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sexual exploitation, meth use among parents and children going into the foster care system. Gov. Nathan Deal’s progressive criminal justice reforms will help down the road, she said, but they’ll do nothing for those sentenced under past zero-tolerance policies who are emerging from prison as hardened gang members. With Lumpkin on his way out, Sims is taking the lead. “We have to get a handle on this quickly,” he said. What’s in a Name?: At the same meeting, the GOC also took up Commissioner Jerry NeSmith’s suggestion to rename East Athens Park after a person, rather than Trail Creek Park, as Leisure Services recommended. While a few prominent, late East Athens residents come to mind—Miriam Moore, Jessie Barnett and Evelyn Neely among them—commissioners didn’t want to choose from among a number of deserving people. They’re sticking with Trail Creek Park to avoid confusion with the East Athens Community Center. One thing’s for sure: “It won’t be Harry Sims Park,” Sims said. Never say never, Harry. Automatic Pizza: The commission’s Thursday, Sept. 18 agenda-setting meeting was, as is usual lately, about as brief and boring as a date with Nick Saban. But a couple of things

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capitol impact Tax Breaks Don’t Work Over the past 10 years, Georgia has served as the location for a wide-ranging experiment in economic theory. During that period, the legislature passed and governors signed dozens of bills that provide tax breaks or exemptions to a variety of businesses and other special interest groups. These bills were enacted in the belief that cutting taxes on business would spur a massive economic development boom and create thousands of new jobs for Georgia residents. It was a very thorough field test, considering all the tax breaks that were put in place over the last decade. We have learned, however, that the experiment did not bring the results that supporters had promised. Last week, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics said the state’s unemployment rate had increased for the fourth month in a row to 8.1 percent in August. This means that Georgia now has the highest jobless rate of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Even Mississippi, which could usually be counted upon to hold down the bottom spot on the list, had a lower unemployment rate. If tax breaks really were a magic ingredient for creating jobs, then surely Georgia’s unemployment rate would be one of the lowest in the nation. That obviously is not the case. The disclosure that the state’s unemployment rate is the country’s highest was not good news for Gov. Nathan Deal, who has made economic growth and job creation the centerpiece of his reelection campaign. Deal suggested that the release of the unemployment numbers was part of some Washington conspiracy against him, but this is a trend that has been developing for quite a long time. The state’s jobless rate is now two points higher than the national rate of 6.1 percent. It has exceeded the national unemployment rate for 85 months in a row—a period of more than seven years that dates all the way back to George W. Bush.

Deal has emphasized in his campaign the rankings from three media outlets that said Georgia was No. 1 in attractiveness to businesses that are thinking of relocating. He attributed those rankings to his administration’s efforts to make the state more businessfriendly. “Since taking office, I’ve made it my top priority to make Georgia the No. 1 place in the nation to do business and create jobs,� Deal said after the most recent of these trade publication rankings was announced. Deal’s Democratic challenger, state Sen. Jason Carter, responded: “Georgia has no business at the bottom. More than 380,000 Georgians can’t find work and thousands more have given up looking. He may think this is the best Georgia can do, but I know we can do better.� The state’s high unemployment rate hasn’t happened because of anyone’s bad intentions. Most members of the General Assembly, whether Republican or Democrat, really do want to see more people finding work. This is also not something you can blame on one of the parties. Nearly all of the bills granting special tax treatment or exemptions for businesses were passed by overwhelming majorities among both Republican and Democratic legislators. Carter has criticized Deal’s strategy, but he was as heavily involved as any of his Republican counterparts in approving the tax breaks. In the four years that Carter served in the Senate, he voted for most of the major tax reduction bills sponsored by Republican lawmakers and signed into law by Deal. The great experiment that tried to link tax breaks with job growth has obviously failed to show the expected results. Regardless of who wins the race for governor, he should look carefully at the data and reassess the state’s plan for generating more jobs. It may be time to try another approach. Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

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It’s Time to Look Closer at Jeff Bezos and His Online Retail Colossus

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his classic 1936 comedy, Modern Times, silent filmmaker Charlie Chaplin depicts the trials and tribulations of a harried factory worker trying to cope with the sprockets, cogs, conveyor belts and “efficiencies” of the new industrial culture. The poor fellow finds himself caught up (almost literally) in the grinding tyranny of the machine. The movie is hilarious, but it’s also a damning portrayal of the dehumanizing consequences of mass industrialization. The ultimate indignity for Chaplin’s everyman character comes when he is put on an assembly line that includes a mechanized contraption that force-feeds workers as they work. Not only does this “innovation” eliminate the need for the factory owner to provide a lunch break, it also transforms human workers into automated components of the machine itself. Of course, worker-feeding machines were a comedic exaggeration by the filmmaker, not anything that actually existed, nothing that would even be considered in our modern times, right? Well… if you work for Amazon. com, you’d swear that Chaplin’s masterpiece depicts Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ idea of a properly run workplace.

But what is the source of those efficiencies and the low prices so greatly admired by Wall Street and so gratefully accepted by customers? Are they achieved strictly by being a virtual store, saving the costs of building, staffing and maintaining brick-and-mortar outlets? Or is Amazon achieving market dominance the old-fashioned way—by squeezing the life out of its workers and suppliers, by crushing its competitors with monopolistic muscle and by manipulating our national and state tax laws? Voilà! There’s the ugly side. Amazon and Bezos scream for more scrutiny because Amazon, more than any other single entity, has had the infinite hubris to envision a brave new computer-driven order for our society. Bezos isn’t merely remaking commerce with his algorithms, metrics and vast network, he’s rebooting America itself, including our concept of a job, the definition of community and even basic values of fairness and justice. It amounts to a breathtaking

the new model, not just of tomorrow’s corporate beast, but the day after tomorrow’s. Only, it’s already here.

aspiration to transform our culture’s democratic paradigm into a corporate imperium led by Amazon. Walmart, the “Beast of Bentonville,” is now yesterday’s model of how far-reaching and destructive corporate power can be. Amazon is

ters and visit any of its 40-some “fulfillment centers” spread across the country. These are gated, guarded and secretive warehouses where most of the corporation’s 100,000 employees work. The warehouses are dehumanizing hives in which Bezos has produced his own sequel to Modern Times. Consider the job of “picker.” In each warehouse, hundreds of them are simultaneously scrambling throughout a maze of shelves, grabbing products. Pickers must speed-walk on concrete an average of a dozen miles a day, for an Amazon warehouse is shockingly big— more than 16 football fields big, or eight city blocks—and pickers must constantly crisscross the expanse. There are miles of seven-foothigh shelves running along narrow aisles on each floor of three-story buildings, requiring pickers continuously to stoop down, crawl along and stretch up. They are directed by handheld computers to each target. Then they must scan the pick and put it on the right track of the seven miles of conveyor belts running through the facility. Immediately after, they’re dispatched by computer to find the next product. The computers don’t just dictate where to go next, they also relay how many seconds Amazon’s time-motion experts have calculated it should take to get there. The scanners also record the time each worker actually takes— information that is fed directly into a central,

Inside Amazon Bezos has been crowned with numerous laurels, from “Person of the Year” to world’s best living CEO. This May, however, the reigning God of TechWorld was awarded a lesscoveted prize by the International Trade Union Confederation: “World’s Worst Boss.” Even high-rankers in the corporation’s hierarchy describe him as a cold, controlling, often vengeful gnome of a man with little empathy for the people who work for him. But to witness the full Bezonian disregard for workers, one must look beyond the relative comfort of Amazon’s expansive headquar-

Brave New Paradigm Why pick on Amazon? After all, isn’t it a model of tech wizardry, having totally reinvented retail marketing for our smart-phone, globally linked age? Doesn’t it peddle a cornucopia of goods through a convenient “one-click” ordering system, rapidly delivering them right to your doorstep? And doesn’t it offer steep discounts on nearly everything it sells (which is nearly everything)? Yes, yes and yes. However, as an old saying puts it: The higher the monkey climbs, the more you see of its ugly side. Amazon certainly has climbed high in a hurry. Not yet 20 years old, it is already a household brand name and America’s 10th-largest retailer. The establishment press marvels at Bezos’ obsession with electronic streamlining and systems management that allows Amazon to sell everything from books to bicycles, barbecues to Barbies, at cheapcheap-cheap prices, undercutting all competitors—even Walmart.

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egend has it that the founding of Amazon is a classic story of a guy pulling himself up by his own bootstraps. In 1994, a bright, young fellow named Bezos heads off to the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, with not much going for him but old-fashioned pluck and a unique idea: selling books on this new thing called the Internet. Some called him crazy, but the bold entrepreneur got his online “bookstore” started in his garage in 1995. And lo, 19 years later, it has sales of nearly $100 billion a year and has made Bezos the 13th-richest American. Amazon did open for business in a Seattle garage, but guess where it was conceived? Wall Street! For the eight years between graduating from Princeton and landing in Bellevue, Bezos was a very well paid Wall Street investment banker. In 1994, while working at D.E. Shaw, a powerhouse hedge fund, he came across a report showing that Internet marketing was about to boom, expected to grow by 2,300 percent a year. That’s when—click!—the Amazon light bulb lit up in Jeff’s head. By the way, Amazon’s now-iconic brand name was not Bezos’ first choice. It was initially incorporated as “Cadabra,” as in abracadabra. But that sounded too much like “cadaver.” Then came a suggestion he really, really, connected with: “Relentless.” How perfect that would’ve been! But wiser heads prevailed. So Bezos finally settled on Amazon, noting with typical modesty that the mighty Amazon River is the largest, most powerful river in the world—literally a force of nature.

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all-knowing computer. Everything workers do is monitored, timed, scored and reviewed by managers who have a mandate to fire those exceeding their allotted seconds. This, and many other indignities, brings $10–$12 an hour, which is less than $25,000 a year for full-time work. But few get year-round work. Rather, Amazon’s warehouse employees are “contingent” hires, meaning they are temporary, seasonal, part-time laborers entirely subject to the employer’s whim. Worker advocates refer to these jobs as “precarious”: When sales slack off, you’re let go; when sales perk up and managers demand you do a 12-hour shift with no notice (which might let you find a babysitter), you do it or you’re fired. Of course, technically, you don’t actually work for Amazon. You’re hired by temp agencies and warehouse operators with Orwellian names like “Amalgamated Giant Shipping.” This lets Amazon deny responsibility for your treatment—and it means you have no labor rights, for you are an “independent contractor.” No health care, no vacation time, no scheduled raises, no route to a full-time or permanent job, no regular schedule, no job protection and—of course—no union. Bezos would rather get Ebola than be infected with a union in his realm, and he has gone all out with intimidation tactics and hired a notorious union-busting firm to crush any whisper of worker organization. If you asked workers in Amazon’s swarming hives why they put up with such demeaning treatment, most would look at you incredulously and say something like: “Rent, food, clothing—the basics.” Bezos & Co. fully understand that millions of today’s workers are stuck in a jobless Depression with no way out. As one of the worker bees in Amazon’s Lehigh Valley, PA, center said, “I never felt treated like a piece of crap in any other warehouse but this one. They can do that because there aren’t any jobs in the area.” By paying just one notch above McDonald’s, Amazon draws tens of thousands of people willing to get in line for exploitation.

The Predator Amazon is by far the largest online marketer in the world, with more sales than the next nine U.S. online retailers combined. That has given Bezos the monopoly power to stalk, weaken and even kill off retail competitors— threatening such giants as Barnes & Noble and Walmart, and draining the lifeblood from hundreds of small Main Street shops. Lest you think that “predator” is too harsh a term, consider the metaphor that Bezos himself chose when explaining how to get small book publishers to cough up deep discounts as the price of getting their titles listed on the Amazon website. As related by Businessweek reporter Brad Stone, Bezos instructed his negotiators to stalk them “the way a cheetah would pursue a sickly gazelle.” Bezos’ PR machine tried to claim that this sneering comment was just a little “Jeff joke,” but they couldn’t laugh it off, for a unit dubbed the “Gazelle Project” had actually been set up inside Amazon.

This top-level team focused on doing exactly what Bezos’ metaphor instructed: Pursue vulnerable small publishers and squeeze their wholesale prices to Amazon down to the point of no profit, thus allowing the online retailer to underprice every other book peddler. When Stone exposed Gazelle last year in his book, The Everything Store, the project was suddenly rebranded with a bloodless name—“Small Publisher Negotiation Program�—but its mission remains the same. Today, Amazon sells a stunning 40 percent of all new books, up from 12 percent five years ago. It is even more dominant in the digital book market, which is fast catching up to the sales level of physical books and is widely perceived as the future of publishing. Electronic book sales were non-existent just seven years ago; today, about a third of all books sold are e-books, and Amazon sells twothirds of those. Of course, Amazon also owns Kindle, the largest-selling device for reading digital books. With his market clout, deep-pocket financing and ferocious price-cutting, Bezos has forced hundreds of America’s independent bookstores to close and has humbled the superstore book chains that once preyed on the independents and dominated the market. Borders, the second-largest chain, succumbed to bankruptcy in 2011. Now, Barnes & Noble, the largest brick-and-mortar bookstore, is stumbling. It has lost millions of dollars, closed dozens of stores, shrunk most others and suffered the embarrassment of its own board chairman frantically dumping big chunks of Barnes & Noble stock. Bezos’ online empire not only stands alone as the paramount bookseller but is also the dominant price setter, the arbiter of which titles get the access to the biggest number of buyers, the most powerful reviewer of books, the publisher of its own line of books, the keeper of an in-house stable of writers—and even the sponsor of a major book prize. He achieved this the old-fashioned way: brute force. While it’s true that Amazon is innovative, efficient and focused on customer satisfaction, such factors alone did not elevate Amazon to its commanding level of market control. To reach that pinnacle, Bezos followed the path mapped by Rockefeller and other 19th Century robber barons: Ruthlessly exploit a vast and vulnerable low-wage workforce; extract billions of dollars in government subsidies; and wield every anti-competitive weapon you can find or invent to get what you want from other businesses. Through doing all of the above, Bezos has applied his cheetah business model to nearly everything retail. Amazon’s massive book dominion is now dwarfed by its annexation of dozens of other markets; book sales now

make up a mere 7 percent of Amazon’s total business. Amazon has already captured more than a third of all online sales with a website that’s a phantasmagoric mall of unimaginable size, containing what amounts to hundreds of virtual superstores. In the process, and with the same deeply discounted prices they used to conquer the book business, Amazon has poached millions of customers from neighborhood shops and suburban malls. The chase for cheap has been great for Amazon, but it is proving intolerably expensive for your and my hometowns. Our local businesses lose customers and have to close, local workers lose jobs, and local economies lose millions of consumer dollars that Amazon siphons into its faraway coffers. What makes that even more intolerable is that much of Amazon’s competitive advantage has been ill-gotten, obtained by dirty deeds.

The Amazon Subsidy Bezos would not have grabbed such market dominance if government had not been subsidizing his sales with special tax breaks for 20 years. In all but a handful of states, merchants are obliged by law to collect city and state sales taxes from everyone who buys stuff from them. But Amazon, as an online merchant, has avoided adding these taxes to the price that its customers pay. Bezos has emphatically insisted from the start that Amazon’s only facility is its headquarters in Washington state, claiming therefore that Amazon’s sales in the other 49 states are exempt from sales taxes—even though he racks up billions of dollars in sales in those states and even though Amazon has massive warehouses in about half of them. With legalistic hocus-pocus, Bezos asserts that the warehouses are independent contractors, not part of Amazon. In Texas, where I live, the sales tax rate is 8.15 percent, so by claiming to be exempt, Amazon gets a price subsidy of more than eight cents on every dollar of its sales—that’s more than the entire profit margin of most independent shops. The tax subsidy ranges from about four to more than 10 percent across the country, handing Bezos an advantage of several billion dollars a year that has underwritten his fast and vast expansion. Amazon’s tax ploy has been key to its ability to undercut the prices of local retailers, forcing many of them out of business. And the tax dodge has also shortchanged our communities by eliminating billions in tax revenues that cities and states desperately need for schools, infrastructure, parks and other public services.

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During the past couple of years, 21 states have stopped playing the fool, finally requiring Amazon to collect sales taxes like its competitors do. In a study released earlier this year, the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed retail data of five of these states and found that Amazon’s sales plummeted by nearly 10 percent after they started charging sales tax. It was saving the cost of sales tax—not any Bezos “magic”—that kept many customers buying from his online mall. Of course, that’s cold comfort to the retailers driven out of business during two decades of Amazon’s government-backed assault. “But wait,” as they say on late-night TV infomercials, “there’s more!” Amazon’s amazing slice-and-dice tax machine not only avoids paying state taxes, but it also extracts tax money from states to expand its warehouse network. This supremely rich company says that states wanting the (low-wage, no-benefit, temporary and dehumanizing) jobs that come with its warehouses must show Amazon the money, i.e., offer “incentive grants” or tax breaks. In short, flimflammery and government favoritism help Amazon overwhelm honest competition and extend its monopoly reach. Having overweening market power means never having to say you’re sorry—even to your owners. Beyond taxpayer subsidies, Bezos can afford to be a voracious predator, because his Wall Street investors have allowed him to keep operating without returning a profit. On paper, his revenue-generating machine has lost billions of dollars, yet his major investors, enamored with Amazon’s takeover of one consumer market after another, haven’t pulled the plug. Amazon uses its capital to buy its competitors and/or to market its own version of competitors’ products, which it then sells at a loss in order to squeeze hapless competitors out of business. That’s the very definition of predatory pricing. Brad Stone’s book The Everything Store gives a chilling example of one such predation. Amazon has its own corporate espionage team called Competitive Intelligence that tracks rivals. In 2009, CIAmazon spotted a fast-rising online seller of one particular baby product: Diapers.com. A Bezos lieutenant was dispatched to inform the diaper honchos that the cheetah was going into that business, so they should just sell their firm to it. No thanks, replied the upstart.

Amazon promptly responded to the rebuff by marketing another line of diapers—with a price discount of 30 percent. It kept dropping the price even lower (plus free shipping) when the smaller firm tried to fight back. Diapers. com’s investors grew antsy, and in September 2010, the two founders of the company met with Bezos himself and surrendered. The final blow was their discovery that Bezos, in his campaign to crush them and control the market of online diaper sales, was on track to lose $100 million in just three months. Such ruthlessness is standard operating procedure at Amazon, and is exerted against any gazelle it chooses to eliminate.

it from Amazon at a discounted price—lower than Crandall’s wholesale price. Amazon’s new smartphone, called Fire (apparently meant in the sense of “shoot to kill”), is specifically designed to make showrooming fast and easy. Amazon has even offered $5 rebates to shoppers who scan items at stores, then buy them from the online brute. This is corporate murder. After 38 years in business, Old Town is hanging on, but it’s endangered. Crandall employs 11 people, pays rent and local taxes, supports all sorts of community events and is fully involved in Colorado Springs—a place Bezos couldn’t care less about.

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hrough much of its storied history, The Washington Post has been a proud, truth-telling newspaper of national importance. From exposing consumer rip-offs and environmental horrors to the Watergate scandal that consumed Dick Nixon’s presidency, the Post has practiced Journalism with a capital J. In recent years, though, jammed by changes in the newspaper business, the Post had been focusing more on cutting newsroom costs than on a watchdog role. Then, late last year, the Graham family sold the legendary Post to the avatar of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Why would the master of digital marketing metrics want a newspaper? Was it just a lark? Let’s stay real—Jeff Bezos doesn’t do larks. The Post, of course, is the paper of record at the epicenter of our government, read by practically every Congress critter, agency head, lobbyist and anyone else with an interest in Washington doings. And Amazon’s doings are increasingly tied to the Capitol city—including possible antitrust probes of its practices, its secret push to get a $600 million contract to build the CIA’s cloud, the funneling of global income through Luxembourg and its treatment of low-wage warehouse workers. And now Mr. Amazon owns a newspaper that helps shape the debate on virtually every topic of public importance—including those that affect his grand ambitions. Bezos didn’t buy a newspaper. He bought power.

This likely includes some of your town’s Main Street stores. Small retailers everywhere are experiencing an ugly practice dubbed “showrooming.” For example, John Crandall, owner of Old Town Bike Shop in Colorado Springs, CO, has seen a surge of shoppers who come in, check out the bikes he sells, ask a lot of questions, try out some bikes—and leave without buying anything. Then, some days later, they’ll show up at the store with the parts for a new bike and ask Old Town to assemble it for them! These shoppers have used their smartphones in Crandall’s store to scan the barcode of a product they like and then gone online to buy

Producers need the marketplace; the marketplace needs products. You’d think this would be a felicitous, symbiotic relationship, but when the market grows into a virtual monopoly, the monopolist can turn on suppliers with a vengeance. Amazon has done precisely that to book publishers. While Amazon’s fight with international publishing giant Hachette has been well publicized, medium-sized and small publishers are especially vulnerable. They don’t have splashy marketing budgets, so they’re largely dependent on access to the buyers coming to Amazon’s online market. “I offered them a 30 percent discount,”

the head of a small academic publishing house told the New York Times this year. “They demanded 40.” After she acquiesced to that, the cheetah soon came back, demanding 45. “Where do I find that five percent?” she asked. “Amazon may be able to operate at a loss, but I’m not in a position to do that.” She can’t leave, but staying could crush her company: “I wake up every single day knowing Amazon might make new, impossible demands.”

No More Rather than examine the far-reaching social destructiveness in Amazon’s business model, the Powers That Be blithely hail Bezos as an exemplary corporate leader and point to his company as a model for the New Economy. They smile cluelessly when he says that it’s not Amazon killing off local businesses and turning work into a low-wage, roboticized nightmare—rather, it’s “the future” that is producing these changes. Bezos has gotten away with this hornswoggle up to now by endlessly reciting his mantra that everything Amazon does is to benefit consumers by relentlessly lowering prices. But I don’t want a price that’s stained with gross worker exploitation, the crushing of local enterprise and the creation of a corporate oligarch. It’s up to us to reject this way of business. Stacy Mitchell, an intrepid researcher with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ilsr. org), has been studying Amazon’s impact and rightly says that to avoid a sterile Amazonian future, we must force “a public conversation about their power.” Unlike Walmart, Amazon is largely invisible to most people. As Mitchell puts it: “All you really see is the website and then the FedEx guy is there.” More people need to know what’s going on between that jazzy website and “the FedEx guy,” for Amazon is insidious, far more dangerous and destructive to our culture’s essential values than Walmart ever dreamed of being. Remember: Price is not value. Exchanging value—and our society’s values—for Amazon’s low prices is a raw deal. Jim Hightower Reprinted with permission from the monthly newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown. Subscriptions are available for just $15 at hightowerlowdown.org or by calling 877-747-3517.

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from a financial point of view. (Previously, only those that had a brick-and-mortar presence in Georgia were required to do so, which meant many online goods were at least 7 percent cheaper than those bought in stores.) The state Department of Revenue won’t say how much sales taxes Amazon has remitted. “Any tax information regarding a company or individual is confidential and protected by law,� spokesman Nick Genesi says. Geddis says the law hasn’t had an impact. “Our sales have continued to go up year by year, which is awesome, but I haven’t had anyone come in and say, ‘We’re going with you because Amazon is charging taxes now,’� she says. “And I haven’t heard anything about it in the book world, either, which is odd.� However, she says the indie book world is hopeful about its ability to resist Amazon’s global takeover, pointing to children’s book publisher Usborne, which cut ties with Amazon and is “doing great.�

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Director Shawn Levy mostly Liam Neeson vehicle since that surprise hit. ation can bring the house down. The movie stays out of the way, letting Tropper’s script Adapted from the Lawrence Block crime novel, stars comedic actors Steve Coogan and Rob and the gifted cast work their magic. Bateman A Walk Among the Tombstones stars Neeson Brydon as fictional representations as private investigator Matthew of themselves traveling across Scudder, who is hired by a drug The Trip to Italy Italy in a Mini Cooper in search of dealer, Kenny Kristo (a nearly amazing food and experiences for unrecognizable Dan Stevens, an article they are writing for the best known as the beloved, late English newspaper, The Observer. Matthew Crawley), to track down They eat beautifully crafted dishes, his wife’s killers (David Harbour pine for lovely women they may and Adam David Thompson). Like or may not be able to obtain and all of Neeson’s post-Taken characoverall entertain each other with ters, Scudder is a badass with probclever banter and skillfully orcheslems, meaning the bad guys better trated impersonations. watch out; as far as potential new Winterbottom, Coogan and franchise characters go, one could Brydon first brought this structural do worse than Scudder in the tough template to audiences in 2010 with hands of Neeson. A Walk Among The Trip, which focused on the the Tombstones is certainly dressed actors traveling through the north in genre duds, but it wears them of England, hitting up restaurants well. What writer-director Scott for a similar journalistic piece. The I assure you there’s a hat for you, too. Frank again does with this genre funny thing about both movies is is as underrated as his 2007 directhat neither character really knows anything is a gem in almost any appearance, and his torial debut, The Lookout. This period piece about great food, other than that it’s really precise comic talents and timing match up also looks good in all its 1999 glory (i.e. flip delicious. What does matter, however, is that excellently with Tropper’s particular brand of phones, Backstreet Boys posters, the World the repartee between the two is wonderful to man-child. (I’d love to see him do an adaptaTrade Center); it also feels tonally similar to behold and that the melancholy undercurrent tion of the author’s How to Talk to a Widower). the Max Payne video game (not the disapis moving. This Is Where I Leave You is not built to win pointing cinematic adaptation starring Mark The Trip to Italy, originally a six-part series awards; ultimately, it says very little (and Wahlberg), minus all the Norse mythology. on BBC and condensed for audiences overseas, looks as generally bland as a network sitcom), Anticipate a grim throwback, and enjoy. 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Fans of whip-smart English comedy will find this cinematic gem irresistible. [Derek Hill] THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU (R) I have recommended no book more constantly in the past few years than Jonathan Tropper’s This Is Where I Leave You. When the Altman patriarch dies, his grown children return home to sit shiva with their busty, widowed mother (Jane Fonda). Life could not get much worse for main protagonist Jud (Jason Bateman), who is in the process of divorcing his wife (Abigail Spencer, from the under-watched Sundance drama “Rectify”) after he discovered she is sleeping with his boss (Dax Shepard). His siblings are no better off. Older sister Wendy (Tina Fey) has two kids and will never love her husband as much as she loves her old flame, Horry (Timothy Olyphant), who has not been the same since a traumatic brain injury in his 20s. Responsible older brother Paul (Corey Stoll) runs the family business and

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ince releasing and touring behind the milestone Baba Yaga LP in spring 2013, Athens-based altcountry outfit Futurebirds has mostly laid low. But last month, the band announced it was teaming up with coffee roaster Jittery Joe’s for the first in a planned series of Athens music-themed blends. Baba Java, as the roast is dubbed, is a quaffable, medium-bodied blend, smooth and yet nuanced, like the band’s stirring, slow-rolling music. The group released a four-song EP, also titled Baba Java, to accompany the rollout of the beans. And despite the fact that the group’s members have splintered, with half now living in Nashville, the ‘Birds are cooking up a new full-length. Hotel Parties, co-produced by Drew Vandenberg and recorded at Chase Park Transduction and Montrose Recording in Richmond, is tentatively slated for an early 2015 release. The group will tease material from the upcoming record at the Georgia Theatre Friday, where they’ll also be slinging Baba Java coffee and T-shirts. Flagpole caught up with singer and guitarist Thomas Johnson for a chat over—what else?—a cup of joe. Flagpole: It’s been a while. What’s been going on? Thomas Johnson: We’re in the midst of changing management, and we’re sitting on a finished record. We’ve just kinda been re-setting everything… Hopefully, we’ll have new music out early next year. We just put out the EP, so that was fun. We got to work with [Jittery Joe’s] a bunch, so that was awesome. We were thrilled that they asked us to do it. It took us a while to get it all coordinated—but people seem to like the coffee. FP: How did the Jittery Joe’s collaboration come about? TJ: Michael [Ripps, Jittery Joe’s owner] and David [Barbe, UGA Music Business Program director] were talking—I think it was Michael’s idea to partner with local artists and musicians on limited-run blends. David threw our name out there, and they reached out to us, and we were like, “Hell, yeah.” Jittery Joe’s is awesome, and we love coffee. We had a bunch of unreleased material and B-sides, so, we thought, why not package it with some music? Anyway, we kicked around some ideas and came up with Baba Java as a name—a play on our last record. Using that as a theme, the EP is made up of songs from the Baba Yaga sessions, or that era. We recorded the R.E.M. cover [“Don’t Go Back to Rockville”] when we were practicing for a tribute show at the [Georgia] Theatre. Two of the tracks are songs we had mixed

and mastered all the way through, but when it came down to sequencing the record, they just got cut. And then the other one is a demo from the record.

a lot of [experimenting]. You can look at that as the recording and mixing process. Then you settle on the right one and package it and send it out.

FP: What do you think of the coffee? TJ: It’s good. It’s a medium blend. It’s not too powerful, as far as caffeine content. You can drink a cup-and-a-half, two cups, and you’ll be humming along but not feeling like you’re gonna have an anxiety attack. It’s a good in-between blend. I don’t like super-light coffee, personally. They say it’s got more caffeine in it, the lighter roasts. But I don’t love the superdark stuff, either. So, for me, it’s the kind of coffee I like to drink.

FP: What’s the new record sound like? TJ: It’s definitely gonna be more compact than the last record. It’s a little bit more chorus-driven. The arrangements are tighter. We wanted to do a record where there wasn’t so much layering. Sometimes you get in the mode, when you’re recording, where you’re like, “Let’s add this, that would sound really cool.” And then you have a section that has five submelodies going on at the same time. Being a six-piece band is hard. Everybody would like to contribute. But we focused a lot more on trying to strip things down. We don’t all need to be playing [all the time]. We don’t have to have two guitars, a pedal steel, bass and drums on every song. If we’re gonna add a keys part, maybe we take one of those out. Maybe we take them all out. We focused a lot more on not overloading it, clearing things up, so everything has a little more room to breathe. Also, we cut back on some of the reverb. We’re always gonna be a band that utilizes reverb. But there are some songs on the new record that don’t have much at all. Part of the way we got comfortable with that is, when you have more room for the vocals to breathe, you can use less reverb and hear it just as well. When you’re a young musician, and you haven’t played in front of people a lot, you’re not as confident with your voice, especially. The reverb can kind of give you a blanket to wrap around you. But as we’ve gotten more comfortable singing, our voices have gotten better, and it’s something we don’t feel the need to fall back on as much. So, now when we use it, it’s an artistic choice as opposed to an insecurity… I’m really liking the way it sounds. We’ve been getting a really good response so far, so we’re excited.

“I drank a full cup of three of them, and they were like, ‘You know you can just take a couple sips’.” FP: Did you guys have any input on the blend? TJ: Not on the front end. [Roasters] Christian [Hampton] and Charlie [Mustard] came up with five different roasts, small runs of all those, and labeled them: “A,” “B,” “C,” “D.” David and Michael and I went around and drank a bunch—I drank a full cup of, like, three of them, and they were like, “You know, you can just take a couple sips.” I was jacked by the time I was out of there. But we all ended up picking the same two that we really liked and then narrowed it down to one from there. It’s been cool learning about the process, getting back there and hearing about where they get the beans and the different stages of roasting and all that. I feel like they kind of take the Southern approach to it: Slow and steady wins the race. FP: Do you see any parallels between that process and music? TJ: Of course. Anything that’s got an artistic or creative aspect to it, you can draw parallels. They spend time going down to Colombia or Ecuador, all these places. You can think of that part as pre-production—going out and getting your demos done. So, you’ve picked your beans, you find your songs you want to work with, and then you start roasting. These guys do

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first, Kyshona Armstrong was hesitant to fund a full-length album through Kickstarter. “I’ve always had a difficult time asking for help,” she says, “or letting people know just what I needed.” Despite her trepidation, she met and even exceeded her goal of $15,000. It was the encouragement she needed. “What I took away from the campaign was that I’ve got a lot more people on this planet rooting for me than I thought,” says Armstrong. “I’m pretty sure I cried for two days straight.” Armstrong’s music comes from a place of humility. A former Athens scene fixture who moved to Nashville last year, she began learning music young, as a pianist. “I loved the idea of telling a story or conveying an emotion through the piano keys,” she says. “The beauty was that I never had to look at an audience or do anything flashy. I simply had to play and focus on the musical story.” Her home, she says, was always filled with music. Her father’s expansive record collection set the soundtrack to the family chores. Her uncles came over to watch VHS tapes of “Austin City Limits” and the Mighty Clouds of Joy. The only time the music was off was when her father was playing guitar and singing in his room. On Sundays, she would watch her grandparents and her dad perform at church. “When they opened their mouths, I sat back and listened,” she says. “I loved hearing how my Grandpa H.T.’s voice could echo through the church from the back pew.” Despite growing up in a musical family, Armstrong didn’t sing in front of an audience until her senior year of high school. She was originally cast for only a small speaking role in the school production of Fame, but when the lead actor dropped out, she found herself singing “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle to the crowd of peers and parents. A career in music therapy helped Armstrong further overcome her fear of performance. “I was using the music as a tool for healing,” she says. “My patients didn’t care about how my voice sounded, or how I looked. They just wanted a connection. That’s the part of performing that I love. Connecting.” As a music therapist, Armstrong was drawn to marginalized populations, such as patients

in prison, those in psychiatric facilities, patients needing palliative care or suffering from neurological disabilities and at-risk youth. She witnessed many small miracles in this line of work; her patients were often moved by her music. “Watching the joy on their faces when they got the chance to play a saxophone solo through a MIDI-operated Soundbeam was priceless,” says Armstrong. No longer an active music therapist, Armstrong says her live show is informed by her past work. “I have to remind myself that it’s not about me,” she says. “It’s about something bigger than me, and it’s about the people that I have been placed in front of.” The sentiment came sharply in focus when Armstrong traveled to Ferguson, MO last month to march in objection to the slaying of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Armstrong, who marched to the site of Brown’s death, says she was amazed at how visibly pained the community was. Though she didn’t go to Ferguson with intentions of playing music, Armstrong found herself onstage, nonetheless. A friend from Nashville was playing at a house show about 20 minutes away, and she invited Armstrong to join in the performance. People at the show had just enjoyed a neighborhood bicycle race and seemed oblivious to the devastation in the next town over. “The host of the house party asked me to tell her guests why I was in St. Louis before I started,” says Armstrong. “When I was done playing, she pulled me aside and thanked me for bringing gravity and reality to the evening.” Armstrong packs a similar blend of truth and power onto her new record, Go. The album is born of the same courage that allows her to step in front of a crowd and face them eyeto-eye. For Armstrong, music is an exercise in bravery.

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every single band on New Zealand’s Flying Nun Records. If you missed out on getting tickets to this sold-out event, don’t fret: The Glands will play College Square on Saturday, Nov. 8 as part of UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts festival. More on that soon. Peeping Teens: Remember a couple weeks ago when I tipped you to the new pop charms of Horse Placenta by Meth Wax, and you immediately went to methwax.bandcamp.com and listened to it for the rest of the week? Well, now you can own the thing on tape, courtesy of Teen Sleuth Cassettes. The label is hawking the new release for five bucks, and if you’ve got 10 to spare, you can add a copy of Futo’s April 2014 release, Dog Dreams. This

Reelin’ In the Years: God only knows how many dusty old demo tapes of Athens bands are sitting around in shoeboxes and attics, but one of my all-time favorites has finally been digitized and uploaded. Back in 1990 (!), when Athens musician Jon Lester was still a pup, his punk combo Refuse Factory (as in “trash”) released the six-song Life Only Knows. The record was punk in this very weird and specific smalltown sense that, in all honesty, is probably the most authentic sort of punk: Its influences are a broad mix of L.G. and Billy D. Brell stuff like The Stooges, The Cure, those bands on SST that never sold any records and even represents a 50 percent discount from the lima little New Model Army. The group took all ited-edition cassette version released by Futo this and mixed it up in a way that was decidhimself, so let’s hear it for mass production! edly fashion-backward. No, you won’t really You can preview Dog Dreams at futo.bandrecognize any of these influences unless camp.com, and once you’re ready, place your you’re really listening closely, but, hell, that’s order at teensleuthcassettes.bigcartel.com. why you have two ears. The best track, by far, is still “Little Sheena,” which is the song I-and-I Survive: Cool Kid Productions is startthat first turned my ear to them and one of ing up an old-school Jamaican music event at the first local songs I ever tried to learn on Kelly’s Jamaican Foods (1583 S. Lumpkin St., guitar. Keep in mind that this is a demo from not the Epps Bridge Road location). First up 24 years ago, and it’s totally full of warts. But is new Athens reggae quartet Out On A Limb it’s also got at least two total gems and, if playing originals and select covers along with nothing else, is a really neat peek into a very DJ Lickle Twang! Sound spinning classic cuts distant past. Dig it up over at refusefactory. and deep grooves and filling the room with bandcamp.com. “iration and positive vibrations.” This happens Thursday, Sept. 25 and starts at 9 p.m. Back to Lovetown: Word leaked last week via Planned upcoming events include appearances Facebook that terminally recalcitrant perenby DJ Osmose, Atlanta’s rocksteady/skinhead nial local favorites The Glands will play live reggae combo Razorcombs and Nashville’s next month. (They leaked the word.) Billed as Soul Radics. There’s literally nothing like this a “Homecoming Dance,” the date—Saturday, happening anywhere else in Athens, so fans of Oct. 4—is UGA’s homecoming, so grads, dads, blue beat, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, mento mad lads and all habits bad will be gathered and jump up should really support this thing. at Green Room this night. For the uninitiated, The only style that’s probably gonna be verThe Glands—under the songwriting prowess boten is that goofball third-wave ska that was of Ross Shapiro—play infectious guitar-rock so irritating in the 1990s and is creeping back bathed in classic pop sensibilities. Yes, that into the public consciousness like kudzu. Keep sounds super generic and stupid—until you that outta here. realize, so did The Kinks, 1970s-era Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

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Creative Collaborations: Doubling as both an To visit Eugene outside of opening recepartist collective and a gallery, Eugene O’Neill tions and special events, arrange an appointwas established by local artists Darin Beasley, ment by emailing oneilleugeneoneill@gmail. Michael Siporin Levine and Noah Lynch as a com. venue for creativity, conversation and crossdisciplinary arts. Bigger is Better: “XL,� on view at the Georgia “I lend toward being a smartass kind of Museum of Art through Sunday, Nov. 16, jackass a lot of the time; Noah’s pretty much presents giant contemporary paintings, prints the opposite, and Mike is funny and gets the and sculptures whose impressive scale creates making-work ethic, so I was picking up on an immersive experience for viewers. all of this and had an idea the three of us The magnitude of several pieces can only would make a good team—smartass, quiet be fully realized in person. To create the britguy, maker—all making something together,� tle, wall-spanning “Un/Structure No. 9,� New says Beasley. “So we became Eugene, the colYork artist Jeff coated unshaped, unstretched lective. Eugene, the space, was part of that canvas in layers of molten metal, blending concept from the beginning, where we could elements of painting, sculpture and architecspring our first work out of it kind of as an tural relief. Small scratches inflicted on the inaugural exhibition and kind of as a debut.� surface were designed to reflect atmospheric Located in the front of a residence at 153 light and develop texture. Gregory Gillespie’s Cleveland Ave., Eugene O’Neill, the gallery, is “Wheel of Life� appears almost as a cut-anda one-room alternative space, where the colpaste collage when scaled down into a pholective plans to present eight-week exhibitions tograph, yet up close many of the individual in addition to public events such as perforimages are so thickly painted that they make a mances, conversations with artists and film three-dimensional surface. screenings. Unlike most art venues that showcase solo or group shows, Eugene O’Neill will turn selected artists loose in an experiment of collaborative practice. “We’ll curate the exhibits insomuch as asking artists to work together for a specific exhibit; however, we won’t be curating their work—that’s for them. It’s a pleasure to work that way, and we hope to bring together artists who will encourage one another to do something new and to do something new together as Gregory Gillespie’s “Wheel of Life� well,� says Beasley. “As for performances and screenings, there are ongoing open calls With more surface area comes more room for that. I love the idea of someone’s friend for detail. The swirling paint within “Crocodile who’s a musician coming to town just walking Strategy #2� by Sandro Chia reflects the into the space and setting up whenever, or, forward motion of a muscular man’s energy, say, someone wanting to show a random film. and the small details hammered into Saul It’s also space for visiting artists who want to Baizerman’s “Day,� a copper sculpture of a talk about what they do.� reclining man, make his skin appear more The gallery’s debut exhibit will be “But worn and rest-worthy. Within Philip Wofford’s Wait,� a site-specific installation created lyrical abstract painting “Cascades,� the among the three founders. The opening recepartist’s touch is visible through sweeping tion is Friday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m., with a perbrushstrokes and splattered, sprayed and formance by Bad Nudes at midnight, and the layered paint. Dean Gillette’s “Neptune II,� show will remain on display through Friday, an abstract painting with geometric shapes, Nov. 21. is humbling through its underlying cosmic “The installation will be a mix of things patterns. we consider serious, sublime and deadpan,� The exhibition is rounded out by “Star,� says Beasley. “When we’re together, Mike and a brightly colored floral form by Jack Noah and I will hang out around the table and Youngerman; “Torre Pieno Al Vinoto,� a brainstorm and talk it all out loud and change simple steel sculpture by Beverly Pepper; a the subject too. We’re really relaxed about geometric piece by Don Head; and “Solicap,� it, grounded in one another as friends first. painted biomorphic forms by Terry Winter. We throw out ideas to one another, and then The exhibition will be highlighted during the hanging out is done. When we go into the museum’s quarterly reception, 90 Carlton: install, we’ll be bringing a bunch of whatever Autumn, on Friday, Oct. 10 from 5:30–8:30 we’ve dreamed up on our own and take it from p.m. there and turn it into the piece. You could say we’re waiting to see what it becomes.� Jessica Smith

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grub notes Abre La Puerta BETTER WHENEVER THAN NEVER: A wise man described La Puerta del Sol (1254 Cedar Shoals Drive, 706-355-7087), Bruno Rubio’s new pan-Latin restaurant on the Eastside, as “like the pure distillation of everything Bruno’s been working toward.” This review could end there, for those familiar with Cali N Tito’s and Rubio’s many previous projects. The former Cofer’s, across from Cedar Shoals High School, has been thoroughly Brunofied. Here is a list of things you will see in the enormous space: vintage video games, a Lucky Cat above the bar, dry-goods storage in plain sight, a large-scale operational fountain, punched-tin lamps, parasols, copious pennants and flags, vintage movie posters featuring Cantinflas (the “Mexican Charlie Chaplin”), a working pump organ, 25-cent rides for kids, tricycles scattered about, huge projection

(taquitos, basically) seem to have disappeared from the menu, but are the nicest version of the snack best known from gas stations. Everything else (empanadas, cubanos, tacu tacu, lomo, Tito’s Fish Burrito, etc.) is just as it should be, and now you can get a beer or a glass of wine with your meal without having to plan ahead. La Puerta del Sol is open for lunch and dinner every day except Monday, does take-out, has indoor and outdoor seating plus tons of parking and is thoroughly lovely. YOU ONLY BURRITO ONCE?: A friend of mine asked if that’s what the “YoBo” in YoBo Cantina Fresca (1591 S. Lumpkin St., 706549-3900) stood for, but it probably shouldn’t. This is the second location of the restaurant, the first being in Charleston, and it behaves like a chain, even if it’s a small one so far.

calendar picks FILM | Wednesday, Sept. 24

The 78 Project Movie

Randy Schafer

Ciné · 7:30 p.m. · $15 Inspired by the late folk historian Alan Lomax, filmmakers Alex Steyermark and Lavinia Jones Wright traveled across America collecting local sounds wherever they stopped, inviting musicians to record one three-minute song in one take, with one microphone, on a 1930s-era direct-toacetate Presto recorder. The resulting film, The 78 Project Movie, captures the warmth and magic of these sessions and reminds us of the ineffability of American music, not to mention the simplistic beauty of early sound technology. As a serious bonus, to accompany a screening of the film, Wednesday’s event at Ciné will feature a live Presto recording session with Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood. [Gabe Vodicka] ART | Thursday, Sept. 25

“Art and Place” with Patricia Leighton

La Puerta del Sol screens for sports, a suit of armor and, ahem, an airplane suspended from the ceiling. And yet, because of the size of the space and the care lavished on the decor, it all works beautifully. It is noisy visually and aurally, but it is charming, and it takes the tendency toward collage visible in Rubio’s other restaurants to a more polished level. Even the crushed shells that form some of the landscaping outside evince a fancier approach without seeming like the ritz is exactly being put on. La Puerta del Sol has been in the works for years, and it shows, but that doesn’t mean it’s a finished object, either. Credit card processing was only added recently, the ordering system is still being refined, and not all of the staff has its act together. As is frequently the case at Cali N Tito’s, what you order may not arrive as exactly what you were expecting, even if you’ve had it before, but it will be delicious. The menu is almost the same as at CNT, but it expands somewhat at dinner to incorporate some things from Pollo Criollo, Rubio’s chicken place that operated out of the Prince Avenue space now occupied by Journey Juice. Sadly, the pollo rico is not the amazing rotisserie chicken that was the best thing Pollo Criollo offered, but just some grilled chicken breast. The ceviche comes with a ton of red onions (yum), as well as sides of sweet potatoes and cancha (whole toasted corn kernels that are crunchy, starchy, faintly bitter and extremely addictive), and even all jumbled together is refreshing and pleasant. The tacos dorados

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The emphasis is on healthier Cali-Mex food, with well-sourced proteins and lower salt content. That means some things succeed and others don’t, and that the price point is higher than a lot of its competitors. Paying $8.50 for a burrito is a tough sell, especially when you also have to pony up for chips and salsa. The easiest way to figure out how good something’s going to be is to determine how juicy it is. The Green Kahuna burrito, filled with grilled shrimp, rice, black beans, cabbage and salsa cruda and soaked with jalapeño-lime sauce, requires napkins but is worth it. The Santa Fe (avocado, grilled vegetables, black bean and corn salsa, lettuce, cheese, Santa Fe ranch dressing) is slightly less messy and slightly less good but still tasty. The Mexican slaw, on the other hand, which is mayo-free, is basically a Dixie cup of raw cabbage. The borracho beans, despite the promise of bacon, are similarly unexciting, and the grilled corn on the cob pales in comparison to its inspiration (elote). Forced to pick one taco, you should opt for the Baja, which makes use of a dang good chipotle-yogurt sauce, but the Diablo is pretty good, too. YoBo is open for lunch and dinner every day, has a small bar (with four beers on tap, two pouring Creature Comforts), does takeout, accepts credit cards, offers expensive chocolates for dessert and should maybe minimize the “sorority girls in sombreros and fake mustaches” photos it has a tendency to use.

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Georgia Museum of Art · 5:30 p.m. · FREE! Scottish sculptor Patricia Leighton has been creating landscape-based installations for over 25 years. Typically working with teams of landscape architects, engineers and ecologists, Leighton produces largescale projects that respond not only to a specific geographic site but to its environmental factors and cultural history. Installation “Terra Verte,” currently on view in the museum’s Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden through May, consists of six elevated steel frameworks covered in delicate, living vegetation that act as “growing cubes,” subtlly changing in color and texture as each season passes. Inspired by the interaction of art and site, the cubes are staggered throughout the garden’s three tiers, demonstrating Leighton’s commitment toward the fusion of environment and public art. In her lecture, Leighton will discuss her experience designing “Terra Verte” and past installations. [Jessica Smith]

ART | Thursday, Sept. 25

“Equations” Opening Reception

Gallery@Hotel Indigo · 6:30–8:30 p.m. · FREE! Influenced by geometry, mapping, statistics and strategies in logic, the artists featured in “Equations” present works exploring mathematics. Moon Jung Jang translates Athens weather occurrences into color and shapes, and Kelly Kristin Jones overlays urban grids onto photographs of skies. Craig Dongoski’s drawings are collaborations between the artist and a chimpanzee, and Molly Rose Freeman’s drawings find inspiration in the incremental growth

of biological forms. “Equations” is rounded out with meticulously detailed grid drawings by Andy Moon Wilson, paintings by Elizabeth Kleene, artwork by Cal Clements, a collage by Eric Mack and a large work by Rusty Wallace. The reception will also highlight “n [] c t u r n e,” a site-specific installation by Dana Jo Cooley located in the GlassCube outdoors. Both exhibitions will be on view through December. [JS] MUSIC | Friday, Sept. 26

Dream Boat, The TaxiCab Verses

Ciné · 9:30 p.m. · $5 Dream Boat’s music is at once a logical continuation of its members’ other projects—singer Page Campbell is known for her work with nu-folk outfit Hope For Agoldensummer, while multi-instrumentalist Dan Donahue is an Elephant 6 mainstay—and a deliberate break from what came before. The duo’s sophomore release, The Rose Explodes, out now on Cloud Recordings, is at its core folky and psychedelic but also incorporates booming electronic beats and cinematic synth swells. Engineer Suny Lyons proves the record’s real star; though the songs them-

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selves sometimes seem slight, Lyons’ deft, dense production keeps things centered throughout. Friday’s show doubles as a release celebration for the new LP. [GV] MUSIC | Sunday, Sept. 28

Ike Stubblefield, Caroline Aiken, Natalie Gelman

Memorial Park · 3 p.m. · FREE! Promoter Mo Lutz has teamed up with Athens-Clarke County for a planned series of family-friendly afternoon concerts at Memorial Park, and the first, set for Sunday, features an impressive lineup of local and touring talent. Hammond B3 legend Ike Stubblefield makes his return to the local scene, and fixture Caroline Aiken will perform a set of her spiritually charged guitar tunes. The touring artist on the bill, California-based singer-songwriter Natalie Gelman, has earned national praise for her lovely voice and centrist folk-pop originals. There will also be a silent auction at the concert, featuring restaurant gift certificates, guitars, concert tickets and more. Proceeds from the auction and donations collected at the event will benefit local nonprofits Nuçi’s Space and Guitars Not Guns. [GV]

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Tuesday 23 CLASSES: What Can You Do With Linux? (Four Athens) Learn Linux applications for beginners and get tips on finding out what a Linux box can do. The second part of the talk will focus on advanced uses. 7 p.m. FREE! chugalug.uga.edu CLASSES: A Course in Miracles (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn the inner workings of a miracle. Every Tuesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 EVENTS: Tuesday Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Fresh produce and cooked foods. Offers double dollars for EBT shoppers. Held every Tuesday. 4–7 p.m. 706613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Tuesday Tour (UGA Special Collections Library) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-524-8079 EVENTS: Volunteer Fair (UGA Tate Student Center, Grand Hall) Over 50 organizations and agencies will be present to share information about volunteer opportunities. 12–5 p.m. FREE! www.cls.uga.edu EVENTS: Wine Tasting (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Kurt Galloway of ABC Package presents wines from importers Peter Weygandt and Robert Kacher. Includes samples of wine wines and snacks. 6 p.m. $15. 706-354-7901, www.heirloomathens.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (First Christian Church, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 4–7 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Produce Stand (ACC 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. 12–3 p.m. www. accaging.org GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Transmetropolitan) Westside location. Nerd trivia with Todd Kelly. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/dirtysouthtrivia GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1523 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. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561

GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! With host Garrett Lennox. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com KIDSTUFF: Meet Middle Grade Author Lou Anders (Avid Bookshop) Anders celebrates his first book, Frostborn, a Nordicinspired fantasy adventure filled with humor, dragons, trolls and the escapades of two young best friends. 4 p.m. FREE!wwww.avidbookshop.com KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (ACC Library) Join us for Lego art and Lego-based games and activities. No need to bring your own Legos. For ages 8–18. 4:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org OUTDOORS: Shakespeare’s Plants (State Botanical Garden) Dr. Sujata Iyengar, UGA English professor and author of Shakespeare’s Medical Language, teaches on flowers and plants collected or mentioned by Perdita (The Winter’s Tale) and Ophelia (Hamlet). The Athens Area Master Gardener Association will host a reception before the talk. 6:30 p.m. (reception), 7:30 p.m. (talk). FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Dedication Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The UGA piano faculty presents a special dedication recital for the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s new Steinway grand piano. The event will be held in memory of Richard G. Neal. 8 p.m. FREE! www. music.uga.edu

Wednesday 24 ART: Artists in Conversation (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Asen Kirin leads a discussion on “PhotoTopos1,” an exhibit featuring the photography of Rinne Allen, Michael Lachowski and Carl Martin. See Art Notes on p. 15. 6 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu 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: Buddhist Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to apply the teaching of Buddha to end suffering and bring peace to your life. Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: 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. 3 p.m. $30. 706-850-1354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com

CLASSES: Plants & Pollinators: Co-dependence & Conservation (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learm about your depence on pollinators and discover how to safeguard them in backyards and local ecosystems through gardening, beehousing and eco-friendly lifestyles. This class includes a field search for pollinators, an indoor lab on their life cycles and information on how to tag and release monarchs on their migartion to Mexico. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $50. www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Hip Hop Industry Night & Open Mic (Max) Come network and perform. 8–11 p.m. www. ugalive.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Caroline Aiken. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net FILM: The 78 Project (Ciné Barcafé) The 78 Project documentary, a journey across America to make one-of-a-kind 78rpm records with musicians in their hometowns, will be shown with filmmakers Alex Steyermark and Lavinia Jones Wright in attendance. There will be a live Presto record cutting session with Patterson Hood. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 7:30 p.m. $15. 706372-1849, www.athenscine.com GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-6130892 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 KIDSTUFF: Who Loves Fall? Story Time (Oglethorpe Co. Library) Read about all the joys of autumn. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-743-8817, www. athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe KIDSTUFF: YA Pottery Class (Oconee County Library) Clayfully Created lead kids in painting pottery. Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Story Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Story time includes stories, songs and crafts for fun. For ages 2–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison LECTURES & LIT: Jordan Scott (Ciné Barcafé) Jordan Scott is the author of three books of poetry, including Blert, which explores the poetics of stuttering and was the subject of a short documentary. 7 p.m. FREE! www.cwp.uga.edu OUTDOORS: Celebrating Wildflowers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Take a guided

Paintings by Keith Karnok are currently on display at A. LaFera Salon. hike to see amazing fall wildflower and native grass sites. 2–3 p.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu

Thursday 25 ART: Artist’s Talk: Patricia Leighton (Georgia Museum of Art) Join sculptor Patricia Leighton, whose installation of growing cubes, “Terra Verte,” is featured in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: Opening Reception (Gallery @ Hotel Indigo–Athens) “Equations” features eight Athens and Atlanta artists exploring the nature of mathematics, statistics, geometry and mapping. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! www. indigoathens.com CLASSES: Surety Bonds Seminar (UGA Small Business Development Center) The seminar will explain surety bonds and provide participants with sources for future reference. Registration required by Sept. 23. Breakfast will be provided. 10 a.m. $29. 706-542-6791, www. georgiasbdc.org/ce/ombd CLASSES: Knit 1 Class (Revival Yarns) Get acquainted with the tools and craft of knitting. Learn cast-on stitches and the knit stitch. The class is free with the purchase of materials. RSVP. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-8501354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com COMEDY: Comic Strip (The Globe) Stand-up comedy open mic with headliner Paula Gilchrist. Hosted by Alia Ghosheh. 9 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/globeathens EVENTS: Hatch Happy Hour Show and Tell (Allgood Lounge) Show off your newest art or tech creation, be

inspired by something someone else has made or find someone to work with in a new idea. Hosted by The Hatch, a new local makerspace. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.hatchathens.com EVENTS: Zumba After Dark (40 Watt Club) Zumba fever continues. 7 p.m. $10. www.40watt.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. 8:30 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu FILM: Love is a Verb (Miller Learning Center, Room 214) This documentary follows people living the idea of love as a verb through their work in Hizmet, a social movement inspired by Islamic schoalr and teacher Fethullah Gulen. Followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the director. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www. theideasociety.org FILM: Spring Breakers (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) Harmony Korine’s film, starring James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez, follows four college-age girls on their spring break and subsequent descent into the use of drugs, crimes and violence. 8 p.m. $1–2. www.union.uga.edu GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Win prizes with host Garrett Lennox. Every Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706549-2639 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515

GAMES: Trivia (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-8508511 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Your Pie, 5 Points) Entertainment trivia every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/dirtysouthtrivia GAMES: Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll Trivia (Your Pie, Downtown) Presented by Dirty South Trivia. 11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ dirtysouthtrivia KIDSTUFF: Book Jammers (ACC Library) Children and their families are invited for stories, trivia, crafts and more. This event promotes literacy through the art of listening and helps to strengthen attention spans. For children ages 6–10. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Bookworms (Oconee County Library) Children 2 & under are invited for this early-literacy program full of stories, songs and playtime. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Super Heroes Unite (Lay Park) Triumph over evil by making your own comic book, dressing up as your favorite hero and eating snacks. For ages 6–10. RSVP. 5:30– 7:30 p.m. $3–5. 706-613-3596, www.athensclarkecounty.com/lay LECTURES & LIT: Lunchtime Learning: The Benefits of Yoga (ACC Library) Robin Johnson, manager of Athens Regional Medical Center’s Mind Body Institute, leads a discussion on how yoga can aid healing, awareness and rejuvenation through gentle movement, postures, breath, relaxation and meditation. Wear comfortable clothes, and feel free to bring a lunch. 12:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

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THE CALENDAR! PERFORMANCE: Georgia Woodwind Quintet (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The Georgia Woodwind Quintet is comprised of Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty members Angela Jones-Raus on flute, D. Ray McClellan on clarinet, Amy Pollard on bassoon, Reid Messich on oboe and Jean MartinWilliams on horn. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A unique drag show featuring performances by local drag artists. 10:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub THEATRE: Clybourne Park (UGA Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) This satiric comedy about race and real estate spins off of Lorraine Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun to follow one house over 50 years, from the era of segregation to gentrification. Sept. 25–26, 30 & Oct. 1–3, 8 p.m. Sept. 28 & Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama. uga.edu

Friday 26 ART: Opening Reception (Eugene O’Neill) See the brand new gallery space and view the site-specific installation “But Wait,” a collaboration between founding members Darin Beasley, Michael Siporin Levine and Noah Lynch. Bad Nudes will perform at midnight. See Art Notes on p. 15. 10 p.m oneilleugeneoneill@gmail.com ART: Party with a Brush (The Coffee Shop of Athens) Bring your favorite beverage, paint a master piece of a bulldog and hear live music. Supplies and instruction covered. RSVP. 6:30 p.m. $30. 706-4299780, www.partywithabrush.com CLASSES: Cables Class (Revival Yarns) Learn how to create cables. RSVP. 11:30 a.m. $15. www.revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: Healing Circle (Body, Mind & Spirit) Held every Friday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706351-6024 EVENTS: Toast of the Town (The Melting Point) The Athens Area Cancer Auxiliary present a fundraiser to support local cancer organizations. Tickets include dinner, drinks, an auction, a photobooth, signature glasses and admission to a concert featuring the Atlanta Allstars. 6:30 p.m.–12 a.m. $55. www.athensareacancerauxiliary.org EVENTS: “Vince Dooley: A Retrospective 1954-1988” (UGA Special Collections Library)

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Photographs, commemorative memorabilia and original art celebrating one of the most successful coaches in college football. Curator-led tours will be offered every Friday before home football games. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-542-8079, www.libs.uga.edu/ russell FILM: 22 Jump Street (UGA Tate Student Center, Theater) After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. Sept. 26 & Sept. 28, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. $1–2. www.union. uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Japanese Storytime (ACC Library) Bilingual program led by volunteers from UGA’s Japan Club. Learn about Japanese culture through literacy-based activities. All ages. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Home School Science: Nature Journaling (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Learn to keep a nature journal to connect with the natural world. Make observations and learn about plants, animals and the non-living parts of the natural world. For ages 8–18 and their chaperones. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $4–6. 706-613-3615 OUTDOORS: Fall Wildflowers of the Georgia Piedmont (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn to recognize the most common fallblooming wildflowers in the Georgia Piedmont. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $50. www. botgarden.uga.edu THEATRE: Bye Bye Birdie (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Singer Conrad Birdie is about to be shipped off to serve in the army, when his agent’s secretary concocts a final publicity plan. He will bid an American teenage girl goodbye with a kiss on the Ed Sullivan Show. Sept. 26–27, 7:30 p.m. & Sept. 28, 2 p.m. $8–16. 706283-1049 THEATRE: Clybourne Park (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Thursday listing for full description Sept. 25–26, 30 & Oct. 1–3, 8 p.m. Sept. 28 & Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

Saturday 27 CLASSES: Eat Your Landscape! (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Discover which edibles can add beauty to your garden while providing tasty and nutritious fruits, veggies and nuts in this day-long symposium. Register online. Lunch included with fee. 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $60. 706-542-6156, www.botgarden.uga.edu

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CLASSES: Singing Through Collage (OCAF, Watkinsville) Local artist Susan Pelham leads a class on creating personal collages inspired by poetry and song. 12:30–4:30 p.m. $75–85. www.ocaf.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Union Junction Jamboree (Downtown Union Point) An afternoon full of live music, Jamboree 5K, kids’ card-

8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Authors (Oconee County Library) Meet Kathryn Gray-White and company for readings and discussions of the recently published book, What Women Talk About When We’re Over 60. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Avid Poetry Series (Avid Bookshop) Hear poems by Jenny Sadre-Orafai, Landon Godfrey and Joseph Woods. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop. com

Sunday 28 FILM: 22 Jump Street (UGA Tate Student Center) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 26 & Sept. 28, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. $1–2. www.union.uga.edu GAMES: Brewer’s Inquisition (Buffalo’s Café) Trivia hosted by Chris Brewer. Every Sunday. 6:30 p.m. (sign-in), 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens KIDSTUFF: Pie Day (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Celebrate the center’s 41st anniversary with homemade

Dress in your most dapper attire and join the Gentlemen’s Ride to help raise money for prostate cancer research. This will be the first year it is held in Athens. 1 p.m. FREE! www. gentlemansride.com THEATRE: Bye Bye Birdie (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 26–27, 7:30 p.m. & Sept. 28, 2 p.m. $8–16. 706-283-1049 THEATRE: Clybourne Park (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Thursday listing for full description Sept. 25–26, 30 & Oct. 1–3, 8 p.m. Sept. 28 & Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

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“Coffee & the Café Experience, Here & Abroad,” a collection of prints by René Shoemaker, is currently on display at The Grit through Sunday, Oct. 5. board train parade, craft market, games and more. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.unionjunctionjamboree.org EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Featuring fresh produce, honey, crafts, soaps, baked goods, cooking demos, children’s activities, yoga (11 a.m.) live music and more. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. Live music by Evan and Avery Leigh (8 a.m.) and Half Stitched (10 a.m.).

PERFORMANCE: Salsa, Swing and Tango Dance (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Members of SALSAthens, Spicy Salsa, Athens Swing Night, Dancefx Athens and Athens’ Tangueros will perform dances in the style of salsa, swing and tango. Followed by live music by the Swing Street Dance Band and Athens Tango Project. 7 p.m. $5–7. www.hendershotscoffee.com THEATRE: Bye Bye Birdie (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 26–27, 7:30 p.m. & Sept. 28, 2 p.m. $8–16. 706-283-1049

pies, quiches, cobblers, activities, music, games and more. RSVP by Sept. 19. 3–5 p.m. FREE! 706-6133615, scncinc@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: C.O.O.L. Kids (Princeton United Methodist Church) The Children Of Our Lord Kids program is for children from 3 years through 5th grade. Lessons cover various topics from Men and Women of the Bible, Advent, Easter, What is Forgiveness, Why we Worship and much more. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. princetonumcathens.org OUTDOORS: The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride (Ike and Jane)

COMEDY: HACKS Comedy (Caledonia Lounge) Headliner comedian Louis Katz has a Comedy Central Half-Hour Special and a new album. John-Michael Bond, Dave Weiglein, Caroline Schmitt, Collin Ingram and host Luke Fields will also perform. 9 p.m. $12 (18–20), $10. www.caledonialounge.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Dirty South Trivia night. House cash prizes and mini games. Every Monday. 8 p.m. FREE! www. highwirelounge.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: 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: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC Library) Children ages 1–3 and their caregivers can come play with toys and meet friends. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Family Movie Night (Oglethorpe Co. Library) Bring the whole family for this month’s screening of a new G or PG-rated movie. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-743-8817, www. athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library) This month’s discussion is on Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance

with Death by Kurt Vonnegut. 7 p.m. FREE! www.acclibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: “Nuclear Policy in the 21st Century� (UGA Chapel) Rose Gottemoeller, the under secretary for arms control and international security, and retired Air Force General Eugene Habiger discuss international nuclear policy. 1:30 p.m. FREE! b.keller@cits. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Open Book Discussion Club (Oglethorpe Co. Library) This month’s book is The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie. Books available at library desk. 11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-743-8817, www. athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe

Tuesday 30 ART: Visiting Artist Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Room S151) Lauren Fensterstock is an artist, writer and curator based in Portland, ME. Outside the studio, she serves as a critic at the Rhode Island School of Design. She holds degrees from the Parsons School of Design and SUNY New Paltz. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu CLASSES: Computer Class: Digital Photography (ACC Library) In the computer training room. Call to register. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Computer Class: Free eBooks and Audiobooks (Oconee County Library) Learn to use Georgia Download Destination and take advantage of the free eBooks and audiobooks available. Register by calling. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-7693950, www.athenslibrary.org/oconee CLASSES: A Course in Miracles (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn the inner workings of a miracle. Every Tuesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 COMEDY: Kenny Bullock (The World Famous) Bullock, former member of Dee-Lite, performs comedy and character acting. Time TBA. 706-543-4002, www.facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens COMEDY: Casual Comedy (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Host Dave Weiglein brings this month’s installment of Casual Comedy with headliner Mia Jackson, followed by Dave Stone, Neal Reddy, Jake Head, Kevin Saucier, Austin Chardac and Joe Petis. 8-11 p.m. FREE! www. hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (First Christian Church, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 4–7 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Home Seller’s Workshop (Buffalo’s CafÊ) Learn the process of selling a home so you know what to expect. There will be appetizers, beverages and a raffle. RSVP. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.thehometeamofathens. com/workshops EVENTS: Produce Stand (ACC 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. 12–3 p.m. www. accaging.org EVENTS: Tuesday Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) See Tuesday listing for full description 4–7 p.m. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org FILM: Bad Movie Night (CinÊ BarcafÊ) A hunky, perpetually shirtless police detective (played by Playgirl Man of the Year 1985 Steve Rally) takes on an entire west coast Yakuza with the help of a mysterious

Japanese samurai cop in the epically inept and entertaining Overkill. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 GAMES: Monthly Poker Tournament (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Play Texas Hold ‘Em for prizes and bragging rights. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Heavy Metal Trivia (Go Bar) Hosted by Jay Flanery and Brandon Goss. 10 p.m. 706-5465609 GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1523 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Transmetropolitan) Westside location. Nerd trivia with Todd Kelly. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/dirtysouthtrivia GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! With host Garrett Lennox. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based games. Blocks provided. For ages 8 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-7955597 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 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. 3:15–4:15 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Building Your Investment Income Foundation (ACC Library) Edward Jones Financial Advisor Jess JensenRyan hosts a free presentation with strategies to help investors create a stream of income they can use for expected and unexpected life events during retirement. Reservation recommended. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706583-8834, www.edwardjones.com LECTURES & LIT: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) Poet and radio host David Oates is this month’s featured guest. Oates is the host and producer of WUGA’s “Wordland� and the author of the book Drunken Cardinals. 5:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. patricia. priest@yahoo.com THEATRE: Clybourne Park (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Thursday listing for full description Sept. 25–26, 30 & Oct. 1–3, 8 p.m. Sept. 28 & Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

Wednesday 1 CLASSES: Buddhist Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to apply the teaching of Buddha to end suffering and bring peace to your life. Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: Crochet 1 Class (Revival Yarns) Get acquainted with the tools and craft of crochet. The class is

free with the purchase of materials. RSVP. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: Cables Class (Revival Yarns) Learn how to create cables. RSVP. 6 p.m. $15. www.revivalyarnsathens.com COMEDY: Comedy Night (The World Famous) Jake Brannon and Shannak Godkhindi perform. Time TBA. 706-543-4002, www.facebook. com/theworldfamousathens EVENTS: Guided Trail Hike (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Take a guided walk on the trails to discover the beauty and variety of the center’s ecosystems. Followed by coffee and a tour of the exhibit hall. 9 a.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter EVENTS: Hip Hop Industry Night & Open Mic (Max) See Wednesday listing for full description 8–11 p.m. www.ugalive.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music from Cortez Garza and Lee Ann Peppers. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-6130892 LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Monthly open poetry reading. This month’s featured reader is Nick Barrows from Cincinnati. 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth OUTDOORS: Trail Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Take a trail walk. Coffee and goodies afterwards. 9-10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 PERFORMANCE: UGA Wind Symphony (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Dr. Jaclyn Hartenberger leads one of the top bands at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Composition Department Recital (Dancz Center for New Music) UGA composition students will showcase their newest works, centered around the subject of animals. 5 p.m. FREE! www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: Clybourne Park (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Thursday listing for full description Sept. 25–26, 30 & Oct. 1–3, 8 p.m. Sept. 28 & Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 23 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). caledonialounge.com BLIND ASTRONOMER Local alternative rock band. LAST OF US Local post-metal band. ESKIMO CHIEF Alternative rock and psychedelic blues band from Atlanta. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com JOHNNYSWIM Blues/folk/R&B duo based out of Los Angeles and Nashville. THE ROOSEVELTS Folk-rock band from Austin, TX.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ TAINT Xander Witt (Muuy Biien) spins new wave, goth and postpunk. Green Room 9 p.m. $5. www.greenroomathens.com BRONCHO Fuzzy guitar rock band from Oklahoma that has recently taken a new wave turn. SPOILERS New band featuring members of Turf War. LOW LITAS Shoegaze-inspired band from Oklahoma. Hi-Lo Lounge 11 p.m. 706-850-8561 CANCERS New local band playing poppy, grungy space jams, featuring members of Dead Dog and Unfun. MURMURS Grungy, Seattle-based pop-punk band. SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere. The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com THE DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell brothers play and sing country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and junkyard percussion. GOODNIGHT, TEXAS Soulful Americana collective. New Earth Athens 9 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com POWERKOMPANY Local pop duo featuring the crisp, soaring vocals of Marie Davon, playing folk songs enhanced with slickly produced electronic instrumentation courtesy of Andrew Heaton. MYRIAD HOUSE BAND Members of Partial Cinema, Monsoon and Saturn Valley lead an open jam session. Normaltown Hall 8:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NormaltownHall PURE BATHING CULTURE Airy, ‘80s-influenced indie rock band from Portland, OR. WHITE VIOLET Local group led by songwriter Nate Nelson, playing haunting, brooding, atmospheric indie-pop. GRAND VAPIDS Formerly known as Androcles and the Lion, this local alt-folk band has a lush, rolling, slowcore-inspired sound. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Host Fester Hagood presents this week’s showcase of singersongwriter talent, featuring David Kraai, Monkeygrass Jug Band and The Accomplices. Listen in live at hounddogradio.net.

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louisphillippelot@yahoo.com for booking. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com LITTLE GOLD Local group fronted by songwriter Christian DeRoeck, playing garage-rock with country and pop sensibilities. MAIL THE HORSE Blues-inspired indie-rock band from Brooklyn, NY. VESPOLINA Local band fronted by Daniel Aaron that plays rich, evocative, folk-tinged rock. GIANT PEACH Melodic indie band from New York. Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CAROLINE AIKEN One of Athens’ most talented songwriters. Her bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com DAVID NAIL Contemporary country artist with an emotional musical style. NATIVE RUN Virginia-based country duo. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DJ QUINCY Modern Skirts drummer John Swint spins a dance party of Michael Jackson and Prince songs. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 HAND SAND HANDS Experimental, highly psychedelic electronic sounds from Jonathan Miller. THE HERNIES Local indie rock band led by Henry Barbe. STRICTLY RICKLI Local experimental family band featuring songwriter and musician Ash Rickli. GINKO Edgar Lopez’s fuzzy, beatdriven experimental hip hop project. JACOB MORRIS Morris plays an acoustic sort of ‘70s folk-rock with a pop sensibility and an inevitable psychedelic tinge. Green Room 10:30 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com ATLAS ROAD CREW Columbia, SC-based, classic rock-inspired band. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com JOSHUA JAMES Acclaimed folk singer-songwriter from Nebraska. NEULORE Nashville, TN-based folk modern folk collective anchored by tribal drums and electric guitars. ARMON JAY Earnest neo-folk singersongwriter from Nashville, TN. Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday! Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub SWING SET Local swing band. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-208-0911 (Barnett Shoals Road location) CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local singer-songwriter performs with his band. Max 8 p.m. $5. 706-254-3392 HIP HOP OPEN MIC Show off your skills and network with others in the industry.

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The Melting Point 8 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com PARTNER SOFTWARE PRESENTS Employees form musical groups. This year will feature The Moby Dicks (playing Led Zeppelin covers) and The Ice Cream Men (playing Van Halen covers). Other music ranges from bluegrass and country to pop, rock and Southern rock. New Earth Athens 7 p.m. $2 (performers), $1 (audience). www.newearthmusichall.com OPEN MIC Caroline Aiken hosts this open mic. Each week there is a drawing for a cut of the door money. Contact carolineaiken@gmail.com to sign up. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke! Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Join drummer Nicholas Wiles with bassist Drew Hart and pianist Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.

BABY BABY Charismatic Atlanta band that can be described simply as “fun-rock.” COUSIN DAN Atlanta-based electronic artist playing synth-based, “electro-hillbilly” R&B. JUNGOL Experimental electronic-rock group from Atlanta. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Green Room 9 p.m. $3. www.greenroomathens.com THE BALLROOM THIEVES “Highenergy rock trio under the guise of emotionally sincere folk.” PIERCE EDENS Americana singersongwriter from Asheville, NC. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com KINKY WAIKIKI Relaxing, steel guitar-driven band following the traditions of Hawaiian music. Every Thursday in September!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 GRAVY Smooth New Orleans progfunk band named after flavorful liquid. Walker’s Coffee & Pub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 KARAOKE Every Thursday!

Friday 26 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ATHENS INDIE FEST AthFactor Entertainment presents a hip hop-centric showcase featuring Blacknerdninja, Louie Larceny, Versatyle tha Wildchyld, Elite the Showstoppa, Saint Richard, Ace Boon Koonz, Trav Williams, Kalico, Lil Nate, Profound Breadth, Chrismis, LG, Half Deaf, Tee-Roy 300 and Billy D. Brell. Ciné Barcafé 9:30 p.m. $5. www.athenscine.com DREAM BOAT Psychedelic, ethereal folk-pop from former Athenians

THAYER SARRANO Local songwriter playing hazy, desolate, Southerninspired rock tunes. THE POWDER ROOM Local heavyweight trio of Gene Woolfolk, Aaron Sims and Bubba McDonald playing noisy “ramp-rock.” Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com FUTUREBIRDS Athens prodigal country-rocking sons return. See story on p. 11. RICHIE Nashville-based garage-pop band. TEDO STONE Rootsy, Atlanta-based Americana band with a touch of psychedelic fuzziness. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SAD DADS This sort-of supergroup of unaccomplished townies shares sad and goofy DIY songs influenced by Pavement, Captain Beefheart and more. DANDY LINE New local duo featuring Evan Amburn and Nick Carroll. PAPA LEGBA New project that plays neo-New Orleans blues, voodoo folk and zydeco, capturing the spirit of the bayou with inspired originals

Spring Valley Eco Farm Backwoods Bash. 5 p.m. $30–$60. www.springvalleyecofarms.org EASTON CORBIN Country singer with a traditional country sound, authentic lyrics and a mastery of understatement. CASEY JAMES Pop-country singersongwriter and former “American Idol” finalist. OLD DOMINION Five-piece countryrock band. ROSS COPPLEY Rising country star from North Carolina. CODY WEBB, ERIN ALVEY O’SULLIVAN AND LUKE LANDER Three local country artists perform to get the party started.

Saturday 27 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVAN & AVERY Folksy local duo. (8 a.m.) HALF STITCHED Local acoustic/ Southern rock band. (10 a.m.) Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com JUNA Sweeping local post-rock band featuring epic, end-of-the-world instrumentation. NEW WIVES Charming Athens indie rockers inspired by groups like Modest Mouse and Cursive. PADRE Local band featuring members of Dana Swimmer and Mothers. PALLOW Local shoegaze group. MADRE PADRE Heavy rock band from Macon. MAETEL New heavy local band.

Thursday 25 Barbeque Shack 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752 OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM All pickers welcome! Every Thursday! Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES Local singersongwriter Louis Phillip Pelot and company play a “mind-boggling wall of organic sound with upbeat, travel-driven lyrics.” The band is celebrating 80-plus weeks of Thursday shows. ISAAC BRAMBLETT Southern soul singer with a roots-rock band who has performed with artists Ike Stubblefield and Sunny Ortiz, to name a few.

Dirty Birds 9 p.m. www.dirtybirdsathens.com GINA GAILEY Country singer-songwriter from Atlanta.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com CORY BRANAN Acclaimed alt-country singer-songwriter that blends elements of country and punk rock. See story on p. 13. BETSY FRANCK Soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility. ZACHARY FOWLER No info available.

8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features bassist Robby Handley and drummer Marlon Patton. Tonight’s show also features Sylvain Carton on saxophone.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com JOE CAT & THE BURNING ANGELS The local singer-songwriter and Americana band have teamed up for a new album. SARAH ZUNIGA Talented singersongwriter with a sweet, strong voice.

Kelly’s Jamaican Food Kickin’ It At Kelly’s. 9 p.m. FREE! 706208-0000 (Lumpkin St. location) OUT ON A LIMB Brand new local quartet playing reggae covers and originals. DJ LICKLE TWANG! SOUND Spinning Jamaican sounds both new and old, filling the atmosphere with iration and positive vibrations.

Georgia Theatre Red Bull Sound Select. 8 p.m. www. georgiatheatre.com REPTAR Highly praised local synthpop band offering fun, irreverent tunes with angular rhythms and danceable beats in the vein of Vampire Weekend and Talking Heads. NEW MADRID Echoing and atmospheric local buzz band with folky vocals and swift, proficient guitar plucks.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub DAVE HOWARD Singer-songwriter plays his own material as well as Americana covers.

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Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE HEAP Funky indie-soul band based here in Athens with a killer horn section and fronted by Bryan Howard’s low, bass growl.

Reptar plays the Georgia Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 25.

New Earth Athens 5 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com DJ OSMOSE Legendary DJ spins an all-vinyl set of dub, reggae, disco, funk and more.

Page Campbell and Dan Donahue. Album release show! See Calendar Pick on p. 16. THE TAXICAB VERSES Local group/ recording project inspired by Jim Wilson’s time spent doing field recordings and collaborating with musicians in Ghana. Dirty Birds 9 p.m. www.dirtybirdsathens.com J.C. BRIDWELL Country-rock musician from Cumming, GA. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com STREET SWEEPER Ska-tinged thrash punk band. FREE ASSOCIATES Local garagerock band that experiments with noise and attitude. THE JOY KILLS Stooges-influenced rock band from Atlanta. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com OAK HOUSE A mix of prog, folk, indie and everything in between (formerly known as Sehrmann and Cedar Waxwing). BROTHERS Local band plays swirling, folky tunes that are rich with strings, twisted overdubs and haunting vocals.

as well old favorites flavored with a Louisiana twist. DJ HOT WAX Max Wang (The Rodney Kings) spins ‘60s pop/soul and punk rock. Green Room 10 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com SCARLET BEGONIAS Grateful Dead cover band that will perform the group’s live masterpiece Europe ‘72 in its entirety. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com KYSHONA ARMSTRONG Soulful singer-songwriter with a rootsy, bluesy sound. Album release show! See story on p. 12. Iron Factory 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 LANEY STRICKLAND AND THEM Local Southern rock outfit. The Melting Point Athens Area Cancer Auxillary Benefit. 8:30 p.m. $55. www.meltingpointathens.com THE ATLANTA ALLSTARS Atlantabased dance band playing everything from hip-hop to classic jazz and swing.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www.40watt.com COLE TAYLOR Rising Nashvillebased country singer. SCOTT BRANTLEY Dublin, GA-based country singer. PATRICK BRITT Local singer-songwriter/country artist. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com ABBEY ROAD LIVE Beloved local Beatles tribute band known for its attention to detail and proficiency. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 IDIOT GLEE Lo-fi garage-pop band from Lexington, KY, on Burger Records. REALISTIC PILLOW New local indie band. LITTLE BROTHERS Solo folk sounds from Ryan Gray Moore (Brothers). ECHO CONSTANT Local samplebased electronic project. DJ HOT WAX & DJ TAINT Two local DJs team up. Green Room 10 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com BACKUP PLANET Progressive funkrock band from Knoxville, TN. The band will perform two sets. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ATHENS TANGO PROJECT Local group playing Argentine tango,

featuring the upright bass talent of Laura Camacho. SWING STREET DANCE BAND Playing a mix of swing and salsa tunes. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ THE KING/MC CORD Two of Little Kings’ beloved staffers spinning smooth slow jams from the boat dock. The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com CALE DODDS Nashvile-based singersongwriter. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 PERCY SLEDGEHAMMER New local cover band playing soul and R&B classics. Rashe’s Cuisine 11 a.m. FREE! 706-850-4164 KIDS KARAOKE Kids can sing every Saturday.

Sunday 28 The Melting Point 6 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR WXAG radio DJ Dwain Segar curates a

Monday 29 Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE HUNTS Seven-piece family folk band from Chesapeake, VA. CHECK THE SIGNS Uplifting local family band. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday.

Tuesday 30 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SOFT SWELLS Critically aclaimed and beach-inspired indie rock band. WE BY THE SEA No information available. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com J. RODDY WALSTON AND THE BUSINESS High-energy rock and roll band from Baltimore, MD influenced by soul and country music. T. HARDY MORRIS & THE HARD KNOCKS Dead Confederate frontman performs a solo set of his folky, lived-in tunes.

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES SINGERSONGWRITER SHOWCASE Rock out every Wednesday. Contact louisphillippelot@yahoo.com for booking. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com VINCENT THE DOGLocal blues-rock trio. WET GARDEN Synthesizer explorations with erotic incantations. DENDERA BLOODBATH Experimental darkwave band from Atlanta. THE STEAK PLACE New solo experimental hip hop/noise project from musician Timothy Vance. Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net LEE ANN PEPPERS Local singersongwriter playing an acoustic set with a mix of covers and originals. CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-songwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of indie/Americana. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $31. www.georgiatheatre.com BROKEN BELLS Indie rock supergroup consisting of The Shins’ James Mercer and former Athenian Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse.

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Easton Corbin plays the Spring Valley Eco Farm on Friday, Sept. 26. night of smooth jazz, featuring music from John Dunn and the Jazzman Band and poetry by Hazel Roach. Memorial Park Nuci’s Space/Guitars Not Guns Benefit. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3580 IKE STUBBLEFIELD Soulful R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. CAROLINE AIKEN One of Athens’ most talented and respected performing songwriters. Her bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance. NATALIE GELMAN Alternative folk singer-songwriter based in Southern California. Ted’s Most Best 7 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com KATE MORRISSEY Best known for her dark velvet voice, Morrissey’s songwriting is literate and sincere, and her conversational live shows come punctuated with an offbeat sense of humor.

FLY GOLDEN EAGLE Upstart, Nashville-based rockers. The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com STRUNG LIKE A HORSE “Gypsypunk-garage-grass� group from Chattanooga. State Botanical Garden of Georgia Sunflower Concert Series. 7 p.m. $15. www.botgarden.uga.edu KLEZMER LOCAL 42 A local sevenpiece Klezmer band specializing in Jewish and gypsy music and featuring Dan Horowitz of Five Eight. MARY SIGALAS Mary sings classic jazz/blues from the 1920s–’50s with surprise arrangements and unexpected tunes along with velvety originals.

Wednesday 1 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them at the bar!

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER The former Walkmen frontman performs a solo set. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com VELVETEEN PINK This popular quartet of talented funksters (including DJ Alfredo Lapuz Jr. of Immuzikation) plays electro-based, groove-laden, upbeat material in the Prince, Stevie Wonder and Jamiroquai style. Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING See Wednesday’s listing for full description Max 8 p.m. $5. 706-254-3392 HIP HOP OPEN MIC Show off your skills and network with others in the industry. The Melting Point 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com MEIKO California-based pop singersongwriter. BUDDY Los Angeles-based indie-pop group.

New Earth Athens 7 p.m. $2 (performers), $1 (audience). www.newearthmusichall.com OPEN MIC Caroline Aiken hosts this open mic. Each week there is a drawing for a cut of the door money. Contact carolineaiken@gmail.com to sign up.

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ART 8th Annual Holiday Hooray Market (660 N. Chase St.) Indie South Fair is now seeking artists for the eighth annual Holiday Hooray Market. Two booth sizes available. Accepting fine, folk, craft and vintage vendors. Deadline to apply is Sept. 29. Market held on Dec. 6–7. www.indiesouthfair.com Call for Artists (Terrapin Beer Co.) Terrapin Brewery’s Hop Harvest Artisan Market on Oct. 11 is seeking harvest and autumn-themed work. indiesouthfair@gmail.com, www. indiesouthfair.com Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery, Farmington) Now accepting applications for the annual Festiboo festival and artist market on Oct. 4–5. Email for details. farmingtondepotgallery@gmail.com, peterlooseart@gmail.com Call for Entries: “Georgia Small Works Exhibit� (OCAF, Watkinsville) Works can be in any medium, 2D or 3D, with a maximum size of 14�x14�x14� (including frame). For ages 18 & up living in Georgia. Deadline Oct. 4. Exhibit runs Oct. 10–Nov. 14. $25 (jury fee). 706-769-4565, www. ocaf.com Lickskillet Artists Market (Lyndon House Arts Center) Currently accepting local artist vendor applications for a market on Oct. 25, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $20–30/ booth. Deadline Oct. 8. Download application from website. lhartsfoundation@gmail.com, www.lyndon houseartsfoundation.com Statewide Art Competition (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Seeking student artwork to use on items like totes, T-shirts, journals and scarves in the botanical garden’s

gift shop. Open to GA students in ninth grade or above. 2D submissions must be 24� x 36� or smaller. Winners will receive $1000, $500 or $250. Deadline Dec. 3. Visit website for complete guidelines and application. 706-542-6014, www. botgarden.uga.edu

CLASSES Acting Classes (Film Athens Film Lab) George Adams teaches “Actor’s Gym: The Road to Becoming a Professional Actor.� Learn how to create dynamic characters, how to work as an actor in film and television, and about the creative and business aspects of film. Register online. Wednesdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $65/month. info@filmathens.net, www.filmathens.net/edu Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Good Dirt has moved to a new location at 485 Macon Hwy. Weekly “Try Clay� classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m. “Family Try Clay� classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. 706355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Computer Classes (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Classes include instruction for using the Internet, email, e-readers and more. Call to register. Tuesdays, 2:30–3:30 p.m. or 6:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 Dance Classes (Floorspace) Sulukule Bellydance presents classes in bellydancing, “bellyesque� and Middle Eastern drumming. Visit website for schedule. www.floorspaceathens.com Dog Obedience Training (Southeast Clarke Park) Puppies and dogs of all ages will learn basic

skills such as stay, sit, heel, come when called, walk nicely on a leash and more. Mondays, Oct. 20-Nov. 24, 7–8 p.m. $100–120. 706-6133871 Doula Training (Bloom) This two-day doula training workshop is the first step in becoming a Certified Labor Doula through CAPPA. Early bird registration through Oct. 1. Workshop on Feb. 6–7, $350–400. 706-363-0564, www.twobeebirth services.com Improv Classes (UGA Tate Student Center, Room 139) Modern comedy group Laugh Out Loud hosts public improv classes. No experience necessary. Thursdays through Dec. 4, 6:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/improvuga Mac Workshops (PeachMac) Frequent introductionary courses like “Intro to Mac� on Sept. 25, “Intro to iPad� on Sept. 27 and “Intro to iPhoto.� See website for schedule. FREE! 706-208-9990, www.peach mac.com/workshops Marketing Bootcamp (Athens, GA) Local businesses and organizations looking to fortify their marketing efforts can learn more about social media, digital advertising, blogging and content creation, search engine optimization and more. Sept. 25–26. $99. www.start strategic.com Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) “Stampmaking.� Sept. 24, 6–8 p.m. $35. “Totes! One Color Screenprinting.� Oct. 4, 2–6 p.m. $50. “Mask-Making: Two-Color Screenprinting, Two Parts.� Oct. 9, 6–7:30 p.m. & Oct. 16, 6–8 p.m. $55. “Stampmaking: Two-Color Stamps.� Oct. 25, 2–5 p.m. or Dec. 10, 6–8:30 p.m. $40. “Tea Towels! One Color Screenprinting.� Nov. 5, 5:30–8:30 p.m. or Dec. 13, 2–6

Susie Burch’s series of watercolor portraits, currently on display at Heirloom CafÊ through October, depicts local farmers who work directly with the restaurant.

p.m. $50. Check website for full descriptions and to register. 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 Resume Workshop (Oconee by County Library) This three-part Cindy resume building workshop aims to Jerrellby Cindy help develop or update resumes. Jerrell For all work experience levels. ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY Registration required. Sept. 28, Oct. 2 & Oct. 5, 2:30–4 p.m. FREE! ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 706-769-3950, www.athenslibrary. 0UZPKL 7L[ :\WWSPLZ 7S\Z PU (SWZ :OVWWPUN *LU[LY ŕ Ž org/oconee Salsa Classes (Dancefx) Learn 0UZPKL 7L[ :\WWSPLZ 7S\Z PU (SWZ :OVWWPUN *LU[LY ŕ Ž Everyone wants to adopt outgoing and how to salsa dance. No partner friendly Noel, but she is deeply bonded with Nala Catniss required. Wednesdays, 7:30–8:15 Tiger,Everyone who is very shy.toTiger not showing wants adoptisoutgoing and p.m. (beginner). 8:15–9 p.m. (interwell friendly becauseNoel, she is afraid ofdeeply meeting but she is bonded with Nala Catniss mediate/advanced). $8. natalie@ strangers. Theyisare a year old showing and Tiger, who very shy. and Tigerhalf is not Nala (mom) and Catniss (daughter) are very well cute.because They need shesomeone is afraid to of adopt meeting dancefx.org, www.dancefx.org another bonded pair that want to be part themstrangers. together They are a year and half old and of the same loving They are very are Salsa Dance Classes (Little Nala (mom) andhome. Catniss (daughter) very cute. They need someone to adopt curious and playful snuggle another bondedand pairlike thattowant to be part Kings Shuffle Club) Cubanthem together under ofblankets. the same loving home. They are very style salsa dance classes with curious and playful and like to snuggle SALSAthens. No partner necesIt’s fun to bring home TWO new friends under blankets. sary. Beginners welcome. Every who can entertain and love you when you Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. are home, keep each It’s funand to bring homeother TWO company new friends whenwho youcan areentertain away. Both a andpairs lovehave you when you (intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m. special adoption feeeach which includes are low home, and keep other company (beginners). $10 (incl. drink). www. all vaccinations, spay, etc. when you aremicrochip, away. Both pairs have a facebook.com/salsaathens special low adoption fee which includes Traditional Karate Training all vaccinations, microchip, spay, etc. see more cats at (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traathenshumanesociety.org ditional Okinawan hard style karate Tiger Noel see more cats at in a positive atmosphere. Accepting athenshumanesociety.org Tiger Noel ACC ANIMAL CONTROL new students every Monday, 28 Dogs Received, 2 Adopted, 7 Reclaimed, 18 to Rescue Groups Wednesday and Sunday through ACCReceived ANIMAL September. See website for schedule 58 Cats ! 2CONTROL Adopted, 0 Reclaimed, 7 to Rescue Groups 28 Dogs Received, 2 Adopted, 7 Reclaimed, 18 to Rescue Groups of free classes. www.athensy.com

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Yoga Classes (Chase Street Yoga) Different types of yoga like gentle yoga, yin yoga and power heated Vinyasa. 706-316-9000, www.chase streetyoga.com Zumba in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

PALS Volunteers Needed (PALS Institute) Women of the World seeks volunteers to mentor young adult women as they journey to achieve their GED and employment. Lunch provided. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-5480000, www.womentotheworld.org

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Babies and Beasties (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Toddlers and their parents can discover nature through sounds, movement and live animals. For ages 18 months–2 years old. Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13, 20. $12–18. Registration required by Nov. 5. 706-613-3615 Fall Art School (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Treehouse offers a series of sign-up classes incorporating artists, art history and art techniques. Weekly classes begin in September or October. For ages 2–14. View website for descriptions and dates. www.treehousekidandcraft.com Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park, Gym) Various obstacle courses and activities for ages 10 months–4 years and their parents. Call to register. Fridays, 10–11:30 a.m. $5. 706-613-3589 Soccer Buddies (Athens YWCO) These classes serve as an introduction to soccer skills for ages 3–4. Mondays and Wednesdays, Sept. 29–Oct. 29. $60. 706-354-7880, www.ywco.org

Disabled American Veterans Network (Athens, GA) Seeking volunteers to drive VA furnished vehicles to transport vets living with disabilities to local clinics and Augusta hospitals. Weekdays, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., once or twice a month. Call Roger, 706-202-0587 Inaugural Memorial Park Benefit Concert (Memorial Park) Seeking sponsors and volunteers for a concert on Sept. 28 benefiting Nuci’s Space and Guitars Not Guns. Perfomances by Ike Stubblefield, Caroline Aiken and Natalie Gelman. Contact Mo, 770363-4445 or John, 706-613-3580 Lickskillet Artist Market & Festival (Lyndon House Arts Center) Volunteers are needed for assistance with set-up and clean up of Lickskillet Artist Market & Festival on Oct. 25. Email or visit website to register. allisonlewis@att.net, hands onnortheastgeorgia.com

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ART AROUND TOWN A. LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Contemporary landscapes by Keith Karnok. ALWAYS BAKED GOODIES (723 Baxter St.) Colorful, abstract paintings by Maria Nissan. AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) “Studies of Exterior and Interior Spaces Inspired by Patternâ€? by Katherine Dunlap. Through September. 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.) AthensHasArt! presents “Peculiar Animals,â€? which features paintings by Lisa Freeman, ceramics by JC Jones and drawings by Kay Stanton. Through September. ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Myers Gallery, the “Athens Photography Guild Show.â€? • In the Bertelsmann Gallery, collages by Susan Pelham. • In the Bertelsmann cases, an OCAF School Street Potters display. All shows through Oct. 24. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “Advice From the Oceansâ€? features interactive installations by founding members of the Elephant 6 Recording Company. Part of the Athens Celebrates Elephant 6 series. Through Nov. 16. AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) In “Possible Perceptions: Exquisite Shards of Nature,â€? Beth Thompson presents kaleidoscopic images of the natural world. Through Oct. 9. EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Paintings by Lisa Freeman and photographs by David Noah. Through September. ELLISON, WALTON & BYRNE (2142 W. Broad St.) Photography by John Weber. Through October. EUGENE O’NEILL (153 Cleveland Ave.) The new gallery space opens with “But Wait,â€? an installation by Michael Siporin Levine, Noah Lynch and Darin Beasley. Opening reception Sept. 26. Through Nov. 21. 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 Phil Goulding, Larry Hamilton, Chris Hubbard and more. • Paintings by Matt Alston. Through October. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Don Chambers. Through September. GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Equationsâ€? is a collection of works inspired by mathematics, mapping and statistics by Craig Dongoski, Molly Rose Freeman, Moon Jung Jang, Kelly Kristin Jones, Elizabeth Kleen, Eric Mack, Rusty Wallace, Andy Moon Wilson and Cal Clements. Opening reception Sept. 25. Through December. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “The Prints of Mary Wallace Kirk.â€? Through Oct. 12. • Art Rocks Athens presents “Shapes That Talk to Me: The Athens Scene, 1975–85.â€? Through Oct. 19. • “XLâ€? includes large-scale contemporary works. Through Nov. 16. • Tristan Perich’s “Machine Drawingâ€? created itself over the course of six months. Through Nov. 18. • “An Archaeologist’s Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab.â€? Through Dec. 7. • In the sculpture garden, “Terra Verte,â€? created by Scottish artist Patricia Leighton, consists of six cubes full of living vegetation. Through May 31, 2015. • “Stone Levityâ€? is a sculpture by Del Geist installed in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex quad. Through May 31, 2015. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Athens Celebrates Elephant 6 presents “n [] c t u r n e,â€? a site-specific installation by Dana Jo Cooley. Through December. GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) “Coffee & the CafĂŠ Experience: At Home & Abroadâ€? shows prints on paper by RenĂŠ Shoemaker. Through Oct. 5. HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Susie Burch’s watercolor portraits depict local farmers who Heirloom works with directly. Through October.

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 S-Anon (Cornerstone Church) S-Anon is a support group for family and friends of sexaholics, based on the 12 steps of AA. sunday. afternoons.sanon@gmail.com, wwwsanon.org

ON THE STREET 24 Hour-ish Film Festival (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Film teams receive a prop, piece of dialogue and a secret third requirement. They then have 24 hours to create a short film under 7 minutes. Cash prizes. Register by Oct. 16. Pick up your

requirements on Oct. 18 between 4–6 p.m. Deadline for films is Oct. 20. Screening on Oct. 29. $10. 24hourish@gmail.com, www.face book.com/24HourishFilm 30th Annual Birdseed Sale (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Pre-order seed through Oct. 31. Proceeds support the Sandy Creek Nature Center, Inc., a non-profit organization which supports the SCNC in promoting environmental education and preservation. Pick up on Nov. 7–8. www.athensclarke county.com/sandycreeknaturecenter Bluestems and Bluejeans: Native Plant Sale (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This two-week sale features nearly 200 species of Georgia native plants raised in the garden’s Mimsie Lanier center. All sales benefit the garden’s conservation program. Oct. 1–4 & 8–11. www.botgarden.uga.edu Wise Woman Circle (Womanspace) Circles are held the first Friday of the month. $10. www.holdingwomanspace.com f

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Chris Taylor. Through September. JACKSON STREET BUILDING (285 S. Jackson St.) The “Archway Partnership/CED Summer Internship Exhibitâ€? is a display of landscape designs. Through Sept. 26. JITTERY JOE’S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Paintings by Stuart McCall Libby. JITTERY JOE’S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Artwork by Stuart McCall Libby. Through October. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “Ry Rocklen: Local Colorâ€? is in Gallery 307. ¡ “PhotoTopos 1: Rinne Allen, Michael Lachowski & Carl Martinâ€? is in Gallery 101. ¡ “Zipporah Thompson: Menagerieâ€? is in the Suite Gallery. ¡ “Jessica Machacek + Ella Weber: Suspended Preservativesâ€? is in the Plaza & Bridge Galleries. All shows through Oct. 9. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “Roy G. Biv 8.2,â€? developed by Nancy Lukasiewicz, is an interactive installation exploring color theory. ¡ “Reverberations: An Athens Celebrates Elephant 6 Exhibitâ€? explores visual art surrounding the music collective. ¡ “The Art of the Craftâ€? features 12 master artists. All exhibits through Oct. 11. MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 Georgia 98, Danielsville) Hand-blown glass paper weights, vases and metal sculptures by Paul R., George, E.J. Poss and Peter Aland of Bendzunas Glass. Through September. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Farmâ€? is an exhibition celebrating the agrarian lifestyle of the rural South through works by Keith Bennett, Angelia Bellebuono, Shannon Candler, Chris Cook and more. Through Jan. 4. MAMA BIRD’S GRANOLA (909 E. Broad St.) Artwork by Cameron Bliss Ferrelle, James Fields, Barbara Bendzunas, Kayley Head, Leah Lacy, Saint Udio and Lakeshore Pottery. MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Photos and drawings by Drew Jacoby. Through September. MINI GALLERY (261 W. Washington St.) “Wagon Wheelâ€? includes paintings by Sara Parker and photography by Simon Hunt. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) A display of quilts by the Big Springs Quilt Guild. Through September. 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.) “Vince Dooley: A Retrospective, 1954–1988â€? includes photos, play books, Jack Davis artwork and commemorative items. Through Dec. 15. • Art Rocks Athens presents “ARTifacts Rock Athens: Relics from the Athens Music Scene, 1975–1985).â€? Through December. SEWCIAL STUDIO (160 Tracy St.) Hand-dyed art quilts by Anita Heady. Rust and over-dyed fabric on canvas by Bill Heady. SIPS (1390 Prince Ave.) “DeFacing Athens,â€? portrait manipulation photography by Chris Romano, includes images of the Normaltown community and beyond. Through September. STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 Milledge Ave.) Artwork by Ginny McLaren. Through Oct. 5. THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) A group show organized by The Athens Art Association. Through Oct. 24. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) Oil paintings of landscapes, Athens homes and still life arrangements by Mark Hodges. Through September. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS (UGA Main Library, 320 S. Jackson St.) Oil paintings of Monaco and Spain by Shannon Candler. Through December. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) Athens Celebrates Elephant 6 presents “Carnival Part 1,â€? a show curated by Beth Sale. Through Sept. 24. • “Carnival Part 2â€? opens Sept. 30. VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Rita Rogers Marks. WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Paintings by Mary Porter. Through September. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) “Animal/Domainâ€? presents new paintings by Will Eskridge. • Frances Jemini’s colorful, abstract paintings are inspired by summer. Through September.

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eight weeks from now, either. And once you set the date, it’s immutable. This cannot drag on for months and months. Then tell him you need to separate your finances. Ask him what he thinks is a fair division of the money in your joint account. If he doesn’t have any ideas, divide it equally. Do it that day. After that point, what he earns is his and what you earn is yours. Don’t let the issue of salvaging the relationship come up during the logistics discussion. You’ve already had those conversations. If he wants to repair the relationship, he can try to do that after you’ve separated. The current situation needs to change.

Without giving away the details behind your reason for wanting to break up, I’ll say that you seem to be asking two different but related questions. Your unspoken question seems to be whether you really do need to break up, when there’s just this one (admittedly large) problem, and the rest of the relationship is great. And then there’s the question of how to handle the logistics. After college, I moved like 600 miles away It sounds like your bf adds a lot to your from school. A lot of my friends also left our life, and it sounds like you want to be college town, but most of them, except for one with him. But I agree, the situation you’ve other friend and me, live in the same region. described is a deal-breaker. He’s made a major Basically, they all live within driving distance of change to his lifestyle since you began dating, each other, and I’m a plane ride away. and he’s entitled to do that, but it absolutely A year ago, one of my closest college friends changes your life as well. It’s particularly got married, and I flew out for her shower and problematic that you’ve told him it’s a dealher wedding. It was probably a dumb thing to breaker, and he hasn’t responded. do, but I hadn’t seen her in a while, and I just From what you’ve described, it sounds like wanted to. Well, now another friend is getting he is trying to compensate in some ways for married, and I just got her shower invitation. There’s no way I can go the change that’s occurred, to her wedding and her and that’s a great sign. I think it’s worth your while shower. I’m afraid she kind to gently investigate why of expects me to, but I’m still paying off my credit he’s so content to let this card bill from the last trips. problem ride. Can you try The other day she texted to initiate some truly nonme, saying, “Can’t wait to confrontational conversasee you in October!â€? (That’s tions about why he hasn’t when the shower is.) Is made the change you’ve there any way out of this? asked him about and what Or do I just have to go to his plan is? It may be that both and deal with the he’s taking steps to remedy money part later? the problem but isn’t getFrequent Flyer ting results. Or it may be that he’s happy with the There’s definitely a way current situation. out of this, and that’s to Ask him in your nicest, RSVP “No.â€? You can decline most genuinely interested, Please send your questions to both the shower and the non-accusatory tone. wedding invitations if Then, count backwards advice@flagpole.com or that’s what you need to do. in your head from 10. flagpole.com/getadvice The shower is the easier And go really slowly, like, thing to turn down. Send “Ten Mississippi, nine her an email saying that you wish you could Mississippi‌â€? You have to let the silence go attend but that you’re just not able to. You on long enough for him to start talking. If don’t have to explain more than that. he’s honest about what’s going on with him, The wedding is harder to say no to, but you’ll have better information about whether you can decline that too if that’s what’s best the relationship is going to work. for you. Your time and money are limited If he won’t talk to you, or it becomes eviresources. There are infinitely many things dent the relationship won’t work, then we’re you could spend them on, so you have to on to the logistics of breaking up. First, you be the one to direct where they go. Spend need to prepare to untangle your finances. your money purposefully. After this wedding, Open a checking account in your name only. there’s going to be another one, so you need (It’s my dream that you already have one.) to start being discerning about them Then, decide if you are willing to leave The litmus test I apply for any kind of your current living situation. It’s easier to travel like this is, “Am I 100 percent excited leave than to kick someone out. If you’re able to move out, line up your next stop. It doesn’t about this trip?â€? That means I can’t be dreading trying to cram the trip into a weekend, have to be permanent, but you need to know or worried about how I’m going to pay for where you’re going to go. the rental car or disappointed about missing Once those two things are in place, tell something here in Athens. If I’m 100 percent him that The Issue (and his apparent unwillexcited, I go. And that does happen, but you ingness to deal with it) has become a dealcan’t get to 100 percent excitement unless breaker—as you told him it would be. If you turn down the things that sap your time, you’re leaving, tell him that. If he needs to energy and money. be the one to leave, ask him when he thinks he can be out by. It needs to be a reasonable Rhonda advice@flagpole.com amount of time—not this minute, but not

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