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I was going to mention Steel Magnolias, because it is so much fun I wouldn’t want you to miss it. Then, Diane McDonough Riley sent in a letter summing up the play very well: “Friday’s opening performance of Steel Magnolias was a sellout. No detail was overlooked in the casting, costuming, set-design and decoration. I have to admit, they had me at the armadillo cake, perfectly (and repulsively) rendered by local entrepreneur Savie, of sweetiepiebysavie@gmail.com, displayed in the lobby for the opening night’s reception. Town & Gown Players’ production of Steel Magnolias was a tour de force by an ensemble cast of six very talented actors who convincingly portray the bulwark provided by friendship forged over time. The script’s admixture of earthy humor and genuine pathos is effective and affecting. Don’t miss this local gem, which will be presented again Thursday–Saturday, June 12–14 at 8 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on June 15 at 2 p.m.�

Of course, you had to be there last Friday to enjoy Savie’s deliciously repulsive armadillo cake, but you’ve got four more chances to enjoy the play and understand the Savie Arnold made this armadillo cake reference to the cake for the Steel Magnolias opening. (townandgownplayers. org). The play is much more tightly focused than the movie, and the cast zings in the laughs and the tears: Bryn Adamson, Janet Robertson, Cher Schmidt, Greer Caldwell, Gillianne Gentzel and Gay Griggs McCommons (my wife!). This is theater at its most accessible, delicious as red velvet cake. 706-208-8696. Hurry.

Man of Steel I know some people snicker at my old Volvo station wagon, except Gay (who scowls), but for a second car basically to drive around town, why do I need anything “better?� What I do need is somebody to keep it going, and for years, with a series of Volvos, that task was admirably performed by Don Doster, master mechanic at Doster Brothers, now closed.

Maybe it’s my small-town background, but I want the mechanic working on my car to be somebody who will take a personal interest in it. For the last decade, that mechanic, for me, has been Garry Cummings. Garry is a smart, competent, factory-trained foreign car expert, honest and never satisfied until the job is done right. His only drawback is that his shop is way out in the wilds of Jackson County, which means that except for quick things he can fix while you wait, like adding freon, you’ve got to get somebody to follow you out there and then take you back when your car is ready—same procedure as the Atlanta Highway, except longer.

About the time I started going to Garry, our main ride became a Mini-Cooper, which, since it was under warranty, had to be serviced and repaired in Atlanta. Once that warranty ran out, I naturally tried to get Garry to put it under his care, but he said he didn’t know anything about Mini-Coopers and wouldn’t take it on. Once, though, I showed Garry the estimate for getting something repaired in Atlanta, and he was horrified and said he could do it for a lot less. He did, and he started learning about the Mini-Cooper. It’s a good thing, because at the end of last year, the automatic transmission blew up. The Atlanta cost for replacement was twice the worth of the car. We were distraught. It looked like the end. But Garry got online.

He found a transmission in Jefferson, went over to look at it and rejected it. He finally found one in Carnesville from people he had done business with. Then he went back online and carefully educated himself on how to change out a Mini transmission, all the connecting parts, computer-syncing, etc. and he changed out that transmission. Our beloved little car got a new life, and Garry convinced me he can work on anything. He’s a long way out there, but he’s worth the trip (garrysimports@ windstream.net, 706-335-4197).

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Preservation Awards: The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation hosted its 45th Annual Preservation Awards at the historic Morton Theatre on Monday, June 2.

The Albert Dobbs Sams Award for outstanding achievement in preservation went to Jim Carter for excellence in decorative arts and house museums. Carter was instrumental in developing the Ware-Lyndon House into a But you still can’t have a chicken. house museum, was a patron of the Church Waddell Brumby House museum (aka the Tackle Football: It was a Tuesday, which Welcome Center) and was also instrumental in meant somebody was mad at Leisure Services, bringing the T.R.R. Cobb House back to Athens of course. This time, it was coaches with the from Atlanta.

Northeast Georgia Youth Football League, who Other awards went to Timothy and Anna said the department is denying them access to Dondero for the rehabilitation of the house county-run fields. beside Dondero’s Kitchen; Normaltown bar Old According to longtime coach Melvin Hayes, Pal’s Daniel Ray and Matt McFarron; Creature Leisure Services told the league that it can’t Comforts’ Adam Beauchamp and David Stein; use Sandy Creek Park for its opening day Hugh Acheson for the new Five & Ten at the ceremony Aug. 23 because of a triathformer Hawthorne House; Lori Bork lon scheduled for the following day.

“I believe I have the most gerrymandered Newcomer for homes she designed Although the league generally has use on Hendrick Avenue; Larry Dendy district in the state of Georgia.” of fields at Holland, Satterfield, Lay, and Erin New for their book on UGA East Athens and Southeast Clarke parks architecture, Through the Arch; and from July through November, all other parks your upper-level management as well as your Lucy Rowland, Jerry NeSmith, Ron Thomas, have already been reserved for soccer and general labor force.”

Nat Kuykendall and Marilyn Wolf-Ragatz for Little League that day, ACC Recreation Division Mayor Nancy Denson and commissioners preserving the Beech Haven house, located Administrator Myla Neal said. Leisure Services told Manager Alan Reddish to look into the in greenspace off Atlanta Highway near the offered two dates earlier in the month, but football issue. “I can certainly attest to the Middle Oconee River that ACC recently purchased. Those are just a few—visit flagpole.com for the full story. [Stella Smith]

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atmosphere of distrust. Whether it’s a simple misunderstanding or something more, the tension is real. “I hate to say it, but I’m disgusted by the fact that there’s such a disconnect between the people who control the facilities and the people who want to use the facilities,” Christian Norton told commissioners.

There is also a racial component. “Since [African American former assistant manager Richard White] left, we have not had anybody to turn to,” Mike Willis told commissioners.

White’s replacement, Robert Hiss, is, well, white, as are all of the top brass at Leisure Services. Alvin Sheats, speaking on behalf of the local NAACP chapter, warned the commission about the lack of diversity last month.

“This is not a reflection on anyone you all just hired,” he said. “However, do keep in mind you are expected to employ with diversity in

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Sorry; couldn’t resist. Even if you live in a subdivision, you can now get your own living, breathing lawnmower.

The Athens-Clarke County Commission approved on Tuesday, June 3 a new law allowing people to rent sheep and goats to get rid of invasive plants like kudzu and privet on their property. Sounds like a great idea, right?

More environmentally friendly than herbicides or a bush hog.

Not everyone thinks so. Behind the scenes, the “invasive plant community,” as they call themselves, was lobbying the commission to reject the proposal.

“While we understand the aesthetic and emotional appeal of prescribed grazing—goats and sheep are definitely warm and fuzzy—we have found no scientific evidence in support of their effectiveness for long-term invasive plant control in the southeastern U.S.,” the Memorial Park Weed Warriors—Linda Chafin, Ed and Sue Wilde, Gary Crider and Dorothy O’Niell—wrote to the mayor and commission. Critics also raised concerns about noise, disturbed soil and manure running off into creeks.

Kingswood resident Richard Alpaugh told the commission that his dog cornered and bit a sheep in 2010; the dog was later accused of attacking four other sheep, and Animal Control gave him two tickets. “It’s really bringing farm animals into an area where dogs are not used to having them.”

The “prescribed grazing” law was initiated by the ACC Planning Department several months ago in response to citizens who wanted to use livestock to clear brush but couldn’t, because keeping the animals on their property overnight would count as agriculture, which is illegal in residential neighborhoods.

Supporters said the concerns were unfounded. Lawyer and environmentalist Mikey Salter, who researched prescribed grazing while a student at the University of Georgia, said grazing by The University of Georgia’s Chew Crew consumes kudzu and other invasive plants on campus. goats does not appear to contaminate water. UGA has used its “Chew Crew” to munch through invasive plants on stream they are too early to make preparations for the fact that it’s a strong program that helps peobanks since 2012, and College of Public Health season to begin, Hayes said. ple in our community, and I’m confident we students are conducting research on the effect Coaches are also unhappy with what they can reach a positive resolution,” Commissioner on Tanyard Creek. said is a new policy requiring background Kelly Girtz said.

“Sheep are quiet,” said Jennif Chandler, checks not only for coaches, but for other volCombined with Lyndon House Arts Center a Madison County rancher who rents out her unteers and parents as well. (Given the rough brouhaha a few months ago, this is yet sheep and goats for prescribed grazing. “They neighborhoods many of the players come from, another reason to audit Leisure Services. do not stay long enough to create a manure it’s not uncommon for parents to have records, problem.” and the man point of the program is to keep Oh, Yeah: And the commission also passed The commission eventually approved the kids from repeating those mistakes.) a $126 million budget—although the public law by a 6–4 vote, with commissioners Jared “It’s not the background checks [for didn’t seem nearly as interested in that as Bailey, Jerry NeSmith, Doug Lowry and George coaches], because we’ve been doing that for whether their neighbor might get a goat or Maxwell opposing it. “I’m concerned about years,” Hayes said. “It’s the additional stuff they can use a football field. unintended consequences that we really didn’t they are asking us to provide,” such as trainCommissioner Doug “Dr. No” Lowry voted bring in the experts to discuss with us,” ing in preventing concussions. USA Football, against the budget, because that’s what he NeSmith said. a national organization the Athens league is does, and so did Commissioner Allison Wright.

Commissioner Andy Herod said planners did affiliated with, provides such training, but She took issue with the way ACC spends hotel/ “a tremendous amount of research,” and he Hayes said coaches have been given no help motel tax revenue; six of every seven cents, or he sees the law being seldom used, mainly on in deciphering whether that training fulfills $1.9 million, now goes to the Classic Center steep terrain where a bush hog can’t go.

ACC’s requirement. and the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Commissioner Allison Wright also noted Background checks are only required for $500,000 should be transferred to the ACC that sheep, goats and dogs must all be fenced coaches, defined as people giving instrucEconomic Development Department, Wright in (or, in dogs’ cases, leashed) by law, putting tions on the field, Neal said. “A mom bringing said. “We could be using hotel/motel tax for two layers of protection between them. snacks is not considered a coach,” she said, that and not drain the general fund,” she said.

Prescribed grazing requires a permit from adding that the concussion policy has been in Girtz and Commissioner Jared Bailey said the planning department. A 24-hour emerplace for a couple of years. they agree with Wright, but not enough to gency contact is also required. One sheep or Disputes between youth sports leagues vote against the budget. Girtz proposed a 3–5 goat per 2,500 square feet of property being and Leisure Services have flared up from time year plan to wean the Classic Center off the cleared, and they can stay for up to 30 days. to time over the years, creating a general hotel/motel tax.

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Brewery Bill: Sens. Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville) and Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) and Reps. Spencer Frye (D-Athens), Regina Quick (R-Athens) and Chuck Williams (R-Watkinsville) got an earful from constituents, particularly on three issues—redistricting, the minimum wage and immigration.

“I believe I have the most gerrymandered district in the state of Georgia,” said District 7 Commissionerelect Diane Bell, referring to the map Republicans pushed through in 2012 that turned Clarke County into a jigsaw puzzle on acid. Legislators offered little hope that they will replace it with the simpler commission-drawn map.

Nor would they get behind changing the state law that prohibits cities from raising their minimum wage. “I don’t think there’s anything more local than your own employer setting your pay,” Ginn said.

And they said they have nothing to do with the Board of Regents policy prohibiting undocumented immigrants from attending UGA. One issue that lawmakers did say they’d be willing to work on is the post-Prohibition law barring craft breweries from selling their products directly to consumers. (Creature Comforts and Terrapin can only offer tastings during tours; producers can only sell to wholesalers who turn around and sell to retailers.) “We lost breweries, craft breweries to Asheville [NC] not long ago because of the three-tier system,” Quick said.

Alcohol laws aren’t always logical, quick said, noting that a wine store can host a wine tasting, but a liquor store can’t give away wine samples. “Nobody has ever been able to tell me how that makes sense,” she said.

Williams, who co-sponsored with Frye a bill allowing beer and wine sales near college campuses that could pave the way for a downtown grocery store, said he was surprised that groups like the Christian Coalition sat on the sidelines. But convenience stores fought it because they didn’t want the competition, he said. Williams questioned whether the threetier system still works, but “people will fight to the death to keep it,” he said.

Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

Some People Never Learn appellate court judges unanimously rejected the Florida law on the grounds that it violated the constitution’s Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches. Georgia’s law never went into effect.

You’d think lawmakers would have learned their lesson. You would be wrong. One of the legislators who did not heed the lesson was Rep. Greg Morris (R-Vidalia), the sponsor of the drug testing measure.

There was no pressing need to enact the bill in the first place. Georgia is the only state, in fact, that has passed a law to require drug tests for food stamp applicants.

Morris introduced the bill in January after he learned he would have opposition in the upcoming Republican primary race from a tea party-backed opponent. Regardless of the bill’s legal soundness, it has already served its political purpose: Morris won the May 20 primary election by a margin of 71 votes and is assured of reelection to another term. “I believe the bill will withstand a court challenge and believe the state of Georgia should defend suspicion-based drug testing,� Morris said. This legal wisdom was offered by a legislator who is not an attorney. Without being too unkind to Morris, he may not be the best person to consult on legal questions.

Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur), on the other hand, is one of the smartest attorneys in the General Assembly. When the current drug test bill was being debated, she tried to warn lawmakers that the measure was going to run into legal problems. “It cannot be sustained by any court,� Oliver told her House colleagues. “This is not a risk [of losing in court]—this is a certain ending of defeat.�

She was correct, of course, but no matter.

The House and Senate passed the bill anyway, proving the original point that some people just never learn.

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The people we send to the state capitol to pass laws have always reminded me of a goofy, floppy-eared puppy that keeps making “mistakes� as it romps inside the house. No matter how many times you rub their noses in it, they never seem to learn from their mistakes.

We were reminded of this again last week when state officials were told that the law they enacted this year requiring some food stamp applicants to take a drug test is illegal.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told the Department of Human Services that federal policy prohibits all states from mandating drug testing of food stamp applicants and recipients. “Requiring SNAP applicants and recipients to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits would constitute an additional [requirement for] eligibility, and therefore, is not allowable under law,� said the letter from Regional Administrator Robin Bailey to DHS Commissioner Keith Horton.

Gov. Nathan Deal referred the issue to Attorney General Sam Olens, who advised the governor that Georgia cannot legally proceed with the drug testing law. “The state must comply with the terms and conditions of the federal program, or risk potential loss of the federal funding for the program [over $3 billion annually],� Olens said in his letter to Deal. “Challenging this federal provision would not uphold the rule of law; it would undermine it.�

This was the second time in two years that a Georgia law requiring drug tests for recipients of public benefits has been junked.

In 2012, Deal signed a bill that would have required persons applying for welfare benefits to pass a drug screening test. Opponents of the measure said at the time it would never withstand legal review and would ultimately be thrown out in the federal courts.

The state delayed implementing that bill because a similar welfare drug testing law had been challenged in Florida. A panel of

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Athens for Everyone Team Tim Denson’s Still Working Towards Its Goal

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but I felt the energy, too, once it was there, I felt that this is exciting. I had an Obama T-shirt, I did, the ones that Satisfactory printed up. They were fantastic. I felt the energy, and even though I was very cynical beforehand, I was like, “Wow, I can feel this, maybe this is gonna happen.” And then, yeah, it didn’t.

Maybe if we had won, people would’ve thought, “OK, we did it. Let’s go back home.” And maybe that’s a little of what happened with Obama. And I wonder if that would’ve put that fire out in people’s bellies that we were able to help ignite because they felt like the job was done, and now Tim’s gonna go to the mayor’s office and do all these things and my work is done. My work was to get him elected. While now, with this situation

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im Denson conceded nothing in his concession speech on May 20 after losing to Mayor Nancy Denson. At times it sounded like a victory speech, and in a way, it was.

Tim and the grassroots political organization he and his volunteer staff built aren’t simply going home and waiting for 2018.

“All this election decided was which route we’re going to take to get to an Athens for everyone,” he said to the crowd on election night. “The goal of this thing wasn’t to make me mayor,” he said in the speech. “The goal of this movement was to help our community.”

The campaign is immediately transitioning into Athens for Everyone, an organization that will challenge Mayor Denson and the county government to work for Athens’ most vulnerable populations: the poor and working class, racial minorities, women and the LGBT community. Its first meeting is 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 14 at the AthensClarke County Library. Here’s how Tim says the group plans moving forward.

Flapole: How do you feel about the campaign?

Tim Denson: Honestly, the way that I look at this is that running for mayor, working in the mayor’s office, would have simply been one of the paths that we could have taken to build a community that works for everyone, to bring positive change to our community. I think that may have been the easiest path we could have taken, but it was one of many.

So we move over to a different path and keep working at the same goal.

I’ve never been a politician before. What is more my usual game is working as an activist, as an advocate, doing community organizing, getting people out in the street, organizing them. That’s where I come from, and so it was a bit of a change for me to make the shift over to a candidate. So shifting back into this feels very natural. I don’t feel like we lost anything, we just had to pull out a second game plan.

I said it many times, never to a reporter, that there were three goals for our campaign. The first goal, obviously, had to be and was to win the campaign and get into the mayor’s office.

But the second goal was to change the conversation, not in the way my opponent was saying, but change the conversation back to talking about poverty, talking about the fact that we’re leaving a lot of people behind, talking about the fact that we don’t have a community that works for everyone, and bring back these issues, like transit. And changing who the conversation was with and bring in people that we feel haven’t had their voices heard into the conversation. I know that Nancy used that line a lot, that we “changed the conversation.” I feel that the conversation was simply changed in a very small, privileged group, possibly.

The third part was to organize a movement, to get people behind these kinds of changes, these kinds of ideas, and I think that while we didn’t achieve goal one, we definitely achieved goals two and three.

FP: Your campaign reminds me a bit of President Obama’s campaign in 2008, which relied heavily on a grassroots ground game, reflective of his experience as a community organizer. A lot of people were disappointed by what they saw as a squandering of that energy when Obama was elected.

TD: There was a lot of disappointment after that amount of energy that bubbled up. I didn’t vote for Obama in the primary,

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here, nobody’s work is done. We now all have to unite even stronger, work even harder and still get these things done.

We’re launching this new organization called Athens for Everyone. We have a lot of input coming in from that. I honestly expect we might have a couple hundred people at this first public meeting, which is going to be just mind-blowing if we do. And it’s gonna show that we’re gonna be a real force that has to be reckoned with, that has a strong voice, that wants to see some progressive change, and we’re not gonna stop until it’s done.

We saw it with the Selig development, the downtown Walmart, people coming out and making change, the public curfew law that Mayor Denson tried to pass, and I was involved with people who got that stopped, and that took definitely about 50 people working nonstop to get that stopped. So we know that that can happen. So I want to see, what if we can get 500 people together? What if we can get 500 people in the street demanding that we have affordable, reliable public transit? I think that might do something.

FP: The idea of free bus service and an overhaul of Athens Transit and the campus system really got people’s attention. Is that really feasible?

TD: At first, when we were talking about it, we were just like, “Let’s just try to reduce the rates.” We were obviously angry that the administration was increasing the fares basically almost every year. We said, “We can make it more convenient, we can increase ridership, and let’s just have the fares cost 50 or 75 cents.” One of the people who works on my staff, Ethan [Epps], threw out the idea to have it be free. And we said,

“Free would be fantastic, but let’s be realistic here.” Ethan stepped up and said, “No, I think it is realistic.”

And once we really started looking into it and met with the transit director at Clemson [SC] and toured their facilities and rode their system, we started researching more, and we realized, “Oh my gosh, it’s not just at Clemson and Chapel Hill [NC], but it’s also Boone, NC is doing it, Vero Beach [FL] is doing it, other communities now are starting to branch out into this. This is a thing that is very much feasible. Not just feasible in Europe or out west, but here in the South.

By not doing it, it’s actually going to be costing us.

Everything’s moving toward a direction where we’re gonna have to be smarter about how we spend money, smarter with the way we build our infrastructure.

Why don’t we start taking the steps now?

It was an issue that connected a lot of people that we felt were being left out of the conversation, and it was a nice piece to wedge that door open and start that conversation. I think it brought a lot of people in, and it’s definitely going to be one of the focuses of Athens for Everyone. It’s one of the issues that we feel we can get done, even outside the mayor’s office.

We have a transit study happening next year. We’re going to have to be purchasing the next generation of fare boxes coming up in the next four years, and the purchase of those fare boxes, we’re talking about a $700,000plus investment. We can choose to go ahead and take on this free system, and by saving that $700,000 we basically get almost two years free to start with.

FP: Tell me more about the campaign’s transition to Athens for Everyone.

TD: The sexual assault prevention task force is something we can get done. I feel like it’s only a matter of time before the mayor and commission really understand the severity of this issue in our community, especially with the federal government putting out a task force focusing on college towns and sexual assault problems. It was on the cover of not only Flagpole, but it was also on the cover of Time magazine two weeks ago. There would extremely minimal costs for putting that together, but what we get out of it—a safer community, a more informed community that knows what consent is.

A lot of the things that have to do with government accessibility and transparency, I plan on pursuing, and my group does. We’d like for the mayor and commission work sessions to be televised like [other] commission meetings are. We’re just gonna go ahead and start doing that ourselves… so until the county decides to step up, we will be filling that gap for them.

We are getting people signed up to start translating the agendas of the mayor and commission meetings.

I’d like to see the idea we had [for] a living wage award put in place. I think that could be, again, an easy thing to implement, but I think the impact would be huge for our community.

The human rights ordinance that we were discussing late in the campaign: We could have an ordinance put in place, so that people, no matter of their gender identity or sexual orientation, could be legally protected from discrimination in the workplace, from landlords and housing situations, from being refused service in businesses, those sorts of things. That’s another thing we’d like to pursue that we think we could have as a success for us even outside the mayor’s office.

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Political Prodigy Meet Houston Gaines, Mayor Nancy Denson’s Teen Campaign Manager

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working on the campaign. Going to class, he says, became a break from work.

Gaines says he spoke with some strategists who had worked for statewide campaigns, but “a lot of it was just kind of using my brain and just saying, ‘Hey, you know, let’s do this.’” He viewed his job as running two consecutive campaigns. The first campaign began immediately and lasted until qualifying ended on Mar. 7. It “was targeted to five people” who might be considering entering the race. The intent of that campaign was to “raise money and be visible,” to show potential opponents that they’d be facing an uphill battle. It was during that time

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thens-Clarke County Commissioner Mike Hamby called Commissioner Kathy Hoard to invite her to one of Mayor Nancy Denson’s campaign events. Hamby, as Hoard tells it, mentioned the names of several people who would be there and said that Denson’s new campaign manager would be in attendance as well. Then he told her the campaign manager was 18 years old. “I thought, ‘Has she gone crazy?’” Hoard says. “I was worried about her mental health.”

That 18-year-old, Athens native Houston Gaines, is now 19 and a freshman at the University of Georgia. (Full disclosure: I taught him at Athens Academy.) It turns out Hoard’s fears were unfounded. Gaines ran a winning mayoral campaign that involved raising $100,000, cutting way back on his class schedule, and, in Gaines’ words, “trying not to look like we were trying too hard.”

Gaines’ start with Nancy Denson—and with politics—dates back to her first mayoral campaign in 2010. He was 14 and Denson had known his late grandfather, Judge Joseph Gaines. Gaines’ mother volunteered him to put up yard signs. Because of his age, “I couldn’t drive around and put them up, but I put them together,” he says.

In 2013, he began his freshman year at UGA. In August of that year, Gaines got involved in Denson’s volunteer initiative, The Mayor’s Call to Service, as the university outreach coordinator. He worked in that capacity, while taking a full course load, from August until October. In November, Denson contacted Gaines and asked him to build her campaign website and help manage her social media presence. While they worked together on that, Gaines began asking questions about other aspects of the campaign and its finances because he was interested in learning about politics. Denson responded by asking him to do more and more with the campaign. Eventually, in December, she asked him to be her campaign manager. Denson says his age wasn’t an issue; she was “so unbelievably impressed with his maturity, his work ethic, his morals.”

Gaines realized the role would be a full-time job, and was able to parlay his work into internship credit at UGA winter semester. “The first week of classes was just running all over campus getting signatures,” he says. Gaines enrolled in two political science courses at UGA—he intends to double major in political science and economics—and was able to earn credit for the work he was doing on the campaign. Once that was in place, Gaines turned the majority of his attention to

that Denson’s campaign raised most of its money, including an ambitious $20,000 in five days.

Gaines laughs when talking about fundraising. “The most effective way to raise money is Nancy calling and asking for it,” he says. “She absolutely hates calling people, asking for money. But I would give her a list [and say] ‘This has to get done’… She had a lot of names for me that were not nice.”

That pushing and focus on fundraising gave the campaign a lot of freedom in later weeks. “As soon as qualifying ended, we never asked anybody for another penny,” Gaines says, noting how unusual it is for a campaign not to be looking for funds.

When qualifying ended, the second campaign began, this one aimed at voters. Gaines used billboards and frequent radio

ads, saying, “I think if you’re going to be part of a medium, you have to own the medium.” At this point, Gaines shows that he has clearly become an experienced and sophisticated campaign manager. He also brought to the campaign VoteBuilder, a database that provides detailed voter history and information, that allowed the campaign to target likely voters and spend money effectively.

The second campaign culminated on election day, which, for Gaines, started at 3 a.m. and was spent tying balloons to yard signs, making phone calls, waving signs and then waiting for results. Many supporters were ready to declare Nancy victorious before all the precincts had reported, but Gaines didn’t want to jump the gun. “I was nervous about calling it,” he says.

Viewing the campaign safely from the other side of the finish line, Gaines calls running an Athens mayoral campaign a “weird, in-between level” that requires fundraising and spending but also doing grassroots work like addressing envelopes and knocking on doors. The hardest part, he says, “was not having the candidate with me,” because she was busy being the mayor.

Denson says on reason she and Gaines worked so well together was their similar personalities. Each describes the other as a friend. One night, Denson says she woke up at 2 a.m. with a thought about the campaign. She texted it to Gaines and was surprised to get a text right back.

Hoard, a Denson supporter, notes the same roundthe-clock commitment. She recounts one night when her phone rang around 11 p.m. It was Gaines, apologizing for waking her, but looking for input. As for her initial skepticism about Gaines’ age, she says that when she is on her deathbed and recounts her most mistaken assumptions, her underestimation of Houston will be one of them.

Both Denson and Hoard hope and expect to see him working at the local, state and national level eventually. Gaines says he’s going to return to life as a full-time student, but he’d like to work on a statewide campaign and maybe, if his life leads him in the direction, run for office himself. “You can’t set out to be a politician. It’s how your life goes… It would be neat to serve people in that way, but it’s life experiences that give you that opportunity.”

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Brazil Bound

A Beginner’s Guide to the 2014 World Cup

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That doesn’t sound too bad, right? Tough news: It is bad.

It’s terrible that the U.S. has to face perennial juggernaut Germany so soon, but Ghana is even more problematic.

Ghana has knocked the U.S. out of the last two World Cups, thanks to their superb strength and speed. The U.S. simply couldn’t match up either time. Ghana was clearly the best African team to perform in 2010, and they almost made it to the semifinals, losing to Uruguay in a penalty shootout.

occer is the most popular sport in the world, played by 250 million people in 200 countries and watched by billions more. In the U.S., it’s just starting to catch on.

But given its growing popularity, an Athens community that’s heavy on both native fans and expats from soccer-loving countries and the fact that the World Cup is, for once, in something resembling our time zone, we at Flagpole proudly present our 2014 World Cup preview.

Seriously? The World Cup is planet Earth’s largest sports event, edging out the Olympics and even National Signing Day. Thirty-two teams take part in a month-long tournament every four years to determine which country is the best at kicking a ball around a field. And by the way, we call it soccer here, but most of the world calls it football or a variation of it. Athens is indeed a college football city, but shouldn’t we really call that clobberball, instead, in this country? America, get with it.

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What is The World Cup?

Where is this year’s World Cup? The host country for this year’s World Cup is Brazil, land of samba, giant Jesus statues and weird dance-fighting. Brazil, unsurprisingly, has always been a powerhouse team and has won five World Cups, more than any other national team. Brazil is always formidable and dangerous. However, despite their longstanding reputation for playing soccer Joga bonito-style, the Brazilians of late rarely dazzle as much as their public relations division. They’re great, but they grind games out as much as the English or Italians do. They may indeed win the whole thing, but don’t count on it always being beautiful.

When can I watch this World Cup? The World Cup starts on Thursday, June 12. The opening game is between Brazil and Croatia. The game starts at 4 p.m. on ESPN. Leave work early or call in sick and start drinking— this game will be a great opener. Brazil feels entitled and Croatia is always hungry to do damage. It could be a blowout

by Brazil, but it could also be a hair-pulling, teeth-gnashing fight, as Croatia is no upstart. Since placing in the World Cup in 1998, Croatia made it to the final four teams that same year, and then never made it out of the group stage in both 2002 and 2006. They failed to qualify in the last World Cup in 2010.

That doesn’t mean they won’t surprise everyone this year, however. They have the young, crafty midfielder Luka Modric (who plays for Real Madrid) on their team, and he’s hungry to make his country proud. He’s definitely a player to watch.

As for Brazil, the over-hyped wunderkind Neymar (he plays for Barcelona) is the player to watch. Neymar had a mediocre season with his club team, but he may bloom when hitting the world stage. Or he may fade out, which many a great player has done when playing at this level. Regardless, it’s going to be fascinating to watch.

How is the tournament set up?

The tournament lasts a month. A whole month of wonderful sporting madness, early drinking and plenty of screaming at the television with friends and strangers. Each qualifying country is assigned to one of eight groups—this is the Group Stage. Each team plays the three other teams in its group, with a victory being worth three points, a tie worth one point and a loss worth nothing. At the end of the group stage, the top two point winners of each group advance to the second stage of the World Cup, which then becomes a standard, single-elimination tournament.

Did the U.S. qualify for the World Cup? They did indeed, imaginary question-asker. They did indeed.

They qualified straight into the Group of Death.

The group that has the stiffest level of talent and competition is colloquially known as the Group of Death. For the 2014 World Cup, the Group of Death is Group G, with the U.S., Portugal, Germany and Ghana. Four enter the fray and only two kick their way out.

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Argentina’s Leo Messi is widely considered the best player in the world, but his team always seems to choke.

The U.S. begins the tournament facing Ghana, and Uncle Sam’s team has to win, plain and simple. There’s no easing into this baby, since we confront Portugal and Germany afterward, two teams that always do well at the World Cup and are favorites to get out of the group. Oh, yeah, this is going to be brutal from the beginning. Ghana has our number.

Why so pessimistic? Does the U.S. team have any chance?

Yes, they do. Sort of. Probably not.

The U.S. has to win all of their group games if they want to reach the knockout stage, considering the other teams involved. In a normal group situation, a team can factor in a loss or a draw and still crawl out. But not for the U.S. in this situation. It’s the Group of Death.

Germany are the clear favorites to top the group, and Portugal are second, although Portugal may face big problems considering that their star player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is nursing a knee injury. And because the World Cup has a heavy dose of crazy, a Ghanaian witch doctor has claimed responsibility for causing Cristiano’s affliction.

The U.S. national team manager, Jurgen Klinsmann (a man with plenty of World Cup experience as a player for Germany) isn’t making anything easier by inexplicably booting star Landon Donovan from the squad, even though Donovan had performed well during the team’s 13-day training.

Who the hell knows what Klinsmann is thinking? While the U.S. team still has players—Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, et al—with international tournament experience, Klinsmann has packed the roster with young talent with very little big game experience, such as forward Aron Johannsson and defenders DeAndre Yedlin and John Brooks.

Klinsmann is gambling that youthful energy combined with seasoned talent will spark the team to victory.

Who should I support once the U.S. is kicked to the pitch?

Let’s face it, the U.S. probably won’t make it. One day, hopefully, they’ll get to the final, but their time isn’t now.

There’s always our neighbor to the south, Mexico. Honestly, they don’t really have a chance. They’re in Group A, which includes Brazil, Cameroon and Croatia. Mexico is too young, inexperienced and temperamental, even though the squad consists of excellent players like Gio dos Santos and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández. They’re going the way of the U.S. There’s always every World Cup newbie’s go-to team, Brazil.

Self-loathing Morrissey types may want to support England (they’re as doomed as the U.S.).

Defensive-minded fans who don’t mind watching teams grind a game out should check out Italy. (Heck, they made an art out of it, calling it catenaccio, meaning “door bolt.”)

For fans of absurdist humor, one could always watch Argentina self-destruct, as they generally do. Argentina, a huge rival of Brazil’s, has a great history (they’ve won two World Cups), and they arguably have the current greatest player in the world (Lionel “Leo” Messi, whose club team is Barcelona) on their roster. Problem is, while Messi dazzles every week playing for Barça, he frequently disappears for his home country. For the love of the beautiful game, we hope Messi makes this World Cup something to remember for great reasons. But the team will probably blow it.

Soccer romantics can always watch the reigning World Cup and Euro Cup champions, Spain, try to make history by winning it all again. Although the roster this time around is a little different—some players have retired—the midfield core of Iniesta and Xavi is still there. If you love passing and possession soccer, behold the brilliance of Spain. They are the maestros of the beautiful game.

If none of those teams are of any interest, you could always go with one of the teams from Africa. There’s always one that shines in the tournament. Keep your peepers on Ghana and Cameroon. Cote d’Ivoire, a team that always promises big things, rarely delivers. Our money is on Ghana.

Uruguay, the team that includes ear biter/racist Luis Suarez (club team Liverpool) and Diego Forlan (who now plays for a team in Japan that you never heard of), are tough and came in fourth in 2010 and made it to the semifinals in 2006. This could be the year for Suarez, who is a dangerously brilliant striker (in more ways than one) and just came off a record season with Liverpool.

The World Cup always has one or two underdog teams that surprise everyone. They may not play pretty soccer, but they can astonish the masses nevertheless. Watch out for Croatia or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Either of those teams may work some magic.

If you like odd names and delicious beer, consider underdog Belgium. While the Belgians have traditionally fielded a defensive team, the rise of attacking Belgians has bolstered their offensive capabilities. With delightfully named players like Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Axel Witsel, the Belgians should give you some interesting games to watch.

Where can I watch the World Cup in Athens?

You could hunker down at home and watch the games on television. But why be a soccer hermit when you can go out, drink beers in the middle of the day and share laughs, cheers and pain with other foot-minded fans? Watching a World Cup match with others is always preferable to staying at home, drinking alone and shouting at the television like a lunatic.

Or breaking down sobbing with your vuvuzela clutched in your fist, freaking out your loved ones and friends.

There are plenty of places in town that will be showing all the games. British-style pubs The Globe and Royal Peasant reliably show matches all year round, and all of the World Cup games will be screened there.

Many other bars that don’t normally show soccer games will show the World Cup, so you can ask your bartender to find the game for you if it isn’t already on the big screen. Other places to check out include Transmetropolitan, Walkers, Treppenhaus, Hi-Lo Lounge and Normal Bar. Independent movie theater Ciné will also be showing matches on the big screen. The World Cup is the biggest sporting event of the summer, so your options for viewing should be plentiful.

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We sent writer Rashaun Ellis to find out what indignities the cast had inflicted upon themselves and our fair city while filming season 2 in Athens, which Rashaun (jokingly, I thought) treated as some kind of punishment. Gabe and I thought we’d recap each episode, starting with the first one on Thursday, June 5. “It’ll be fun!” we told ourselves. No. Because “Party Down South” is the single most depressing and cynical thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life, and this will probably be the last article we ever write about it. Seriously. It’s that bad. Don’t watch it. Not even ironically.

The season premiere opened with a brief update on what the cast had been up to since season 1, filmed in the beach town of Murrells Inlet, SC, as well as a synopsis of the last season. “We funneled a bunch a beer, shot a bunch of Jager,” one cast member said. “We partied all day, every day.”

Their definition of “party” is different from mine, to say the least. These people consume adult beverages like it’s their job—which it is. They literally force alcohol into their bodies via a “beerzooka,” which is exactly what it sounds like: “a gun that shoots beer down you like hardcore,” said the device’s owner, Daddy.

Pro tip from my wife: “Maybe if you didn’t drink Michelob Ultra, you wouldn’t have to drink 20 of them and slam them down your throat.”

Let’s talk about Daddy for a second. The show makes this guy look like he’s so deep in the closet, I don’t know how he could have gotten that tan. The frosted hair. Saying “I’m a swallower” repeatedly. The locker-room flirtation with housemate Murray, culminating in the two of them shirtless in the yard, about to rassle. If he or, more likely, the producers

were playing this for laughs, they ought to be ashamed of themselves. If not, this guy needs a therapist. Just be yourself; no one cares.

(Well, a significant part of Country Music Television’s core audience probably cares, but get over it.)

Daddy, however, was also upset that fellow cast member Lil Bit (these nicknames are so stupid) got a boyfriend. At one point he was shown crying and mumbling incoherently to that effect.

Anyway. Halfway through the show, they finally arrived at their house, which is reportedly in Oconee County but might as well be in Wisconsin. Red solo cups were strung up along the porch roof like Christmas lights. There was a toilet outside that doubled as a flowerpot, chickens in the yard and an outdoor refrigerator, helpfully labeled “beer,” that by the end of the show the cast members were too drunk to even figure out how to open.

They started joylessly doing shots. “I’m gonna pass out right here on the goddamn floor,” said Walt, the one with the baseball cap. “That’s my goal.” It’s good to have goals in life.

And so they intentionally got as close to alcohol poisoning as possible without dying and stumbled around in their underwear for a few minutes. The end. They never left the house.

On the bright side, that meant Athens was not embarrassed on national TV; in fact, I think they only mentioned the location once or twice in the whole hour-long episode. “I’ve never been to Athens before, but somebody told me it’s a college town, and you gotta love smart boys,” said Mattie, the tall girl. I have a feeling the smart boys did not love her back.

In conclusion, “Party Down South” is not funny. It has no redeeming qualities. I’m never watching it again, and neither should you.

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movie dope drew’s review THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (PG-13) Finally; it took long enough

 for another wide-release feature to compete with The LEGO Movie;

2014’s list of best films so far is dominated by VOD and indies. The adaptation of John Green’s story of cancer-teens in love succeeds on numerous fronts. The script by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (they had similar success with the slightly superior The Spectacular Now) ably and completely translates Green from page to screen. Nothing of the book, neither its pain nor humor, is lost (even though a few things could have been). Ultimately, the source material is YA, meaning proclamations of endless love are de rigueur, but at least these kids might be right when they say they will never love anyone else as much. Hazel and Gus are dying, after all. Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort are matchingly resigned and hopeful. In her string of roles portraying YA protagonists, Woodley might have given her best performances.

But the adults should not be forgotten. Laura Dern chisels Hazel’s mom out of some tough china, and Willem Dafoe entertains as expected. (These two are a long way from David Lynch’s Wild at Heart.) Come prepared to cry.

also playing THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG-13) Despite abundant reasons for applause, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 sabotages itself with the most dreadfully deadening second act unleashed in a major superhero movie. Andrew Garfield returns as Peter Parker/SpiderMan and has much more control of the role in his second appearance. He channels the comic’s wisecracking webslinger, especially in the smart, campy opening fight with a very Russian criminal inexplicably played by Paul Giamatti. In his second attempt, director Marc Webb supplies the franchise’s best action setpieces; both of Spidey’s fights with Jamie Foxx’s blueheaded Electro are kinetically exciting, if a bit too computer-animated. But the fightless sequence after Spider-Man first defeats Electro, during which Peter reunites with old pal Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) and searches for the answer to his OsCorp scientist father’s (Campbell Scott) disappearance, absolutely kills the movie’s silly momentum, despite Martin Csokas’ German mad Dr. Kafka. Bookending the boring are two great acts. The first could be the most charmingly innocent cinematic superhero action since Superman ’78, even if it is more Lester than Donner; the action-packed finale jams three supervillains into what can’t be more than 20 minutes. Make sure you wake up for it.

BELLE (PG) In this historical drama, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu MbathaRaw), the illegitimate multiracial daughter of a Royal Navy officer, is raised by her great-uncle, William Murray (Tom Wilkinson), the first Earl of Masfield and Lord Chief Justice.

Director Amma Asante, who previously helmed A Way of Life, won the SIGNIS Award from the Miami Film Festival and the Directors to Watch Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

BLENDED (PG-13) Ten years after 50 First Dates, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore reunite as single parents who, after meeting on a bad blind date, fall for each other on an African safari with their kids. Sandler invited his Wedding Singer, Waterboy, and Click pal and director Frank Coraci for the sure-to-be critically reviled, financially successful family flick. The supporting cast is fairly expected (Kevin Nealon, Allen Covert, Shaq, Dan Patrick, etc.),

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but Terry Crews, Wendi McClendonCovey and Joel McHale are reliably funny.

CHEF (R) With Shane Black taking over last year’s Iron Man 3, Jon Favreau hasn’t helmed a feature since 2011’s Cowboys & Aliens. He also stars in his latest, a comedy about a chef, Carl Casper, who loses his restaurant job and starts a food truck.

Plus, he’s got to reunite his separated family. Favreau wrote and directed this feature that also stars Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Downey Jr. (Ciné) DRIVING MISS DAISY (PG) 1989.

Miss Daisy (Jessica Tandy) is an elderly, widowed Jewish woman who lives in Atlanta. When she wrecks her car, her son (Dan Aykroyd) hires Hoke Coleburn (Morgan Freeman) to drive her around. Driving Miss Daisy explores racism during the ‘60s through the unlikely friendship between Hoke and Miss Daisy. (Ciné) EDGE OF TOMORROW (PG-13) Tom Cruise’s new sci-fi action tentpole would be better titled Live. Die. Repeat.

(That phrase serves as the oft-repeated tagline.) That title’s way more evocative than the generic Edge of Tomorrow.

Cruise stars as a future soldier who keeps dying and waking up with more skills. Emily Blunt is somehow, prettily connected. Doug Liman is trying to remind audiences he directed The Bourne Identity and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, not Jumper, the flick that seemed to stall his upward trajectory.

GODZILLA (PG-13) 2014. The King of Monsters has recovered from his 1998 trip stateside with this extremely satisfying entry in Toho’s long-running kaiju franchise. The filmmakers—Monsters director Gareth Edwards, screenwriter Max Borenstein and Dave Callaham —make several smart decisions with their Hollywood reboot of Godzilla.

They go ahead and start with goodZilla. The giant radioactive lizard is a much more intriguing character when it’s a force for neutral good. Big G must do battle with two MUTOs (massive unidentified terrestrial organisms), one of which bears more than a passing resemblance to series fave Mothra.

The monster design and FX is superb, even if the two-hour film takes its sweet time putting it to full use. Edwards clings too long to his “less is more” Monsters aesthetic. The marginal cost of the teasing outweighs its marginal benefit in the third act. Even with a cast

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that includes Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and David Strathairn, the humans do not matter. It’s Godzilla that audiences are paying to see. Fortunately, the film ends at its strongest, a knockdown dragout between the monsters that does not disappoint.

HELLION A very bearded Aaron Paul continues to transition from acclaimed television performer into major film actor in this Sundance hit. After his younger brother is placed with is aunt (Juliette Lewis), a wild 13-year-old (Josh Wiggins) and his dad (Paul) must change their ways to get him back. Atlanta native Kat Candler, who wrote and directed Hellion, has already been making the “filmmakers to watch” lists. This Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee won the SXSW Gamechanger Award and the Grand Jury Prize from the Dallas International Film Festival.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) With Pixar sitting out summer 2014 and Disney only delivering a Planes sequel, How to Train Your Dragon 2 has a great shot at being summer’s biggest family hit. Hiccup (v. Jay Baruchel) and Toothless meet Hiccup’s mom (v. Cate Blanchett)

as weird as ever), Maleficent curses his infant daughter Aurora to the sleep of death on her 16th birthday. But being truly nice, Maleficent moons over Aurora (Elle Fanning) as she grows into a beatific imbecile. No one benefits from this ultimately unrewarding retconning of Disney’s classic Sleeping Beauty, least of all the titular evil fairy.

Here, the powerfully wicked Maleficent is relegated to a petty trickster in snakeskin head wraps. Sometimes a villain’s just a villain, a baddie just a baddie. (But Disney being Disney, prepare for a whole new line of Disney villain movies. I can’t wait until Cruella, where we find Ms. De Vil was attacked by a rabid dog as a youngster, thereby justifying her plan to make a coat out of 101 Dalmatian pups.)

MILLION DOLLAR ARM (PG) Kudos to director Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) and excellent screenwriter Thomas McCarthy (The Station Agent, The Visitor and Win Win) for taking what could have been another sappy, inspirational Disney sports movie and turning out a mostly satisfying retelling of the true recruitment of Major League Baseball’s first Indian players.

Struggling sports agent J.B. Bernstein (Jon Hamm) needs a big hit to stay

We’re heading to the bar after a stop at Target. and must battle the dragon hunter, Drago Bludvist (v. Djimon Hounsou).

Returning voice actors Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig are joined

by Kit Harington of “Game of Thrones.”

THE IMMIGRANT (R) See Movie Pick. (Ciné) LOWLIFE 2012. This Canadian independent feature hits Ciné for only its second U.S. screening; don’t miss out!

Otherwise, you’re heading to Canada to watch the tale of a lonely musician’s descent into madness on a mysterious island. Filmmaker Seth Smith shot this surreal film (it’s been compared to the works of David Lynch and Luis Bunuel!) in Nova Scotia during the frigid spring of 2011. The trailer sports some terrifying, intriguing imagery. The film features music by local artist Grant Evans. (Ciné) MALEFICENT (PG) Maleficent is clearly birthed from the Alice in Wonderland strain of family fantasy, and despite being more successful than either of 2012’s dueling Snow White retellings, overdoses on style while lacking the original cartoon’s charm.

Actually, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) was a super nice overgrown fairy until an evil human broke her heart and stole her wings. When that evil human grows up to be King Stefan (Sharlto Copley,

in the game. His unconventional idea leads him to India looking for a baseball pitcher amongst cricket bowlers.

But bringing young Rinku (Life of Pi’s Suraj Sharma) and Dinesh (Madhur Mittal, Slumdog Millionaire) back to the States is only the first half of the game. Now confirmed bachelor J.B. must father his alternative family to victory. Despite its major flaw, predictability, Million Dollar Arm succeeds.

Hamm could not be more roguishly charming, and Bell is an underrated comedienne and actress. Sharma, Mittal and Pitobash, who plays the most comic of the Indian characters, never resort to mere stereotype. It does drag in its Murphy’s Law-sponsored middle innings, but credit the cast and crew with a win.

A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST (R) Seth MacFarlane heads out west for his sophomore feature comedy, and the results are predictable. MacFarlane is nothing if not unsurprising. Here’s a musical number.

There’s a reference to another movie you’ll recognize. Next up, drugs! For about the length of two “Family Guy” episodes, AMWTDITW entertains.

Cowardly sheep farmer, Albert, loses his pretty fiancée, Louise (Amanda Seyfriend), only to befriend and court mysterious newcomer, Anna (Charlize Theron, who is starting to resemble a

better-looking Nicole Kidman). Anna is unhappily married to the most dangerous gunman in the West, Clinch (Liam Neeson, who will do anything for a paycheck now), and despite being a sharpshooter herself, needs a man to save her. As the prostitute girlfriend of Albert’s pal, Edward (Giovanni Ribisi), Sarah Silverman might get the most laughs per line delivered. AMWTDITW is far from laughless, but the anachronistic non sequiturs consistently score more than the comic setpieces. Blown up on the big screen, MacFarlane’s weirdly smooth face (he appears to be wearing more makeup than any of his female costars) also distracts. At two hours, the percentage of laughs to groans dwindles to sub-Mendoza Line territory.

NEIGHBORS (R) The smartest move made by the year’s funniest comedy (to date) was to spread the guilt and the sympathy between the family (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) and the frat bros (led by Zac Efron and Dave Franco). When a fraternity moves in next door to new parents, Mac and Kelly Radner, a war breaks out after Mac calls the cops on one of the frat’s first parties. Though both sides trade early victories, no one really wins when these neighbors attempt a game of real estate chicken. Who will move first?

My fear going into the movie was that Efron’s frat president, Teddy, would be so brah-ish he’d lack any sympathy, but the High School Musical alumnus imbues the pretty boy with unexpected likability. He’s simply a nice guy, as is his VP, Pete (Franco, proving he’s more than James’ little bro). The movie spends equal time with both families, dividing the laughs and the commiseration. Director Nicholas Stoller finally figures out the whole comedy runtime, delivering good, hard R gags.

PLACES IN PERIL As part of this year’s AthFest FilmFest Rock Docs Series, Ciné will hold a screening of musician T. Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and photographer Jason Thrasher’s extended music videos, inspired by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual Places in Peril list. Morris and Thrasher traveled to each location to film a video for each of the ten songs on Morris’ debut solo album, Audition Tapes. Morris and Thrasher will be in attendance at the screening. (Ciné) THE ROVER (R) In a sort of postapocalypse (the global economy has crashed), a tough guy (Guy Pearce)

struggles across the Australian outback trying to find the gang that took his last remaining possession. He takes an injured member of the gang (Robert Pattinson) along as his companion.

The cast (Pearce, Scoot McNairy) of David Michod’s follow up to Animal Kingdom is promising; after the Twilights, Pattinson still has work to do to earn audience trust. Interestingly, this flick is based on a story by actor Joel Edgerton.

THE SIGNAL (PG-13) Do not confuse this new sci-fi flick with the 2007 horror flick by UGA alum David Bruckner and pals. While on a trip with two friends, a young man, Nic (Brenton Thwaites, who’s already had a big year with Oculus and Maleficent), wakes to find himself in the mysterious care of an intimidating scientist (Laurence Fishburne). With Olivia Cooke (“Bates Motel” and The Quiet Ones), Robert Longstreet, Sarah Clarke (“24” and Twilight) and Lin Shaye. l 22 JUMP STREET (R) Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum return for a sequel to the surprisingly funny reboot of the ‘80s television series about young undercover police officers. This time, Schmidt and Jenko go undercover at a local college during Spring Break.

Comedy sequels are tough, even with all the key pieces returning in front of and behind the camera (including directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who are still responsible for the year’s best wide release, The LEGO Movie).

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (PG-13) Director Bryan Singer returns after a two-film hiatus for a successful X-venture combining the best of the first two X-Men (a heavy dose of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine) with Matthew Vaughn’s valedictory First Class. Wolverine takes center stage as his psyche is sent back to the 1970s (cue the fashion, the automobiles, the Nixon) to convince a young, feuding Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) to work together to stop the end of the human and mutantkind. If you’re a fan of any X-Men outside of Wolvie, Prof X, Magneto, Beast (Marcus Hoult) and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), you’re out of luck.

Quicksilver does get introduced (he’s also slated to appear in Avengers 2) with the film’s piece de resistance, a slow motion sequence set to Jim Croce’s “Time in a Bottle.” Quirky “American Horror Story” alum Evan Peters provides the perfect jittery teen version of the speedy mutant. Like previous Singer X-Men, the film gets a little logy in the middle, but somehow the wonky time-traveling narrative keeps traveling forward with little confusion. It only took five movies, but I am ready to give in to the Mystique agenda being pushed since the first X-movie in 2000.

Drew Wheeler

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movie pick Low Life THE IMMIGRANT (R) Ewa Cybulska (Marion There’s no logical reason. The Immigrant is a Cotillard), a Polish immigrant, comes to dark, demanding and complex movie, but it’s America with her sickly sister in the early also a thematically rich character-driven story.

1920s. Her sister is quarantined at Ellis Island Gray’s style is unfashionably earnest, and Ewa is forced to make her way in her new melodramatic (though never sentimental) and homeland with no money, no prospects and straightforward. For those of us who yearn for no future. A persuasive stranger, Bruno Weiss classical storytelling with nuance and depth, (Joaquin Phoenix), offers Ewa work and a The Immigrant is rich and rewarding. All of place to stay in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. the three main performances, particularly Although scared and suspicious, Ewa accepts Cotillard’s, one of the finest actresses workthe opportunity and eventually finds herself ing today, feel lived-in and authentic. There entertaining men and is a sense of bruised turning tricks with grace in her gestures, Bruno’s other “doves� in her line readings in a sleazy saloon/ and she exudes the cabaret in order to sort of camera-friendly make enough money to comfort and serenget her sister released ity on screen that from the infirmary. silent movie actresses When Ewa’s life botdid yesteryear. The toms out in lurid draImmigrant significantly matic fashion, she finds quotes Federico Fellini’s her possible savior in Joaquin Phoenix and Marion Cotillard masterpiece La Strada, stage magician Orlando as well as Francis (Jeremy Renner), who’s linked by bloodline to Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, Part II, Sergio Bruno but who wants to free her from her sad, Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America and Elia sordid reality. The American Dream, presented Kazan’s America, America, but it never feels to Ewa in all its seductiveness and brutality, like a retread of them. This is one of the finthreatens to consume her for good. est American movies in decades. It’s shameful Director James Gray’s The Immigrant that The Immigrant is being dumped into the(written by Gray and the late Ric Menello) aters by its distributor. The Weinsteins will be premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival forgotten long before James Gray’s remarkable and has been sitting on the shelf ever since movie fades into the past. being picked up by The Weinstein Company for distribution in this country. Why the delay?

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hosphorescent’s show at the Georgia Theatre Thursday, June 12 is something of a homecoming for one-time Athens resident Matthew Houck. Having started the band here nearly a decade ago, the frontman is eager to return to the theater, a venue he hasn’t seen since it was rebuilt after a fire gutted it in 2009. “I gather that a lot has changed in the downtown area, so I am excited to see it,” Houck says.

When the conversation turns to the venue’s popular fifth floor, Houck is even more incredulous. “Wait a second: There are bands that play on a rooftop bar now?” he asks. “That’s… fucking awesome.”

Houck’s last phrase also accurately captures how most critics and listeners regarded Phosphorescent’s latest record, Muchacho. Released in March 2013, the album’s lush, chilledout sonics garnered wide appeal, pleasing both country and indie rock crowds. Given the speed at which music falls in and out of the public’s interest, Muchacho’s staying power—Houck continues to tour behind the album—and ability to garner praise across stylistic aisles is something to behold.

“I don’t understand why country music seems to fry people’s wires or something,” says Houck, who released a Willie Nelson covers album, For Willie, under the Phosphorescent moniker in 2009. “To me, it’s all just songs. I don’t see that much difference between a country song and, say, any other lyric-based song, no matter the genre.”

Regardless of where Muchacho winds up getting filed in the record store, its success remains fascinating for a number of other reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it has received little support from traditional radio.

“Commercial radio was never in the cards for Phosphorescent. I don’t really know what goes on with mainstream radio,” says Houck. Nevertheless, plays from satellite, college and public radio formats have helped propel Phosphorescent’s songs to wider audiences. “From my limited

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vantage point, it seems like all of those formats are alive and well,” says Houck of the channels that have helped support his record.

Houck says bringing a seven-piece band on the road has been crucial in replicating Muchacho for a live setting.

Fact Sheet: Phosphorescent’s Muchacho Best Track: “Ride On/Right On,” the album’s second single, featuring a wah-wah guitar leading the way and a pulsing, steady bass riff Standout Lyric: “I found some fortune, found some fame/ I found they cauterized my veins,” from “Muchacho’s Tune” Song You’ll Want the Band to Play Live: “A Charm/A Blade,” a mostly-somber track that twists things up with an epically euphoric horn section during the chorus

Although he admits there has been a decent amount of turnover in the band’s lineup over the past few years, Houck seems content with its current iteration and its ability to play the new record with precision.

“We actually rehearsed,” Houck says with a laugh. “We rehearsed to capture the sound on the record… This was the first time I put together the band after the record was done in order to try to recreate the feel of the record, as opposed to letting whoever was there at the time to take it up and play.

This is the band that was put together to make this record come to life in a live setting.”

The upheavals in Houck’s life that led to the writing and recording of Muchacho have been well publicized: drugs, too much booze, a painful break-up. Still, Houck says he doesn’t feel like he’s exposing his entire personal life on stage.

“Especially with the distance of a year [since Muchacho was released], I can look at these songs more objectively and just kind of appreciate them for what they are,” he says. “But a little bit of that kind of happens immediately. With the process of writing, by the time you record or perform them live, I don’t feel the vulnerability… I’m already past that point. Hopefully, if I’ve done my job right as an artist, the craft is the thing that is happening, as opposed to my personal stake in it.”

Even with upcoming dates supporting The National and Neil Young planned for later in the summer, Houck talks about his recent successes with humility, preferring instead to focus on what’s in store for Phosphorescent’s future.

“I’m looking forward to getting off the road later this year and just writing. I miss writing,” he says. “Well, I don’t even know if I miss it. You can just turn it off. But it’s just something you can’t do for a while [on the road], and it makes you hunger for it.”

Still, at the moment, Houck has Georgia—and more specifically, Athens—on his mind. “It’s been too long,” he says.

Dan Mistich

WHO: Phosphorescent, Courtney Barnett WHERE: Georgia Theatre WHEN: Thursday, June 12, 7 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $21

Pretty Ugly threats & promises Gold-Bears Balance Dark Matters with Bright Melody

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Three Chords Good: Onetime (and then a couple of other times) Athenian and Chapel Hill, NC jukebox hero Dexter Romweber is bringing his Dex Romweber Duo to Little Kings Shuffle Club Friday, June 13. The former Flat Duo Jets frontman is joined on drums by his sister Sarah (Snatches of Pink). The duo has a new LP, Images 13, out on Bloodshot Records, and Friday night’s bill is rounded out by Nate and the Nightmares and The 8-Track Gorilla.

Showtime is 9 p.m. and it’ll run ya a mere $8, with the first 75 patrons getting a limitededition button to boot. For more info, see ruraltone.com/dex, and see Calendar Pick on p. 16.

One Night Only: In case you forgot, the 2014 Flagpole Athens Music Awards show kicks off AthFest Thursday, June 19 at the Morton Theatre, and in addition to announcing the winners of all 20-odd categories, we’ve arranged for a pretty stellar lineup of live music, if we do say so ourselves: Jay Gonzalez, Family and Friends, Monsoon, Blacknerdninja, Four Eyes and Hand Sand Hands will all perform. Thomas Valadez will

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alliance, the sophomore record from Atlanta’s Gold-Bears, is a Trojan horse of sorts. At just over half an hour, the record is a dense burst of bright guitar-pop, with just a few of the 11 tracks making it past the three-minute mark. Into this condensed format, however, songwriter Jeremy Underwood manages to smuggle a stunning amount of sadness and bile.

At first glance, it’s all down-strummed barre chords and tight drumming, cheery melodies and big choruses. Only after repeated listens do things start to get ugly, barbed lines tearing through the cheery fabric, like this one from “Chest”: “You said, ‘Give me one reason to live/ Because I’ve heard all your bullshit.’ ” Dalliance passes through melancholy, regret, frustration and unfiltered rage, and the album is structured in such a way as to place the listener in the center of this emotional maelstrom. Opener “Yeah, Tonight” starts hopeful and turns bitter, like a weekend night that veers off course. We go from there to the one-two punch of “Chest” and “Death with Drums,” a scuzzy organ filling the latter track like a dirge.

The sequencing was a conscious choice on the band’s part, Underwood explains, the idea being that when you listen, “everything hits you and hits you and hits you, so you don’t have a moment to really catch your breath or think.”

This is a breakup record and unabashedly so. Underwood describes the lyrics’ subject matter in plain terms.

“The whole record is about [how] I was married and I got a divorce, and before we got divorced we had a child,” he says. Underwood concedes that there was a measure of catharsis at play in making such raw material—“This was kind of a closure record for me”—but whatever comfort there is seems clearly to be external to the lyrics themselves.

Asked if the band had made any effort to leaven the darker material with something less weighty, Underwood demurs. “Not necessarily.

I think the whole thing is pretty angry and depressing.”

Of course, the music itself provides the counterbalance. If John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats might be said to provide one model for how to handle emotionally harrowing material in song—namely, to weave it all into one poignant whole—Gold-Bears seem to favor another. The band’s approach comes closer to that of a band like The Thermals:

Just put the rough stuff out there, trust the band to translate the singer’s anguish into exuberance, and let the melody make up the difference.

“Memo” sprints through two clipped verses, soars to a big minor chorus, then does it again, all in just over a minute and a half. On “Yeah, Tonight,” the band is joined by Emma Cooper of London’s Standard Fare, and her mellow voice helps to temper Underwood’s rancor. There are moments when Underwood himself lapses into a more wistful tone, as on “From Tallahassee to Gainesville.”

It’s this more thoughtful tone that prevails on the three songs about Underwood’s daughter: “I Hope They’re Right,” “Hey, Sophie” and “Fathers and Daughters.” The last of the three is the record’s closing track, and also its best.

The song finds Underwood speaking to his daughter directly. The lyrics are a list of criticisms he might have as a parent, couched, as he explains, within the larger context of his own insecurity and regret. “How can I tell my daughter to be a good person when I’ve done all these terrible things?” he asks.

Underwood’s explanation is illuminating. At times in the song, it seems like the speaker’s criticisms could be directed at himself (“Who am I to tell you to stop drinking?”); at others, he could be speaking to an ex-girlfriend (“Who am I to tell you… that your last boyfriend and all his friends are just punks?”). This ambiguity only underscores the emotional muddle that prevails throughout.

Not that said muddle translates to the group’s live performance. If the record opens up space for reflection, the show aims for something more visceral. For Underwood, the goal is to plow straight ahead and leave the slower songs out of it. Gold-Bears’ stop in Athens comes at the tail end of a two-week stint along the East Coast. Underwood says the set will be fast, loud and short. “We play probably 25 minutes,” he says. “All the punk songs off the records, and that’s it.”

Marshall Yarbrough

WHO: Gold-Bears, k i d s, Small Reactions, God A-Go-Go WHERE: Green Room WHEN: Wednesday, June 11, 9 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $5

AthFest. The showcase happens Saturday, June 21 at Ciné and runs from 9 p.m.–2 a.m.

Featured performers include Tony B, Noár, Blacknerdninja, Big Body, Razzi King, The Swank and a post-show “mega-mix” set of music running the gamut between classic and contemporary hits spun by DJ Chief Rocka and Miller himself. If you’ve neglected to check out the steadily growing Athens hip hop scene to this point, this would be a great first lesson. See Calendar Picks on p. 16 for more local hip hop coverage.

Everything is Parenthetical: The ever-evolving Future Ape Tapes just released an audio snapshot of what it’s like to experience the band in 2014. (​(​(​(​(​Live @ The Caledonia Lounge​)​)​ )​)​), recorded by Southern Shelter main man Sloan Simpson, is now available. It pulses and drones and clicks and basically all-around rules. It documents the group’s Apr. 4 performance, and its personnel for this trip ‘round the moon is composed of B. Wood, Q-Tar, Tom Visions, Michael Lauden (Scab Queen) and D*. Yeah, I know, pseudonyms get ridiculous, and these are pretty ridiculous indeed, but let

Blacknerdninja be your host for the evening. Tickets are only $8 in advance and $10 at the door (or $5 with an AthFest wristband), and that is just a gosh-dang bargain for the amount of good stuff you’ll get in return. Keep an eye on flagpole.com for more. [Gabe Vodicka] Get On the Bus, Russ: Mux Blank, heretofore referred to as Mr. Blank, will populate the stage at Hendershot’s Coffee Bar Sunday, June 15 with his newly re-concentrated noise/ performance art theater. This show is part of the venue’s Experimental Night series. Most recently, Mr. Blank has been living out of a converted school bus that also serves as his studio and practice space, but he has had to locate it outside of Athens, as he just can’t seem to find any place to park the thing that doesn’t irritate those who see it. For this show, attendees can expect some ear-twisters via his newly crafted circuit-bent and handmade instruments, but beyond that it’s anyone’s guess. Smokedog and roHIt will warm you up. Check out facebook.com/muxblank and mrblank.bandcamp.com for more info.

Home Team: Longtime Athens hip hop supporter and promoter Montu Miller, via his ATHfactor Entertainment Group, will present a very nicely curated show during this year’s

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A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse: There’s a time for willful obscurantism just as surely as there’s a time for clarity, but in the world of Shade, it’s only ever time for the former. Now, it’s completely understandable that after taking on a pretty unsearchable band name the group would want a unique URL for its social media presence. So, I guess facebook.com/worldwar420 is as good as any. Further, finding the band’s entrancing and creative album Pipe Dream should be a cinch for casual surfers, because who wouldn’t have imagined that it could be located at musclemilk.bandcamp.com? In other news, keep your ears peeled for performances from Shade’s Phelan Lavelle and Gripe’s Brandon Goss, who have teamed up under the moniker Dosed (nope, not touching it) for what has been described as “garage-metal, sweatySabbath shit.” While you’re thinking about it, go ahead and catch Dosed Wednesday, June 11 at Go Bar with Worms, The Quick Wizard and DJ Hot Wax. Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

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art notes A Conspiracy Wholly feminine and fierce, “A Conspiracy,” currently on view at Flicker Theatre and Bar, presents collages by Kenneth Aguar and oil paintings by Manda McKay. Aguar’s series of collages, “Burnt Offerings,” blends science fiction, fantasy and popular culture, placing pin-up models and historical symbols alongside images borrowed from monster movies like Godzilla and Planet of the Apes, and comic books like “Conan the Barbarian,” “Howard the Duck” and “Swamp Thing.”

“There is a method to the madness. It’s kind of intuitive and based on trial and error and mathematics—addition and subtraction.

It’s like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, basically. Anyone can make a collage, but like any medium, you have to produce 100 crummy

but much of it satirizes our cultural norms.

Sex can have life-altering consequences, yet people are very casual about it,” McKay says.

Combining items like shells, skulls, fruit, feathers, flowers and insects into provocative images allows McKay to approach sensitive issues gently. The fragility and simple beauty of the painted materials balance the honest, sometimes harsh reality each painting suggests.

“The initial inspiration for my work came from John Currin, but my biggest influences are Banksy, Ai Weiwei and Georgia O’Keeffe,” she says. “I often paint in response to something I read about in the news, or I may find some object in the woods that inspires a painting. Last summer, the heavy rains brought orange mushrooms, and one of them made its way into the painting ‘Birth.’”

Manda McKay ones before you have a breakthrough. I pretty much started cranking them in the early ‘90s out of necessity, ‘cause I couldn’t afford art supplies,” Aguar says. “Color theory, art history, perspective and human anatomy were all principles picked up while at art school. I draw my images from vintage source material obtained during the ‘60s and ‘70s. Some of them are hand-colored with markers or colored pencil, but basically it’s straight-up old school cut and paste craftsmanship. No computers were used in the making of the art object. I like to leave them a little rough around the edges.”

Many of the collages include nude women—stars strategically placed over their nipples—and while intrinsically erotic in their idealized beauty, they are incorporated not with the intention of being objectifying or exploitative but as a celebration of the feminine divine—”the fertility goddess, the queen, Eve, the muse, the Virgin Mary,” Aguar says.

“I think art should imitate life and be based on personal experience. You store up those experiences and then you externalize them, while at the same time putting your own spin on things… I hope that—with any good art—the viewer will see something different every time they look and find hidden meaning, thereby unlocking secrets and peeling layers.”

The impressively hyperrealistic still life oil paintings of Manda McKay present compositions of natural materials delicately arranged into suggestive new forms with subtle feminist and political undertones.

“Some of this work celebrates femininity,

Though formally trained in medical illustration, with experience working as an illustrator at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine and for online courses at Athens Tech, McKay is primarily self-taught when it comes to oil painting. Rather than following a traditional method of using paints thinned with turpentine followed by thicker layers of paint and glazes, her approach incorporates a “dry brush” technique learned for watercolors at the Medical College of Georgia. The method yields super-smooth, color-saturated paintings while mindfully not sending harmful solvents into the local water supply.

“I began painting still lifes in order to question popular ideals of beauty and sexuality. My work is often more political nowadays, spotlighting issues like gendercide,” she says.

“I hope that my paintings will help viewers to confront topics that may otherwise be distasteful, such as intimate-partner abuse.

I also hope that the work will be uplifting or inspirational, suggesting a solution to a problem rather than being mired in negativity.”

“A Conspiracy” will be on view at Flicker through the end of the month. A free artist reception with Aguar and McKay is scheduled for Friday, June 13 from 6–9 p.m. Following the reception, around 10 p.m., Aguar will reactivate 8-Track Gorilla, a mysterious persona in a gorilla costume that has haunted clubs with weird performances off and on for over a decade. The Gorilla joins Dex Romweber Duo and Nate and the Nightmares at Little Kings Shuffle Club.

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Georgia Museum of Art · 5:30–8:30 p.m. · FREE! (members), $5 This season’s quarterly open house at GMOA presents an opportunity to view current exhibits “The Lithographs of Carroll Cloar” and “Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise” after-hours and to preview “Picturing America: Signature Works from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.” The Westmoreland exhibit, which opens to the public the following day, includes 57 works—portraits, still lifes, sculptures, landscapes and narrative paintings— created over a span of 200 years, reflecting the evolution of America from colonial times to the mid-20th Century. Reception highlights include music spun by DJ Bill Nelson, Tarot readings by Kim Brown, a printmaking art project, light refreshments, gallery talks and, outside, a full moon.

Patricia Cloar Milsted, widow of artist Carroll Cloar, will speak alongside exhibit curator Carissa DiCindio for a gallery talk at 6 p.m. [Jessica Smith]

Romwebers have teamed up to crank out dynamic rock and roll that swings with a twangy swagger. In 2011, they released an impressive studio album, Is That You in the Blue? The recording featured Sara’s tasteful trap kit work and Dex’s trashy guitar tones and wide vocal range, from snarling to romantically soulful. The duo returns to Athens in support of a full-length collection titled Images 13. Expect a set of vintage rock, trashy blues, renditions of obscure hits and a touch of Latin-rhythm mischief, as well. [T. Ballard Lesemann] EVENT | Friday, June 13 & Saturday, June 14

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(Friday), noon–10 p.m. (Saturday) · FREE! The annual Hot Corner Festival, a celebration of local African American heritage and history, returns this weekend to the corner of Hull and Washington downtown with a two-day schedule of all things culture. Soak up family-friendly music, poetry and art while enjoying food from street vendors and more. Gospel and prayer is the name of the game Friday, when, startFILM | Friday, ing at 6 p.m., you can June 13 enjoy music and ministry from various locals.

Saturday, the festivities Ciné · 10:30 p.m. · $5 go from noon–10 p.m.

Shot in the wilds of That afternoon and Nova Scotia’s coastal evening, for the second forests during an icy, year in a row, local hip brutal spring, Canadian hop impresario Montu independent filmmaker Miller has organized Seth Smith’s blacka solid lineup of rap and-white fantasy film and R&B, including Big Lowlife is a surrealist, Body, Blacknerdninja, lo-fi horror head trip.

Jet Squad, Versatyle Ultimately an exploraVersatyle tha Wildchyld tha Wildchyld and varition of the relationship ous others. The Athens between a drug and hip hop community has grown dramatically its user, the story follows a lonely musiin scope, size and recognition of late; go cian as he tries to rekindle things with his equally-troubled companion. Unfortunately, cheer on the folks who are working tirelessly to broaden the local music scene’s he just can’t give up his messy addiction horizons. [Gabe Vodicka] to the psychedelic insides of slimy, goocovered starfish. Full of sludge, slugs, bugs MUSIC | Monday, June 16 and grime, the film’s visuals recall David Lynch’s Eraserhead. The experimental soundtrack, matching the film’s balance between dreaminess and discomfort, features ambient music and noise by local Flicker Theatre & Bar · 9 p.m. soundscape artist Grant Evans under California-based duo Watercolor the name Nova Scotian Arms, alongside Paintings traffic in the sort of quirky, Burzum, Grouper, Pulse Emitter and Mike stripped-down confessionals anyone who Shiflet. This one-night-only event will be went to a house show in the early 2000s the film’s second U.S. screening. [JS] will instantly recognize, and the familiar DIY signifiers are there: an association MUSIC | Friday, June 13 with Plan-It-X, bone-dry studio production, a fascination with personal politics. But siblings Rebecca and Josh Redman aren’t content to rely solely on genre tropes, as heard on their most recent outing, When You Move, which incorporates the odd but gorgeous slowcore dirge (“Showers of Little Kings Shuffle Club · 9 p.m. · $8 Stones”) and showcases Rebecca’s insightSinger/guitarist Dexter Romweber and ful storytelling. Much of the record could sister/drummer Sara Romweber have long be deemed “twee,” based on the core maintained a connection to Athens; the instrumentation—harp, ukelele—though twosome resided here for a brief spell right songs like “Birds’ Wings” prove too deep around the time Tony Gayton was shooting and dark to fit the mold. Underrated locals Athens, GA: Inside/Out, and Dex’s Flat Duo El Hollín share the bill and an affinity for Jets regularly brought their trash-abilly the poppier side of folk-punk. [GV] rock to local clubs. In recent years, the

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Tuesday 10 CLASSES: Feldenkrais: Awareness Through Movement (Thrive) Gentle lessons for the brain and body. Learn to move smarter and easier. 6:30 p.m. $10–14. 706850-2000, www.thrivespace.net CLASSES: Learn to Create Pearl Jewelry (DOC Building, Suite D) Learn how to knot pearls with local business The Pearl Girls.

Registration required. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $29. www.thepearlgirls.com CLASSES: Attracting Hummingbirds & Butterflies to the Garden (ACC Extension Office) Learn how to transform your yard into the ideal environment for these pollinators. Open to gardeners of all skill levels. 6–7 p.m. FREE! 706613-3640, atedrow@uga.edu COMEDY: HACKS XVII (Caledonia Lounge) Featuring Zach Peterson, Stephanie Hasz, Andy Sell, Walker Smith, Sahima Godkhindi, JohnMichael Bond and host Luke Fields.

9 p.m. $5 (21 & up), $7 (18–20). www.caledonialounge.com EVENTS: Tuesday Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Fresh produce, cooked foods and children’s activities. Offers double dollars for EBT shoppers. Held every Tuesday. 4–7 p.m. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (First Christian Church, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 4–7 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: 2nd Tuesday Tasting (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Taste five beers from Mother Earth Brewery paired with snacks by chef Sal Speights. Learn the story of the LEED-certified North Carolina brewery. Reservations required. 6 p.m. $15. 706-354-7901 EVENTS: Georgia Birth Network Desserts & Doulas (ACC Library) Drop in to meet birth professionals such as doulas, chiropractors, child birth educators, photographers and more. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 774-5639431, www.gabirthnetwork.com FILM: Young Mr. Lincoln This 1939 partially fictionalized biography about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln stars Henry Fonda.

As a novice lawyer, Lincoln faces his most challenging court case yet as he must prove the innocence of an accused murderer despite eyewitness testimony. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org FILM: Film Athens Happy Hour (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Hang out with the Film Athens crew and discuss upcoming film events and projects. 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.filmathens.net GAMES: Trivia (Four Brothers Sports Tavern) How much do you really know? 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3020

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 (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 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: 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: Entertainment Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways. Presented by Dirty South Trivia. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0305 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Win house cash prizes with host Todd Kelly. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.choochoorestaurants. com KIDSTUFF: Little STEM Scientists (Madison County Library, Danielsville) “Fizzy” painting is painting with chemical reactions. For all ages, but kids under six will need an adult for help. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison

Wednesday 11 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection.

2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org CLASSES: Knit 2 Class (Revival Yarns) Review casting on, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, stockinette and garter stitch patterns. RSVP. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. $30. 706-850-1354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Athens City Hall) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Rabbit Box (The Melting Point) Art Rocks Athens curates a special night of stories for adults.

Storytellers include Rick Baker, Roy Bell, Keith Bennett, Bryan Cook, Curtis Crowe, Judith McWillie and Maureen McLaughlin. 7–10 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com, www. artrocksathens.com FILM: Cinébaby (Ciné Barcafé) Ciné presents a new series of afternoon shows for moms, dads and their babies. With soft lighting, lowered sound, stroller parking and a changing table in the screening room, parents and caregivers can watch an adult movie without having to find a babysitter. This week’s films include The Immigrant (3 p.m.) and Chef (3:15 p.m.). $7.50. www.athenscine. com

GAMES: Trivia with a DJ (Your Pie, Eastside location) Open your pie hole for a chance to win cash prizes.

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FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll Trivia (Jerzee’s Sports Bar) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. House cash prizes. 10 p.m. FREE! www. jerzeessportsbar.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Big Thinkers Science Exploration (ACC Library) Get ready for interactive and engaging science experiments that combine education and entertainment. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Big Thinkers Science Exploration (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Join Big Thinkers for interactive and engaging assembly-style science experiments that combine education and entertainment. 2 p.m. FREE! www. big-thinkers.com KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Watch some anime and manga, listen to J-Pop music, eat Japanese snacks and share fan art. Ages 11–18. 4–6 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Father’s Day Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Songs, fingerplays, crafts and stories to celebrate dad. For ages 5 & under. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison

Thursday 12 CLASSES: Island Cooking, Herbal Class & Dinner (Mama Bird’s Granola) Led by local author and chef Pasckie Pascal and Chris Wagoner of Moonflower Botanicals.

6:30 p.m. $20 (single), $35 (two people). mamabirdssharedkitchen. com EVENTS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn more about the flora and fauna of the garden while enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings. Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group.

Paintings by Brian Macbeth are currently on display at The Grit through Saturday, June 21.

8:30–10 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu 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: Science Crafts (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Get crafty with science materials. Adult supervision required. For ages 7–12. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Gallery Games (Georgia Museum of Art) Learn about works in the museum’s collection through a special interactive tour led by Callan Steinmann. For ages 7–11. 4:15–5 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.com KIDSTUFF: Drumming for Success (ACC Library) Join Athens’ own multi-award winning percussion artist and youth program developer, Dr. Arvin Scott, as he teaches children about the art of drumming and rhythm. Part of the Summer Reading Performance series. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Experiment Station (Oconee County Library) Drop in for a fun, self-directed activity. Every Thursday through July 24. 2:30– 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Avid Poetry Series (Avid Bookshop) This installment of Avid Poetry Series will feature Rachael Katz, Michael Flatt and Jeff Fallis. 6:30–7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com THEATRE: Steel Magnolias (Town and Gown Players) Presented by the Town & Gown players, Steel Magnolias is the much loved story about the friendships of six Southern women who find humor and solace within the walls of Truvy’s Beauty Shop. June 12–14, 8 p.m. June 15, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706-548-3854, www. townandgownplayers.org

Friday 13 ART: Art Reception (Flicker Theatre & Bar) “A Conspiracy” features collages by Kenneth Aguar and paintings by Manda McKay. See Art Notes on p. 16. 6-9 p.m. FREE! manda@mandamckay.com ART: 90 Carlton: Summer (Georgia Museum of Art) See the exhibitions “The Lithographs of Carroll Cloar,” “Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise” and “Picturing America: Signature Works from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.” The evening includes gallery talks, Tarot card readings, music, a printmaking art project and refreshments. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 5:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! (members), $5 (non-members). 706-5424662, www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Opening Reception (The World Famous) “Animal/Domain” features new paintings by Will Eskridge. 10 p.m.–2 a.m. FREE! www.willeskridge.com ART: Artist Reception (BMA At Home) Artist Leslie Moody creates intricate, abstract bird works. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.bmaathome.com CLASSES: Crochet 1 Class (Revival Yarns) Get acquainted with the tools and craft of crochet. The class is free with the purchase of materials.

RSVP. June 8, 3 p.m. June 13, 11 a.m. FREE! 706-850-1354, www. revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: Full Moon Hike (State Botanical Garden) Enjoy the mysterious world of nature at night.

Includes a two-mile hike through the wooded trails and in the garden.

Pre-registration required. 8–9:30 p.m. $5/person, $15/family. 706542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden EVENTS: Hot Corner Festival (Downtown Athens) The annual celebration of local African American culture returns to downtown with a lineup of gospel singing, R&B, jazz, hip hop and other performers. Kids

activities, a car and bike show, an art corner and plenty of soul food, too.

See Calendar Pick on p. 16. June 13, 6–9:30 p.m. June 14, 12–10 p.m. FREE! 706-338-8042 FILM: Lowlife Screening (Ciné Barcafé) A lonely musician’s descent into the shadowy world of a living drug leads to a mysterious island where a battle of body and soul is waged. Local musician Grant Evans provided part of the soundtrack under the name Nova Scotian Arms.

See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 10:30 p.m. $5. www.athenscine.com, www. lowlife-movie.com FILM: Nocturnal Transmissions Film Series (Ciné Barcafé) See a midnight screening of the ultimate driller killer thriller, The Slumber Party Massacre, with free pizza, prizes and a pajama contest. 12 a.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com OUTDOORS: Summer Tree Identification (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Participants will learn to identify some of the most common species of trees by their leaves, bark, branching patterns and tree form. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $50. 706542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden THEATRE: Steel Magnolias (Town and Gown Players) See Thursday listing for full description June 12–14, 8 p.m. June 15, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706-548-3854, www. townandgownplayers.org

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12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. FREE! reallyreallyfreemarketathens@gmail.com EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Featuring fresh produce, meats, honey, eggs, crafts, soaps, baked goods, cooking demos, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and more. This weekend features live music, cooking demos and a gardening workshop. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Hot Corner Festival See Friday listing for full description June 13, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:30 p.m. June 14, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. FREE! 706-338-8042 GAMES: Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game (Tycheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games) Learn to play the Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-354-4500, www.tychesgames.com GAMES: Shadowfist Tournament (Tycheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games) Multiplayer format.

Promotional cards will be given to all players. A workshop on how to play the Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game will be held at 4 p.m. 12 p.m. $1. www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Super Duper Story Time (reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) Miss Rachel will read books and sing songs to kids in this new monthly story time scheduled for the second Saturday of each month.

Children are invited to wear crazy accessories from the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dress up closet. 12:30 p.m. FREE! avid. athens.rachel@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Saturday Movies (ACC Library) Family fun movies are shown in the story room. Call for movie title. 10:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Journey Through the Stars for Families (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Journey through the night sky. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moon Mania.â&#x20AC;? Pre-registration is required. 10 a.m. $7-10. 706613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Critter Tales (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Families are invited to listen to a story about nature. Staff will then bring it to life by visiting a critter or going outdoors for an activity. 2:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Family Day: Newcomb Pottery (Georgia Museum of Art) View the exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterpriseâ&#x20AC;? and then create and decorate your own pot using air-dry clay. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org

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MEETINGS: Athens for Everyone (ACC Library) Tim Denson leads a discussion on fighting for affordable and reliable public transit, access to affordable childcare, jobs that pay living wages and equal treatment for all citizens of Athens. 2 p.m. FREE! www.timforathens.com THEATRE: Steel Magnolias (Town and Gown Players) See Thursday listing for full description June 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14, 8 p.m. June 15, 2 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. 706-548-3854, www. townandgownplayers.org

Sunday 15 ART: Spotlight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) See highlights from the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permanent collection on a tour led by docents. 3 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Closing Reception (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Find out the secret artists who created the works in the galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current exhibit, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ATHICA Mystery Triennial.â&#x20AC;? 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. www.athica.org ART: Carter Gillies Pottery Summer Sales (Carter Gillies

EVENTS: Charcuterie Pop-Up (The Old Pal) 5&10 offers a selection of charcuterie. 6 p.m. www.facebook. com/theoldpalathensga EVENTS: Produce Stand (Athens Community Council on Aging) This mobile produce stand sells fresh, sustainable and locally-grown fruits and vegetables sourced from the community gardens at ACCA and UGArden. EBT cards accepted. 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. www.accaging.org GAMES: Poker (Four Brothers Sports Tavern) Play to win. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3020 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com 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: 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: Open Playtime (ACC Library) Children ages 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 and their caregivers can come play with toys

his book, Thru: An Appalachian Trail Love Story. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Genealogy on the Internet (ACC Library) A brief introduction to genealogy Internet resources. Registration is free but required. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org SPORTS: Rollergirl Bootcamp (Fun Galaxy) Brush up on your skating skills and learn what it takes to be a Classic City Rollergirl. Gear can be borrowed for a $10 refundable deposit. June 16, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m.

June 18, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. June 22, 8:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. www.classiccityrollergirls.com

Tuesday 17 EVENTS: Birthday Block Party (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Help Heirloom celebrate its third birthday with cake, games, music, drink specials, street food and more.

5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. www.heirloomathens. com EVENTS: Tuesday Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) See Tuesday listing for full description 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org

Abstract paintings by Frances Jemini are currently on display at Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee and Pub through June.

Pottery Studio) See Saturday listing for full description June 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. 706-546-7235, cartergillies@hotmail.com GAMES: Trivia (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inquisition,â&#x20AC;? trivia hosted

by Chris Brewer every Sunday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655, www. buffaloscafe.com/athens THEATRE: Steel Magnolias (Town and Gown Players) See Thursday listing for full description June 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14, 8 p.m. June 15, 2 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. 706-548-3854, www. townandgownplayers.org

Monday 16 EVENTS: Open Middle Eastern Music Circle (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Explore Middle Eastern drum rhythms. All drums and instruments welcome. Every Monday. 7 p.m.

FREE! rajniqamar@gmail.com EVENTS: Community Dog Walks (Memorial Park) This program provide the opportunity to engage with fellow dog lovers while exploring the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trails. Dogs must be leashed and well-behaved. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3580

and meet friends. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Movie Monday: Avatar (Oconee County Library) A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www. athenslibrary.org/oconee 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 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children are invited for bedtime stories every Monday. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Brown Bag Movie (Oconee County Library) Bring your lunch and watch Frozen on the big screen. 12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Oconee County Library) Richard Judy discusses and signs copies of

EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (First Christian Church, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia (Four Brothers Sports Tavern) How much do you really know? 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3020 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Win house cash prizes with host Todd Kelly. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways. Presented by Dirty South Trivia. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0305 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 with a Twist (Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New York Style Pizza) See Tuesday listing for full description Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside loca-

tions of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 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 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 4:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Reading aloud to a dog creates a relaxed, nonjudgmental environment that helps kids develop their reading skills and builds confidence. Register for a 15-minutes session. Grades K-5.

3:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:15 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950

Wednesday 18 ART: AAAC Lunch & Learn: Gallery Etiquette 101 (Lyndon House Arts Center) Bring your lunch to this lecture by recently appointed Lyndon House Arts Center Supervisor Didi Dunphy. Learn the expectations when working with a gallery to show your art. Registration required. 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. FREE! (members), $15 (non-members). 706613-3623, athensareaartscouncil@ gmail.com, www.athensarts.org CLASSES: Bring Your Own Project Class (Revival Yarns) BYOP is for beginner through advanced knitters looking for help starting a new project. A teacher will help get you started or work through a more challenging section. RSVP. 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. $30. 706-850-1354, www. revivalyarnsathens.com COMEDY: 5th Annual LaughFest at AthFest (Georgia Theatre) Sean Patton has performed on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live at Gotham,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night with Jimmy Fallonâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conan.â&#x20AC;? Openers include Ben Palmer, Cherith Fuller, Jake Brannon, Walker Smith and Chris Patton. 8 p.m. $7 (w/ AthFest wristband). www.georgiatheatre.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Athens City Hall) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.org GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll Trivia (Jerzeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Bar) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. House cash prizes. 10 p.m. FREE! www. jerzeessportsbar.com 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: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-6130892 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 (Willyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Wednesdays.

8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub KIDSTUFF: Project Runway Challenge (Oconee County Library) Test your inner fashion designer skills with a fierce competition that will make Tim Gunn cry.

Materials provided. Creations will be displayed and voted on by the public, with the most votes earning prizes. For ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Mad Scientists Book Club (Oconee County Library) Explore super cool books through hansd-on experiments and activities.

For rising 4thâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6th graders. 3 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Summer Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Songs, fingerplays, crafts and stories to celebrate summer. For ages 5 & under. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Family Music Jam (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Join Rebecca Ballard and her ukulele for a sing-a-long.

The library has a limited supply of rhythm instruments, so attendees are invited to bring their own from home. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books (ACC Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title is My Beloved Wife by Justice Sonia Sontomayor. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org SPORTS: Rollergirl Bootcamp (Fun Galaxy) See Monday listing for full description June 16, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. June 18, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. June 22, 8:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. www.classiccityrollergirls.com

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LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 10 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BEN EPPARD Charlottesville, VA-based singer-songwriter currently hitchhiking his way around the country.

10 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com FLICKEROKE Come sing your heart out with your host Jason. Singing ability not required.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com MONSOON Female-fronted local post-punk band that dabbles in rockabilly and new wave.

NEW WIVES Charming Athens indie rockers inspired by groups like Modest Mouse and Cursive.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 WEI ZHONGLE Highly experimental, woodwind-heavy band from Chicago.

GURGLE TWINS Macon-based experimental group featuring members of Cult of Riggonia.

HORSE LORDS Technically proficient and stylistically experimental postpunk band from Baltimore.

WET GARDEN Erotic guitar and keyboard jams from local psych duo.

FREE HAND Charlie Key and John Fernandes team up for an improvheavy set of jazz-inspired psych.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com OTTMAR LIEBART & LUNA NEGRA Renowned German songwriter and producer known for his Spanish-style playing.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Host Fester Hagood presents this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showcase of singer-

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THE CALENDAR! songwriter talent, featuring John Boyle, Alex Guthrie and Ellen Meadows.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia Sunflower Concert Series. 7 p.m. $15. www.botgarden.uga.edu SAINT FRANCIS Local roots-rock band led by Scott Baston.

RACHEL O’NEAL Local acoustic singer-songwriter that deftly navigates her varied influences, including indie rock, jazz and Americana.

Lunch, Dinner & Weekend Brunch

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Wednesday 11 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES SINGERSONGWRITER SHOWCASE Contact louisphillippelot@yahoo. com for booking.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com GRASSLAND STRING BAND New local traditional and progressive bluegrass group.

THE SHOAL CREEK STRANGLERS Local roots-folk duo featuring members of The Humms.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DOSED New local band featuring members of Gripe and Shade.

WORMS Punk rock group from New England.

THE QUICK WIZARD Local rock duo inspired by The Melvins.

DJ HOT WAX Max Wang spins ‘60s pop/soul and punk rock.

Green Room 9 p.m. $5. www.greenroomathens.com k i d s Led by Jared Collins, this band plays reverb-washed garage-pop.

GOLD-BEARS Atlanta-based indiepop outfit playing jangly crash-pop.

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SMALL REACTIONS “Nerve-pop” band from Atlanta.

GOD A GO-GO New local band feauring members of Free Associates, Sex BBQ and The HUMMS. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv compositions of Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features Robby Handley and Marlon Patton.

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

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 Nicholas Wiles, Drew Hart and Steve Key play original music, improv and standards.

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company play a “mind-boggling wall of organic sound with upbeat, traveldriven lyrics.”

LILY ROSE WILLIAMSON Up-andcoming pop singer-songwriter from Atlanta.

Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 8 p.m. FREE! www.butthuttbarbecue. com TANGENTS This country-fried rock group carries Lynyrd Skynyrd licks and John Mellencamp melodies.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com KILL THE MESSENGER Local folksinger Michael Copeland performs.

CARCOSA No info available.

LAND, HO! No info available.

RED SKY DAYS Local hard rock band.

Caledonia Lounge 666 Fest. 9 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door). www.caledonialounge.com BURNS LIKE FIRE Local, melodic punk rock band with anthemic vocals.

SEAGULLS Punk band from Atlanta.

KARBOMB High-speed punk band.

SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock.

SRAY TAN Punk three-piece from East Atlanta.

FULL NET Pop-punk from Atlanta.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta faves.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $21. www.georgiatheatre.com PHOSPHORESCENT Former Athenian Mathew Houck brings his buzzed-about indie band back to town for a much-anticipated performance. See story on p. 12.

COURTNEY BARNETT Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist known for her witty, rambling lyrics.

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com COYOTES IN BOXES Nashvillebased, West Virginia-born folk-pop.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com BORDERHOP FIVE Local bluegrass band.

RED JUNE Bluegrass/Americana trio from Asheville, NC. Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub LITTLE GOLD Garage rock with country and pop sensibilities.

SEE THROUGH DRESSES Dreampop band from Omaha, NE. JINX REMOVER This local band plays driving, melodic indie rock.

PLACES TO HIDE Indie rock band from Atlanta.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com CARL LINDBERG AND FRIENDS Local Latin jazz bassist performs a set of Swamp Jazz with the help of some collaborators.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE PO BOYS “An all star jamtasm of musicians from Lazy Locomotive, Fuzzbucket and Dr. Willis.”

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 OPEN MIC Join host Wes Irwin for this weekly open mic showcase.

Troubadour Bar & Grill 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8188 KARAOKE Sing your heart out, every Thursday!

Walker’s Coffee & Pub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 KARAOKE Every Thursday!

Willy’s Mexicana Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-548-1920 CRAIG GLEASON Georgia-based songwriter plays beachy, folky acoustic tunes every Thursday.

Cutters Pub 10 p.m. 706-353-9800 MOB KNARLY Local DJ spins a set of party tunes.

Downtown Athens 6 p.m. FREE! 706-338-8042 HOT CORNER FESTIVAL Day one of the two-day festival that celebrates local African American history and culture features music from Tyro Williams, Pleasant Hill Men Choir, LaTonya Wise, Sons of Praise, Marcel Mincey and Company, DESTINED, Jacquelyn Brown, Joey Coleman, Andrew Cunningham, Tha Minista, Whitney McGuire & Melvin Rambeau and Anointed Believers. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com RYAN MOORE Member of local band Brothers plays a solo set.

GEORGE TYLER HUNTINGTON Padre’s frontman performs solo.

JACK BLAUVELT Dana Swimmer frontman performs a solo set.

DREW KIRBY Frontman of local group New Wives performs solo.

40 Watt Club 10 p.m. $3 (before 11), $5. www.40watt.com IMPETUS A metal mashup/electro/ trash/EBM/’80s/industrial dance and video party put on by local DJ collective BeatmatchedHearts. This show will also feature local bands In the Lurch and Thunderchief.

Georgia Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 JOHN BOYLE Singer-songwriter in the vein of John Prine and Bob Dylan.

He’ll be joined by Adam Poulin.

Georgia Theatre 10 p.m. $22. www.georgiatheatre.com PLIES Florida-based rapper known for singles like “Shawty” and “Hypnotized.”

DJ DARK KNIGHT Atlanta DJ spins beats between acts.

BIG BODY Local MC Ben “Big Body” Edwards performs a set of highenergy hip hop.

TONY B Local radio-courting rapper with a smart, polished style.

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

Green Room 9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com LARKIN POE Two sisters from Atlanta who sing and shred a unique blend of “Swampadelic Americana.”

MANMADE MOUNTAINS Local modern-folk crew drawing inspiration from The Avett Brothers.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE ROUGH & TUMBLE Minimalist folk that borders on ambient from Nashville.

AGABUS Solo project of Grammy award-winning musician Brad Davis.

WHISPER KISS Acoustic project featuring multi-instrumentalist Michael Wegner and Shelley Olin.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ Jeremy Raj is bringing together the best that Athens jazz has to offer.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. $8. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DEX ROMWEBER DUO Legendary Georgia garage-rocker Dex Romweber (Flat Duo Jets) and his sister Sara play trashy, blues-influenced rock and roll. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

NATE AND THE NIGHTMARES Local garage-punk band fronted by Cars Can Be Blue’s Nate Mitchell and featuring local band Free Associates.

THE 8-TRACK GORILLA The mysterious costumed local performer returns after a lengthy hiatus.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE ENGLISH BEAT Celebrated English 2 tone ska revival band that combines pop, soul, reggae and punk rock.

IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring high-energy electro and rock.

TWIN POWERS Bouncy DJ Dan Geller spins the newest dance party jams and classic favorites.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 ERIK NEIL BAND Local trio playing blues/rock covers and originals.

The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Newly relocated back to his old stomping grounds of Athens, Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture.

8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 BACK ALLEY BLUES BAND Featuring locals Paul Scales, John Straw, Dave Herndon and Leon Campbell playing blues jams.

Treppenhaus 9 p.m. 706-355-3060 FIVE EIGHT Legendary Athens rock trio that consistently pumps out boisterous rock and roll.

COYOTES IN BOXES Nashvillebased, West Virginia-born folk-pop group.

Saturday 14 Athens Moose Club 7 p.m. $12.50. 706-546-0543 THE SENSATIONAL SOUNDS OF MOTOWN Six veteran musicians entertaining crowds in the Southeast for nearly 20 years promise an exciting, live-energy show. Featuring Mr. Motown!

Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net TODD LISTER Folky locan singersongwriter. (8 a.m.)

HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER Charming and highly praised local neo-folk band delivers the thriftstore gospel. Featuring the captivating vocal harmonies of the Campbell sisters. (10 a.m.)

Downtown Athens 12 p.m. FREE! 706-338-8042 HOT CORNER FESTIVAL Day two of the two-day festival that celebrates local African American history and culture features R&B, jazz and hip hop from Tashia Love, Dictator, LG, Miss Unyque, Chrismis, Profound Breadth, Versatyle tha Wildchyld, Breezey Goings, Tony B, Big Body, Blacknerdninja, Jet Squad, The Swank, The Splitz Band and many more. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com THOSE CATS High-energy sevenpiece soul and funk powerhouse from Statesboro.

Hi-Lo Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Nate Mitchell spins an all-vinyl set of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Invasion/psychedelic/girl group soundsâ&#x20AC;Ś forgotten gems and dusty relics will be unearthed alongside a sprinkling of big hits you know and love.â&#x20AC;?

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ Jeremy Raj is bringing together the best that Athens jazz has to offer. A trio of talented musicians play to a great crowd every weekend.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com LEE ROY PARNELL Ace guitarist, distinctive singer and hit songwriter from Texas.

THE NORMALTOWN FLYERS The long-running Athens-based band that labels its sound as â&#x20AC;&#x153;pickup truck rock and rollâ&#x20AC;? performs in a duo setting.

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

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com LAKE STREET DIVE Pop-focused, genre-bending band from Brooklyn.

SUN PARADE Folk-rock band that invokes everything from psychedelia and Nirvana to disco.

Americana Mondays. On the Rooftop.

11 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre. com CICADA RHYTHM Acoustic guitar and upright bass duo playing bluegrass-tinged indie folk, filled with paired vocal harmonies.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GINKO Edgar Lopezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fuzzy, beatdriven experimental hip hop project.

GYPS Xander Witt (Muuy Biien) plays a set of ambient drone.

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STRICTLY RICKLI Local experimental family band featuring Ash Rickli.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday.

weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showcase of singer-songwriter talent, featuring Trappers Cabin, Lefty Hathaway and The Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Sisters.

Wednesday 18 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!

CRAIG WATERS & THE FLOOD Local blues guitarist and songwriter.

THE ORANGE CONSTANT Fusionoriented jam-rock band from Statesboro, GA. Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236 HELEN DODGE Soulful acoustic music that occasionally dips into psychedelia.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 HANNAH AND HER SISTERS Local experimental husband/wife duo inspired by Jean-Luc Godard manipulate noise to create soundscapes.

SHADES MARTEL This local writer, former spy and Mercution revolutionary blasts guitar-distorted keyboard sonatas in an attempt at transcending musicianship and traditional songwriting.

BAD NUDES Cute and intense psychsynth pop from local fashionista Ben Taylor.

DJS TAINT & HOT WAX Members of Muuy Biien and The Rodney Kings spin punk and new wave.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ELEKTRIK BUTTERFLY A fusion of jazz and hip hop.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE URI BAND A blend of hip hop, reggae, jazz and funk.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 90 ACRE FARM Local Americana band.

CHRIS MOORE Bluesy local singersongwriter.

Sunday 15 Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar Experimental Night. 8 p.m. FREE! www. hendershotscoffee.com SMOKEDOG This local band plays noisy, burned-out rock and roll.

MR. BLANK Improv glitch-noise project.

ROHIT â&#x20AC;&#x153;New improvisational trio with a mathy, noise rock vibe.â&#x20AC;?

Monday 16 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS Folky, punk-inspired pop group from the East Bay. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

THE CUBBIES No info available.

Tuesday 17 Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com FLICKEROKE Come sing your heart out with your host Jason.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com DANA SWIMMER Garage rock with sweet, soulful undertones.

PADRE Local band featuring members of Dana Swimmer and Mothers.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GOPEN MIC NIGHT Show off your skills. Organizers welcome â&#x20AC;&#x153;singers, writers, films, jokers, weirdoes, players, magic, noodlers, doodlers, idea guys, fake TED talkersâ&#x20AC;? and more.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com JASON KENNEY Guitarist for Kenney-Blackmon String Band performs a set with some friends, including John Keane.

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Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com NEW WIVES Athens indie rockers inspired by groups like Cursive.

MOONBATHER Melodic alternative pop group from Texas.

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40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com PLASTIC PLANETS Side project from Roy Mitchell-CĂĄrdenas (MUTEMATH), Jeffrey Alan Wright (Blue Man Group) and Eric Van Lugo (Social Ghost).

EMPIRE THEORY Orlando-based rock band influenced by Britpop.

ROSHAMBEAUX Rock sensibilities influenced by the likes of The Drifters and Aretha Franklin.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SOUTHERN FRIED FUNK Five-piece funk group from Auburn, AL featuring Austin Solomon, Russ Garner, Larry Mitchell, Jason McMillans and Kenny Heard.

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.

Lake Street Dive plays the Georgia Theatre on Monday, June 16.

Go Bar 8:30 p.m. 706-546-5609 FREE HAND Charlie Key and John Fernandes team up for an improvheavy set of jazz-inspired psych.

JO RB JONES Local experimental acoustic pop songwriter performs with her new live band.

HALF ACID Greg Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell experiments with synths and talk boxes.

COUPLES COUNSELING Experimental group from Boston.

PURIAH Boston-based band.

10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by John â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Fredâ&#x20AC;?

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Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com MOTHERFUCKER Hard-hitting local band featuring former members of Incendiaries.

HARSH WORDS Fast hardcore group featuring members of Shaved Christ and Gripe.

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ART 5th Annual Moonlight Gypsy Market (Athens, GA) Seeking outsider, weirdo, macabre, erotic and abstract artists, crafters, junk vendors and performers. Deadline Aug. 1. Market on Sept. 13. Email samples and contact info to moon lightgypsymarket@gmail.com

CLASSES 20th Biennial UlsterAmerican Heritage Symposium (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Contacts, Contests and Contributions: Ulster-Americans in War and Societyâ&#x20AC;? explores the transatlantic emigration, settlement and continued experience of people from the north of Ireland. June 26â&#x20AC;&#x201C;28. $110. 706-369-3513, www.trrcobbhouse.org Aqua Zumba (Bishop Park) Get in shape while dancing in the pool. For adults. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. $5/ class. 706-613-3589 Aquatic Aerobics (Memorial Park) Low impact exercise.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. Saturdays, 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 a.m. $5. 706-613-3580 Basic Middle Eastern Dance and Beyond (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Learn the basics of belly dance.

Mondays, 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:15 p.m. $12 drop-in, $40 for the month. Contact rajnigamar@gmail.com Beyond Memoir Writing Class (OCAF, Watkinsville) Focus on the facts of your life to create stories, poems and essays. For all writing levels. June 21 & 28, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $125. www.ocaf.com

Bikram Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Classes in hot yoga are offered seven days a week. www. bikramathens.com Capoeira Classes (UGA Dance Theatre, Room 274) An AfroBrazilian art form combining martial arts, music and dance. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. FREE! capoeira@uga.edu Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheel. Fridays, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes show children and adults hand-building methods.

Sundays, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. 706-3553161, www.gooddirt.net Conference for Women (Holiday Inn Express) Join other professionals for 10 practical, ideapacked sessions. Aug. 6, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $149. www.skillpath.com Cooking with Kids Series (Mama Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Granola) Tips on cooking with kids. Ages 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12: July 8 & 10, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. Ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8: July 15 & 17, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. Ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5: July 22 & 24, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. www.mama birdssharedkitchen.com Intermediate Sewing Class (Community) This six-week class teaches students how to make custom pattern adjustments to accomodate individual body measurements. Learn to make design decisions based on the fabrics you incorporate. Basic sewing machine skills required. Bring your own machine. Tuesdays, June 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 22, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $120. www. shopcommunityathens.com Mac Workshops (PeachMac) Frequent introductionary courses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro to Mac.â&#x20AC;? June 14, 18, 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro to iPad.â&#x20AC;? June 11, 16, 21, 25, 30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro to iPhoto.â&#x20AC;? June 23. See website for schedule. FREE! 706208-9990, www.peachmac.com

Nonviolent Communication Classes (Georgia Conflict Center) This six-week series of peacemaker classes builds skills for compassionate communication and conflict transformation. Begins June 10, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. georgiaconflictcenter@ gmail.com, www.gaconflict.org Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Custom Stationery: One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;? June 28, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $45. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Linocut, One Color.â&#x20AC;?

July 2 & July 9, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stampmaking.â&#x20AC;? July 12, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $35. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multicolor Reductive Woodcut.â&#x20AC;? July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $85. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tea Towels! One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;? July 26, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $50. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stampmaking: Two Color Stamps.â&#x20AC;? Aug. 9, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $40. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multicolor Screenprint.â&#x20AC;? Aug. 13, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. & Aug. 20, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Totes! One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;?

Aug. 23, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $50. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paper Relief Monotype.â&#x20AC;? Aug. 28, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $35.

Check website for full descriptions. www.doubledutchpress.com Quilting (Sewcial Studio) Quilting classes for beginner to advanced students cover both traditional and modern projects. 706-247-6143, www.sewcialstudio.com Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cubanstyle 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 Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Okinawan hard style karate in a positive atmosphere. See website for schedule of free classes. www.athensy.com

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Wheel Throwing for Beginners (OCAF, Watkinsville) This six-week class in wheel throwing covers cups, bowls, saucers and other utilitarian forms. Thursdays, July 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Aug. 14, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $140150. www.ocaf.com Yoga & Meditation (Rubber Soul Yoga) Ongoing classes in Kundalini, Hatha and restorative yoga as well as guided meditation. www.rubber soulyoga.com Zumba in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pedantâ&#x20AC;? and other contemporary landscapes by Keith Karnok are currently on view at A. LaFera Salon through June.

Donate Blood Give the gift of blood! Check website for donor locations. 1-800-RED CROSS, www.redcrossblood.org HandsOn Northeast Georgia (Athens, GA) Over 130 local agencies seek help with ongoing projects and special short-term events. Visit the website for a calendar and to register. www.handsonnortheast georgia.com Smart Lunch, Smart Kid (Milledge Avenue Baptist Church) Volunteers are needed to help provide and deliver sack lunches and educational enrichment activities to children ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. Through Aug. 8.

478-494-7717, www.action ministries.net

KIDSTUFF â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spark a Reactionâ&#x20AC;? Photo Contest (Oconee County Library) Submit a photo on Instagram that best represents the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spark a Reaction.â&#x20AC;? Tag @oclteens and hashtag #oclsparkareaction. Contest

runs through July 31. All photos will be uploaded to Facebook for public voting. www.athenslibrary. org/oconee ACC Summer Camps (Various Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in theater performance, gymnastics, tennis, British soccer, cheerleading, skating, art and more. Visit website for dates and details. 706-613-3589, www.athensclarkecounty.com/camps Free Lunch (Multiple Locations) Free lunch is available for children at H.B. Stroud Elementary School, Whitehead Road Elementary School and Barnett Shoals Elementary School. Through July 25, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. FREE! (kids), $3 (adults). jimenezan@clarke.k12.ga.us New Moon Summer Adventure Camp (Athens, GA) This camp travels to different locations daily. Activities include hiking, swimming and boating as well as trips to museums, zoos and farms.

Fee includes all activities and travel expenses. For ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. Weeks of June 16 & 23 and July 14 & 21. $175/wk. 706-310-0013 Print Camp (Double Dutch Press) This introduction to different types of printmaking (monotype, linoleum block prints, paper relief and screenprinting) culminates in a handbound book of prints. For ages 11 & up.

July 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. $225. www.doubledutchpress.com Relate and Create Workshops for Teens (OCAF, Watkinsville) Week-long camps for ages 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. Drawing workshop: July 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11. Sculpture workshop: July 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. Painting workshop: July 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25. $150â&#x20AC;&#x201C;160/ camp. www.ocaf.com Summer Art Camp (MAGallery) The Madison Artists Guild hosts a summer art camp for children ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. June 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;27, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m.

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Summer Camps (Treehouse Kid and Craft) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Craft Inc. Business Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fairy Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outer Space Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Project Runway Fashion Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stop Motion Animation Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sewing I Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super Hero Campâ&#x20AC;? and more. Check website for full descriptions and dates. www.treehousekidandcraft.com Summer Explorers (Sandy Creek Nature Center) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving with Natureâ&#x20AC;? explores how animals move, seeds get dispersed and why the sun and stars move in the sky. June 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;27. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animalpaloozaâ&#x20AC;? celebrates animals of all shapes and sizes.

July 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water Worldâ&#x20AC;? includes collecting pond samples, hiking by a creek and experimenting with water.

July 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25. For ages 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6. Parents may register for as many sessions as space allows. All sessions held 9:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12:30 p.m. $20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30/session.

706-613-3615 Summer Theater Camps (Athens Little Playhouse) â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comedy Campâ&#x20AC;? focuses on improvisation, games and problem solving. June 16â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20.

Visit website for registration form. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net Summer Tutoring (Classic City Tutoring) Morning and afternoon sessions are available for students wanting to review skills from the previous year or preview skills for the next. Through Aug. 8. 678-6610600, cory@classiccitytutoring.com Swim School (Bishop Park & Lay Park) For ages 3 & up. Multiple sessions available. $33â&#x20AC;&#x201C;50. Check website for dates. accaquatics@ athensclarkecounty.com, www.athens clarkecounty.com/aquatics Table Tennis Camp (Oconee Veterans Park) Learn about the proper stance, footwork, strategy, flexibility, conditioning and more.

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Youth Police Academy (ACCPD Headquarters) Students ages 13-17 learn about law enforcement and the criminal justice system as a whole.

Applications due June 18 at 5 p.m.

Academy runs June 26–27, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.athensclarke county.com/police

SUPPORT Alanon 12 Step (Little White House) For family and friends of alcoholics and addicts. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. www.ga-al-anon.org 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 Baby Blues Support Group (reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) This group is for moms who are experiencing baby blues, postpartum depression and anxiety. Held the second Thursday of each month. leighellen@growththerapy.net, www.reblossomathens.com Domestic Violence Support Group (Athens, GA) Support, healing and dinner for survivors

of domestic violence. Tuesdays, 6–8 p.m., in Clarke County. First and third Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m., in Madison County. Child care provided. 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771 Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.org GRASP (Call for Location) Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing is a support group for those who have lost a friend or loved one to drugs or alcohol. 706-248-7715, grasp_athens@yahoo.com, www.grasphelp.org Life After Diagnosis (Oasis Counseling Center) An ongoing support group aimed at helping those with chronic or life-threatening diseases. Tuesdays, 4:30–6 p.m. $15/session. 706-543-3522, www. oasiscounselingcenter.com Project Safe Emotional Abuse Support Group (Athens, GA) Demeaning behavior and hateful words can be just as harmful as punches and kicks. Child

ART AROUND TOWN A. LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Contemporary landscapes by Keith Karnok. Through June.

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) “An Illustrative Study of Feeling Bad and Feeling Better” by Brianna Rawley. Through June.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings

by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Dortha Jacobson and others. Art quilts by Elizabeth Barton and handmade jewelry by various artists.

ART ON THE SIDE GALLERY AND GIFTS (17 N. Main St., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings and fused glass.

ARTINI’S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) Curated by AthensHasArt!, “The Eclectic Works of Aaron Fu” includes embroidery, ink drawings and biological illustrations. Through June 20.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) The 2nd annual ATHICA Mystery Triennial contains 100 5”x7” works hung anonymously. The identity of each artist is revealed only when the piece is purchased. Through June 15.

BIG CITY BREAD (393 N. Finley St.) Photography by James Calemine.

Through June.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Terrain: Painting the South” features landscape paintings by June Ball, Andy Cherewick, Robert Clements and Philip Juras. Through Sept. 15. • “Home” features works by Melissa Harshman, Mary Porter and Jeffrey Whittle. Through Sept. 15.

COFFEE SHOP OF ATHENS (2950 Atlanta Hwy.) Collages influenced by Magic Realism and Surrealism by Susan Pelham.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Joan Terrell. Through July 11.

ELLISON, WALTON & BYRNE (2142 W. Broad St.) Artwork by Bill Pierson.

Through July 11.

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 Marian Smith, Elizabeth Ogletree, Shelia Bradley and more. • “Paintings, Sculpture & Objects of Art” includes works by Michael Pierce. Through June.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) “A Conspiracy” includes collages by Kenneth Aguar and paintings by Manda McKay. Reception June 13. Through June.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Living Room” includes works that consider the home environment by Benjamin Britton, Patrick Brien, Andy Cherewick, Rachel Cox, Brock Gordon, Emily Hadland, Carol John and Erin McIntosh. Through June 15.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) Strata #4 by Quayola is an immersive video installation that reworks classical masterworks into contemporary abstractions. Through June 20. • “Selections in the Decorative Arts.” Through June 29. • “The Lithographs of Carroll Cloar.” Through Aug. 10. • “Picturing America: Signature Works from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.” June 14–Aug. 24. • “Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise.” Through Aug. 31. • Tristan Perich’s “Machine Drawing” will create itself over the course of six months.

Through Sept. 21. • Art Rocks Athens presents “Shapes That Talk to Me: The Athens Scene, 1975–85.” Through Oct. 19. • In the sculpture garden, “Terra Verte,” created by Scottish artist Patricia Leighton, consists of six cubes full of living vegetation. Through May 31, 2015. • “Stone Levity” is a sculpture by Del Geist installed in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex quad. Through May 31, 2015.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Paintings by Brian Macbeth. Through June 21.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Works by the Athens Plein Aire Artists. Through June.

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) “Jr.’s Third Folksome Art”

by Teh Reaver. Through June.

care provided. Call for location.

Every Wednesday, 6:30–8 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 Stress Management Support Group (Oasis Counseling Center) Learn to recognize when you are under stress, rate your level of stress, identify stressors and reduce overall stress through a variety of techniques. Thursdays, 6:30–8 p.m.

706-543-3522, www.oasis counselingcenter.com Women’s Empowerment Group (Oasis Counseling Center) A small therapeutic group for women to work on vulnerability, setting boundaries, assertiveness, self-care and more. Eight-week sessions. $15/session. 706-543-3522, www. oasiscounselingcenter.com

ON THE STREET ACC Pool Season (Multiple Locations) Public pools are located at Bishop Park, East Athens Community Center, Lay Park, Memorial Park and Rocksprings Park. Pools are open Tuesdays– Fridays and Sundays from 1–5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 12–5:30 p.m. Bishop Park is open on weekends only. $1 admission. $20 pool pass. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ aquatics Bands Wanted (Lakeside Apartments) Bands wanted to compete at Lakeside Apartments’ poolside 2nd Annual Battle of the Bands.

1st place takes home $1000. June 27. twilcox@studenthousing.com Calling All Athens Daredevils (Atlanta) “Dare Me for Charity” is a TV show in which teams jump off a platform onto an airbag. Teams with the most jumpers earn cash prizes. Join the team of Athenian Darius Weems (of Darius Goes West) and raise money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. dariusgoeswest@gmail. com www.dareme4charity.com f

JITTERY JOE’S EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) Paintings by Pamela Rodgers Smith.

JUST PHO (1063 Baxter St.) Painted silks by Margaret Agner.

KRIMSON KAFE (40 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Landscapes by Michael Porfiri.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “Between Rock and an Art Place: Art Rocks Athens Fine Arts Exhibition.” Through July 19.

LAST RESORT GRILL (174 Clayton St.) Paintings by Heidi Hensley.

Through June.

LEATHERS BUILDING (675 Pulaski St.) Works by Andy Cherewick.

Through summer.

LOFT GALLERY AT CHOPS & HOPS (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) “All Hail the Coming of Another Spring” includes paintings, collages and assemblages by Charley Seagraves. Through mid-June. • Quilts by Dyna Cross.

Through July.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “Paper Covers Rock,” held in partnership with Art Rocks Athens, is an exhibition of graphic and fine arts like posters, flyers and album covers. Through July 26.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Three Paths” exhibits works by Don Cooper that were influenced by his studies, observations and experimentations while traveling through Asia.

Through Aug. 17.

MAMA BIRD’S GRANOLA (909 E. Broad St.) Artwork by Cameron Bliss Ferrelle, Bob Brussack, Caoimhe Nace, James Fields, Barbara Bendzunas and Annette Paskiewicz.

MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Mixed media by Max Beeching. Through June.

MINI GALLERY (261 W. Washington St.) “All Aboard! Art from the Farmington Depot Gallery” features works by Chris CHUB Hubbard, Peter Loose and Dan Smith. Opening reception June 14. Through July 19.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Photography

by Theodore Lawrence. Through June.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) The “Annual Members’ Exhibit” features works by the gallery’s members. Through June 11. • Audrone Kirschner explores invasive species in “Outward Bound.” Through June 11.

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

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Choosing to Participate” contains 11 posters presenting the experiences of individuals and communities. Through Aug. 30. • Art Rocks Athens presents “ARTifacts Rock Athens: Relics from the Athens Music Scene, 1975–1985).” Through December.

SEWCIAL STUDIO (160 Tracy St.) Hand-dyed art quilts by Anita Heady. Rust and over-dyed fabric on canvas by Bill Heady.

THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings, pastels and monotypes by Margaret Agner. Through June 26.

TECH STOP COMPUTERS (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) Abstract and highlytextured paintings by Frances Jemini. Through July.

TECH STOP COMPUTERS (3690 Atlanta Hwy.) Abstract acrylic paintings and works made from reused and found materials by Frances Jemini.

Through July.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) “Water” features paintings of lakes, oceans and clouds by Elizabeth Bishop Martin. Through July.

VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Rita Rogers Marks and Amanda Stevens.

WALKER’S COFFEE AND PUB (128 College Ave.) Abstract paintings by Frances Jemini. Through June.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Vintage art curated by Dynamite Clothing. Through June.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) “Animal/Domain” presents new paintings by Will Eskridge. Opening reception June 13. • Paintings by Matt Blanks.

A&E Cleaning Services Cleaning for local neighbors by local neighbors

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Real Estate Apartments for Rent 1BR/1BA. All elec. Nice apt. Water provided. On bus line. Single pref.

Avail now! $450/mo. (706) 3387262.

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

Eastside duplex, 2BR/1BA & FP, $525/mo. 3BR/2BA & FP, $700/ mo. 2BR/2BA condo, Westside, 1200 sf., $600/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700 or cell, (706) 540-1529.

2BR apts. Completely remodeled.

W/D included, air. Dwntn. & bus route. $500/mo. No dep. required.

Call Louis, (706) 338-3126.

Mature student for fully furnished 1BR/1BA, LR, kitchen. Private drive, entrance. Incl. everything: utils., cable, Wi-Fi, trash. Quiet, clean, safe, near Dwntn./UGA. No smoking/pets. (706) 296-6957.

2BRs Dwntn. across from campus avail. for Fall semester.

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4BR, private BAs for each BR. 1 block from Brumby. Walk to class. W/D, DW, spacious screened porch w/ swing, fire pit. 194B Talmage St. (Off Bloomfield). $1800/mo. Avail 8/1. Call (706) 714-1100.

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Steps to UGA, avail. now. Spacious 2BR/1BA apt. Great, quiet location on S. Milledge. CHAC, DW, W/D, HWflrs. $725/mo. (706) 202-9905.

Want to live in 5 Pts? Howard Proper ties has the following locations: 5BR/3BA house $2000/ mo., 1BR/1BA apt. $500/mo., 2BR/2BA house $850/mo., 2BR/2BA condo $700-800/mo., 2BR/1BA apt. $550/mo. and 3BR/3BA condo $945–1125/mo. Please call (706) 546-0300 for more info and to view these properties.

Wilkerson Street 1 BR available for Fall. Older units in Historic District from $700/mo. Walk Downtown.

(706) 395-1400

Commercial Property Commercial building for sale in downtown Comer, GA. 3 store fronts. Currently leased to a bakery and antique shop. Great for retail, restaurant or office. $118,000.

(706) 207-5564.

Eastside Offices for Lease. 1060 Gaines School Road 750 sf. $900/mo., 400 sf. $600/mo., 150 sf. $300/mo. (706) 202-2246 or athenstownproperties.com.

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Condos for Rent 2BR condo. Walking distance to UGA campus. Gated, pool, fitness center. Excellent condition. Avail.

8/1. $650/mo. (706) 206-2347.

Just reduced! Investor’s West-side condo. 2BR/2BA, FP, 1500 sf., great investment, lease 12 mos. at $575/mo. Price in $40s. For more info, call McWaters Realty at (706) 353-2700 or (706) 540-1529.

Pre-Leasing for Fall!

MORTON SQUARE in 5 Points

Condos For Sale 3BR/2BA unit in gated west-side community. Pool, lake, upscale finishes. Recently reduced to $119,900! Contact Pat Hallow at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty (706) 424-2182 or (706) 543-4000.

Pre-lease for Fall. Beautiful 2BR/2.5BA condo. Quiet neighborhood w/ lots of green space and river walk. Large LR, kitchen, BRs and BAs. DW, CHAC, W/D hookup. $650-800/mo. Pets ok w/ deposit. Call (706) 202-9905

Duplexes For Rent 2BR/1.5BA, $575/mo. in Park East.

New carpet, W/D included, lawn maintenance & pest control incl. $300 dep. Hancock Properties, Inc. (706) 552-3500 2 B R / 1 B A Wo o d l a w n Hi s t o r i c District. Quiet cul-de-sac location.

Off-street parking. Walk to 5 Pts., HWflrs., spacious BRs, W/D included. $750/mo., (706) 5466900 or valerioproperties@gmail. com 5 Pts. duplex, Memorial Park.

2BR/1BA. Renovated, CHAC, W/D included. No pets. Avail. now. $650/mo. (706) 202-9805.

Half off rent 1st month when you mention this ad! 2BR/2BA & 3BR/2BA duplexes off HWY 441.

Pet friendly! Dep. only $250. Rent from $650-750/mo. (706) 5482522.

Houses for Rent Beautiful spacious home.

P re - l e a s e f o r f a l l . F i r s t month free! 5BR/3BA house w/ great S. Milledge Ave. location.

Sits on a huge lot, close to campus and the 5 Pts. area. Easy access to UGA & Athens bus routes. Great for football weekends! Large fullyequipped kitchen w/ DW, HWflrs., tile floors. CHAC, large BRs. W/D included. Pets ok with deposit.

Call (706) 202-9905.

2BR/2BA WITH FIREPLACE & PARKING

2BR/1BA House. 285 Savannah Ave. CHAC, W/D. Call (678) 6987613.

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1BD Deluxe next to campus/bus route (only 1 left!)

2BD Standard 11/2 blocks from campus/bus route

$1500/mo. Blocks from UGA & Dwntwn. 5BR/3BA house.

Hwflrs. & carpet. LR, DR, W/D. Avail. Aug. 1. 125 Peeks Point.

Mandyville area. Call Gaye at (706) 207-7756.

4BR house available Fall. 130 Appleby Drive, near Dwntwn. 2 Master suites. Like new. $1500/ mo. Call Owner/Broker Herbert Bond Realty & Investment (706) 224-8002.

$850/mo. 3BR/1BA home off Oglethorpe Ave. Kitchen, dining ro o m , l i v i n g ro o m , s t o r a g e , HWflrs., W/D, lg. yd. Avail. 8/1/14.

Call Robin, (770) 265-6509, Owner/Agent. 330 Clover St.

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255 Hillcrest Ave. 4BR/2BA in Normaltown. $400 per BR/mo.

Call (706) 207-9595.

2-4BR houses available August in the best neighborhood in town. $870–1150/mo. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 8 - 9 7 9 7 . w w w. boulevardpropertymanagement. com 3BR/1.5BA. 460 Whitehead Rd. HWflrs., carpet, CHAC, attic fan, tiled kitchen, garbage disposal, DW, fenced yd., pecan trees. $800/mo. & $800 dep. Call (706) 254-2936.

3 or 4BR/3BA house w/ HWflrs. lg. front porch. Big yd. and deck.

W/D, DW, all electric. Dogs okay.

Near Waffle House. $1000/mo.

Boulevard Property Management (706) 548-9797 3BR/2BA University Heights.

CHAC, HWflrs., All appliances, fenced back yd. Great for professional or grad student. No pets or smoking. Avail. July 15 (910) 409-0769.

3 B R / 1 . 5 B A 1 3 5 G a rd e n C t . $800/mo. Call for appointments ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 8 - 9 7 9 7 o r w w w. boulevardpropertymanagement. com 3BR/2BA house $700/mo. & 700 sec. dep. CHAC, huge yd., front porch, and FP. Call (706) 2542936.

3BR/2BA house in Green Acres.

Wo o d b u r n i n g s t o v e , f e n c e d yd., pets OK. W/D incl. Walk to shopping, busline, close to UGA. $1050/mo. Avail. Aug. 1! $100 off first month’s rent. (706) 201-7004.

3BR/2BA in Normaltown. HWflrs., CHAC, quiet street. Grad students pref’d. Rent negotiable.

(706) 372-1505.

3BR/3BA Full renovation. Custom cabinets, granite tops, HWflrs., big closets, lg. yd, off-street parking. Block from baseball field. $1800/mo. June free! (706) 546-6900 or valerioproperties@ gmail.com.

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4BR/2.5BA beautiful plantation house, 3 acres. High ceilings, HWflrs., lg. kitchen & rooms.

Screen porch. Fully fenced. 990 Double Bridges Rd. $1200/mo.

(706) 319-1846, or (706) 5484819.

5BR/3BA Cottage available for Fall.

Great living area and spacious bedrooms. Large deck. On bus line. $299/mo. per person ($1495/ mo. total) Roommate matching avail. (706) 395-1400.

5 Pts. off Baxter St. 4BR/2BA, $1200/mo. 5 Pts. off Lumpkin. 2 story condo, 2BR/2.5BA, $650/mo.

Call McWaters Realty, (706) 3532700, (706) 540-1529 5BR/1BA house ($1000/mo.)

CHAC, W/D. 12 ft. celings, HWflrs.

Need handyman to work off rent.

353 Oak St. Walk to UGA. (706) 548-4819, (706) 319-1846.

Adver tise your proper ties in Flagpole Classifieds! Photos and long-term specials available. Call (706) 549-0301!

Awesome 4BR/4BA house next to Dwntwn. Huge BRs, private BAs and decks. Stainless appls.

DW, W/D, HWflrs. High ceilings and in-house stereo system for your iPod to play on outside speakers or throughout the house.

Walk to UGA, work, music venues and grocery. $1800/mo.

Call (404) 229-9215.

Large 3,000 sf. townhome available for Fall 2014. 3-5BR/4BA, $1200/mo. W/D, trash & pest control included, pet friendly.

Roommate matching available.

(706) 395-1400 Sweet, secluded cottage. 1BR, 2 office spaces. Glass porch. FP w/ logs, laundry room, CHAC. Very close to medical school.

Many extras. References, lease & dep. req’d. Avail. now. (706) 340-1073.

Houses for Sale For sale by owner. Perfect location in Normaltown, near Dwntwn., campus, hospitals & shopping.

2BR/1BA w/ extras. All appls. incl. W/D. Lg. fenced back yd. w/ storage building, front deck for entertaining, nice layout.

Very cute, lots of charm. Grad student finished and needs to sell. 139K firm. (706) 6765115

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LARGE 2BR/2BA TOWNHOUSES AND FLATS $550-$600/mo.

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C. Hamilton & Associates 706-613-9001

Great houses at amazing prices: 135 Woodberr y Ct. Close to UGA Vet School and site of upcoming brand-new Bar nett Shoals Elementary. All brick, 4BR/ 2.5BA, additional living spaces, party shed, only $119,000! 820 Jefferson River Rd. Best energy efficient house in Athens. 2 BR/1BA, 1680 sq. ft., huge garage space for projects, low, low energy bills, only $85,000!

Kiss your landlord goodbye.

Donna Fee Realty, (706) 2965717, Keller Williams Realty (706) 216-2900

Music Equipment Nuçiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are tax-deductible. Call (706) 227-1515 or come by Nuçiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space, 396 Oconee St.

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10 acres up to 42 acres farmland in Far mington area (Oconee County). $12,900 per acre. Long road frontage. (404) 790-6996.

Athens School of Music.

I n s t r u c t i o n i n g u i t a r, b a s s , drums, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin, fiddle & more. From beginner to expert. Instrument re p a i r s a v a i l . Vi s i t w w w.

AthensSchoolofMusic.com, (706) 543-5800.

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Musicians Wanted

Parking places for rent across from UGA. $30/mo. (706) 354-4261

Bands wanted to perform and compete at Lakeside Apartments 2nd Annual Battle of the Bands.

June 27 from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 PM, poolside.

1st place takes home $1000.

Please email Tiffany Powell at twilcox@studenthousing.com for more details!

Land for Sale

Pre-Leasing Houses/Apar tments/ To w n h o m e s f o r r e n t i n t h e F i v e P o i n t s a n d s u r ro u n d i n g a re a . 2 - 3 B R s . R e n t r a n g e s from $600+/mo. Vlow Property Management (706) 247-0620, www.vlowpropertymanagement. com

Roommates Male & Female roommate matching available for fall with rates starting at $275 per person.

Private bathroom options as well as on the bus line and close to campus. www.landmarkathens. com (706) 395-1400

Rooms for Rent Live in mature Housekeeper needed in exchange for part rent in 3BR house. Needs to clean house. $375/mo. + 1/2 utilities.

Background check & references req. wandaydearborn@hotmail. com

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For Sale Miscellaneous Archipelago Antiques 24 years of antique and retro art, furnishings, religiosa and unique, decorative treasures of the past.

1676 S. Lumpkin St. (706) 3544297.

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Affordable! The ultimate store! Specializing in re t ro everything: antiques, furniture, clothes, bikes, records & players!

260 W. Clayton St., (706) 3160130.

Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn. (706) 369-9428.

Yard Sales Having a yard sale? Flagpole readers love going to garage sales! Advertise it here! Call (706) 549-0301 or visit our website classifieds.flagpole.com to place your ad today!

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Services Cleaning She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My house is a wreck.â&#x20AC;? I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I do!â&#x20AC;? House cleaning, help with organizing, pet mess.

Local, Independent and Earth Friendly. Text or Call Nick for quote, (706) 851-9087.

Home and Garden www.red-cedar-landscapes. com Landscape construction work at $20 per hour and no mark-ups! Great communication and job planning. stonewalls, patios, plants, machine work, irrigation and much more. Call/text (706) 202-8842

Jobs Full-time Customer service person needed for busy copy shop.

Mâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;F, until 7 p.m. plus some weekend work required. Must be dependable, organized and extremely service-oriented.

Experience with Creative Suite programs needed. References req. Benefits offered. Apply in person to Bel-Jean Copy/Print, E. Broad St., Dwntwn.

Call center representative.

Join established Athens company calling CEOs & CFOs of major corporations generating sales leads for tech companies. $9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11/hr. BOS Staffing, www. bosstaff.com, (706) 353-3030 Experienced line cook wanted at Locos Grill and Pub, 2020 Timothy Road. Apply in person between 2-4 pm or online at www.locosgrill.com/ employment.

Line/Prep Cooks Needed.

The Georgia Center has several positions available 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;40 hrs./ week. Pay DOE/Minimum 3 years in full service restaurant. Email resumes to robh@uga.edu.

Rocky Ridge Trucks is seeking to fill 6 National Account Manager commission-based positions.

Retirement and insurance benefits, no income cap. Looking for individuals who are self-motivated, highly energetic w/ positive outlook to bring to sales team. Contact Eric Logan or Joe Cook (706) 2458693. Fax resume to (706) 2460707.

Town 220 Restaurant is hiring experienced line cooks. Must be available on weekends and evenings (closed Sunday & Monday). The position is a perfect opportunity to learn and work with a classicly trained Chef. Email your resume to town220@gmail.com

Opportunities Earn $40-$180 by participating in UGA research! Are you age 18-60 and eligible to have MRIs? 2.

Are you age 18-60 and diagnosed with Schizophrenia? If you meet EITHER of these criteria, please contact the Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at (706) 542-3128 for more information.

Help Wanted for smoothie stand during AthFest, June 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22.

Call (305) 942-6717.

Lilaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hair Salon in Bogart is looking for hairdressers to rent chairs. Must have your own clientele. Call (770) 725-7811.

Modern Age is hiring again! PT/FT positions avail. Bring resumes into Modern Age. No phone calls.

UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Georgia Center is hiring banquet servers. Multiple shifts avail. starting at 6 a.m. Free meal w/ each shift. Email resumes to kcona@uga.edu.

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Sell Your Car, Bike, Van, Truck, Bus, Motorcycle, Boat, Camper, Scooter, etcâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;$10 per week or $40 for Run â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til Sold (Merchandise Only, Up To 12 Weeks). Call 706-5490301 to place your ad or visit our website classifieds.flagpole.com

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It’s important for you to get clarity from yourself before you involve this guy. You’ve been kind of knocking around, making decisions about the relationship only in response and reaction to what he says or does. First, determine by yourself if you’re really interested in dating him. Do you want to date him seriously? Would you be happy dating him until he moves? What if you start dating him again and he never moves? Do you want to date someone who’s planning to move somewhere with no job and no place to live and whose plan can be derailed by a night of flirting? Can you tell from my tone that my answer to all these questions wouldn’t just be “no,” it would be “hell no”?

Let me do my favorite thing and recommend a book for you. In The Defining Decade, author Meg Jay talks about the importance of making intentional decisions in your 20s in order to be on a good trajectory in the next decades of your life. I don’t know how old you are, but this seems to apply to you. You made a deliberate decision to move away and see other places. You’re making your adult life in the town where you grew up. Is this guy part of the adult life you want? Or is he the guy who’s in front of you right now? You don’t have to date the perfect person right now, but it makes sense to look for someone who’s at least in the ballpark.

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A year ago, I moved back to my hometown and reconnected with some old friends. I started hanging out with and then briefly dated someone whom I had known vaguely before but since moving back have gotten to know well. The dating was very casual and mutually enjoyable (but more intense for him emotionally) and stopped abruptly after we had sex.

I understand that sex can be very intense and emotional for some people and that it is not necessarily the best thing to be doing when one person is more emotionally involved, so I understood his position. Ironically, I was seemingly the one more bummed out about us not dating but kept it to myself.

He’s never left our hometown, but he decided to move across the country to a state where weed is legal and a few of his friends already live, and he’s completely normal not to want to be in any kind of relationship while he’s planning to move away. I was fine, albeit totally, quietly bummed, going back to being friends, because I totally understand the need to break out and see new places. That’s why I left our town in the first place.

So, we stopped hanging out alone and only hung out in groups, until the other night when we spent the entire night outside a party talking and then walked home together. Then, the next day he came out with my friends and me and casually announced that he wouldn’t be able to move as soon as he thought. (He figured he’d be leavPart II: Where I Pretend ing in a month or so.) I don’t You’ve Heeded My Advice know if that is an issue of saving So, you do a little soulmoney/finding a new place to searching and decide that I’m live/general malfunctions that right. He was a nice enough guy, happen when you move across the and you had some fun together, country or the fact that we hung but he doesn’t have his life out and flirted the night before. together, and you’re building advice@flagpole.com or I’m inclined to believe that yours, so you’re really at differhe’s just hit a budget snafu, and ent points, and he’s not really flagpole.com/getadvice that’s why he isn’t leaving, but for you. Now, dial down the he is constantly updating us on flirting a little. He doesn’t seem how much money he’s saved up for the move and stuff like that, to have much direction, and he is easily knocked off course. so if it was, it would make sense for him to mention it, which He deserves to be making decisions, even bad ones, based on he hasn’t. He’s also been incredibly lonely, lately, so perhaps our accurate information. flirtation was welcomed and just threw him off his path momentarily. Or maybe it’s something totally unrelated that no one has Part III: Where I Acknowledge That Everybody Does any idea about? I know it sounds self-centered to think that he What They Want, Anyway may not be leaving just yet because of me, so to speak, but this But, I’m as square as they come, and I know all the is a man who gets nearly obsessed with women that he likes things mentioned above might not be deal-breakers for you. and has a very emotional and addictive personality (like several(Although I don’t know why the heck not.) If you do decide stints-in-rehab-addictive). While I never hinted at the level of you want to date this guy again, as you kind of seem to, be interest that he did, I was very much into this guy, and it really clear about it. You’re not doing either of you any favors by bummed me out and confused me (at first) when we stopped sliding back into your old relationship without any clarity hanging out. about whether it is a relationship and whether he’s still planI feel like every time we see each other things are drifting ning to leave. If you do want to date him, ask him why he’s slowly back to the way things were between us (only a few not going to be able to move as soon as he thought. That’s months ago), and, while that is enticing, I just became comfort- your starting point. From there, you can go into, “Well, since able with us building a friendship and with being happy for him you’re going to be around longer, would you want to try datto move and start a new chapter in his life. Should I step back ing again?” Try to get some clarification about whether he still from my own mentally solid feelings about our friendship and try plans to move and what he might want and expect from the to be open to him romantically/sexually? Should I say, sorry, but relationship. Be honest and forthright and clear about what the chance has passed? Should I encourage him to keep going you want from the relationship. with his move? (Ill-advised by everyone we know, as this guy If his moving plans were indeed swayed by a flirtation at won’t have a job or place to live besides a friend’s couch once home, they don’t sound very concrete. The fact that there’s no he moves.) Or maybe I should just keep my mouth shut, not job or housing at the other end of the move suggests the same respond to his flirtation and let him do his thing? Maybe there’s thing. It sounds like he’s kind of letting things happen to him; even a better way of dealing with this that you, Rhonda, could be careful not to let that seep into your life. If he stays in please inform me of? town, you’ve lost the natural end to the relationship that the Friendly Enough? move would have provided. Is he someone you want to be with indefinitely?

Part I: Where I Try to Dissuade You From Liking This Guy I think those are the things you need to think about and Oh, there’s a better way of dealing with this, all right. work through. Now you just need to do the heavy lifting.

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