by increases in zoning requests processed by the Oconee County Planning Department, meaning that builders so far are using up the backlog of zoned properties rather than creating new ones. The number of single family permits issued in 2013 was up from 2012 but was still far below the 2006 level and even below the number issued in 2007. Lee Becker For more on these stories and others, visit flagpole.com/blogs/in-the-loop or oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com.
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Viva! Argentine Cuisine detail-oriented; both of my visits resulted in a forgotten item, and one included the wrong kind of soup. I still think the empanadas pale in comparison to those at Cali N Tito’s (fried beats baked any day), but the fillings seem to have improved, and the prices at dinner can seem a little high relative to portion size. But that’s it as far as complaints. The food is impressively good on a regular basis, which is not to say it is vastly creative, but that it is surprisingly hard not to overcook shrimp, and many places do. The chimichurri sauce is zingy and tasty, a great option in which to dunk your fries. The proveleta (a plate of melted smoked provolone flavored with sun-dried tomatoes and served with sliced baguette) is awesome. The Argentine sausage is delicious stuff, and the veggie version of pastel de papa, a kind of shepherd’s pie, does not suffer for being short on ground beef. Vegetarians will find many options. All the sauces will make you want to lick their containers, from citrus butter to a creamy red hot sauce. The french fries are nothing innovative, but they are perfect every time. Even little things like a side salad are well executed. The black bean soup is flavorful, with a good texture. The cupcakes are still available, along with other desserts, and they remain both a good deal and a favorite of many.
too heavy on the cinnamon. The Czechwich (a fried hunk of Muenster or eggplant on a ciabatta bun with roasted red pepper puree, horseradish, parsley and romaine) is a great innovation. There is a long list of hot dogs, such as the 1908 dog, which comes topped with an entire kosher pickle spear, onions, peperoncini, chopped tomato, mustard and celery salt. All of this stuff can be made veggie or vegan upon request. The snacks section contains two highlights: salchipapas (fries plus sliced hot dogs, red onion and plenty of cilantro) and marvelous housemade caramel corn, served in a pint glass and easy to suck down within a couple of minutes. To drink, you can pick from a small but well curated selection of draft beers, some good stuff in the bottle (from $2 cheap beers to Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Ale for only $5), a handful of inexpensive wines and a selection of fun cocktails that includes a solid Old Fashioned and something called a Clementine (Svedka Clementine vodka, elderflower liqueur and Blenheim’s). Trivial Pursuit cards sit on the tables, a great way to spark conversation or discover just how dumb your date is. Hi-Lo is open every day but Monday and takes credit cards. Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com
art notes Southern Vernacular Art Rising out of the South’s agrarian culture, religious fervor and racial tensions, 20th Century self-taught, vernacular artists offer a body of richly diverse visual art full of marked attachments to place. Curated by Susan Crawley, former folk art curator at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, “Georgia and Beyond: Southern, Self-taught Art, Past and Present,” currently on display at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, highlights the accomplishments of vernacular artists. Broken into three galleries—for Southern artists, Georgia artists and current artists—the exhibit shares these idiosyncratic ways of viewing the world. Art can be evaluated on the white walls of galleries, away from the cultural and historical circumstances in which it was created, but biography can provide essential context for appreciating many works of vernacular art. Born into slavery, Bill Traylor continued to spend much of his life farming on a plantation following emancipation. At the age of 85, he moved to Montgomery, AL, where he spent the remainder of his days sitting on sidewalks and creating over 1,500 drawings of the passersby
at the age of 59 to spread the gospel through sacred art. He then dedicated the rest of his life to creating Paradise Garden—a four-acre folk art sculpture garden in Summerville, GA, complete with the iconic five-story “Folk Art Chapel”—as well as over 46,000 pieces of art, many covered with Biblical verses. During a fever-induced vision while living in New York City, Owens was visited by three messengers from the future, who instructed him to return to his rural hometown of Buena Vista, GA and create a peaceful place for future beings. The result is Pasaquan, a sevenacre artscape vibrantly painted with cosmic patterns and futuristic figures. As society becomes more electronically connected, the isolation from the art world that helped foster 20th Century self-taught artists has lessened. While some members of the new wave are now highly educated in fields other than art, most still share their predecessors’ strong sense of place—particularly realms of the imagination—and a preoccupation with spirituality, which has expanded to reflect more than orthodox Christianity. Ultimately, what connects them is a drive to discover their own distinctive style. Though unschooled as an artist, JJ Cromer holds a bachelor’s degree in history and master’s degrees in English and in library and information science. After years of working as a librarian, he renewed his hobby of drawing, finding in his art ambiguity and creativity capable of countering his straightforward job. Over the years, his style of painting, with its reoccurring clothespin-like figures and looping aesthetic, has become more refined, exploring themes of environmentalism, technology “People are Making Toys out of Big and Dangerous Things” by Howard and class inequalities. Finster Like many traditional vernacular artists, William in his new urban community and from his Fields draws inspiration from a well of intense memories of the farm, documenting an everspirituality. Rejecting his Southern Baptist changing South. upbringing, the Winston-Salem artist has For some vernacular artists whose artwork spent roughly 40 years studying esoteric spiriis more conceptual in nature, very little, aside tual and philosophical traditions ranging from from their upbringing and education, separates Hermeticism, Tantra, Gnostic Christianity and the appearance of their work from that of Tibetan Buddhism. After entering a meditative formally-trained artists. Thorton Dial, whose state, Fields illustrates the entities he encounlarge-scale assemblage, “Feeding the Cupola,” ters. The results of his practice are mystical, depicts scrap metal being fed into a furnace, psychedelic renderings of unusual beings covcomments on Alabama’s transformation from ered in faces and symbols. an agricultural to industrial economy. John Culver, another spiritual man who Most Southern self-taught artists were believes God works through him, makes hypof limited means, creating art with skills notizing, busy pieces that explore time and acquired through working on farms or in facspace travel. The kaleidoscopic geometry of tories and by repurposing materials like scrap his drawings is similarly present in the impresmetal, house paint, plywood and even dirt. sive creations by Haint (Alan Wayne Bradley), Mr. Imagination, who began focusing on art who meticulously cuts and layers painted mat after experiencing a spiritual vision following board into dense constructions. Erratic, geoa gunshot-induced coma, created sandstone metric patterns also dominate the imaginative sculptures inspired by African and Egyptian and narrative scenes painted with gouache by figures, incorporating thousands of bottlecaps, Melissa Polhamus. nails, mirrors and other found objects. “Georgia and Beyond” is on display Of the dozen or so artists selected to repTuesdays–Saturdays 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and resent Georgia, the exhibition includes pieces Sundays 2 p.m.–5 p.m. through Apr. 13. The by visionary artists Howard Finster and Eddie Madison-Morgan Cultural Center is located at Owens Martin a.k.a. St. EOM, who respectively 434 S. Main St. in Madison, which is about created two of the most fully realized art 30 miles south of Athens down Hwy. 441. environments in the country: Finster’s Paradise Admission to the Center is $5 adults, $4 Garden and Owens’ Pasaquan. seniors and $3 students. Finster, a Baptist minister with only a 6th grade education, received a vision from God Jessica Smith
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movie dope drew’s reviews ABOUT LAST NIGHT (R) This remake of the 1986 movie starring
Demi Moore and Rob Lowe—itself based on David Mamet’s play,
“Sexual Perversity in Chicago”—finally makes the best use of the ubiquitous funnyman, Kevin Hart. Hart’s horndog, Bernie, woos, dumps and rewoos the not quite innocent Joan (Regina Hall), while his best friend, Danny (Michael Ealy), romances Joan’s BFF and roomie, Debbie (Joy Bryant). The dialogue, adapted by Bachelorette’s Leslye Headland, flies funny and fast, especially when Hart and Hall get going. Nobody really expects much from Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink, but he gets the comic, dramatic rhythms mostly right, especially during the quick switchbacks that open the film. Sadly, the dramromcom feels longer when the pretty, likable duo of Ealy and Bryant are onscreen without Hart and Hall. Their constantly devolving courtship may be realistically portrayed, but that detail fails to make it fun to watch. Hollywood has thrown up some truly bad romcoms (chick flicks, if you must), and it’s pleasant to admit About Last Night is not one of them. The odds were in Hart’s favor that he’d finally find a movie that deserved him. ENDLESS LOVE (PG-13) While no one was looking, the 1981 wild teenage romance starring Brooke Shields that introduced audiences to Tom Cruise and the Diana Ross-Lionel Richie duet was remade into a rather bland new tale of teenage love. The summer after Jade Butterfield (Gabriella Wilde) graduates from high school, she meets and falls in love with David Elliot (Alex Pettyfer, whose offscreen ugliness fails to mar his onscreen charisma). Her doctor father (Bruce Greenwood, in standout villainous daddy mode) foresees the derailment of Jade’s future over this boy, so he schemes to break them up. Any audience member, be they familiar or not with Franco Zeffirelli’s original film or novelist Scott Spencer’s source material, will keep waiting for the big dramatic turn to come. And they will keep waiting, as this Endless Love is way more neutered than either of its predecessors. The filmmakers fail to even hide the Ross-Richie prom theme as an Easter Egg. Endless Love misses out on some prime opportunities for camp. As usual, stick with the original. Or better yet, read the book. PHILOMENA (PG-13) Two of my favorite British Stephens—Coogan and Frears—team up for what sounds pretty unintriguing from its based-on-a-true-story logline. A shamed journalist, Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan), helps an old Irish woman, Philomena Lee (Judi Dench), find the child she lost to adoption 50 years earlier. Coogan, who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated script with Jeff Pope, hones his sharp wit and creates some moments of genuine emotion as his cynical journo interacts with sweet old Philomena, who is unsurprisingly embodied perfectly by Dench. The writers also sharpen their knives to carve up the Catholic Church, here represented by a few evil nuns. The script, acting and two-time Oscar nominee Stephen Frears (The Grifters and The Queen) take this TV movie scenario and turn it into a unexpectedly strong Best Picture nominee. Shades of Coogan’s wonderful road trip comedy The Trip color Martin and Philomena’s trek to Ireland and finally America as they unravel the film’s central mystery. Let the awards mystique, not the pedestrian synopsis, draw you into Philomena. Her film is as extraordinary as her story. ROBOCOP (PG-13) So the new Robocop kind of misses the maliciously satirical point of the original. No one will be clamoring for a remake of this technically shiny action flick in 27 years. Outside of the interstitial moments with Samuel L. Jackson’s Bill O’Reilly-ish Pat Novak, the new movie, from Elite Squad director Jose Padilha and first-time feature writer Joshua Zetumer, misses out on some prime opportunities to deride modern America. Robocop, formerly Detective Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman from AMC’s “The Killing”), does not do much Robocopping. He does solve his own murder, which is a little self-involved. The new filmmakers bog the first act down in comic book origin BS (the boardroom shenanigans of the original are much more interesting), before blazing through the second act where Robo (barely) hits the streets, to get to the procedural third act. The best Robocop remake came out in 2012 and was called Dredd; that flick had loads more of the ultraviolent, futuristic misanthropy that made Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop stand out. The newest version of Robocop is watchable with some excellent FX and design ideas (many borrowed from the original); what it definitely is not is re-watchable. WINTER’S TALE (PG-13) Apparently, Mark Helprin’s 1983 novel, Winter’s Tale, is considered a pretty big work of recent American fiction. You don’t come away from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman’s directorial debut with that impression. Too much must not translate from the page to the screen in this saccharine two-hour distillation of that nearly 700 page novel; it’s as if Goldsman adapted the Reader’s Digest Condensed Book version. This fantastical romance about an immortal burglar, Peter Lake (Colin Farrell) and his magical white horse, Athansor, battling demons led by Russell Crowe (he definitely does his best work in period pieces) will certainly draw in viewers without quite delivering all it promises. In her first major post-“Downton” role, Jessica Brown Findlay is lovely as Beverly Penn, the love of Peter’s life who dies too young because someone so special cannot survive. Goldsman has crafted a beautiful film in his first outing, and Winter’s Tale might age well if the right audience discovers it. (One wonders whether or not the novel’s fans will embrace the film.) Mature fantasy is a tough sell to literate adult moviegoers; Winter’s Tale is exactly the so-so film I am afraid will be made from American Gods.
also playing AN APOLOGY TO ELEPHANTS See Calendar Pick on p. 15. (UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 101) AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (R) What a miserable two hours! Find the most dysfunctional family you know, and visit them during a time of mourning. That experience is guaranteed to be less grueling than the time spent with Oklahoma’s Westons. Matriarch Violet (Meryl Streep) has cancer and is cancerous. Her husband, Beverly (Sam Shepard), disappears, bringing her three unhappy daughters—Barb (Julia Roberts), Ivy (Julianne Nicholson, “Masters of Sex”) and Karen (Juliette Lewis)—back home. Playwright Tracy Letts (Bug, Killer Joe) adapts his play for the screen, but it’s still mostly a series of shouted monologues less than impressively handled by TV vet John Wells. (Ciné)
attempts to establish danger and mystery, but the only mystery is how long it’ll take Frank and Adele to hook up. I haven’t read Joyce Maynard’s novel, but I have to imagine it contained more literary depth to have captured Reitman’s attention. THE LEGO MOVIE (PG) When construction mini-figure Emmet (v. Chris Pratt) gets up in the morning, he follows the day’s instructions as handed down by president/overlord Business (v. Will Ferrell). Soon, Emmet gets involved with a Matrix-ian rebel group led by Vitruvius (v. Morgan Freeman), a pretty mini-fig who goes by Wildstyle (v. Elizabeth Banks) and her BF, Batman (v. Will Arnett). The LEGO Movie uses its licenses (D.C., Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings) smartly as it argues for the salvation of creativity. This film reconstructs the greatest childhood movie memories from the building blocks that best defined the young and not-yet-so-old generation.
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I told you to lose the wifebeaters. DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (R) Matthew McConaughey is more than all right, all right, all right in his Oscarnominated turn as Ron Woodroof, a walking, talking Texas cliché who suffers from AIDS. In the late ‘80s, the oversexed electrician-cum-bullrider gamed the system for years to lengthen his life and provide needed, unapproved medications to the subscribers of his Dallas Buyers Club. Has McConaughey overtaken Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as the foremost pretty boy romantic lead remade as a serious leading man? INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS 1956. Part of the Monster Movie Matinee Series, inspired by “Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living with the Atomic Bomb, 1945-1965,” The Invasion of the Body Snatchers is the first of several adaptations of Jack Finney’s sci-fi tale. Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter star in Don Siegel’s horror/ sci-fi hybrid about a small town doctor who learns his community is being replaced by emotionless duplicates. Honestly, Kaufman’s ’78 and Ferrara’s ’94 versions are better, but Siegel’s is the classic. The film will be screened on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Library) LABOR DAY (PG-13) A divorced mother, Adele (Kate Winslet), and her teenage son, Henry (Gattlin Griffith), meet escaped convict Frank (Josh Brolin). Of course, Frank is one of those good, misunderstood murderers, a fact we know from the trailer which spoils the entire first act. Reitman
LONE SURVIVOR (R) While on Operation Red Wings, four Navy SEALs—Mike Murphy (Taylor Kitsch), Axe (Ben Foster), Danny (Emile Hirsch) and Marcus Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg), upon whose book this film is based— battle an army of Taliban fighters. Writer-director Peter Berg shoots action with a visceral viciousness, taking some visual cues from first person shooters like Call of Duty. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE 1962. Screening in conjunction with “Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living with the Atomic Bomb, 1945-1965,” the original Manchurian Candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer, is a classic of paranoid cinema. Ol’ Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, karate chops his way as Major Ben Marco after a brainwashed fellow soldier, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey). The film will be screened on Thursday, Feb. 20. (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Library) THE MONUMENTS MEN (PG-13) The Monuments Men is a rousing World War II yarn about an unlikely platoon assigned the mission of protecting humanity’s art from history’s greatest douchebags, the Nazis. Seriously, already history’s top seed in any Tournament of Big Bads, the Nazis were also giant d-bags who burned great works of art because they couldn’t have it. Fortunately, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban and Hugh Bonneville scoured the war-torn continent and nabbed the best stuff from those firebug Nazis and art-thieving Soviets. The true story
recounted by writer-director George Clooney is a fascinating historical footnote that makes for great cinema. THE PAST (PG-13) Asghar Farhadi, the Academy Award-nominated Iranian filmmaker of The Separation, returns with another tough familial tale, the Golden Globe-nominated The Past. A husband returns to his native Iran. The wife (Berenice Bejo, an Academy Award nominee for The Artist) and two children left behind attempt to move on with their lives. Complications ensue when the deserted wife seeks a divorce so she can marry her current lover. The trailers promise another difficult, rewarding cinematic experience. (Ciné) POMPEII (PG-13) Pompeii is not Resident Evil filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson’s first period piece. Remember his steampunk-ish take on The Three Musketeers? (Don’t worry; I had forgotten it too.) Kit Harington aka Jon Snow stars as a former slave and current gladiator who must save his love from marrying an evil Roman Senator. Meanwhile, Mount Vesuvius looks to blow its top all over Pompeii. This flick’s biggest weakness be that it resembles all the lame post-300 classical actioners that preceded it. REMEMBER THE TITANS (PG) 2000. One of Hollywood’s better sanitized versions of racial integration in the South via sports, Remember the Titans works due to Denzel’s massively successful portrayal of Coach Herman Boone. Based on the events of the 1971 football season at Alexandria, VA’s, T.C. Williams High School, Titans has a lot of local flavor, being shot at several Georgia locales, including Berry College and Druid Hills High School. (UGA Tate Student Center Theatre) RESPECT YOURSELF Author Robert Gordon co-directed this documentary based on his 2013 book, Respect Yourself: Stax Records & the Soul Explosion, with Morgan Neville (the Academy Award-nominated 20 Feet from Stardom). Ciné, the UGA Willson Center and Avid Bookshop present a special screening hosted by Gordon and Patterson Hood on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Gordon will sign copies of his book and participate in a post-film Q&A with Hood. (Ciné) RIDE ALONG (PG-13) In Ride Along, Ben Barber (Kevin Hart), a security guard with aspirations to be a cop, spends a day with his girlfriend’s super cop brother, James Payton (Ice Cube), in hopes of impressing him and earning his blessing. The basic blueprint of
this movie was written by Shane Black in the late ‘80s, and Lethal Weapon will always be better than its jokier progeny. If you cannot see the plot “twist” coming, you have not watched enough buddy cop flicks. THAT AWKWARD MOMENT (R) 2014’s first truly terrible movie goes to That Awkward Moment. Out of friendship, three male besties—Jason (a drowsy Zac Efron), Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) and Daniel (Miles Teller)— swear off relationships before meeting the women of their dreams. Now comes the awkward part where they do dumb things because that’s what guys do, according to movies like this one. Imagine a movie that would have starred Kate Hudson, Katherine Heigl and the late Brittany Murphy ten years ago; now give their characters penises. Otherwise, it’s the exact same movie Hollywood’s released every Valentine’s Day for the past decade. l 3 DAYS TO KILL (PG-13) You can’t blame Kevin Costner for attempting a Liam Neeson/Taken type action flick at this point in his career. The bigger surprise is that McG has fallen to directing Renny Harlin level movies. KCost stars as international spy Ethan Renner. He desires to quit the life and be a better husband and father. But one last mission sees him simultaneously seeking a dangerous terrorist and caring for his teenage daughter (Hailee Steinfeld) while his wife’s away. 12 YEARS A SLAVE (R) See Movie Pick. (Ciné) VAMPIRE ACADEMY (PG-13) Oh no, Mark Waters. Mean Girls did not buy you the sort of credibility needed to pull off Vampire Academy. Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch) is a Dhampir, a half-vampire, half-mortal that has to protect the good blood suckers—European snobs called the Moroi—from the bad bloodsuckers—more traditional vampires called the Strigoi. This flick plays like a low-rent “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” knockoff greenlit over a decade too late. The narrative is intermittently incomprehensible, the transitions amateurish and the acting on par with an ‘80s slasher flick. Vampire Academy’s sole redeeming quality is a badness that borders on a campiness. THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL (NR) See Calendar Pick on p. 15. (UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art) THE WIND RISES (PG) Hayao Miyazaki has threatened that this will be his final film. We will see. Fortunately, we will also see The Wind Rises, a fictionalized biopic of Jiro Hirokoshi, who designed the aircraft flown by the Empire of Japan in World War II. The English voice cast is as good as usual. Joseph Gordon-Levitt voices Jiro and is joined by Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Martin Short, Werner Herzog, William H. Macy, Mandy Patinkin and Stanley Tucci. Drew Wheeler
C I NEMAS Movie showtimes are not available by our deadline. Please check cinema websites for accurate information. CINÉ • 234 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-353-3343 • www.athenscine.com GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART • (UGA Campus) 90 Carlton St. • 706-542-GMOA • www.uga.edu/gamuseum/calendar/films.html TATE STUDENT CENTER • (UGA Campus) 45 Baxter St. • 706-542-6396 • www.union.uga.edu/movies Beechwood Stadium cinemas 11 • 196 Alps Rd. • 706-546-1011 • www.georgiatheatrecompany.com Carmike 12 • 1570 Lexington Rd. • 706-354-0016 • www.carmike.com Georgia Square value cinemas 5 • 3710 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-548-3426 • www.georgiatheatrecompany.com UNIVERSITY 16 cinemas • 1793 Oconee Connector • 706-355-9122 • www.georgiatheatrecompany.com
FREE MAN 12 YEARS A SLAVE (R) Although it was released theatrically a few months ago, director Steve McQueenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third feature, 12 Years a Slave, is still playing in town and is one of 2013â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest movies. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already garnered plenty of critical and award-show accolades and is nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undoubtedly McQueenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest production to date and hence his most mainstream movie, though it is a difficult, sometimes punishing emotional experience. There has never been a movie focusing on slavery in America quite like this. Quentin Tarantinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exuberant anti-historical Western Django Unchained was released in late 2012 and reimagined the torturous, Chiwetel Ejiofor brutal reality of slavery in the South as a rollicking, blood-saturated neo-spaghetti Western. It was gleefully profane yet also bizarrely moral at its core, but in comparison to 12 Years a Slave, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing more than a cartoon. McQueenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie may have the slick veneer of a major Hollywood prestige production, but its artistry, intelligence and striking cinematic style aggressively uphold the promise of his earlier features. 12 Years a Slave, written by John Ridley (Three Kings, Red Tails), is based on fact and adapted from the memoir Twelve Years a Slave:
Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of NewYork, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853 from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana. Northrupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horrifying tale was originally brought to the screen in 1984 by filmmaker Gordon Parks as Solomon Northupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journey, which aired on the PBS program American Playhouse. That earlier screen adaptation is worthwhile, but McQueen and Ridley give new life and urgency to this story. One of the most distinctive aspects of McQueenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cinematic approach is his ability to plunge us viscerally into the world of his characters. He is a brilliant visual artist, and there are several images in this movieâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a camera furtively pushing through a tangle of cotton; a long take of Northup (played by the magnificent Chiwetel Ejiofor) hanging by his neck, his feet desperately trying to gain traction in a slop of mud; a body drifting out to nowhere in a slave shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wakeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that are haunting and will stay with you long after leaving the theater. Appropriately enough, this is not an easy movie to sit through. But it is always dramatically enthralling and powerful. Derek Hill
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ason NeSmith is thinking of writing a novel. “It was gonna be about touring,” says the Casper & the Cookies frontman between bites of chicken bahn mi at Yummy Pho, where he’s walked for lunch from his day job at Bel-Jean. “Every chapter was going to deal with a different issue bands have when they’re touring.” When it comes to those issues, NeSmith is an old pro. He started his first live band in 1998 and has barely left the stage since. After founding Casper & the Cookies in 2004 with his wife and fellow songwriter Kay Stanton— whom he met while they were both on tour in “someone else’s band”—he hit the road with of Montreal just as that group’s wave of loopy psych-pop was cresting. “I realized I could do that, or I could do my thing, take what I’d learned and apply it to my band,” NeSmith says. Ten years later, Casper & the Cookies is preparing for the release of its fourth full-length, Dingbats, set for release this spring. (In addition to NeSmith and Stanton, the album features locals A.J. Griffin, Gregory Sanders and Jim Hix.) “I don’t think it’s a concept album, but I like to take the concepts that are there and see if they can make a shape,” NeSmith says of Dingbats. “There’s a lot about time. I used this recording of myself fast-forwarding and rewinding a cassette tape, because it fit the theme so well.” NeSmith is quick to mention that he’s not the only songwriter on the record, noting that
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Stanton’s songs—like the delightfully punky “Drug Facts,” and “Amphetamines,” which somehow makes a chorus of repeated intonations of “You will dance” sound ominous—are largely about drugs. “We don’t do a lot of drugs. You know, [Wayne Coyne] from the Flaming Lips did acid, like, twice and has been writing about it ever since,” he says with a laugh. Listening to a song like “Lemon Horses,” a mildly psychedelic track on which NeSmith’s reverb-washed voice sings, “The man tried to bust us/ Down El Paso way/ I said, ‘Look here, you fuckin’ redneck/ I’m from Athens, G-A’,” you could be forgiven for wondering how many illicit substances were ingested in the studio. But NeSmith and Stanton both have long displayed a penchant for dosing their songs with a silly braggadocio. It infuses Dingbats with a note of irreverent fun: (“I got a bottle of whiskey/ I got a joint in my left hand/ And you can’t do nothing to me/ I’m in a rock and roll band”). And as for the streak of off-thewall lyrical turns, credit goes not to “headies,” but to NeSmith’s recent interest in subjects like quantum mechanics. One of the strangest songs on the album is titled “Spin ½.” Musically, it’s straightforward—guitar awash in feedback, a briskly clipping high hat—but what on Earth is it about? “I’ll take you down/ Down to my chamber/ Don’t got a place/ But it do got a name/ Follow my voice/ It’s inside your body/ Been waitin’ for ya/ On the other side,” NeSmith
sing-speaks with the quavering vibrato of a revivalist preacher. “[“Spin ½”] uses string theory—a ‘spin ½ particle’,” says NeSmith. “You know how most things have a 360-degree surface area? Well, this particle has 720 degrees of surface area. So I was thinking, you could abduct someone and hide them there, on the other side of the particle. And no one could ever find them.” He pauses for a moment. “Which is funny and kind of dark.” “Funny and kind of dark” is a fair assessment of the Cookies’ music overall, which is not to say that’s it’s not also thoughtful and well-crafted. By playing with taboo, bizarre and even mind-bending concepts within the confines of accessibly poppy tunes, a la The dB’s, the group creates music that balances familiarity and novelty. In person, NeSmith, with his shaggy bowl cut and Jason Schwartzman-like scruffy beard, is funny, earnest, affable and meticulously polite. Maybe he channels the “kind of dark” part of himself into his songs so he can exist as a nice guy day-to-day. In any case, both he and the rest of his band seem to have deep wells of energy and patience. They spent three years on this record, much of it figuring out how it was going to be released. They wanted to find just the right home—“someone who is in it for the love of music but isn’t financially naïve,” as NeSmith describes the Cookies’ current label, Wild Kindness. And now that the record is complete, the
Cookies are occupied with preparations for their upcoming tour. A recent Indiegogo campaign landed them $3,380 to film a video for “Lemon Horses” and kickstart their stint on the road. Their list of prizes—“Pen Pals for a Year,” “Pet Portrait by Kay,” “Tambourine Player for a Night,” “Cookies by Cookies!”—is an object lesson in how to kick ass at online fundraising. (When first reached to set up an interview, NeSmith answers his phone from the aisles of Michael’s. “We’re buying supplies to make handmade box sets,” he explains.) After a decade of making music together, Casper & the Cookies have solidified their status as one of the most interesting bands in town. And if Dingbats turns out to be their last record, NeSmith can live with that. “Everybody always thinks it might be the last one,” he says of the musician’s state of mind. The day after sending off the completed record to the label, he says he boarded a plane thinking, “Well, if it crashes, at least we finished the album.” But of course, it didn’t. Rachel Bailey
WHO: Casper & the Cookies, TaterZandra, French Exit WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Friday, Feb. 21, 10 p.m. HOW MUCH: $5 (21+), $7 (18–20)
Saint Francis Moves Forward with Grace
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ith all of us on board, we’re a seven-piece ensemble,” says Scott Baston of his band Saint Francis. On paper, Saint Francis’ lineup—Baston, Logan Wallis, Jeremy Johnson, Mark van Allen, Greg Cooler, Mason Davis and Rackley Davis— looks more like a sports team roster than a musical group. Although the band began its journey in Macon in 2007, Baston says that its recent activity constitutes a re-introduction of sorts into the Athens scene. While Saint Francis isn’t Baston’s first rodeo—he fronted the jammy indie outfit Moonshine Still years ago—he says it is the culmination of years of work. “Like any band of that size, you have to be versatile,” says Baston. “That’s the thing about our band: Having so many members means that you don’t have to sacrifice the integrity of the music. You can still keep your sound. Even if we have to break it down to a four-piece, it is still firing on all cylinders.” And even as a seven-piece, Baston says that the group tends “to look for quality instead of quantity.” Baston and keyboard player Wallis agree that having such a large membership is a challenge as far as things like touring go. But the hurdles certainly aren’t insurmountable, and the collective makes do—even if that means that the whole unit doesn’t perform together at every single show. “We look at it kind of like an orchestra,” says Baston. “If you’re missing the viola one night, that doesn’t mean that you don’t have three other violins backing you up.” Although Baston has had more than a little help from his friends in Saint Francis, the singer also notes the number of people who have assisted the band in various ways, including lauded local engineer John Keane. “The interesting thing about John Keane is that he’s not just a producer for us,” says Baston, noting that his bond with Keane runs deep. He says Keane has lent his ear in times of need, and that his generosity far exceeds the typical professional relationship. Keane isn’t the only Athens-based musician who has collaborated with Saint Francis, whose newly released EP, Revolution Radio, features six tracks of earnest, rootsy folk, heavily indebted to AM radio giants like Paul Simon and The Eagles. Thayer Sarrano, Matt Stoessel, Ike Stubblefield, Sunny Ortiz and many others have offered their services to the
group over the past few years. “All of these individuals are extended family, whether they have relationships with one of us or all of us,” says Baston. Baston and Wallis make sure to note that Saint Francis is more than just a band. It’s also a creative outlet to make manifest the principles they try to adhere to everyday. “It’s not just the name ‘Saint Francis’,” says Baston. “We actually [try to] embody the spirit of what that means. We’re not a religious band, but we’re spiritual… The music is uplifting,” says Baston. Baston cites the Prayer of Saint Francis, which he says encourages “sustainability… giving back to the community,” as something that inspires his sound. But he clarifies that he would rather have the music do the talking; should a listener read some religious meaning into Baston’s lyrics, so be it. Saint Francis is also heartened by a recently signed contract with Universal/ Famous Records (despite the name, the subsidiary label has few real ties to the Universal Music Group of yesteryear). The group is gearing up to release Cassidy’s Sky this spring. The full-length record was recorded in Nashville and Athens and produced by Keane and Tommy Cooper. In addition to the aforementioned collaborators, the album also features contributions from the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the Music City Full Gospel Choir, partnerships that are certainly in line with the band’s collaborative ethos. Having experienced its share of shady dealings in the realm of management and representation, Saint Francis is also on the lookout for representation as it grows and continues to produce new material. As Wallis notes, the goal is to “find someone to be a part of the family and not just on the sidelines.” Baston adds that he wants those who handle the band’s business to be as comfortable at a friendly family barbecue as in the back of a smoky club. Dan Mistich
WHO: Saint Francis WHERE: Nowhere Bar WHEN: Friday, Feb. 21, 10 p.m. HOW MUCH: FREE!
Future Ape Tapes
De-evolve and Deconstruct
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he opening sequence of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey shows an ape poring over the bleached bones of a dead ox. After studying the scene intensely, it reaches down and picks up a bone and, with increasing strength, begins striking and smashing the corpse. The expression on its face changes from curiosity to amazement to triumph. The ape has simultaneously discovered tools and weapons. The members of longtime experimental music crew Future Ape Tapes tell Flagpole what it means to be a “future ape.” Says co-founder Thomas Valadez, “A future ape [plays] with the idea of de-evolution. It’s an expression of the emotional counter-current to the intellectual evolution of our society, where the idea of reverting to a more primitive mode of existence seems endangered by the unifying force of technology.” The Apes’ other co-founder, Donald Whitehead, goes further. “[It’s] music for after the fall. A future ape is someone who recognizes de-evolution and embraces it in totality. There is a duality to our lives here, and I’d like to think a future ape accepts that and moves forward.” It’s all pretty much what one would expect from a project that named its 2006 debut Fuck the Future. Over the past eight years, the duo has produced 12 seamlessly clever and intriguing recordings that have often seemed to come totally out of left field. It would also be difficult to overstate the music’s steady pattern of arrogance-free confidence. The pair met while in college in Milledgeville, GA in 2000. When they returned home to Athens in 2005, they named their budding project after Whitehead’s home studio, which he had in turn named such as an homage to legendary dub-reggae producer Lee “Scratch” Perry. Although the band’s early focus on hip hop could have easily pegged its needle permanently in that direction, the truth is Future Ape Tapes has always been reaching outward. Whitehead mentions that he and Valadez developed a a taste for severe musical tangents many years ago; fans of Future Ape Tapes first heard this in earnest on 2010’s Figure Eights. “I’ve always felt that the changes over the years have been natural and have mostly been a result of the band just following its own muse,” he says. “I feel like the hip hop years were really the most experimental of all.” Indeed, the gristly, unnerving noise that creeps through the band’s newest album, Lives,
isn’t all that new to the band. “Thomas and I had been making similar music, relative to what we are making now, for a very long time before the hip hop thing started happening,” says Whitehead. “Hip hop is still very important to us in lots of ways. I’ve always liked low-frequency music… I also like the improvisational quality of hip hop and the importance of being direct. It is content-driven music.” Lives is the first album to feature Future Ape Tapes’ new, expanded lineup, with the original duo plus local musicians B. Wood and Thom Strickland. Getting further away from the cut-and-paste method of its early, beatbased recordings has led the band into playing live in the studio more, too. “One thing that we really focused on with the hip hop production was writing all our verses as a group and doing a lot of onetakes,” Whitehead explains. “Lives is played almost totally live with various post-production applied. The vocals, guitars and drums were all played live at The Glow Studio. Most of our other records have a lot more multitracking in the production process.” Valadez reveals that Future Ape Tapes has already completed an even newer, as-yetuntitled album at The Glow Recording Studio and is joined on it by musicians Ash Rickli and Nick Givens. For his part, Strickland describes this secret set of recordings as “very Krautdrug-punk.” The artistic impulse is sometimes served best not by direction but, rather, by merely having tools and weapons with which to create, undermine or destroy. Future Ape Tapes wields these tools with intelligence, wit and a craftsman’s dedication to task. “The goal [in the beginning] was to instantly gratify ourselves by going to the edge as opposed to the center,” says Valadez. “When we make music now, it is always a diversion in some way from whatever gets too familiar… We are taking part in a process of deconstruction that is endlessly gratifying, at least to us—and it offers a lot of freedom for anyone.” Gordon Lamb
WHO: Future Ape Tapes, Fake Flowers, England in 1819 WHERE: Flicker Theatre & Bar WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 22, 9 p.m. HOW MUCH: $5
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Read This First: Oh my, people. The boys in New Madrid are delivering a fine and tasty album, titled Sunswimmer, next month. It comes courtesy of local New West Records imprint Normaltown Records. Way back many years ago, Peter Buck used to do these interviews where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rave about some band out of Nebraska or Oklahoma City or someplace and, even though youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never heard it, you knew implicitly he was talking about about a guitar-based band with one foot in college-radio new wave and the other in an American history book. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Sunswimmer sounds like. It buzzes and wails and sweeps and moans and pulses. To steal another bit of R.E.M. marginalia, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a â&#x20AC;&#x153;a little bit of uh-huh and a whole lot of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh yeah!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? New Madrid opened the first night of the Drive-By Truckers three-night 40 Watt Club stand last week, and will play a proper release show of its own at New Earth Athens on Saturday, Mar. 1 with The Woodgrains and Memphis, TN band Spaceface. Check out our feature story in next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper, and visit facebook.com/newmadridband.
Check It: Local band Check the Signs has released its first album. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s titled Along the Way, and the first single from the album, the tenderly beautiful â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keep the Angle Wide,â&#x20AC;? was mentioned in these very pages mere weeks ago. Although joined occasionally by other musicians for recording purposes, the core of the band is the local Towe familyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;longtime Athens musicians Scott (bass) and Mindy (keyboard, saxophone, flute and clarinet) and their kids Mason (drums) and Lauren (keyboard, saxophone and clarinet). The 18-track record is avail-
Cast a Shadow: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time now to start prepping your videos for the upcoming Sprockets Music Video Festival. This is the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ninth occurrence, and is split in two parts: the Georgia Music Video Show and the Sprockets International Music Video Showcase. Screenings will happen at Flicker Theatre & Bar, 40 Watt and CinĂŠ. Awards will be given for Best Music Video, Best Georgia Video and Audience Choice. The early deadline for entries is Apr. 1, and the late deadline is Apr. 15. The entry fee is $25 either way. Got any questions? Head to filmathens.net and set your little heart at ease. Doot-Do-Doot-Doot: Athens jazz singer Mary Sigalas will release a new EP, titled Certainty, at Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar on Thursday, Feb. 20. The show starts at 8 p.m., and her live band will feature both Trey Wright and Carl Lindberg from Athens jazz combo Squat, as well as drummer Marlon Patton. (The backing group will also perform as a trio, sans Sigalas, at this show.) Sigalas reports that the record features five tracks total, combining two of her originals with a few classic selections. I hunted around and finally managed to locate two of those (Duke Ellingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Caravanâ&#x20AC;? and the now-standard Matt Dennis/Earl Brent composition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angel Eyesâ&#x20AC;?) over at reverbnation.com/marysigalas. In other news, Sigalas reports sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning a tour of Ireland for August of this year and has plans for some other road dates, too.
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Party Party Pardners: A tip of our 10-gallon hat is due to the Georgia Theatre for its nomination for an Academy of Country Music award this year. The ceremony will happen Sunday, Apr. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The category the Theatre is nominated in is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Venue of the Year: Small Capacity,â&#x20AC;? and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up against the stellar Moody Theatre (Austin, TX), as well as the American Music Theatre (Lancaster, PA), Cape Cod Melody Tent (Hyannis, MA) and the Boston, MA location of the House of Blues.
able locally at Wuxtry Records, or you can drop the band a line via Facebook at facebook.com/CheckTheSigns and get it directly. I personally recommend you do one or the other soon. The Beat Goes On: Athens drummers Mark Cooper Smith and Eddie Glikin began a fund in the immediate aftermath of the passing of Herb Guthrie last year to benefit young drummers in the local community. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s named the Herb Guthrie
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Personnel Dept.: When I was gushing over Scab Queen a couple of weeks ago, I neglected to say that the project also now features a dude I mentioned last week in a different context, Alec Livaditis. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alongside Scab Queen founder Michael Lauden and matches his cello and looperâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;literally a device that makes musical loopsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to Laudenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight-string guitar and looper. The upcoming split EP between Scab Queen and Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Snowbride comes out Feb. 28. Carry on via facebook. com/scabking.
Drumming Scholarship Fund, and its first plan is to send two young local drummers to Nuçiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camp Amped this summer. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a benefit for the fund happening at Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday, Feb. 23 featuring performances from The HEAP, Dangfly, the Caroline Aiken Band, John Keane, Ike Stubblefield and other special guests. The show runs from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 p.m. The aforementioned album by Check the Signs is also dedicated to the memory of Herb Guthrie. Between that and this, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much assured heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be as well pleased as he is well remembered. Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com
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Leo J., Brian Dinizio
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar · 8 p.m. · $TBA Oregon-based singer-songwriter Leo J. has a pretty distinct schtick. Since last summer, he has toured the country via bicycle, leaving his home state armed with camping gear and a guitar, traversing the Rockies and the Midwest and finally arriving on the East Coast last October. After spending a few months in New York, he has set off for the east-to-west portion of his journey. The story could easily overshadow the music, but luckily, it does not. J., who played guitar in Brooklyn buzz act The So So Glos before striking out on his own two wheels, has an innate understanding of composition and melody. His debut LP, homeland for the restless, is full of stark, compassionate folk tunes that would make John Prine proud. Local folkie Brian Dinizio opens J.’s Athens gig. [Gabe Vodicka]
and book-signing, 7:30 p.m. screening and a Q&A discussion hosted by Drive-By Trucker Patterson Hood that will follow the film. Admission is $10 for just the film, or $43 for a bundled screening and signed book deal. [Chris Hassiotis]
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Lamar Dodd School of Art, Room S150 · 6 p.m. · FREE! Screening in conjunction with LDSOA’s new installation “Big Bird, Little Bird,” The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is a documentary that chronicles the touching relationship between formerly homeless street musician and “Bohemian St. Francis” Mark Bittner and a flock of wild conure parrots in San Francisco. Unlike many nature documentaries, the film humorously focuses on the lives of individual birds such as Mingus, who takes up residency inside Bittner’s MUSIC | Saturday, Feb. 22 cottage, and Connor, a lonely blue-crowned outcast searching for love. Inspired by dead birds found along the perimeter of the school, the exhibit Georgia Theatre · 9 p.m. “Big Bird, Little Bird” · $15 considers architecture, The young Seattle habitat and conservaact Odesza is a production by adhering vinyl tion-based collaboraprints of predatory tion between Harrison birds to the school’s Mills (Catacombkid) windowpanes in hopes and Clayton Knight of interrupting the (BeachesBeaches). windows’ reflectivIt’s a name that’s ity and protecting been bubbling up in smaller birds. An the electronic underopening reception ground, thanks largely for “Big Bird, Little to the influence of The Wild Parrots of Bird” and two other Colorado luminary Telegraph Hill new exhibits, “Within Pretty Lights, whom a Bounded Field” Odesza has remixed and “Pspspspspst-zzzzzt!” will be held on (“One Day They’ll Know”) and toured with. Thursday, Feb. 20 from 5–7 p.m. [Jessica But as one of the more complete, punctuSmith] ated and melodically inspired practitioners of the often hazily indistinct indie pack, FILM | Monday, Feb. 24 the group merits recognition in its own right. The topography of Odesza’s music evokes Purity Ring’s synth mountains as UGA Miller Learning Center, Room 101 · 7:30 cut by hip hop technique, gorgeously susp.m. · FREE! pended in the dreamy mist of the Relief in Elephants have been adored for centuAbstract crew (Fortune Howl, XXYYXX). It’s state-altering, well crafted and utterly now. ries, even revered as gods, yet have also been treated with cruelty by humans. For [Bao Le-Huu] the final installment of the ninth annual Animal Voices Film Festival, Speak Out FILM | Saturday, Feb. 22 for Species presents a screening of An Apology to Elephants, a 2013 documentary that explores the physical abuse and psychological trauma often endured by these gentle giants held in inadequate living Ciné · 7:30 p.m. · $10 (film and reception), $43 conditions by circuses and zoos. Through (film, reception and book) Emmy Award-winning narration by Lily Anyone who’s unexpectedly lost hours Tomlin and interviews with environmental down a Wiki hole knows how it goes: You activists and biologists, the doc juxtaposes start researching something, you get scenes from nature with behind-the-scenes interested and suddenly you’re deep into footage of brutal training routines. The some weird territory. That’s how it was for film will be followed with a discussion led filmmaker Robert Gordon, who after coby Dr. Janet Martin, who currently directs directing a 2007 documentary on historic the developing Shelter Medicine Program Memphis soul-R&B-and-more label Stax Records, became author Robert Gordon. His at UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Previously, Martin spent a decade as a new book, Respect Yourself: Stax Records zoo veterinarian in Providence, RI, where and the Soul Explosion, expounds upon the documentary. Gordon will be in Athens this she cared for a trio of African elephants. [Jessica Smith] weekend at Ciné for a 6:30 p.m. reception
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Tuesday 18 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 FILM: LIFE the Griot WUGA-TV will televise the original documentary on local poet and mentor Lemuel LaRoche. Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Feb. 20, 2 p.m. Feb. 23, 9 a.m. & 10 p.m. Feb. 25, 8 p.m. FREE! www.surprisinglyprofessional.com FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné Barcafé) A vigilante “video cop” stalks parolees to catch their return to crime, but the camcorder is replaced with a 9mm when things get too personal in Parole Violators. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine. com GAMES: Movie Quotes Trivia (Max) Every Tuesday. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes. Every Tuesday. 8–10 p.m. 706-353-0305 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com 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 at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE!706-354-7289 KIDSTUFF: Story Time (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement and crafts for ages 2–5. Every Tuesday and Wednesday. 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. FREE! 706-7693950 KIDSTUFF: Sharpie Mugs (Oconee County Library) Decorate your own one-of-a-kind mug to take home. All materials provided. For children in grades 3–5. Registration required. 3:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: “Gardens and Places of the American Arts & Crafts Movement: A Vision for Beech Haven” (UGA Jackson St. Building, Room 123) This presentation by Paul Duchscherer will discuss Athens-Clarke County’s recent aquisition of Beech Haven, which was created in 1910 in the spirit of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. willson.uga.edu MEETINGS: Meet & Greet (The Classic Center) Meet Mayor Nancy
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Denson and receive more information on her campaign for re-election. 5:30–7 p.m. FREE! www.nancydensonformayor.com PERFORMANCE: Gryphon Trio (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) One of the world’s preeminent piano trios joins with the Metropolitain Opera bass Robert Pomakov in a performance featuring work by Russian composers Modest Mussorgsky and Dmitri Shostakovich and Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. 8 p.m. $35. www.pac.uga.edu
Wednesday 19 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Co-curator James Verbrugge leads a tour of “Rugs of the Caucasus.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Gallery Tour (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) As lifespans lengthen the aging process becomes a more important focus in our society. Lizzie Zucker Saltz, ATHICA Director Emeritus and curator will lead a tour of the gallery’s current exhibition, “The Third Act: Contemplating Aging.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org CLASSES: Digital Public Library of America Class (ACC Library) Greer Martin, metadata librarian and DPLA archivist, presents “A New Tool in Your Toolbox: Using the Digital Public Library of America to Discover Local and Family History.” The DLPA offers millions of items like photos, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images and more. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens 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: 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: Windows 8 for Beginners (Oconee County Library) Learn how to navigate Windows 8. Participants must bring their own Windows 8 laptop. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Athens Pride Festival for Life Dinners (ARTini’s Open Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge) LGBT groups and allies are raising funds for AIDS Athens. Food and great company provided, plus wine for sale. 6–8 p.m. Donations suggested. athensgapride@gmail.com EVENTS: Open House & Career Fair (Athens Technical College, Building H) Lean more about the
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college’s Engineering Technology program, get a tour of the classrooms and see some state of the art equipment. Part of National Engineers Week. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! tpowell@athenstech.edu GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 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) Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 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 KIDSTUFF: Presidential Story Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Toddlers and preschoolers can enjoy a presidential tale and an age-appropriate craft. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Game Night (Oconee County Library) Take a your mind off studying for a bit and play some favorite board games like Apples to Apples, Life, Scrabble, Taboo, Sorry and lots more. Ages 11–18. 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 KIDSTUFF: Story Time (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement and crafts for ages 2–5. Every Tuesday and Wednesday. 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. FREE! 706-7693950 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) Children ages 2–5 are invited to join in an interactive storytime. Every Tuesday and Wednesday. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books (ACC Library) This month’s title is The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim. Newcomers are
Artwork by Tatiana Veneruso is included in Mini Gallery’s new show, “Flowers of Romance,” currently on display through Sunday, Mar. 23. welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Panel Discussion & Public Forum (Lyndon House Arts Center) Local experts in cultural landscapes and Paul Duchscherer, nationally-known author and expert in Arts and Crafts design and history, discuss the possible futures of the Beech Haven property recently aquired by AthensClarke County. 1–3 p.m. FREE! ronthom@uga.edu
Thursday 20 ART: Opening Receptions (Lamar Dodd School of Art) For “Big Bird, Litlte Bird,” “Within a Bounded Field” and “Pspspspspsps-zzzzz!!” 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu 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 CLASSES: Finding the Slave Generation Webinar (Oconee County Library) This course will help you understand some basic research strategies for finding family members who lived before the Civil War. Registration required. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 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
CLASSES: Mason Jar Pendant Making Class (House Electric) Familiarize yourself with hand tools and materials used for wiring a pendant. Participants will go home with their own pendant and the knowledge to make as many as they’d like in the future. Materials included. 7–8:30 p.m. $55. 706-543-5280 CLASSES: Composting for Spring Garden (Rocksprings Community Center) This program is for anyone interested in starting a composting site this coming spring. Register by Feb. 18. 4 p.m. $5. 706-613-3603, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ rocksprings EVENTS: Lunch with Author Terry Kay (Athens Country Club) Bring your favorite Terry Kay book for a signing and have lunch to raise funds for the Ark United Ministry Outreach Center. Includes a cash bar, lunch and keynote speech by Kay. 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. $35. 706548-8155, www.athensark.org EVENTS: Black History Month Dinner (Georgia Museum of Art) This annual event, titled “Patterns of Culture,” celebrates Black History Month and honors African-American leaders who enrich their communities through their support of the arts and culture. Includes a gallery talk, seated dinner, ceremony and drumming performance. 6 p.m. $15–20 (students), $45–55. www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: The Manchurian Candidate (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. Introduction by Dr. Christopher Sieving of the UGA department of theatre and film studies. 7 p.m. FREE! www.rbrl.blogspot.com
FILM: Remember the TItans (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) This film narates the true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team in their first season as a racially integrated unit. 8 p.m. $1–2. www.union.uga.edu FILM: LIFE the Griot See Tuesday listing for full description Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Feb. 20, 2 p.m. Feb. 23, 9 a.m. & 10 p.m. Feb. 25, 8 p.m. FREE! www.surprisinglyprofessional.com 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 GAMES: Trivia (Amici) Every Thursday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-3530000 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 KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (ACC Library) Join us for Lego art and Lego-based games and activities. No need to bring your own Legos. For ages 8–18. 4:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Paul Pressly (Ciné Barcafé) Historian and educator Paul Pressly will give a lecture as part of the Willson Center’s Global Georgia Initiative. Pressly is the author of On the Rim of the Caribbean: Colonel Georgia and the British Atlantic World. 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Genealogy & Local History Book Club (ACC Library) This meeting is to gauge interest in starting a genealogy and local history book club. Participants’ input will shape when the meetings
will take place, the material read and the discussions. Call to register. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Panel Discussion (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) “Nuclear Anxiety and Civil Defense in Popular Culture” focuses on the cultural impact of the atomic bomb addressing how films, fashion and comics of the time period were inspired and shaped by both the technology and anxiety of the nuclear age. 5:30 p.m. FREE! jlevinso@uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Peter and Kristin Jutras (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The husband-and-wife duo present a program of music for violin and piano. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. www.pac.uga.edu
Friday 21 EVENTS: Soup & Music from Athens Soul (Mama Bird’s Granola) This fundraising event includes lentil soup with cornbread and live music by Kate Morrissey and her band. BYOB. 6 p.m. $5–10 suggested donation. www.mamabirdsgranola.com EVENTS: 13th Annual Antiques Show & Sale (Madison Morgan Cultural Center, Madison) A show and sale of American antiques including furniture, pottery, art, silver, textiles and more. A lecture begins at 9 a.m. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! www.mmcc-arts.org EVENTS: Healing Circle and Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Held every Friday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 FILM: 12 Years a Slave (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) In the pre-
Civil War United States, Soloman Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Soloman struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. Feb. 21–23, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. $1–2. www.union. uga.edu GAMES: Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park) Fun obstacle courses in a nonstructured environment. For ages 10 months-4 years old and their guardians. Every Friday. 10–11:30 a.m. $5-7.50. www.athensclarkecounty. com/gymnastics KIDSTUFF: Teen Council Meeting (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Pick up application forms at the front desk. Ages 11-18. 4:30–6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Popcorn Theology (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Watch a screening of The Hunger Games. Followed by a discussion and activities on social themes presented in the movie. For grades 6–12. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. uuathensga.org KIDSTUFF: Owl Prowl (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Participants will search for owls who inhabit the woods during an evening hike. Register by Feb. 20. 6:30–8 p.m. $7-10. 706-613-3615, www. athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreeknaturecenter KIDSTUFF: Black History in Film (Rocksprings Community Center) Children ages 6–13 are invited to watch an afternoon movie highlighting the importance of AfricanAmericans in history. Followed by a group discussion. Popcorn included. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/rocksprings
LECTURES & LIT: 14th Annual Legal Ethics & Professional Symposium (UGA School of Law) This annual legal ethics symposium featuring judges, attorneys and professors is titled “Who Are They to Judge? Ethical and Professionalism Issues Facing the Bench.” 8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m. www.law.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet Author Joe Samuel Starnes (Avid Bookshop) Meet the author of Calling and Fall Line. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: Spread the Love (40 Watt Club) Dance performances by the Modern Pin-Ups. Proceeds benefit the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. 8:30 p.m. $5. www.40watt. com PERFORMANCE: Second Thursday Scholarship Concert (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The African American Choral Ensemble and UGA Jazz Band share the spotlight in a concert of exciting and uplifting music. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $18. www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: Flyin’ West (UGA Fine Arts Building) Set in a rural Kansas town in 1898, this play by leading African-American playwright Pearl Cleage portrays the extreme lengths to which a group of women must go to sustain their family on the American frontier. Feb. 22, Feb. 25–Mar. 1, 8 p.m. & Mar. 2, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.drama.uga.edu
Saturday 22 EVENTS: UGA Miracle Dance Marathon (UGA Tate Student Center) Volunteers dance for 24 hours to celebrate the lives of young patients. The event features catered meals every four hours, a cappella
performances, a talent show, a hypnotist, UGA fire baton twirlers and more. Proceeds benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Feb. 22, 10 a.m.–Feb. 23, 10 a.m. $20. www. ugamiracle.org EVENTS: Festival for Life (Georgia Museum of Art) AIDS Athens presents a dessert and wine reception, door prizes, gallery exhibits and dancing with music provided by DJ Mahogany. 8–11 p.m. $20. www. aidsathens.org EVENTS: Athens AfricanAmerican History Tour (Multiple Locations) Rosa Thurmond leads a tour of the H.T. Edwards School Complex, Morton Theatre, First A.M.E. Church, New Town and artist Harold Rittenberry’s Sculpture Yard. Departs from the Athens Welcome Center. 2 p.m. $20. 706-353-1820 EVENTS: 13th Annual Antiques Show & Sale (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) See Friday listing for full description 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! www.mmcc-arts.org FILM: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (Ciné Barcafé) This documentary was co-directed by author Robert Gordon, who recently published Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion. Gordon will sign copies of the book before the screening, and will lead an audience Q&A with Patterson Hood after the film. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 6:30 p.m. $10. www. athenscine.com FILM: 12 Years a Slave (UGA Tate Student Center) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 21–23, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. $1–2. www. union.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: TORCH Conference (UGA Health Center) The Teens Organizing Change Conference is designed to train teens to be health
leaders in their communities and for UGA students to be a resource for teens. This year’s topics are drug use, stress management, STDs and pregnancy prevention. Free lunch and door prizes. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! krobr@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: “The Validity of Creationism as it Relates to Science” (Church of the Nations) In this followup to the Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham debate, Dr. Robert Carter gives a lecture with a Q&A session to follow. 1–4 p.m. FREE! 706-3531199, www.cotnag.com LECTURES & LIT: An Encounter with Lillian Smith (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Atlanta acress Brenda Bynum gives a solo performance drawing largely from unpublished autobiographical writings by author Lillian Smith. 6 p.m. FREE! www. libs.uga.edu/scl PERFORMANCE: Dancing to the Sounds of Motown (Morton Theatre) The East Athens Educational Dance Center presents their annual dance production featuring more than 50 performers in various styles of dance set to Motown’s greatest hits. Feb. 22, 7 p.m. & Feb. 23, 3 p.m. $12–15. www.mortontheatre. com PERFORMANCE: Effie’s Club Follies (40 Watt Club) The ladies of Effie’s Club Follies present new slapstick burlesque routines. 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12. www.40watt.com
Sunday 23 ART: Symposium on Contemplating Aging (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) This discussion-based event, held in conjunction with
the exhibit “The Third Act: Contemplating Aging,” features local experts sharing presentations in the field of gerontology. 2:30–5 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.athica.org CLASSES: Rolling Baklava (Mama Bird’s Granola) Learn to make and roll your own sweet, tasty, flaky baklava. 2–4 p.m. $19. www.mamabirdsgranola.com EVENTS: A Taste of Oconee (Oconee County Civic Center) Sample popular dishes from local restaurants. Includes live music by the Oconee County Middle School band and chorus as well as a silent auction with local artisan and handcrafted items. Proceeds benefit the OCMS fine arts department. 5–8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25. www.atasteofoconee.com EVENTS: Shape Note Singing (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Experience the early American a cappella singing tradition using The Social Harp, compiled in 1855 by John Gordon McCurry, Jr., and The Sacred Harp, first published in 1844 by B.F. White. Potluck lunch. 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. FREE! www. atlantasacredharp.org EVENTS: Meditative Soundscapes (Thrive) Todd Mueller and Brian Smith present an afternoon of meditative sound and music featuring various world percussion instruments alongside the guitar. These unique soundscapes are intended to bring listeners on a meditative journey inward. Held the last Sunday of each month. 2–3 p.m. Donations accepted. www.thrivespace.net FILM: 12 Years a Slave (UGA Tate Student Center) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 21–23, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. $1–2. www. union.uga.edu k continued on next page
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Focusing on the lives of elephants in captivity, the documentary examines problems that arise when they are brought to live in zoos and circuses. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 7:30 p.m. FREE! sos.uga.edu/filmfest FILM: Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Room S150) This documentary follows the touching relationship between musician Mark Bittner and a flock of wild parrots that have taken up residency in San Francisco. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 6 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu 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
welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! www.acclibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Genealogy on the Internet (ACC Library) A brief introduction to genealogy Internet resources. Registration is free but required. Class is limited to 10 people. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 MEETINGS: Peace Corps Week (Miller Learning Center, Room 214) Hear from a current Peace Corps volunteer and UGA graduate. Campus recruiter Aaron Joslin will share stories from his experience in Bolivia. 5:30 p.m. FREE! peacecorpsuga@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Tuba Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) East Carolina University tuba professor Tom McCaslin presents a free performance. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Tuba Performance (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) Former UGA student
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from both Atlanta and the Classic City. 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: AARP Tax Assistance (Oconee County Library) AARP volunteers will assist individuals of all ages with their tax preparation. This free service is provided on a firstcome, first-served basis. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Rabbit Box: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duetsâ&#x20AC;? (The Melting Point) Athenians share true stories from their lives. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup includes pairs of storytellers: Virginia and Wes Baumgartner, Micah and Tanya Hudson, Douglas Job and Angela Pfile, Jill Swenson and Bill Brown, Pat and Neal Priest, and AlzenaBrooks Johnson and Larry Johnson. 7 p.m. $5. www.rabbitbox.org EVENTS: Bulldog Basketball and Burgers (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hear a live broadcast of UGA basketball coach Mark Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call-in radio show. 7 p.m. www. grindhouseburgers.com FILM: An Apology to Elephants (Miller Learning Center, Room 101) This film explores the beauty and intelligence of elephants as well as the threats to their survival.
GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests every Monday night. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com 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 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Designed to nurture language skills through literature-based materials and activities. Parents assist their children in movements and actions while playing. 2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. Registration required. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650, ext. 329 LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title is Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. Newcomers
Simon Wildman and professor David Zerkle are joined by members of the United States Marine Band for a recital. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu
Tuesday 25 CLASSES: Computer Class: Free eBooks and Audiobooks (ACC Library) In the computer training room. Register by calling. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Flower Arranging (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Mandy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea of 3 Porch Farm leads an instructive class of flower arranging for adults. 10:30 a.m. 706-795-5597 FILM: LIFE the Griot See Tuesday listing for full description Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Feb. 20, 2 p.m. Feb. 23, 9 a.m. & 10 p.m. Feb. 25, 8 p.m. FREE! www.surprisinglyprofessional.com FILM: The Peabody Decades: An Early Frost (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) The first major film to confront issues dealing with HIV/ AIDS, An Early Frost stars Aidan
Quinn as an attorney who must tell his parents that he is gay and has AIDS. This 1985 Peabody Awardwinning drama tenderly portrays the fear and prejudice surrounding the virus. 7 p.m. FREE! mlmiller@ uga.edu GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE!706-354-7289 GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways. Every Tuesday. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com
3:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:15 p.m. FREE! 706-7693950 KIDSTUFF: Story Time (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement and crafts for ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. Every Tuesday and Wednesday. 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. FREE! 706-7693950 LECTURES & LIT: History of the Morton Theatre and Hot Corner (ACC Library) Managing director of the Morton Theatre Lynn Battle Green discusses the history and legacy of the theater and Hot Corner. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Science Cafe: The Science of Love (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Dr. Keith Campbell, department head and professor of
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 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Win house cash prizes with host Todd Kelly. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com
Every Tuesday and Wednesday. 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. FREE! 706-7693950 KIDSTUFF: Drivers 101 (Oconee County Library) Instructors from Open Road Driving School present an informational session regarding rules of the road and tips on creating a safe teen driver. This event is open to teens and parents only. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys Book Discussion (ACC Library) Dr. P. Daniel Silk leads a discussion on House of Stone by Anthony Shadid. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: Oconee Democrats Book Group (Chops and Hops) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is Power Lines: Two Years on South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Borders by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Carter. In his book, Carter writes about his two years in the Peace Corps working to improve public schools and heal racial divisions in South Africa. 7 p.m. FREE! patricia. priest@yahoo.com PERFORMANCE: Lollapalooza! (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Conductor John Lynch and the UGA Wind Ensemble present Lollapalooza! as part of the Next Festival of Contemporary Music. Performance guests include the UGA Ballet Ensemble and conductor Jaclyn Hartenberger. A panel discussion will be held 45 minutes prior to the performance. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. 706-542-4400, www.pac.uga.edu
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The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com DRIFTWOOD Local Americana collective plays darkly accented folk music. RED OAK SOUTHERN STRING BAND This Watkinsville-based band plays rootsy Americana tunes.
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Wednesday 19 Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES SINGERSONGWRITER SHOWCASE Rock out every Wednesday at this open mic. Contact louisphillippelot@ yahoo.com for booking. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE TUNE SQUAD No info available. BY SMALL RUIN Local alternative rock band. RUSTY BRIDGERS Singersongwriter from Empire, GA. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $25. www.georgiatheatre.com BEN RECTOR Popular, pop-minded singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN. SAM BURCHFIELD The local singersongwriter (and recent â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Idolâ&#x20AC;? contestant) plays a set of his folk-pop tunes. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GINKO Edgar Lopezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fuzzy hip hop project. BONG MARLEY SONG SYSTEM â&#x20AC;&#x153;VHS-funkâ&#x20AC;? from a member of Basshunter64. GYPS Xander Witt (Muuy Biien) plays a set of ambient drone. BOY HARSHER No info available. THE EBON HAWK A collaborative project between local MC Ricky Digits and Pretty Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Chandler. MANNY AND THE DEEPTHROATS Local experimental sound/video artist Manny Lage explores concepts in performative culture. Green Room 9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com SEX BBQ East Atlanta â&#x20AC;&#x153;surf-rock space wizardsâ&#x20AC;? playing psychedelic yet melodic math-rock inspired tunes. MOTHER THE CAR Local hard rock/ blues band playing fierce tunes. FREE ASSOCIATES Local garagerock band that experiments with noise and attitude. DJ NATE OF WUXTRY Nate Mitchell spins before, between, and after the bands. Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com LEO J Portland, OR-based folksinger and storyteller whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touring the
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country on his bicycle. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. BRIAN DINIZIO Guitarist and singersongwriter who plays simple, uplifting folk. Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday! New Earth Athens 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com ELEMENTS A weekly dance night with drink specials and DJs. Normaltown Hall 8 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ NormaltownHall WATER LIARS Rootsy, simplistic, gritty folk-rock duo out of Mississippi. OTHER COLORS Baltimore-based group playing self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;future folk-rockâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;exploratory pop.â&#x20AC;? BUFFALO HAWK Heavy, Crazy Horseinspired band led by Matt Stoessel and featuring Paul McHugh, Brantley Senn and Jim Wilson. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 SKYFOOT Hailing from Boston, MA, Skyfoot is a high-energy rock band combining elements of roots, funk, blues and country music. 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 Nicholas Wiles, Drew Hart and Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.
Thursday 20 Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES Local singersongwriter Louis Phillip Pelot and company play a â&#x20AC;&#x153;mind-boggling wall of organic sound with upbeat, traveldriven lyrics.â&#x20AC;? PARTIAL CINEMA Formally known as Talkingto, this local group takes influences from funk, indie, dance and classical music to inspire fits of dancing, vibing and grooving. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com CRANE A high energy band that falls into genres ranging from Southern rock to hip-hop to funk. ROSHAMBEAUX Rock sensibilities influenced by the likes of The Drifters and Aretha Franklin. KICK THE ROBOT Power-pop trio from Atlanta with infectious energy.
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 WIRE METHOD Indie pop and rock band from Atlanta. PADRE Local indie band featuring members of Dana Swimmer. FUTO Acoustic-minded indie-pop project fronted by songwriter Patrick Brick. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com SOUTHERN BRED CO. Local funkinspired rock and roll band. WIEUCA A fuzz-heavy, slightly countrified alt-rock version of the sort of wistful slacker-rock pioneered by Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. SWAMP No info available. Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com WHOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAD The ultimate Michael Jackson tribute band! Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Fredâ&#x20AC;? Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Green Room 10:30 p.m. $3. www.greenroomathens. com SONS OF FATHERS Indie, alternative and roots-rock act from Texas. Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com MARY SIGALAS The local jazz singer hosts a release party for her new EP, Certainty, which features Trey Wright, Carl Lindberg and Marlon Patton. Those three musicians will also perform a separate set. The Manhattan CafĂŠ 9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-9767 NIGHT OF 100 RECORDS Several local DJs, including Kurt Wood, DJ Mahogany, Jack Jiggles, Crash Landers and Orange Julius, spin vinyl-only sets of rock and soul tunes. The Melting Point 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com TINSLEY ELLIS In-demand blues guitarist who has performed with Buddy Guy, The Allman Brothers, Govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Mule, Widespread Panic and more. LITTLE G WEEVIL Award-winning blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. New Earth Athens 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com BATTLE OF THE BANDS Studentcondo complex The Standard hosts
Water Liars plays Normaltown Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 19. this battle, featuring Up In The Air, Saturn Valley, Corey Welch, Sababa and Dank Sinatra. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 SETH WINTERS BAND Mainstream songwriting with a guitar-driven sound. Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee & Pub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 KARAOKE Every Thursday!
Friday 21 Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com CASPER AND THE COOKIES Local legends playing eccentric and energetic pop-rock. Album release show! See story on p. 12.
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Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com HEATHER HEYN AND FRIENDS Group led by local atmospheric folk singer-songwriter Heather Heyn. EMILY ARMOND The frontwoman of Sea of Dogs plays tender, intuitive folk tunes on banjo. NICE MACHINE Local surf-punk band. Georgia Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 JOHN BOYLE Singer-songwriter in the vein of Willie Nelson, John Prine
and Bob Dylan. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be joined by fiddler Adam Poulin. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com REBELUTION Rock and reggae band from Santa Barbara, CA. CRIS CAB Reggae-influenced singersongwriter from Miami, FL. DARK MATTER Instrumental funkreggae band. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ HOT WAX Max Wang (The Rodney Kings) spins â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s pop/soul and punk rock. Green Room 10 p.m. $7. www.greenroomathens. com MACHINES ARE PEOPLE TOO Indie dance-pop outfit from Chattanooga, TN.
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Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE ARCS Long-running local rock band featuring Dave Gerow, Kevin Lane, Brandon Reynolds and Ben Spraker. SPIRIT HAIR Combining elements of psychedelic rock, power-pop, blues, jam and Americana.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com FUTURE APE TAPES Local group creating psychedelic, experimental music driven by loops, beats, guitars and synths. See story on p. 13. FAKE FLOWERS New local psychedelic-tinged jangle-rock band. ENGLAND IN 1819 An unusual combination of Southern edge and English introspection, with haunting lyrics and massive chamber rock unfurling in a sweeping, evocative surge of sound.
Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub FAUX FEROCIOUS Knoxville, TN-based sloppy, lo-fi rock band with pop sensibilities. SHEHEHE Local punk rock band â&#x20AC;&#x153;scorching the new American jet rock stratosphere.â&#x20AC;? LITTLE GOLD Local trio fronted by Christian DeRoeck, formerly of Woods, playing garage rock with pop sensibilities. MANGER Speed thrash metal â&#x20AC;&#x153;with a dash of Satan.â&#x20AC;? The band harks back to the days of NWOBHM: ripping solos and screeching vocals. The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com SOL DRIVEN TRAIN Charlestonbased groove-rock ensemble. DANGERMUFFIN South Carolina trio that shifts between Southern rock, beach grooves and Americana. ELISE TESTONE Singer-songwriter and â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Idolâ&#x20AC;? alum from South Carolina. New Earth Athens 9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com EFREN This local band, led by vocalist Scott Low, plays rootsy, rocking Americana. THE HIGHER CHOIR Homegrown Southern roots-rock inspired by the likes of The Black Crowes and Drive-By Truckers. DANGFLY Local rock band featuring an all-star lineup, including Adam Payne, Shawn Johnson, Jay Rodgers, Scotty Nicholson and Adam Poulin. THIS FRONTIER NEEDS HEROES Brooklyn-based alternative folk duo. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 SAINT FRANCIS Local rootsrock band led by Scott Baston (Moonshine Still). See story on p. 13. The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 TANGENTS This country-fried rock group from Watkinsville carries Lynyrd Skynyrd licks and John Mellencamp melodies. Troubadour Bar & Grill 8 p.m. 706-850-8188 LEAVING COUNTRIES Local singersongwriter Louis Phillip Pelot and company play a â&#x20AC;&#x153;mind-boggling wall of organic sound with upbeat, traveldriven lyrics.â&#x20AC;?
Saturday 22 Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com WEDGE Local dream-pop band. THE STYMMS Local rock trio featuring Etienne de Rocher, Brandon McDearis and Chris Sugiuchi.
Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves to make ya wanna move. Green Room 10:30 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com CICADA RHYTHM Atlanta-based acoustic guitar and upright bass duo playing bluegrass-tinged indie folk, filled with paired vocal harmonies. MICHAEL BOWMAN Local altcountry/blues singer-songwriter, originally from Harrisonburg, VA. ELLIOT BRONSON Folk songwriter from Atlanta. Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com JEFF SIPE TRIO Renowned drummer Jeff Sipe has worked with Bela Fleck, Phil Lesh, Jimmy Herring, Trey Anastasio and many more. His trio plays soulful, jazz-inspired funk. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring high-energy electro and rock. TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (The Gold Party, The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop. DJ Z-DOG Loveable local DJ spins top 40 hits, old-school hip-hop, high-energy rock and other danceable favorites. New Earth Athens 8 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com WAKA WINTER CLASSIC Five local musicians/bands will compete for the most votes, and the winner will play at Arkansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wakarusa Music Festival. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 HERD OF WATTS Rock band from Jacksonville, FL. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 JERRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BONES Bluesy rock and roll group from Claremont, NC. The World Famous Dancing With the Athens Stars Benefit. 9:30 p.m. www.theworldfamousathens.com KICK THE ROBOT Power-pop trio from Atlanta with infectious energy.
Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com HERB GUTHRIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND BENEFIT A concert to benefit the fund, which will send two young drummers to Nuciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camp Amped. Featuring performances from The HEAP, Dangfly, the Caroline Aiken Band, John Keane, Ike Stubblefield and more. Hi-Lo Lounge 9 p.m. $3. 706-850-8561 RUBY THE RABBITFOOT Led by songwriter Ruby Kendrick, this local group plays intricate, slightly experimental pop-folk. CLOSE TALKER Four-piece pop-punk band from Richmond, VA. DEEP STATE Members of Little Gold and Brothers play driving, melodic guitar-rock. Pizza Hut 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. FREE! www.kevincodymusic.com (Baxter Street location) KARAOKE Choose from over 13,000 songs with host Kevin Cody. The World Famous Beers! Bands! Brunch! 12:30 p.m. FREE! www.theworldfamousathens. com WIEUCA A fuzz-heavy, slightly countrified alt-rock version of the sort of wistful slacker-rock pioneered by Pavement and Dinosaur Jr.
Monday 24 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com GRAWKS Local garage-punk band. SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE Punk rock band from San Diego, CA. Nowhere Bar Moody Mama Mondays! 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 HOLLY BELLE This local singersongwriter sings smoky, acoustic ballads.
Tuesday 25 Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 RABIES SCYTHE FIGHT Experimental/electronic local band. DEAD NEIGHBORS Formerly known as A Lot More Less, this local band plays grunge- and shoegazeinspired rock tunes. BIG MIKE MYSTERY No info available. The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com MANMADE MOUNTAINS Folky local quintet that describes its sound as â&#x20AC;&#x153;banjos, but from outer space.â&#x20AC;? TRAVELING BROKE AND OUT OF GAS Folky, bluesy outfit led by the sultry vocals of Rachael Yanni and cerebral songwriting of Cody Hall. New Earth Athens Project Safe Benefit. 8 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com CARL LINDBERG Local Latin jazz bassist performs a set. GRO/CONSCIOUS Members of Latinjazz group Grogus and dub-reggae ensemble DubConscious team up. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Fester Hagood hosts this weekly series showcasing a series of acous-
tic solo sets from some of the most talented singer-songwriters in town and across the country.
Wednesday 26 Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES SINGERSONGWRITER SHOWCASE Rock out every Wednesday at this open mic. Contact louisphillippelot@ yahoo.com for booking. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com PARTIAL CINEMA Formally known as Talkingto, this local group takes influences from funk, indie, dance and classical music to inspire fits of dancing, vibing and grooving. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com RANDY ROGERS BAND Country group from Texas. JOSH ABBOTT BAND Passionate, tension-filled country music from these Texas natives. WADE BOWEN Country singersongwriter from Waco, TX. STONEY LARUE Red Dirt country artist from Stillwater, OK. Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday! The Melting Point 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com ATHENS CIRCLE OF SONGWRITERS An in-the-round evening of singer-songwriter talent, featuring Ross Bogan, Scott Baston, Dwayne â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jubeeâ&#x20AC;? Webb, Dylan Crosby, Fester Hagood and Richard Chamberlain. New Earth Athens 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com ELEMENTS A weekly dance night with drink specials and DJs. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 JIVE MOTHER MARY Southern rock band from Burlington, NC.
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ART Call for Artists (Athens, GA) An upcoming festival is seeking outsider artists, junk collectors, street performers, avant-garde bands and musicians, and any other sort of creative weirdos around town. Deadline Mar. 1. Email for details. blankbooking@gmail.com Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery) Now accepting applications for artists interested in participating in the gallery's annual Festifool Festival on Mar. 29, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. peterlooseart@gmail. com Human Rights Festival Logo Contest (Athens, GA) The Athens Human Rights Festival is seeking logo submissions for use on T-shirts, the newspaper and the stage backdrop. Logos must say 36th Annual Human Rights Festival, May 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 and Athens, GA. Email for details. Deadline Mar. 7. tshirtjeffh@ gmail.com Indie South Call for Artists (660 N. Chase St.) Indie South Fair is seeking artists and makers of all kinds, fine, folk and craft, for its annual Springtacular artist market. Two booth sizes are now available. Apply online. Deadline Mar. 10. Market on May 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4. www. indiesouthfair.com International Artist Workshops (Lyndon House Arts Center) In â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Drama of the Figure,â&#x20AC;? American Academy of Art graduate Kevin Beilfuss will explore color, lighting and symbolism in drawing and painting. Mar. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $625. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water Color Workshop: Painting Flowers Loose, Fresh and Easy,â&#x20AC;? Pat Fiorello will share techniques on color, composition, brush strokes and the
varied characteristics of watercolor. Mar. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $575. Workshops include breakfast, lunch and art excursions. Call to reserve a spot. 706-613-3623, ext. 225 Spring Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jewelry/Metalsmithing,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction to Relief Printmaking,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Painting with Charles,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction to Digital Photography for DSLR Cameras,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction to Drawing,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intermediate Drawing,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction to Black & White Photography,â&#x20AC;? Visit the website for full descriptions of the courses. 706613-3623, www.athensclarkecounty. com/lyndonhouse
CLASSES 2014 Athens Small Business Summit (The Classic Center) The summit is an all-day event for businesses of all sizes and stages of development. It 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 Beginning Bridge Classes (Athens Bridge Center) Playing bridge is the ultimate brain workout. Mondays through Feb. 24, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $25 (students), $50. 706-318-9681 Bikram Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Classes in hot yoga are offered seven days a week. Beginners welcome. Student discounts available. 706-353-9642, www.bikramathens.com Dance Classes (Floorspace) Sulukule Bellydance presents classes in bellydancing, Bollywood dance, theatrical â&#x20AC;&#x153;bellyesque,â&#x20AC;? and
Middle Eastern drumming. Visit website for schedule. www.floor spaceathens.com Fitness Classes (M.R.S. Physical Therapy and Wellness Center, Winterville) Zumba, yoga and bone defense classes are held weekly. Visit website for schedule. bstephensonmrspt@gmail.com, www.medical rehabilitationsystems.com 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, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. 706-613-1143, www.healingarts centre.net Knitting Classes (Community) Learn how to purl and make pattern stitches in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beginner's Knitting 2.â&#x20AC;? Feb. 25 & Mar. 4, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knitting in the Roundâ&#x20AC;? is for students with basic skills. Mar. 18 & Mar. 25, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $40. 706316-2067, www.shopcommunity athens.com Letterpress & More (Smokey Road Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Evening of Paper and Pork.â&#x20AC;? Feb. 21, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $95. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Longstitch Binding.â&#x20AC;? Feb. 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;23, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $180. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Linkstitch Binding.â&#x20AC;? Mar. 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $180. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coptic Binding.â&#x20AC;? Mar. 29â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $180. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction to Letterpress Printing.â&#x20AC;? Mar. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 15, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $295. Marital Arts (Live Oak Martial Arts, Bogart) Traditional and modern-style Taekwondo, self-defense, grappling and weapons classes for adults, children and families. Taught by eight-time AAU National Champion, master Jason Hughes. www.liveoakmartialarts.com Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Custom Stationery: Multicolor
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Many dogs needing homes since ACC Animal Control was closed during some of the snowy days! Time is up for the trusting little Beagle mix puppy above. He is a gentle, smallish guy who was delighted to be given a toy. Attentive and snuggly. Also the shy pair on the left, both American Bulldog mixes are also way out of time. Volunteers have been working with them HUK I\PSKPUN \W [OLPY JVUĂ&#x201E;KLUJL HYV\UK people. They are big puppies and love playing together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spankyâ&#x20AC;? weighs around 50 pounds and his girlfriend â&#x20AC;&#x153;Darlaâ&#x20AC;? weighs around 40; both less than a year old. more local adoptable cats and dogs at
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Pieces by Kie Johnson are included in the exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watercolor in the Lives of 10 Women,â&#x20AC;? currently on display at Athens Academy through Wednesday, Apr. 16. Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;? Feb. 19 & 26, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $60. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Fun: Monotypes!â&#x20AC;? Feb. 22, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $40. Check website for full descriptions and to register. www.doubledutchpress.com Reiki (Call for Location) Now accepting students for Reiki I, II and III/ master classes. Certified classes include all attunements, appropriate manual and light touch. Email or call for details and directions. 706-4903816, energypath@hotmail.com Yoga (Mama Bird's Granola) With instructor Moira. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7/class. www.mamabirds granola.com Yoga Classes (Healing Arts Centre) Several types of ongoing classes are offered for all levels, including Hatha, restorative, Vinyasa, Tai Chi and meditation. Visit website for details. 706-6131143, www.healingartscentre.net Yoga Classes at New Earth (New Earth Athens) Daily yoga for all levels. Qigong classes for all ages are held every Tuesday, 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15 requested donation. Check website for daily schedule. www. newearthcommunity.weebly.com/ calendar.html, www.facebook.com/ newearthyoga Zumba (Mama Bird's Granola) With instructor Maricela. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7. www.mamabirdsgranola. com
HELP OUT 2nd Annual Celebrity Cake Bake (ACC Library) The Miss Marigold Scholarship Pageant is seeking celebrity cake bakers in several categories: politics, first responders, educators, radio personalities, etc. The cake that brings in the most money in each category will win a plaque. Cakes are due in give-away containers by Feb. 22, 11:30 a.m. 706-372-1236 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 Call for Volunteers (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Seeking a few volunteers to assist with day-to-day tasks. If interested, fill out a volunteer application at the front desk. Ages 13 & up are eligible. www.athenslibrary.org/ madison Donate Blood Give the gift of blood! Check website for donor locations. Red Cross also seeks volunteers for the Athens and Gainesville Donor Centers and at mobile blood
drives in 29 counties. 1-800-RED CROSS, kathy.pollock@redcross. org, 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 Soccer Coaching (Southeast Clarke Park) Volunteers are needed to coach ages 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. Feb. 24â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 3. 706-613-3589, ext. 222
KIDSTUFF Baton (Bishop Park) The Classic City Majorettes offer instruction in dance-twirling, strutting, marching technique and more. For ages 5 & up. Tuesdays, Mar. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 13, 5:45â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:45 p.m. $65â&#x20AC;&#x201C;80. 706-613-3589 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.). $10/ class. www.treehousekidandcraft. com Spring Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Break Art Breakâ&#x20AC;? for ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 (Mar. 11 & Mar. 13), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Time for 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 Year Olds,â&#x20AC;? (Thursdays, Mar. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 24), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leathercraft Funâ&#x20AC;? (Tuesdays, Mar. 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 22), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nature's Journal: Drawingâ&#x20AC;? (Thursdays, Mar. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 24) and more. Visit website for full descriptions of courses. 706-6133623, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse
SUPPORT Alanon (540 Prince Ave.) Alanon: a 12 step recovery program for those affected by someone else's drinking. Tuesdays, 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. FREE! 478-955-3422
Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that's your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org Bi Men's Support Group (Body, Mind & Spirit) This group helps address specific issues that bisexual men may deal with in their lives. Mondays, 6 p.m. $10. 706351-6024 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 Project Safe Emotional Abuse Support Group (Athens, GA) Demeaning behavior and hateful words can be just as harmful as punches and kicks. Child care provided. Call for location. Every Wednesday, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 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 Athens Game Jam (The Bottleworks) Form a team and make a game from scratch for the third annual 48-hour game development competition. Open to programmers, artists, designers, musicians and anyone else who wants to make a card, board or video game. Feb. 28, 7 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 2, 5 p.m. Followed by a party of demos to the public. FREE! www.athensgamejam.com CCCF Scholarships (The Classic Center) The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is offering performing arts scholarships for high school students. 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 fearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how you've confronted them and how they've shaped you? 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. Mar. 7, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. (1 hour sessions). $10 suggested donation. 706-542-5788, russlib@uga.edu Sprang Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee League (Southeast Clarke Park) This league is casual enough for beginners, yet competitive enough for ultimate frisbee
vets. Includes a complementary frisbee and an end-of-season party. Deadline to register is Mar. 7. Mondays, Mar. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 26, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. $30 (members), $42. goodlookultimate@gmail.com, www. goodlookultimate.com/leagues/ sprang Sprockets International Music Video Festival (Athens, GA) Sprockets is now accepting submissions of music videos to be screened at the Georgia Music Video
ART AROUND TOWN AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Susan Pelhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collages are inspired by the Magic Realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and based on ideas from childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literature, camp songs and poetry. Through February. ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by Mary Porter, Christine Shockley, Dortha Jacobson and others. 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;Obsessions: Artwork by Alex Lutian.â&#x20AC;? Through February. ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watercolor in the Lives of 10 Womenâ&#x20AC;? includes works by Rosie Coleman, Jacqueline Dorsey, Judith DeJoy, Leigh Ellis, Kie Johnson, Cindy Malota, Zee Nagao, Rosemary Segreti, Karen Sturm and Viviane Van Giesen. Through Apr. 16. 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. Closing reception Mar. 2. AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Widening the Horizonâ&#x20AC;? includes expressionistic multimedia woven designs by Suzanne Gernandt and colorful silk paintings inspired by France by RenĂŠ Shoemaker. Through February. THE BRANDED BUTCHER (225 N. Lumpkin St.) Paintings and drawings by Sanithna Phansavanh. â&#x20AC;˘ Paintings by Lela Burnett. CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wrack and Ruin and the Creative Response: A Cautionary Environmental Tale,â&#x20AC;? visual artist Betsy Cain explores both an artistic interpretation of and a pragmatic exercise in environmental conservation. Through Mar. 12. COFFEE SHOP OF ATHENS (2950 Atlanta Hwy.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tainted Loveâ&#x20AC;? includes works by Lamar Dodd School of Art students. Through February. DONDEROâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by June Ball. EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Watercolors by Sue Grilli. Through Mar. 3. ELLISON, WALTON & BYRNE (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Nancy Roberson. Through February. 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 Cheri Wranosky, Chris Hubbard, Rebecca Wood, Veronica Darby and more. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Panhandle Slim. Through February. 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. 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. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Greenman Photographs.â&#x20AC;? Through Mar. 30. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Silent Cities of Peru: Archaeological Photographs by Fernando La Rosa.â&#x20AC;? Through Mar. 30. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Interrupted: Advancing American Art and the Politics of Cultural Diplomacy.â&#x20AC;? Through Apr. 20. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rugs of the Caucasus.â&#x20AC;? Through Apr. 27. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selections in the Decorative Arts.â&#x20AC;? Through June 29. THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Painted figurines by David Barnes. Through Feb. 22. HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Paintings by Leslie Moody. Through February.
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HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) In â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Space Between Us,â&#x20AC;? Melody Croft paints oil portraits that incorporate poetry using newspaper and magazine letters. Through February. JUST PHO (1063 Baxter St.) Hand-painted silk walk hangings by Margaret Agner. Through March. KRIMSON KAFE (40 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Look at This Artâ&#x20AC;? includes deeply layered and textured folk art by Michael Davis. Through February. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) In Gallery 307, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regina Rex: New Threadsâ&#x20AC;? includes works by 12 members of a Brooklyn artist-run gallery space. Through Mar. 3. â&#x20AC;˘ In Gallery 101, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rachel Cox: Some Points.â&#x20AC;? Through Mar. 6. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Bridge Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Within a Bounded Fieldâ&#x20AC;? explores the relationship between frames and the content of a work. Opening reception Feb. 20. Through Mar. 14. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Plaza Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pspspspspst-zzzzzt!â&#x20AC;? is a series of one or two-person shows by painting students that will rotate every Sunday and Wednesday. Through Mar. 14. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Suite Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Bird, Little Birdâ&#x20AC;? displays vinyl prints of predatory birds in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s windowpanes and scare off and protect smaller birds. Opening reception Feb. 20. Through Mar. 14 LOFT GALLERY AT CHOPS & HOPS (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) Artwork by Alea Hurst. Through February. MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 Hwy. 98 W., Danielsville) Mixed media constructions by Ron Moran. Through February. 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 including Howard Finster, St. EOM and Thorton Dial. 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;Flowers of Romanceâ&#x20AC;? features works by Manda McKay, Tatiana Veneruso, Jeramy Lammano and Jean Langkau. Through Mar. 23. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Photography by Barbara Holder. Through February. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Who We Are: A Black History Month Exhibit.â&#x20AC;? Through Feb. 21. REPUBLIC SALON (312 E. Broad St.) The paintings of Cody Murray explore the duality of man. RICHARD B. RUSSELL LIBRARY FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES (UGA Library) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living with the Atomic Bombâ&#x20AC;? includes 75 original objects from the atomic era. Through Mar. 14. SEWCIAL STUDIO (160 Tracy St.) Hand-dyed art quilts by Anita Heady and rust and over-dyed fabric on canvas by Bill Heady. SIPS (1390 Prince Ave.) Paintings incorporating found objects by Annette Paskiewicz. Through February. STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 Milledge Ave.) Artwork by the Athens Plein Air Artists. Through Mar. 2. THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Kie Johnson. Through Mar. 6. TECH STOP COMPUTERS (3690 Atlanta Hwy.) Abstract acrylic paintings and works made from reused and found materials by Frances Jemini. Through July. TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) The Madison Artists Guild presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Work of Our Hands,â&#x20AC;? featuring artwork by Elizabeth Collins and Margaret Warfield. Through Mar. 29. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goddess Art,â&#x20AC;? an allfemale artist show, ranges from pottery, fabric, paintings, photography, glasswork and more. Through March. VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Rita Rogers Marks. â&#x20AC;˘ Artwork by Amanda Stevens.
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I moved in with my cousin and his girlfriend a few months ago. Their relationship is annoying. I’m realizing he is quite insecure and thus jealous and controlling. She seems to be at his every beck and call. I’ve been able to separate myself from their drama for the most part until recently, when he complained I didn’t do my share of the cleaning. This was surprising coming from him, because I’ve never seen him touch the broom, mop, Clorox or trash. I’ve seen him wash dishes a few times and that’s it. She seems to do all of the cleaning. It’s like a two-thirds/one-third ratio. He complained I wasn’t doing my one-third. On the contrary I believe I do my fair share. I take the trash out when it’s time, I do my dishes (not anyone else’s—should I do anyone else’s dishes?), if I make a mess I clean it, I don’t leave things lying around, I’ve cleaned the bathroom twice within the three months I’ve lived here and I’ve swept the kitchen and living area twice also. He claims I’m self-absorbed. He also claims he controls everything in this house (but he stays in his room and plays computer games all day?) I told him I would be more conscious of his space, but I ain’t doing his damn dishes. I asked his girlfriend her opinion on my cleaning habits, and she didn’t seem to have too much of a problem with them. Am I self-absorbed? Mr. Cleans-Enough
“Our son never cared about this kind of thing, but his wife says we can’t say what we want in our own home.” It needs to be unmistakable that the message is coming from both of you. This will be good practice for the rest of your marriage. Now, here’s the message: We cannot and will not be around this speech. You’re not dictating what your in-laws say or think. You’re not telling them that their ideas are hateful, ugly and misinformed (although, of course, they are). You and your fiancé are making it clear what you yourselves will do. If your in-laws speak this way while you’re at their house, you will leave. If they talk this way at your wedding or house or around your future children, you’ll ask your in-laws to leave. You will consistently (and dispassionately, which will be difficult) remove yourself from the situation whenever it occurs.
Trash Talk Any advice for dealing with aggressively mean people? I recently had a falling out with someone. Now, if ever we’re in the same place at the same time (something I try to avoid), much shit-talking at amplified levels occurs for one and all to hear. Add alcohol to the mix, and it’s even worse. Life’s hard enough without petty drama. I wish I didn’t feel the need to cede parts of town to someone on the off chance that they might show up and act like a jerk. My friends tell me to ignore her because she feeds off my reactions, but it’s hard in the moment to not get hurt feelings. Feels Like High School
I have a question for you: Are you paying one-third of the rent and utilities? If so, I’d say you are doing exactly the right amount of housework—doing your own dishes, cleaning up after yourself and Let’s get one thing out of the way so sometimes cleaning shared spaces. People we can move on to the opportunities this girl is giving you. In or leading up to the who live with family or friends rent-free or falling out, did you say or do anything at greatly reduced rates have to do a little ugly? Anything that warrants an apolmore housework. If that’s you, then you ogy? If you owe this girl an apology—not need to do a little more than one-third because she’s nice or reasonable, but so of the housework to be a considerate and your conscience and record are completely appreciative guest. But, really, just a little clear—you need to give it to her. This more, not all of it. apology is not an attempt at reconciliaYou said that your cousin’s relationship Please send your questions to tion (because she has revealed herself to with his girlfriend is annoying, but I don’t advice@flagpole.com or be someone you don’t want to be reconthink that’s the case. It’s your cousin himciled with), it’s strictly factual: I said or self who seems to be annoying. From your flagpole.com/getadvice did something wrong/hurtful/insensitive, description, I’d say you are doing enough and I’m sorry for it. End of conversation. housework and you are not self-absorbed. She will try to engage you in some angry nonsense, but you If that knowledge is enough to let you live peacefully, then have only two lines. I did this and I’m sorry. you’re all set. But the cousin you describe is not someone I’d Once that is done, you take the high road. By taking this want to come home to. If you have other options, I’d suggest very public, very low road, this girl is giving you an opporexploring them quietly, in case this is a demonstration of your tunity to look exceedingly mature and compassionate and cousin’s best behavior. reasonable. I suggest you act as if she’s truly invisible. Don’t look at her, but don’t look away. Whenever this trash-talking occurs, I just met my fiancé’s family for the first time. We’ve been act as if you truly don’t hear it. Don’t change your facial together for two and a half years, and it seems he has kept expression. Practice or envision doing this ahead of time, them away for good reason: they are all very closed minded because it won’t be natural at first. Don’t gossip about her or and homophobic. I have two gay brothers who are both married complain about her bad behavior with your friends. It might to great guys. My in-laws think they will burn in hell for their help if you keep in mind that all of the things she’s saying and “choice,” and they aren’t afraid to tell me that. I know I should doing aren’t any kind of meaningful reflection on you; they’re have nipped this in the bud at the first “Well, San Francisco is coming from her hurt and insecurity. It’s hard not to feel a a great town, except for the gays” comment, but I was honestly little sadness for her. Happy, secure, fulfilled people do not too shocked to say anything. My fiancé is absolutely not like behave like this. them, and he loves my brothers and their husbands. How do we Your friends are right; she does feed off your reactions. But make it clear that we will not tolerate this type of talk in genshe also feeds off the attention of other people. As they come eral, let alone at our wedding or around our future children? to realize that she’s the only one fighting this battle, they’ll Daughter-in-Law begin to view her as unreasonable, and she won’t have an audience. Isn’t it a great triumph of humanity, goodness and educaHere’s the other opportunity this girl is giving you: the tion that someone (like your fiancé) can grow up surrounded opportunity to decide who is going to dictate the terms of your by such ugly ideas and see clearly enough to reject them? own life and your own feelings. Throughout your life, there will There’s only one way for you and your fiancé to handle be people who don’t like you. And that’s fine. More than fine, this that has some potential for stopping their hate speech it’s inconsequential. I would not let those people interfere (at least around the two of you) without destroying your marwith going where you want to go, doing what you want to do riage. You have to be a united front. Your in-laws will become and spending time with your friends. There will always be more defensive when you and your fiancé tell them that you can’t people who do like you. be around this kind of talk, and they will try to pit the two of you against each other. In their minds, the story will become, Rhonda advice@flagpole.com
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