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Do the Right Thing Having reached the age of 91, Homer Cooper died recently at home, surrounded by his family. Thus did another vital participant in the history of modern Athens slip away.

Homer was an unlikely hero. In many ways he was just an ordinary guy, doing his job. In other ways, he was extraordinary and showed us the cumulative good that results from always trying to do the right thing.

In his youth, Homer was an Eagle Scout, and he remained one all his life. He taught sociology at the University of Georgia, where he was on the faculty during the tumultuous period of transition to corporate management, when opposition to the diktats of the president and his team forced many people out of the university and caused others to keep their heads down and their mouths shut. Homer was one of those who championed the principle of collegial academic governance, and he stood up to the administration, winning some amelioration in the installation of top-down management.

During that period, Homer demonstrated the radical impact of simply insisting that everybody do the right thing, even those in power. When you’re trying to smother dissent, the last thing you want to deal with is an insistence on fairness by somebody who, even when threatened, will not shut up or back down.

Imagine the consternation, then, when Homer decided to run for the Clarke County Commission, which at Homer Cooper made a difference. that time governed the area outside the city limits and was traditionally controlled by the good old boys, who did not care to have a pointy-headed professor on the commission. Homer launched his campaign, anyway, against a popular Athens businessman and, with a lot of work and smart campaigning, won a seat on the commission and showed just how progressive genuine common sense could be. An intellectual in khaki pants, Homer had a self-deprecating sense of humor and was not driven by ideology. He believed that fixing society’s problems was the proper role of government. We all save money on tires and shocks if we pool our taxes to fix the potholes in our streets—a truism some people still resist An intellectual acknowledging.

When university in khaki pants, administrators and the Homer had a selflocal power structure to intimidate deprecating sense of tried Homer, they didn’t realize the depth of convichumor and was not tion that motivated the driven by ideology. amiable, balding academic. They might not have realized that he had demonstrated the fortitude to register as a conscientious objector amid the frenzy of World War II, nor that he had left Oberlin College to volunteer as a medic and had been sent to the China-Burma-India theater of war as a surgical technician. In that capacity, he went on a secret mission into Indochina, during which he was wounded by an explosion and, after his recuperation, was made essentially the mess sergeant for American troops stationed in Shanghai.

Homer had the courage to act on his belief that war is not the answer. His reward came when he resumed his delayed education at Oberlin, where he met and eventually married fellow student Patricia Irvin, who has made her own mark on Athens with, among other things, her tireless and informed work on behalf of our built environment. (See her contributions to The Tangible Past in Athens, Georgia.)

When Homer ran for the commission, his supporters distributed a leaflet announcing, “Two people can make a difference: you and Homer Cooper.� He did his part. Now, it’s up to you.

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city dope Frustration With Ferguson percent poverty rate. “When you look at the things that made Ferguson happen, that could be us,” she said.

For-profit prisons are a big part of the problem because they have an incentive to keep young black men locked up, Sheats said.

“We thought we got rid of slavery during the Civil War,” he said. “It’s come back in a different form.”

Athens rapper Versatyle tha Wildchyld related his experiences in prison before turning his life around. “I was at a prison where there were no black people in the county,” he Athens residents held a rally last week in solidarity with Ferguson, MO protestors. said. “I was spit on, I had feces thrown at me in my sleep, my food was spit on. I had to endure that for nine months.” change, we need to become the system,” she This year’s edition, benefiting Nuçi’s Space, It was a rare moment when people spoke said. “We need to become the lawyers and includes photos (some racy!) of a host of the raw truth about race. “We’ve been living in politicians we’re so angry at right now.” local heartthrobs, among them chefs Chuck fear our whole lives,” said another local rapper Ramsey, Matt Palmerlee, Peter Dale and shortwho goes by the name Southpaw. “What we’ve ‘Tis the Season: This is the time of year shorts aficionado Ken Manring; musicians been taught is, don’t trust the police. You can when you can make a difference in all sorts of Mike Mills, Michael Lachowski and Dan Geller; be friends with white people, but don’t get ways. Local nonprofits need your help. and politician-y types Kelly Girtz, Tim Denson too close. They’ll betray and Russell Edwards, just to name a few. The you.” calendar launch party is Friday, Dec. 12 during But, there was a happy hour at Old Pal, but you can pre-order hopeful tone. Donna at modelcitizensalon.com. The calendars will Faye Jackson noted also be available for $20 at Avid Bookshop, that her 106-year-old Double Dutch Press, Dynamite and Frontier. grandmother never Film Athens, a networking and educational expected to see a black group for our nascent movie biz, is trying to president. “It’s a slow raise $10,000 to purchase software and equipprocess,” Jackson said. ment for the Film Lab, a partnership with “But it will happen. the Clarke County School District’s Athens Maybe one day, we’ll Community Career Academy that aims to be able to see that train aspiring filmmakers. Learn more at supjustice.” port.filmathens.net.

Versatyle said the On a sadder note, Ms. Ethel Collins, a fixfocus should be on ture at the West Broad Market Garden, was making the world a betforced to suddenly relocate from her home.

Must’ve been tough talking DJ Mahogany into taking his clothes off for the ter place, not revolting The Athens Land Trust is selling “virtual sweet Townie Boy calendar. against the system. potato pies” to help pay her expenses. For a “It takes this type of suggested contribution of $10, you’ll receive travesty in our culture to make us stand up,” Model Citizen Salon’s Shayne McBride, a short documentary highlighting Ms. Ethel’s he said. “When are we going to do this on a along with too many others to credit, has rescontributions to the land trust’s community daily basis?… This is great, but don’t let it urrected the long-dormant Townie Boy calengarden program. Visit virtualsweetpotatopie. stop here.” dar. Originally a fundraiser for the Athens Rape com.

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There were no riots, no overturned cars or burning storefronts. No marchers blocking the interstate. Nobody throwing rocks through Starbucks’ windows or carrying crates of vinyl out of Wuxtry. No police in riot gear, throwing smoke bombs. No inane TV talking heads.

Just 200 or so people gathered at the Arch on Nov. 25, holding signs and speaking from the heart about their frustration with a St. Louis County, MO, grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

“The system acts like it’s open season on black youth,” said Alvin Sheats, president of the Clarke County NAACP. Many expected that Wilson would go free.

“I was not surprised at all,” local NAACP leader Tommie Farmer said. “It has been happening all over. It happens all the time. Police officers feel like because they have a gun, they can do whatever they want, and that’s not right.”

Black and LGBT activist Ricky Roberts said she was “disappointed” in the lack of an indictment. “I was more disappointed by the response, that the people didn’t respect the wishes of the family and maintain peace,” she said. “I understand the frustration, but I think the violence was inexcusable.”

Sheats explained the riots and looting elsewhere as “a pressure cooker being relieved.”

People are desperate because they can’t find jobs or feed their families, he said.

Ask any Athens-Clarke County cop, and they’ll tell you the local police aren’t perfect, but Athens isn’t Ferguson. The department has long used dashboard cameras that could have put to rest any question about Wilson and Brown’s actions, and is now equipping officers with body cameras that can protect officers from false accusations, as well as the citizenry from excessive force.

Still, there are issues. “I’ve heard numerous stories, particularly from the trans community,” Roberts said. “There’s a lack of respect, and they don’t feel valued here.”

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capitol impact Change Is Coming Slowly Last month’s election results were a reminder that, for all its demographic changes, Georgia is still a conservative state. It always has been. Whether the capitol was controlled

by Democrats or by Republicans, this is a state whose elected leadership has taken a cautious approach to whatever hot issue might be sweeping the country. While cultural and political fads start in places like California and Massachusetts, Georgia and her sister states in the Deep South are usually among the last to take them up.

But even as this remains a politically conservative state, social changes are slowly taking place at the margins. Take the issue of marijuana legalization. Even though 23 states allow some use of the substance, the topic was never discussed seriously at the legislature prior to this year.

You’d see more bills to legalize the sale of raw milk than of marijuana. Since January, however, we have seen the Georgia House pass a bill to allow limited medical use of marijuana derivatives, along with Gov. Nathan Deal signing an executive order for Georgia Regents University to participate in clinical trials with a pharmaceutical company. It won’t be a huge surprise if a medical marijuana bill passes both the House and Senate this year and makes it into law. Sen. Curt Thompson (D-Norcross) has filed bills to pave the way for full legalization for all medical and recreational purposes. Those measures won’t pass next session, but it won’t be long before lawmakers seriously debate them.

Another issue where change is coming is gay marriage. Ten years ago, after Massachusetts judges issued a ruling that allowed same-sex marriages, Georgia and several other states put gay marriage bans on the election ballot in response. The state-level prohibitions all passed that year, and it looked like it would be a long time before same-sex marriages were recognized anywhere outside New England. But look at how quickly the

barriers have crumbled in the past 18 months.

Same-sex marriages are now recognized in 35 states by court order, the passage of legislation or popular vote. Georgia is one of only 15 states where such marriages are still banned.

I have a running debate with a friend in Alabama as to whether that state or Georgia will be the last to keep a gay marriage prohibition on the books. I don’t know which state will hold out the longest, but I think that debate will be resolved fairly soon.

Legalized gambling is another issue where you are likely to see Georgia bending to the times. Voters already opened the door to that possibility more than 20 years ago when they voted to approve the creation of the Georgia Lottery. It has been clear for a long time that the state has serious shortcomings in such areas as transportation and education.

More money is needed to fix our roads and improve our public schools, but lawmakers have been reluctant—if not outright opposed—to adopt any proposals for raising taxes. Knowing how politically dangerous it is to increase taxes, you’ll see legislators look more favorably at the idea of raising the money by allowing some form of legalized gambling. These gambling proceeds would still be tax revenues, but they would be a tax that people pay voluntarily. Within just a few years, possibly before the end of Deal’s second term as governor, the concept of legalized gambling could be as acceptable here as the package sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays—another change in Georgia law that was resisted for decades.

William F. Buckley Jr. once wrote that, “A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop!” There will always be plenty of people who yell “Stop!” But no matter how loudly you yell, history has a way of running right through that stop sign.

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eorgia voters may have overlooked—or simply clicked “yes” on—a tax referendum that will change the way many university dorms and parking decks are managed in 2015.

Statewide, two-thirds of voters who went to the polls agreed with the referendum that said, “Shall property owned by the University System of Georgia and utilized by providers of college and university student housing and other facilities continue to be exempt from taxation to keep costs affordable?”

Athens-Clarke was the only one of Georgia’s 159 counties where the referendum didn’t win a majority. At that, only 500 more ACC voters said “no thanks” rather than “yes, please.”

In recent years, the University System of Georgia—the 31 Georgia colleges, including the University of Georgia, that operate under the Board of Regents—has taken on $3.8 billion in real estate debt by binging on construction as class sizes grow. At the same time, enrollment system-wide has been declining for two years (though not at UGA), meaning that the system is taking in less revenue to pay off the debt.

This change would move that debt from under the system’s responsibility by allowing it to lease dorms, parking decks and other services to private firms that would operate the buildings and collect revenue. “It is an ongoing challenge to build and finance large projects such as student housing and keep costs affordable,” says Charlie Sutlive, Board of Regents spokesman. “We are always looking at ways to keep costs down.”

Phase One, coming up in 2015, includes 6,195 existing dorm beds and 3,000 new beds across the state at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Armstrong State University, College of Coastal Georgia, Columbus State University, Dalton State College, East Georgia State College, Georgia Regents University (formerly the Medical College of Georgia and Augusta State), Georgia State University and the University of North Georgia (which has a Watkinsville campus). The University of Georgia won’t see any changes in the first phase, and several UGA officials declined to talk about future plans.

The change was first proposed by state lawmakers under House Bill 788, nicknamed “USG P3” at the Capitol for “publicprivate partnership.” The key words, to legislators, are “tax exempt,” which should encourage private companies to step

up and bid on contracts. “The University System of Georgia will still retain ownership of the dorms, but this is attractive to the investment world,” says Rep. Chuck Williams (R-Watkinsville), vice chairman of the House Higher Education Committee and one of the representatives who sponsored the bill. “This is simply a financing vehicle that will allow us to roll some debt off the books.”

As he researched the effects of the bill, Williams talked to tax officials in Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties to discuss how it might affect local tax digests or the schools or county services that depend on ad valorem taxes. Essentially, digests will remain the same, because university-owned property already is tax-exempt. “This won’t take taxable property off the tax rolls or allow private investors to build tax-exempt student apartments in downtown Athens,” Williams says. “It’s not legally structured that way, and there will be no net loss to the tax base.”

“This won’t take taxable property off the tax rolls or allow private investors to build tax-exempt student apartments in downtown Athens.”

In recent years, the University of Georgia has borrowed millions to build new dorms, parking decks and a dining hall. The University of Georgia Real Estate Foundation, which buys and manages real estate on behalf of UGA, borrowed $40 million in 2012 for two major projects seen on campus today—Rutherford Hall, a dorm built by the federal Works Progress Administration in 1939 that was torn down and rebuilt with 100 more rooms, and Bolton Hall, a massive new dining hall on Lumpkin Street.

The new projects bring the foundation’s total debt to nearly $350 million. Created by President Michael Adams 15 years ago, the foundation is paying off other expensive bond projects, including $130 million for East Campus residence halls, $12 million for fraternity houses on East Campus and $24 million for two parking decks. The real estate foundation pays off

the loans by leasing the buildings to the university, which pays the foundation about $30 million each year. In turn, UGA collects the money through dorm rents and parking fees.

The referendum change should keep costs down for students, who would likely bear the burden of higher dorm costs in the future. “A large part of the cost of going to college is paying for housing,” Sutlive says. “This measure will ensure that student housing located on our state’s college and university campuses will remain untaxed in the future, just as it is currently, regardless of how on-campus student housing is financed in the future.”

The bill saw bipartisan support among Georgia Republicans and Democrats, with 166 in favor and 5 opposed in the House and 44 in favor and 7 opposed in the Senate. Still, the term “privatization” continues to unsettle some lawmakers. Rep. Sam Moore (R-Ball Ground) voted against the bill because he sees it as giving preferential tax treatment. Plus, the referendum that went before voters had biased wording, he says. “It should simply state the legal change. However, it ends with an argument for voting yes,” he says. “The property in question is affordable in the first place, which makes the last line of the referendum even more disingenuous.”

The Board of Regents also hopes the changes will encourage “design innovation” and “operating efficiencies” in the dorms.

But the bill and referendum don’t address building plans, security or other aspects of housing or parking management. “I believe in local control, and I do not understand why the state House should be involved in such details,” Moore says. “I have no opinion otherwise, nor do I think anyone else at the state House should, either, in an official capacity.”

State lawmakers and University System officials will watch Phase One projects in 2015 as they consider larger projects at Georgia Tech and UGA, though UGA parking and housing officials declined to talk about future plans. “UGA has seen a lot of construction due to the growth in student population, especially with parking and housing,” Williams says. “Chancellor Hank Huckaby realized we need to take a look at this debt and that we may be carrying more than we’re comfortable with.

Privatization is one way to deal with that.”

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Joe Fail Was His Own Man in Life and in Death

Joe at Mt. Cook in New Zealand.

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get to my father’s grave, you will need his wife or daughters as a guide. We’ve made a hand-drawn map of the property for visitors, and you might be able to find your own way using that. But first you will need directions to the property, nestled in the russet heart of Elbert County, GA, 50 miles from anywhere you’ve heard of and 100 miles from anywhere big. You will need several sheets of paper to print those directions, which include relational ruins like “turn left at the abandoned trading post” and “if you get to the dump, you’ve gone too far.” You will pass roads with names like Stone’s Throw Avenue, One Arm Bandit Drive, Thirteen Forks Road.

When you get there, you will need a key to the gate, and if you don’t have one, you will need to put on your boots, hop the gate and walk the three-quarters of a mile up the driveway. If you do have a key, you can try driving in, but you may need a four-wheel-drive, depending on the season and the level of raindriven decay. Bring your boots in any case; you will need them later.

The Land To find my father’s grave, first quiet your mind. Walk slowly. Look up. You will see trees waving their welcome, birds rejoicing in their branches as you pass tangent to their lives.

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summer. In winter, the crispness will astound; you will think you have just put on glasses after not realizing you had needed them.

Breathe in, and show your lungs what air once felt like. Breathe out, become the breeze around you, and know you are about to be inhaled by the trees. Look down. In a single square inch, there may be a thousand crea-

falling down for three decades. Some seasons, vulture families nest there, wheeling above you in the blue of the day, a slow and circling reminder that death is necessary for life. In the evenings, they crouch on the crumbling chimney and rotting rafters, watching you as you make a fire in the ring of stones about 20 paces from the house. You may wonder to

My father knew for many years that he wanted to be buried “on the farm”—not in a cemetery, not in a casket, not embalmed—just his body in the earth at a spot in the woods of his heart’s choosing... tures. There may be a turtle lumbering across the path, or a gaggle of baby turkeys chasing their mother or grass scheming skyward, or a quiet blanket of pine needles.

If the path has not been mowed for some time, which it probably hasn’t now that my father is gone, you may be wading through waist-deep grass, and you will need to retain only what is healthy about your fear of snakes and biting bugs. If you let them, your animal instincts will work, rusty as they may be from the dulling of modern life. Tread slowly and quietly, and you will see more of the life that is bustling all around you; you will begin to feel your own heartbeat and the heartbeats of other things. But as you go quietly, wear orange—hunters stray onto this land, and you would not want to be mistaken for a deer.

At the end of the driveway, on your left you will pass a ruin of a house that has been

yourself what they watch when humans are not there making fires, and then remind yourself that animals do not need humans to make meaning of their lives.

Cindy On your right, you’ll see a white trailer with a black tarpaper roof and a decaying plywood porch. This, and the vulture house, are relics of the former owner of this land, who died of ovarian cancer in her early 30s and left her 250 acres to her friend, my mother, because she trusted her to leave it wild. Cindy lived alone here with her cats and goats, which went feral after her death, the goats wreaking havoc on the house and the cats disappearing into the woods.

My family came on odd weekends, my

parents doing what upkeep they could, and my sister and I whining about the lack of creature comforts while, unbeknownst to us, learning a love of nature that would endure throughout our lives. In the years following Cindy’s death, we would catch glimpses of Teresa—her favorite cat, shorthaired and calico-camouflaged—at the edge of the woods, her golden eyes glinting with both accustomed wildness and the memory of being tame. She would crouch at the fringes of our frolic, never close enough to touch, sometimes suspiciously devouring the food we would leave for her, but always retreating back into the woods.

I was fascinated by her. What must it have been like to live the two halves of her life in such different worlds? To sit on laps and sleep in beds and then be forced to fend for herself?

Did she feel abandoned or freed? Did she think about her past life, or live only in the present, stalking the next field mouse or evading the next fox? We saw her less and less frequently, as the portion of her life as a wild cat grew greater, until eventually we stopped seeing her at all. I have often wondered about the end of her life, where and when and how she came finally to rest and what it was like to be so utterly alone—probably the only one of her species, wild in that vast wilderness, with memories of a different, distant time. And although her circumstances had changed so radically, she held on to her home, attached, whether wild or tame, to the land where she was born.

Cindy herself is not buried on the property, and wasn’t able to live out her last days there as she had hoped. She had flown alone to

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Hawaii for an experimental cancer treatment, and, very ill, died in Los Angeles on the journey home. Her family was less than thrilled that she had left her land to us instead of them and proceeded to express this by violating all her last wishes, suing my parents and making their own plans for Cindy’s remains.

She had wanted to be buried naturally and laid to rest in her woods, but instead she lies embalmed in a treeless, fake-flowered cemetery, ornately headstoned—Elbert County, the “granite capital of the world,” is fond of headstones.

Cindy’s father had bought hundreds of acres near the Savannah River just before it was dammed to form Lake Richard B. Russell.

Surrounding land was going cheap as owners sold fast to avoid the floodwaters. In the end, not as much land was flooded as had been feared, and Cindy and her siblings each inherited several hundred lakeside acres from their father. When my parents inherited Cindy’s land, they also inherited years of unpaid interest and penalties to the IRS. But my parents knew that seldom do such riches get handed to us in this world. They paid the taxes, sold small peripheral portions to clear the debts and protected the rest under a conservation easement, which will do its best to keep the land undeveloped in perpetuity, aside from one house and a few additional structures.

The land is bordered on each side by beautiful creeks, in which we often found arrowheads and Indian pottery when we played as children.

The House

up the house’s scar and put on a new tin roof to protect it from the elements, and then set it aside as a Project for Later When We Have the Money.

We still used the house, unfinished, in the interim. As the trailer sank into greater disrepair, we slept instead on the wraparound porch of the house, spreading out old futons

cemetery, not in a casket, not embalmed—just his body in the earth at a spot in the woods of his heart’s choosing, although the exact spot was always yet-to-be-determined. When he and my mother first wrote their wills, I was maybe 10 years old. I neither wanted to nor really could conceive of the necessity of those documents, and I remember my father

Katherine and her father in the open air. We’d have adventurous family Thanksgivings there (would the ancient oven in Cindy’s trailer hang on long enough to cook a turkey?), and my dad would bring his ecology classes down from Charlotte for field studies. He taught at a historically black university, and for many of his urban students, these trips were their first exposure to true

Early on, my parents settled on a dream of retiring there someday, and for 25 years, though they lived full time in Athens and then in Charlotte, NC, where my father was a biology professor, they would go to Elberton every chance they got. For years, we would sleep in Cindy’s increasingly decrepit trailer, which was understandably a refuge for various and sundry vermin whenever we were not there, and those creatures weren’t keen to give up their stronghold when we visited. My parents wanted to build a house for themselves on the property someday, but in 1994, nine years after inheriting the land from Cindy, an opportunity of a different sort presented itself.

On Highway 72 between Elberton and Athens, they noticed an old farmhouse with a “For Sale” sign out front—a dignified, singlestory, high-ceilinged hardwood house that you knew was built long before the highway ran parallel to its porch—a highway which was being widened, and the house would be torn down no matter what. So my parents asked if they could have the house without the land, with the plan to have it cut in His family buried Joe Fail in the woods in accordance with his wishes. half and moved to Elberton.

The family, I’m sure, thought my parents were more than a little nuts, but nature. For almost a year, a poet friend of ours they loved the thought of their beloved home camped on that porch, working on his poetry, not being razed to the ground, so for $500 walking to nearby Lake Russell to fish and plus the costs of the move, my parents bought learning how to be alone. themselves a house.

They chose a spot at the top of a wide meadow, not far from Cindy’s trailer, built a foundation, and moved the house in halves, My father knew for many years that he on two large flatbeds whose “Wide Load” signs wanted to be buried “on the farm”—not in a were the understatement of 1994. They sealed

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trying to describe to me his burial wishes as I stuck my fingers in my ears and sang “Mary Had a Little Lamb” to drown him out. To listen would have been to acknowledge not only his mortality, but that of both my parents, of everyone we knew and ultimately of myself.

My parents did their research, making sure it was, indeed, legal to bury a body on pri-

vate property, (In general it is, if you are the property owner and the land is not within city limits.) They filed the wills away in a fireproof box in the bottom of my mother’s closet, along with immunization records, birth certificates, Social Security cards and expired passports, and covered it in a pile of winter socks.

And nothing more was said for 20 years, during which time they paid off their city house and then turned their efforts to the renovation

of the old Elberton farmhouse, which had waited its turn patiently for decades.

The house was a month from finished when my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given less than a year to live. At the age of 66, he walked around the land, which he called Cinderella Farm (after Cindy), looking for the spot that felt right. He found it at a bend in the path that circumscribes the meadow, beneath the quiet trees. And when he told me about it, I willed myself not to stick my fingers in my ears and sing at the top of my lungs.

Diagnosed in January, my father survived to see one final spring at Elberton, still teaching at the university and going down to Georgia whenever he could. Each weekend he was weaker, but still we walked the land in sections, trying to learn things that he alone among the living knew—where the boundary lines were, how to navigate the pathless woods, where to mow to keep fire lanes traversable. As we walked, he would name the trees—beech, red and white oak, tulip poplar and longleaf pine. I learned that beeches love creeksides and are “tardily deciduous,” meaning that, though their leaves turn brittle and brown, they do not shed them in autumn with all the other trees, but keep them on, like clothes, for the winter. Their branches also end in sharp points, which if they poke you can make you exclaim “son of a beech!”—a mnemonic that always roused a laugh from his students. I learned that his favorite tree was the white oak, quercus alba, a monolith with a towering canopy and leaves like sculpted hands, flat and forward reaching. The scientific names of all oaks start with quercus; alba means “white” in Latin, but it means “dawn” in Spanish, a language my dad spent his whole life trying—and largely failing—to learn. He used to say, “trees have infinite patience,” and I am sure, though he didn’t want to have to leave our world so soon, that he was deeply fascinated—even, as his body failed him further, looking forward to becoming a tree.

The last time he was in Elberton was the weekend of his 67th birthday. Mostly too weak to walk, he rode while we drove him where we could around the land, and at night he dozed while we worked an impossible thousand-piece puzzle of Gustav Klimt’s painting “The Tree of Life.”

Three weeks later, he died at home in North Carolina, with us by his side. My father died at 2 a.m. on May 30th in Charlotte, and by 2 p.m. we had buried him in Elberton.

Overnight, hospice came to write the death certificate, and we dressed him in his favorite clothes—sweatpants, sweatshirt, wooly socks, a hand-knitted hat my mother made, a scarf I knitted him when I was 13, with blue and red stripes in Fibonacci sequence—and his glasses, which he was always looking for.

The only interaction with the funeral industry we had was for the transport of the body, a job performed by two lovely and respectful men from the Carolina Mortuary Transportation Service, who I’m guessing had never had a job quite like this one. They didn’t question my family’s wishes, though they seemed relieved to hear that my uncle was digging the grave with a backhoe—it wouldn’t just be several grief-stunned women with shovels. My mother had called several different k continued on next page

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My father had marked his potential grave sites with pink plastic ties on nearby trees.

There were several contenders, but the one settled on was perfect—watched over by a centuries-old white oak, its canopy a comfort in any weather, and its branches the certain home of many other creatures. My uncle had to break through granite slabs and tree roots to dig deep enough—Georgia clay does not offer itself easily. We carried my father to the grave on a handmade pallet, wrapped in a sheet that seemed to give off its own light in the new summer sun. We lowered him into the earth. We read a few poems—I chose Tennyson’s “Ulysses”: “Come, my friends, / ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world.”

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We read a letter from a friend and fellow teacher written to him on the day before he died: “Please know that you will never be far away. With every tree, I will see my young pre-school students using shovels, digging holes, planting trees on the campus of JCSU. Because of you… An old tree log is a magnificent mountain of decomposition, a sustainer of life, a road back to the earth… A road you must now travel.”

As we all took turns covering him with the earth that he so loved, as much as I could not fathom that I was burying my father, I was amazed and comforted, thinking of that stillgreen root that was cut to dig the grave— already it would be striving forward, nothing between it and my father but a cotton sheet, white as angels; white as oak. The root would, we knew, heal itself by growing, quickening the process by which my father became the quercus alba, oak of the dawn, that sheltered us all.

In the diary he kept on a trip to Europe just before his diagnosis, it’s clear my father knew something was wrong—he had pain that kept him from eating and sleeping for much of the trip, and he wrote, before having seen any doctor, “this may be my last adventure.”

His prescience haunts me, but on good days I know he adventures on. The white oak’s fuse burns forward through his body, and the worms work their way through the Fibonacci sequence of his scarf, learning that everything that has come before adds together to make what happens next. And the leaves of the tree above, on branches related to one another

Sit and stay awhile, till the birds forget you are foreign and shower you with song.

This place rejuvenates; you will leave infused with what Dylan Thomas called “the force that through the green fuse drives the flower.”

When you are finished, retrace your steps.

Stop and see the new-old house, beautiful and simple, its floors made from wood salvaged from its former self, with a single, slim, horizontal board running across the middle of the hallway, homage to where the two halves were joined. Wander its rooms, quiet with memories made and yet to be made. Wend your way back down the driveway, and prepare yourself for your return to the world.

If you drive through Elberton on your way out, you may pass the cemetery where Cindy rests, not as she wanted, but, I believe, happy at least in her choice of my parents as her successors. You may pass the land where the house once stood and notice that Highway 72 has never been widened. You may pass the Georgia Guidestones, a mysterious granite Stonehenge commissioned by an anonymous creator, inscribed in many languages with 10 precepts by which humanity should live. The last two are: “Prize truth—beauty—love— seeking harmony with the infinite” and, “Be not a cancer on the earth—Leave room for nature—Leave room for nature.”

As you drive, roll down the window, and feel the wind on your skin. Watch the red clay blur past, knowing now a bit better what it holds. Before you know it, you’ll be home.

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here are two typical ways a band ends, as enumerated by a 1979 Neil Young song: It either burns out or fades away. After releasing Take Pride in Your Long Odds this past summer, the members of Denton, TX-based rock and roll group Centro-matic began to take stock of their storied career.

They soon decided neither option would be appropriate. “[The decision to disband] was made right around the same time [as the album’s release]. It was pretty simultaneous,” says Centro-matic singer and guitarist Will Johnson. “We came to the conclusion that this December tour was as celebratory as we could make it, as opposed to just going away, like a lot of bands do.”

Five Essential Centro-matic Recordings  Redo the Stacks (1996) The songs on Centro-matic’s debut fall somewhere between punk and abstract impressionism. Johnson’s voice is noticeably youthful, but the powerful, timeless songs will continue to resonate for anyone with a penchant for loud rock tunes nestled between carefully crafted acoustic arrangements.  Take Pride in Your Long Odds (2014) Centro-matic’s final album should not be dismissed. From the lush instrumental title track that kicks off the record to the fuzzed-out “Salty Disciple,” the swan song is as polished and inspired as any of the band’s other records.  Fort Recovery (2006) Engineered, as most of the band’s albums are, by drummer Matt Pence, Fort Recovery might be Centro-matic’s most representative work. The one-two punch of “Calling Thermatico” and “Patience for the Ride” is among the best music the band ever recorded.  Candidate Waltz (2011) Johnson’s voice sounds absolutely haunted on this masterpiece, in the best possible way.

“Estimate x 3” and album closer “If They Talk You Down” are bone-chillingly beautiful. This record was ready-made for a live setting, so it’s no surprise many of these songs became fast fan favorites.  Live at the Georgia Theatre, 4/9/2012 After opening for Drive-By Truckers in August 2011 to celebrate Georgia Theatre’s re-opening, Centro-matic returned the following spring to the venue where they will play their final Athens show. Sloan Simpson’s recording, available at southernshelter. com, showcases the band at its finest.

Centro-matic will end its nearly two-decade run with humility. Rather than an extravagant tour that hits every corner of the country, the group will embark on a short run this month, reaching a handful of the band’s favorite cities, before concluding with a three-night residency in its hometown.

The farewell tour will make a stop in Athens at the Georgia Theatre, a venue familiar to the band.

“Athens has always been a bit of a musical mecca for us,” says bassist Mark Hedman. “The chance to make friends there over the years and get to know the town a bit has been a great joy to us. We’ve always appreciated the way folks there made us feel right at home.”

Johnson says his appreciation for Athens developed in tandem with a budding friendship with Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood and others from the local band’s camp.

“The lyrical approach may differ, [and] there are certainly some very obvious sonic differences here and there,” says Johnson. “But, by and large, the two bands have spoken a very similar language with respect to performing live and making records [that] capture an immediate spirit and an energy.”

During breaks in Centro-matic’s operations over the years, Johnson appeared on Hood’s solo records, while multi-instrumentalist Scott Danbom contributed fiddle tracks to Truckers songs. Hedman remembers a “a bleary-eyed breakfast” at The Grit where Hood explained his band’s plans to record Southern Rock Opera. “Kindred spirits were out there trying to tell stories that mattered to them as powerfully as they could,” says Hedman of DBT’s ambitious double-album about the cultural and political history of the Deep South.

The admiration is clearly mutual. Hood, a self-described Centro-matic “super-fan,” who jokes that he is advocating for the group to announce a reunion tour the day after its final show, will open for Centro-matic in Denton on Dec. 21.

“I remember the first time I heard Centro-matic,” says Hood. “It was a feeling that I’ve only gotten a handful of times with a handful of musicians. I felt like I was hearing something [that had been] in my head before, but I had never been able to quite put my finger on it.”

The respect Centro-matic has garnered over the years extends well beyond the Truckers camp. New West Records President George Fontaine has been a Centro-matic fan since 1996’s Redo the Stacks, the band’s debut, re-released earlier this year on vinyl.

“I consider Will Johnson to be one of the most respected and well-loved artists in the music business,” says Fontaine.

“There is not a pretentious bone in his body. I love him dearly,

and my only regret is that we never got to work together on a recording project… I still hold out hope that we can collaborate on something down the road.”

Although Centro-matic will technically call it quits after this tour, new music down the road isn’t out of the question. South San Gabriel, the band’s sister project, will likely continue in some form. Johnson also says there are songs in the Centromatic vault for possible future release. “There’s definitely some unreleased stuff,” he says. “There’s just a lot of four-track songs from over the years that never saw the light… There’s other material that has floated around at least on the periphery over the years.”

Presently, though, band members have this final run on their minds. Asked how the band is preparing for its swan song, Johnson jokes that he hasn’t even considered rehearsing.

“I just panicked for a second. I thought [the first show] was supposed to be the rehearsal,” he says, laughing. “We are going to come in at different trajectories as far as our instruments are concerned… I have not played an electric guitar in a very long time,” adds Johnson, who has spent much of 2014 playing solo acoustic shows as part of Undertow Music’s Living Room series.

“We are one of the least-rehearsed bands you’ve ever seen,” adds drummer Matt Pence, who also doubles as the band’s recording engineer. “It is sincerely something that we don’t do very much. We rehearse for one day before any tour, if that.”

As celebratory as these final shows will no doubt be, the members of Centro-matic are bracing for some inevitable bittersweet moments, too.

“It’s a hard thing, because it’s something we all love. I think Centro-matic has always faced some realities as far as how the ambitions [related to] our personal lives, and trying to make a living out of music,” says Hedman. “We all love each other, and I think we’ve made a couple of really great records… I mean, I’m really proud of everything we’ve ever done.”

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he drummer’s role requires an odd combination of reticence and force. Drummers hide behind the kit, ceding the foreground, while at the same time providing the very pulse of the music. The same strange pairing of hard-hitting modesty can be seen in the long-simmering trajectory of Reptar drummer Andrew McFarland’s solo project, Semicircle. What began in 2010 as a tentative, improvisatory showcase for McFarland’s songs has culminated in an ambitious, powerful fulllength record.

Semicircle started as an experiment.

Speaking to Flagpole by phone, McFarland explains the idea behind the early shows. “I would text a whole lot of people the day of,” he says, “or put something up on Facebook: ‘Alright, Semicircle show tonight, who wants to play?’”

McFarland would rehearse with a drummer and bassist; the rest of the players were on their own. “Everyone else was encouraged to interpret it how they would,” he explains. “The whole idea of it was to see if that would work, if the idea of these songs could be translated amongst this random group of people.”

The results were mixed—“varying degrees of insanity,” as McFarland describes it.

Meanwhile, those who performed regularly with McFarland kept encouraging him to approach the project more purposefully.

McFarland, busy with other projects, including Reptar, Giant Giants and co co ri co, was hesitant. “I was always like, ‘I don’t have time to do it; I don’t really know if these songs are that good’,” he remembers.

Then, in the summer of 2012, McFarland knuckled down, moving back to his hometown of Decatur, with the idea of focusing on Semicircle. He recorded a debut album himself over the course of that summer, taking advantage of a lull in Reptar’s touring schedule.

McFarland describes his thinking then as a choice between two options: “Well,” he says he thought, “I could either get some stupid service industry job and bide my time until Reptar gets busy again, or I could really push myself and try and create this thing in earnest.”

It took another two years, but a record finally emerged: Blown Breeze, Grown Grass and We Are Part of the Earth. A spacious, meditative atmosphere prevails throughout, as McFarland’s songs move from the plaintive fingerpicking folk of album opener “Southern Spring” to the insistent, hypnotic pulse of closer “We Are Part of the Earth.” There’s a deceptively sleepy vibe throughout. It’s not just that at any moment the music can swell

to a compelling melodic peak; the mellow sections are themselves taut with feeling.

McFarland also demonstrates that he’s as capable a guitar player as he is a drummer.

“Mechanism of Erasure” opens with a simple, circling guitar line which, together with the bass, forms the foundation for the song. After the first verse, a second, distorted guitar introduces a more complex figure, and by the time the coda rolls in, guitar and vocals are trading off in a thrilling call-and-response.

“Remember Me” takes a more straightforward approach, laying a two-part vocal harmony over a rich, driving guitar line.

The full-figured result matches McFarland’s unabashedly romantic lyrics perfectly; it’s a love song that lives up to its material.

This marriage of form and content is a constant throughout. Speaking of the themes he wanted the album to explore, McFarland talks of a visit to Arches National Park in Utah.

“This idea formed that there exists this other, separate spiritual world that is responsible for a lot of natural causes,” he says. “It’s not a scientific idea… It’s just saying that spirits are a major part of the earth that we live in, and a big part of the idea is that when you’re born, your spirit is drawn from that world, and then when you die it goes back into that world, like a spiritual reservoir.”

This idea is clearly at work in “No Words.”

The song culminates in a barrage of sound that evokes the natural elements McFarland references. (It’s a technique Mount Eerie uses to great effect on Wind’s Poem, another record deeply concerned with mortality and transience as manifested in nature.)

Blown Breeze alone is evidence that McFarland has turned Semicircle into a legitimate project, but he’s not content to leave it there.

“I’m pretty determined to make it work with both bands,” referring to Semicircle and Reptar, he says, confidently. Any trace of the old reticence is gone. “I don’t want to have a day job. I just want to play music, and I’m very, very willing to do what it takes to make that happen.”

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip Grandpa’s Attic: Regular readers will readily note that I’m always hype to tip folks to resources concerning Athens music history and such. Well, wouldn’t you know there’s an actual Facebook group now named Athens Music History? Generally speaking, the page, created by Athens Human Rights Festival founder Michael Collins, covers a lot of the same ground that other similar pages and groups have, but there’s a good concentration of stuff here I’ve never seen before. Plus, it’s being constantly updated with band profiles, photos, etc., which Collins is reportedly collecting for an upcoming book titled, yes, Athens Music History. Although the tone is

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October to record an album with Zeke Sayer at Gypsy Farm, and a couple of preliminary tracks can be heard over at flightmodeusa. bandcamp.com. True, one is a New Order cover and the other is by The Cure, but listen in, anyway. Also, catch them live on WUOG 90.5 FM Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 9 p.m., when they play the popular “Live In The Lobby” portion of local-music show “Sound of the City.” For all other things, see facebook.com/ flightmodeusa.

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Listen In: Apropos of nothing, except I want to shout them out, please turn your attention to Hunger Anthem. Recalling nothing so much as the days when melodic, guitar-centric indie rock was referred to as “college-rock,” a descriptor only meaningful to maybe half our readers, there’s so much melody and punch pouring off their stage it’s difficult to describe it without totally geeking out. The group is made up of Brendan Vaganek, Cameron Kelly and Jesse Stinnard and is among a small handful of groups this year that made From the Athens Music History Facebook group: Athens band Dreams So my disgust at most new Real plays its first-ever show in 1984. guitar music recede. There’s a handful of tracks available pretty genial and politely nostalgic, you’ll still at reverbnation.com/hungeranthem, and even find instances of that favorite Athens game, more at hungeranthem.bandcamp.com. Follow “Old Townies Arguing About What Happened along at facebook.com/hungeranthem.

Where and When.” Also, since it’s an open group and not a dedicated page, the URL is all The End is Nigh: The deadline for fully fundugly and not worth printing, so please avail ing the current campaign by Nuçi’s Space is yourself of the Facebook search feature and quickly approaching. This is, of course, the look up “Athens Music History.” You’ll find it. effort that seeks to fully restore the old St. Enjoy! And thanks to all those responsible for Mary’s Episcopal Church steeple and also sharing and archiving their memories. build a nest egg for ongoing Nuçi’s Space services. As of this writing, the total raised, after Wrapped in Winter: Fans of dark electronic an initial gangbusters-like burst of enthusiasm music that veers into but isn’t really married and support, is still under $100,000. (The to goth should be edified by the presence of goal of the campaign is $250,000.) Thus far, Flight Mode USA on our streets. The band is enough money has been pledged to save the composed of Athens veterans Leslie Grove steeple itself with a little left over. The camand Kenneth Aguar, each of whom has been paign ends at 2:59 a.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. in numerous projects over the past three 14, so there’s still time to get your money in. decades. Indeed, the history behind Flight Most of all, everyone should be thankful that Mode USA stretches back, basically, 25 years someone over at Nuçi’s Space had the good or so, to a time when there was a decent (if sense to use the IndieGoGo platform, where in all actuality tiny) industrial scene here in they will receive all money raised, and not town, populated by bands such as Sky City, Kickstarter, which would have only delivered Jarvik 8, Nerve Clinic and others. In Flight if the total goal was met. Wanna help out?

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he multitude of local artist markets concentrated into the month of December each year is a true testament to the entrepreneurial spirit of Athens’ flourishing arts community. Shopping from local artists during the holiday season has double benefits; while you buy a novel, one-of-a-kind gift, the artists get the support they need to continue pursuing their creative endeavors. With 30 scheduled, original and handcrafted work is more accessible and affordable than ever.

In the spirit of traditions, let Flagpole make shopping locally a little simpler this year with our annual Holiday Market Roundup, a list of artist markets, studio open houses and craft sales going on in Athens and nearby. Check out our list below.

Artist Markets and Open Houses in Athens Deck the Walls, a holiday-themed market held annually by the Lyndon House Arts Center, is currently open Tuesday through Saturday from 12–5 p.m. until Jan. 4. The Gallery Shop and Lower Atrium Gallery are stocked full of unique items made by 70 regional artists, authors, crafters and musicians, with the gift selection including paintings, prints, embroidery, photography, scarves and more. New additions to this year’s shop are glass ornaments by Hung Nguyen and Patti Quinn, pottery by Dewitt Smith and Adrina Richards and sculptural works by Tex Crawford and Lisa Freeman. For more details on the Lyndon House, located at 293 Hoyt St., visit athensclarkecounty.com/lyndonhouse.

The UGA Ceramic Student Organization hosts a sale of new works on Wednesday, Dec. 3 & Thursday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. in the lobby of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, located at 270 River Rd. The works, which were created by students and faculty, range from functional pottery like teapots, mugs, plates and vases to hand-built sculptures and decorative pieces. Proceeds support educational field trips to ceramics conferences and also bring in visiting artists. Parking is available in the nearby Performing Arts Center deck. For more information, email tsaupe@ uga.edu.

While on campus, head over to Phi Beata Heata’s Metals & Jewelry Holiday and Bake Sale, held Wednesday, Dec. 3 & Thursday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. in the Tate Student Center. Members of UGA’s organization for jewelry and metal students will present the latest one-of-a-kind pieces, metal objects and plenty of snacks. For more information, find Phi Beata Heata on Facebook.

The Holiday Sale at Normaltown Pottery, slated for Thursday, Dec. 4 & Friday, Dec. 5 from 4–9 p.m., will feature handmade, functional pottery by studio owner Juana Gnecco, along with Carter Gillies and Nancy Green, as well as paintings by Chatham Murray.

Normaltown Pottery is located at 410 King Ave. For more information, visit normaltownpottery.com.

For a little bit of everything, swing by the Holiday Social on N. Jackson Street on Friday, Dec. 5 from 7–10 p.m., where Community, Dynamite Clothing, Adam’s Optics and K.A. Artist Shop will stay open late for a collaborative event with special

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sales. The social coincides with the grand opening of K.A. Artist Shop, an art gallery and gift shop offering craft supplies, fine art and handcrafted goods made in-store, like greeting cards, home decor and DIY kits. For information on Athens’ newest art shop, go to kaartist.com.

In addition to the abundance of local and sustainable produce that the Athens Farmers Market regularly offers every Saturday morning at Bishop Park, located at 705 Sunset Dr., its special Holiday Craft Markets on Dec. 6, 13 & 20 from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. feature a good selection of handmade items, including jewelry, scarves, blown glass, cutting boards, stuffed animals, wood carving, soaps, salves and more. For details, check out athensfarmersmarket.net.

Take a tour of Marmalade Pottery, the home studio of Maria Dondero at 775 Pulaski St., during her sixth annual Holiday Sale on Saturday, Dec. 6 & Sunday Dec. 7 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. In addition to food, drinks and fires in the wood stoves, a new batch of work including limited edition porcelain pieces will be available. A large seconds sale will

virtually everything handmade—from prints, pottery, silk-screened clothing, knits and jewelry to bath and body products, minerals and crystals, vintage and antiques. Indie South features some of the more established artists in the area—like Chris Hubbard, Jimmy “Cap Man” Straehla and Double Dutch Press—while still retaining a strong DIY ethos. Unique items include human teeth and animal bone jewelry by Extollo Jewelry, pet treats by Brixtix Bakery for Dogs, reclaimed wood tables by Sons of Sawdust, geometric glass orbs by Oriskany Glass Studio and bike panniers by Tiny Tank Tech. Indie South is also one of the few markets to incorporate vintage treasures, with a handful of collectors including Strange Magick Vintage, Forgotten Feather Vintage, Opal Mae & Miss Dot Vintage and Rarity Vintage. In addition to a craft area for children, activities geared towards adults include a print station to silkscreen totes with Sasquatch Printing and a Busterbooth Photo Booth to capture the day. DJ Mahogany will spin tunes, and home.made and Holy Crepes will provide snacks. The two-day open-air market takes place on Saturday, Dec. 6 & Sunday,

Carter Gillies be offered to those who arrive early. To view examples of Maria’s most current work, visit mariadondero.com.

Rebecca Wood and her team of potters are almost as busy as Santa’s elves this holiday season as they gear up for their Holiday Sale on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. R. Wood Studio, located at 450 Georgia Dr., will have many of the brightly colored pieces that the studio is known for, in addition to several one-of-a-kind pieces. To view samples of the potters’ work, check out rwoodstudio.com.

Local potter Carter Gillies offers two different events this season. View an eclectic mix of functional and decorative work during the Carter Gillies Pottery Open House on Saturday, Dec. 6 & Sunday, Dec. 7. The following weekend on Saturday, Dec. 13 & Sunday, Dec. 14, Carter will be joined by fellow potters Geoff Pickett, Jeff Bishoff and Nancy Green for the annual Carter and Friends Pottery Market. Both events are from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and are located at 572 Nantahala Ave. in the Boulevard neighborhood. Call 706-546-7235 or email cartergillies@hotmail.com for details.

Going far beyond the typical artist market, Indie South Fair’s 8th Annual Holiday Hooray offers a lineup of 85 vendors covering

Dec. 7 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. at 660 N. Chase St., just off Prince Avenue. For more details and a full list of participating art vendors, visit indiesouthfair.com.

Native America Gallery, located at 195 E. Clayton St., hosts its 17th annual Holiday Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m.–7 p.m., with a storewide jewelry sale and “snowtacular” door prizes for the first 100 guests who visit, as well as prizes for ugly sweaters and “holidork outfits.” Snacks and drinks will be available, and a pair of earrings as a “thank you” gift is complimentary with each purchase. Call 706-543-8425 for more information.

Offering an alternative to the traditional gift exchange experience, the annual Benevolence Market presents a way to give back to the local community this holiday season. Attendees are invited to select items off a shopping list of “symbolic gifts,” which break down how monetary donations can be used to assist 30 local nonprofit agencies— such as the Athens Area Humane Society, Project Safe and the Athens Land Trust—in their missions. The market, sponsored by a consortium of churches, takes place at the First Presbyterian Church of Athens at 185 E.

Hancock Ave. on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 12–2:30 p.m. To see a list of requested gifts, go to firstpresathens.org/benevolencemarket.

During the annual Holiday Open House at the State Botanical Garden on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 1–4 p.m., the festively decorated tropical conservatory will be filled with music by the Georgia Children’s Chorus. Kids are invited to take photos and share their wishes with Santa as well as make holiday crafts in the children’s classroom. The gift shop, which features items designed by students, will be open for adults to browse through many holiday ornaments and potential presents. For more information, visit botgarden.uga.edu.

Grab a hot drink and peruse gifts at Normal Bar’s Holiday “Yart Sale” on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 5–8 p.m. Featured artists and makers include Hannah Jones, Dan Smith, Katherine McGuire, Leslie Snipes, Amanda Burk, Basil Mattox and a handful of others. Normal Bar is located in Normaltown at 1365 Prince Ave. For details, find “Holiday Yart Sale! at Normal Bar” on Facebook.

An outdoor patio under twinkling lights makes for a festive setting at the juried Athens Holiday Market, held at Big City Bread on Thursday, Dec. 11 & Friday, Dec. 12 from 5–9 p.m. Enjoy the works of over 50 local artists while a live string band performs around the bonfire. The lineup includes paintings

by Dan Smith, glass terrariums by Lindsay Troutman, jewelry by Barbara Allen, watercolors by Jamie Calkin, stained glass by Susan Staley, wooden Santas by Ken Calkin and Don Highfield, pottery by Kelly Hart and birdhouses by Frank Saggus. Big City Bread Cafe is located at 393 N. Finley St. For handmade ceramic and sterling silver jewelry, funky functional pottery, tree ornaments and one-of-a-kind carved items, drop

by Soup Studios’ 10th Annual Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Soup Studios is located at 2140 S. Lumpkin St. To see examples of founding potter Jamie Voivedich’s brightly colored, whimsical works—some of which have been featured in Southern Living and on HGTV—visit soupstudios.com.

In addition to an abundance of locally sourced produce, honey, eggs, soaps and prepared food items, the vendors of The West Broad Farmers Market will offer handmade crafts, cookie-decorating for children and caroling by local schoolchildren during a Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. The market, which is hosted at the old West Broad School, 1573 W. Broad St., aims to develop new food-based entrepreneurs, build a neighborhood-centered economy and increase access to healthy, affordable foods. For more information on the market’s goals, visit athenslandtrust.org.

Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market hosts one of the last opportunities for seasonal shopping on Sunday, Dec. 14 from 9:30 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. during brunch hours. Handmade wares will range from printmaking, textiles, jewelry, jams and preserves, botanical bath items, felt-work and more, with the 14-name vendor list including Kenneth Kase, Jim Norton, Beth Zorbanos, Chelsea Born and Tiffany Matthews. While at Heirloom, which is located at 815 N. Chase St., be sure to stop next door at the house of painter Susie Burch, who will have her home studio open.

Visit heirloomathens.com for details.

is on Saturday, Dec. 6 & Sunday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. For more details, call 706-4105200.

For creations from across the globe, stop The family-run Bendzunas Glass Studio

by Mbare, Ltd.’s Africa in Athens Sale on and Gallery, located at 89 W. South Ave. in Friday, Dec. 5 from 4–8 p.m. Handmade items Comer, will host its annual Winter Open House like stone sculptures, wood carvings, tin art, on Saturday, Dec. 6 & Sunday, Dec. 7 from 10 masks, baskets and eco art will be available a.m.–5 p.m.—and will keep extended holiday at the warehouse, which specializes in creathours from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. each weekend ing sustainable, fair trade relationships with through December—with live glassblowing artisans and craftspeople living in Zimbabwe, demonstrations running until 3 p.m. With Kenya and South Africa. Mbare is located at 40 years in town, artist Paul Bendzunas has 118 Commerce Blvd. passed his craft down off of Atlanta Hwy. in to his three children, Bogart. Visit mbare.com who all currently work for artist bios. in the studio. Although The Oconee Cultural operating primarily as a Arts Foundation’s 20th wholesale business that annual juried Holiday distributes to galleries Market includes the countrywide, a public works of 80 regional gallery displaying some artists and crafters this of the family’s best year, ranging from cerammouth-blown functional ics, paintings, stained and decorative glass art and fused glass, jewelry, works will be on display. woodwork, fiber art and For more information, more. Highlights include call 706-783-5869 or pottery by Kathy and visit bendzunasglass.

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by Annette Paskiewicz, Among the fine art, fiber art by Margaret folk art, textiles, stone Agner, and mixed media work and metal work sculpture by Barbara created by the dozen Odil. The Market is open or so members who run Friday, Dec. 5 from 5–9 the historic Farmington Woodruff Pottery p.m. and Saturday, Dec. Depot Gallery, the 6 & Sunday, Dec. 7 from Holidaze Festival on 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission for all three days Saturday, Dec. 6 & Sunday, Dec. 7 from 10 is $3. OCAF’s Artist’s Shoppe, which features a.m.–6 p.m. features an artist market with handmade items created by 60 of the galhandmade creations by additional regional lery’s members, opens in conjunction with artists. The event also promises food from the Holiday Market on Friday, Dec. 5 from 5–9 local vendors, music and hayrides for children. p.m. and will remain open through Saturday, The gallery is located at 1001 Salem Rd. in Dec. 20. OCAF is located at 34 School St. in Farmington, at the corner of Salem Road and Watkinsville. For more details, visit ocaf.com.

Highway 441. For more information, visit For vibrant, richly glazed pieces of potfarmingtondepotgallery.com. tery that draw inspiration from nature, check While in the area, visit the annual J.B. out the works of David Morgan, a regional (Jeff Bishoff) & Friends Pottery and Art potter who has been creating functional Show and Sale for new works by J.B. and Keen stoneware for the past 30 years. The David Zero. Occurring on Saturday, Dec. 6 & Sunday, Morgan Pottery studio, located at 3747 Dec. 7 from 10 a.m.–5 pm., the sale is located Old Wildcat Bridge at 1790 Salem Rd. in Rd. in Danielsville, Watkinsville. Call 678opens for a Holiday 863-1847.

Sale Saturday, Dec. 6 Tour the home from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. & studio of Woodruff Sunday, Dec. 7 from Pottery, located at 12–5 p.m. Call 70635 S. Main St. in 795-3418 for more Watkinsville, durinformation. ing its Open House Venture over to on Saturday, Dec. Farmington Pottery’s 6 & Sunday, Dec. 7 December Open from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

House Pottery Sale Artist Alice Woodruff on Saturday, Dec. 6 & has over 40 years of Sunday, Dec. 7 from 9 experience in creating a.m.–5 p.m. to view pottery, and makes the latest creations of both decorative and Geoff and Lisa Pickett. functional porcelain A wide variety of wood works like large platand gas-fired pots for ters, bowls, teapots, the home and garden teacups and kitchenwill be on display, as ware. For details, call well as a selection of 706-207-5175.

Farmington Pottery soaps, skincare prodCeramic artucts and teas made ist group Longroad with herbs grown by Lisa. Farmington Pottery Studios will host a Holiday Sale on Saturday, is located at 1171 Freeman Creek Rd. in Dec. 13 from 10 a.m.–7 p.m. & Sunday, Dec. Farmington. For more information, visit pick14 from 12–5 p.m. Held at 4860 Macon Hwy. ettpottery.com and farmingtonherbals.com. in Bishop, the sale includes ceramic work by This year’s lineup at Wolf Creek Pottery Jorie Berman, Laura Cooper, Juana Gnecco, promises a diverse array of traditional and Nancy Green, Kendall Steele, Melanie Sgrignoli contemporary pieces, with participating potand Caryn van Wagtendonk. This year also featers including Jorie Berman, Juana Gnecco, tures textiles by Sara Lee Parker and skincare Jen Graff and Nancy Green. Hand-printed texproducts by Lisa Pickett. Visit longroadstudios. tiles and paper by Sara Lee Parker will also be com for details. available. Located at 1500 Tappan Spur Rd. in Watkinsville, the studio’s annual Holiday Sale Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com

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movie reviews HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (R) One of those oddball comedy sequels, Horrible Bosses 2 fares better than, say, Weekend at Bernie’s 2 or the even more ill-advised Caddyshack 2. The further misadventures of Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) definitely have the laughs, even as the movie feels more forced than its predecessor. The trio decide to branch out on their own and be their own bosses, when they are screwed over by billionaire Bert Hanson (Christoph Waltz).

To make matters worse, the criminal disasterminds kidnap Burt’s son, Rex (a very game, very fun Chris Pine), who takes over the illegal enterprise and ups the ante to $5 million. The script shoehorns in the trio’s former horrible bosses—sex-addicted dentist Julia (Jennifer Aniston) and incarcerated a-hole Dave (Kevin Spacey), though Colin Farrell’s Bobby is still dead—and also includes Jamie Foxx’s mysterious, expletive-named hitman. It probably should have brought in more fresh faces like Waltz and Pine, but at least it has Jonathan Bank (“Breaking Bad�’s Mike Ehrmantraut) as a gruff police detective.

polar bear named Corporal (v. Peter Stormare), a harp seal/demolitions expert named Short Fuse (v. Ken Jeong) and a snowy owl named Eva (v. Annet Mahendru)—are a fun addition to a universe that has always been low in the animated franchise pecking order. A whole penguins feature proves again that just because supporting characters are more fun than the main characters does not by default mean those lesser characters deserve their own movie (keep that in mind, Minions). This slight, entertaining time waster feels like one of Disney’s direct-to-video sequels from the ‘90s/’00s. Kids will love this energetic punfest even more on constant DVD-peat; parents, prepare for the penguins.

ROSEWATER (R) So many things could have gone wrong with Rosewater. An inspirational biopic written and directed by “The Daily Show�’s Jon Stewart?! Rather surprisingly, Stewart’s dramatization of the ordeal suffered by Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal) incenses, rouses, entertains and authentically inspires. On the

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heels of Ahmadinejad’s reelection in 2009, Bahari spent 118 days in an Iranian jail under the suspicion that he was a spy for someone, anyone, according to the regime. Until his release, which was made possible by the international forces summoned by his mother (Shohreh Aghdashloo) and pregnant wife (Claire Foy), Bahari was physically beaten and psychologically tortured by his captors, the leader of which is capably portrayed by Kim Bodnia, more as a frightened bureaucrat than as a ruthless sadist.

Stewart handles this incredible story with the deftness of a filmmaking veteran, in spite of expectations that a feature film written and directed by Stewart would be a politically charged comedy like Michael Moore’s Canadian Bacon or a TV news spoof Ă la “The Daily Show.â€? His Rosewater makes a nice counterpoint to Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning Argo.

The latter film captures the menace that was the Iranian Revolution; Rosewater shows the Iranian regime to have become a culturally out-of-touch, sheltered bureaucracy, where torturers are famished for and afraid of the lurid details of the Western infidel. Bernal has worked with some filmmaking giants, and Stewart’s script allows him to shine as brightly as ever. With little warning, Stewart may have just gone from household name to acclaimed filmmaker. Here’s hoping his small but powerful film will find an audience to feel its impact.

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Downtown Athens · 7 p.m. · FREE! Over 60 local businesses and community groups will march in the annual Parade of Lights, bringing in the holiday season through the theme “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” The parade will kick off from the corner of Dougherty and Pulaski Streets, then march its way down Clayton St., loop around on Thomas St. and continue down Washington Street. Each float and performance group will be reviewed by judges near City Hall, where Santa Claus will host the traditional tree-lighting ceremony during the parade’s culmination.

Make sure to keep an eye out for the Athens music (including Flagpole) float featuring local post-punk group Monsoon.

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Caledonia Lounge · 9:30 p.m. · $7 (21+), Melting Point · 8 p.m. · $15 (adv.), $20 $9 (18–20) (door) While the world continues The Drive-By Truckers’ notto wait patiently for local mathso-secret weapon, the haggard rock legends Cinemechanica muscle-rock yin to Patterson to release their long-promised Hood’s contemplative yang, singfollowup to 2006’s The Martial er-songwriter Mike Cooley (aka Arts—reportedly “coming soon” “Stroker Ace,” the best musical but, like, I’ll believe it when I nickname known to man) plays hear it—the band has at least a rare local solo show this week. ramped up its live activity in This year’s DBT outing, English recent months. Tighter and Oceans, found the band re-inviglouder than ever, the group orated, thanks largely to Cooley’s headlines Caledonia Friday, increased presence; he penned when local faves Muuy Biien six of the record’s 13 songs and and virtuosic North Carolina was largely responsible for its duo The Bronzed Chorus will no-nonsense vibe. The guitarist’s also appear. And please don’t personal creative resurgence miss Trioscapes, a soul-stirring also birthed a first-ever solo post-prog trio whose recent, saxalbum, The Fool on Every Corner. laden Digital Dream Sequence Expect to hear tunes from both showcases a young group firmly records, as well as a fair amount in charge of its sound, no matter of classic Truckers material, at how unwieldy it seems at times.

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Tuesday 2 ART: MYRIAD Fine Arts Education Benefit (New Earth Athens) Proceeds will support local visual art and music programming at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens. A performance by Mux Blank will be followed by an open jam session. 9 p.m. $5. www.blog.newearthmusichall.com ART: Phi Beata Heata Student Jewelry Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) UGA’s jewelry and metalwork students present a sale of handmade pieces. Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www.art.uga.edu CLASSES: Knitting in the Round (Revival Yarns) In two sessions, participants will create a hat, knitting in the round on a 16” circular needle.

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EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (First Christian Church) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, birdhouses and more. 4–7 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org 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 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Herschel’s 34 Chicken & Ribs Kitchen) With Garrett Lennox. House cash and food and drink specials.

8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ dirtysouthtrivia GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations feature trivia night. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) Trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly

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every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 LECTURES & LIT: Downstream (Ciné Barcafé) The UGA Willson Center hosts a reception to celebrate the publication of Downstream: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige, university professor emerita of comparative literature and former director of the Willson Center.

6 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com PERFORMANCE: Grace (Morton Theatre) Enjoy a festive dance performance to get you warmed up for the holiday season. Performances include vocals by the Silver Bells and pieces by the Dancefx Concert Dance Company, Apprentice Company and Training Company as well as the Contact Ballroom Dance Company. 7:30 p.m. $13–16. www. dancefx.org

Wednesday 3 ART: Phi Beata Heata Student Jewelry Sale (UGA Tate Student Center) UGA’s jewelry and metalwork

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ATHICA · 6–8 p.m. · Accepts donations For “Athens Arcana: A Contemporary Tarot,” ATHICA invited 78 regional artists to design one card each for a custom deck. It’s based loosely on the traditional Rider-Waite deck, and artists were encouraged to interpret their card’s symbology however they imagined and through whichever medium they preferred. With a tremendous range of styles included, the deck represents a time capsule of the current local arts scene.

The opening reception will naturally feature tarot readers as well as costumed performers, and the full collection of original artwork will be on display, with the majority of pieces available for purchase. Decks run $30, with proceeds benefiting future exhibitions and educational programs at the gallery. [JS]

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar · 6 p.m. · $5 It’s a double-release party for the early birds on Sunday, when Prince Avenue hotspot Hendershot’s hosts two local acts celebrating new records.

You can find both albums filed under “H,” though each offers up a vastly distinct set of sounds: Honeychild’s excellent Surrender is a sentimental and synth-heavy collection of atmospheric new-wave jams, while Hog-Eyed Man’s captivating, self-titled set of Appalachian folk impresses with its attention to detail. Both bands aim to transport the listener back in time, though the difference is about a century or so. It’s wonderful to see such a diverse bill on the calendar—and on a Sunday, no less. [GV]

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students present a sale of handmade items. Dec. 3–4, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www.art.uga.edu ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Curator Mary Koon leads a tour of “Emilio Pucci in America.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: Art Reception (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Art by local artist Stan Mullins. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.stanmullins.com ART: UGA Ceramic Student Organization Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Students and faculty members offer their latest functional pottery, hand-built sculptures and decorative ceramics. Dec. 3–4, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. tsaupe@uga.edu 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

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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 EVENTS: Holiday Book Sale (Georgia Museum of Art) Find new and used books in all genres. Dec. 2–5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Holiday Open House (T.K. Anderson Designs) The locally owned jewelry shop celebrates the season. Dec. 3–6, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

FREE! www.tkanderson.com FILM: World AIDS Day: deepsouth (Ciné Barcafé) AIDS Athens and the Specialty Care Clinic screen deepsouth, a documentary following four people who are affected by the AIDS epidemic in the rural South.

5:45 p.m. FREE! www.aidsathens.org GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Dickey’s Barbecue Pit) This PowerPoint based trivia

show covers six categories, a music round and a “Family Feud” bonus round. Win prizes. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 770-728-3452 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Weekly themed games.

House cash and drink prizes. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train!

Entertainment trivia with host Todd Kelly. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 5 & under. Every Wednesday.

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ART: Holiday Sale (Normaltown Pottery, 410 King Ave.) See Thursday listing for full description Dec. 4 & 5, 4–9 p.m. www.normaltownpottery.com ART: Africa in Athens (Mbare, 118 Commerce Blvd.) Shop for unique, handmade gifts from Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa. 4–8 p.m.

FREE! www.mbare.com ART: OCAF Holiday Market (OCAF, Watkinsville) The market features pottery, paintings, fiber art, stained and fused glass, jewelry and more created by 70 of the region’s most gifted artists. An additional 50 OCAF artists will be represented in the Artists’ Shoppe. Dec. 5, 5–9 p.m.

Dec. 6–7, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $3. www. ocaf.com EVENTS: Holiday Book Sale (Georgia Museum of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description Dec. 2–5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Downtown Greensboro Tree Lighting (Downtown Greensboro) An evening of music, food and holiday fun. Children, be sure to bring your wish list because Santa will be in town for pictures.

There will also be an old-fashioned hayride through town and holiday tunes sung around the tree. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.greensboroholiday.com EVENTS: Athens YPN Christmas Extravaganza (Taylor-Grady House) This fundraiser for The United Way includes food, desserts, drinks and prizes. 6–9 p.m. $15. www.unitedwaynega.org EVENTS: Meditation and Healing Circle (Body, Mind & Spirit) Held every Friday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 EVENTS: Holiday Open House (T.K. Anderson Designs) See Wednesday listing for full description Dec. 3–6, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.tkanderson.com EVENTS: Holiday Social on N. Jackson St. (North Jackson St.) Community, Dynamite Clothing, Adam’s Optics and the new KA Artist Shop present an evening of sales, vendors and refreshments. 7-10 p.m. communityathens@gmail.com GAMES: Friday Night Magic (Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30 p.m. www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (ACC Library) Join other 6–12 graders to watch your favorite anime series,

Saturday 6 ART: Indie South Fair’s Holiday Hooray (660 N. Chase St.) A twoday artist market filled with locally made crafts from 75 vendors. In addition to handmade items, vintage and antiques, the market offers music throughout the day, a screenprinting station with Sasquatch Printing, a photobooth and food stands. Dec. 6 & 7, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

FREE! www.indiesouthfair.com ART: Holiday Sale (David Morgan Pottery) Potter David Morgan has been creating functional stoneware for the past 30 years. Shop for new works. Dec. 6, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. & Dec. 7, 12–5 p.m. 706-795-3418 ART: Holiday Sale (Marmalade Pottery, 775 Pulaski St.) Tour the home studio of potter Maria Dondero and see her latest works as well as some limited edition porcelain pieces. There will be food, drinks and fires in the wood stoves. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www.mariadondero.com ART: Holiday Sale (R. Wood Studio) Join R.Wood for their annual holiday sale. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. www.rwoodstudio.com ART: J.B. & Friends Art Show and Sale (1790 Salem Rd., Farmington) Jeff Bishoff, Keen Zero and friends share recent works of pottery and art. Dec. 6–7, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 678863-1847 ART: OCAF Holiday Market (OCAF, Watkinsville) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 5, 5–9 p.m.

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4 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/ russell LECTURES & LIT: Clueless Mystery Club (Oconee County Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is Married to a Stranger by Patricia MacDonald. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee MEETINGS: Oconee Rivers Audubon Society (Sandy Creek Nature Center) This meetingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topic covers efforts to save imperiled amphibians, especially those in Central America. 7 p.m. FREE! www. oconeeriversaudubon.org PERFORMANCE: UGA Holiday Concerts (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Hugh Hodgson School of Music ensembles like the UGA Symphony Orchestra, British Brass Band, Jazz Band and choirs come together for an an uplifting evening of seasonal favorites. Dec. 4 & 5, 7:30 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $25. www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: The Santaland Diaries (The Melting Point) See Wednesday listing for full description Dec. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4, 7 p.m. $16 (general), $300 (VIP). www.meltingpointathens.com

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ART: UGA Ceramic Student Organization Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description Dec. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. tsaupe@uga.edu CLASSES: Intro to Windows 8.1 (Oconee County Library) Learn how to navigate Windows 8.1. 2 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 CLASSES: One-On-One Computer Tutorial (ACC Library) Personalized instruction available for various computer topics. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:45 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 354 CLASSES: Holiday Wreath Making Workshop (Michaels, 3550 Atlanta Hwy.) Make a beautiful wreath. Materials will be provided but participants are encouraged to bring special objects to include in the wreath, along with work gloves.

Registration is required. 2 p.m. $15. vburns@athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Greenery Wreaths (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn how to construct a live wreath on wire frames with greenery collected from the garden. Bring your own pruning shears. 5:30-7:30 p.m. $30. www.botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Dinner and Dessert Crepes (Mama Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Granola) Learn tips on sweet and savory crepes from Holy Crepe. 6:30 p.m. $30. www.mmabirdssharedkitchen. com EVENTS: Holiday Book Sale (Georgia Museum of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description Dec. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Downtown Parade of Lights (Downtown Athens) Over 60 local organizations will march through the streets of downtown.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 12 Days of Christmas.â&#x20AC;? The parade begins at the corner of Dougherty and Pulaski Streets and ends in front of City Hall for the traditional tree lighting ceremony hosted by Santa. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athensclarkecounty.com/parade EVENTS: Terrapin Turtleneck Release Party (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie is National Lampoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Vacation. Stay for the Terrapin seasonal release party. There will be an ugly sweater contest and a gingerbread house building contest.

6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655, www.buffaloscafe.com/athens EVENTS: Holiday Open House (T.K. Anderson Designs) See Wednesday listing for full description Dec. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. FREE! www.tkanderson.com EVENTS: Holiday Mail for Heroes (East Georgia Red Cross, 2nd Floor Meeting Room) Each year, the American Red Cross delivers holiday cards to veterans, military families and activity-duty service members at hospitals and installations around the world. Swing by the office to drop off or create a card. Light refreshments will be provided. 10:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-1645 GAMES: Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll Trivia (Your Pie, Downtown) Presented by Dirty South Trivia. 11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ dirtysouthtrivia GAMES: Trivia (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-8511 GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 KIDSTUFF: Wiggle, Giggle & Go (Lay Park) Enjoy games, crafts, and snacks with your pre-K tot. Ages 2-3. Registration required. 10 a.m. $9-14. 706-613-3596 LECTURES & LIT: Book Signing (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) The editor and multiple authors of the new Athens history book, The Tangible Past in

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FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth (The Globe) Monthly open poetry reading. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s featured reader is Mark Flanigan from Cincinnati.

8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athenswordofmouth LECTURES & LIT: Oconee Democrats Book Group (1151 Thornwood Dr, Watkinsville) The group will discuss the issues raised in A Place at the Table: The Crisis of 49 Million Hungry Americans and How to Solve It for its last book of 2014. Potluck and discussion will be held at the home of member Pamela Lohr Hendrix. 6:30 p.m. FREE! oconeebooks@gmail.com LECTURES & LIT: Book Signing (UGA Chapel) Ari Kelman presents a program on his recent book, A Misplaced Massacre: Struggling Over the Memory of Sand Creek, which explores the massacre of 1864 and how it should be remembered as the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. 3:30 p.m.

FREE! www.willson.uga.edu MEETINGS: Photo Sharegroup (State Botanical Garden) The Photo Sharegroup meets at the Garden to share digital images of outdoor photography. Email for more information. 6:30 p.m. FREE! lpetroff@ chartner.net, bc.akin@charter.net MEETINGS: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tell Us About Your Spiritual Experiencesâ&#x20AC;? (The Coffee Shop of Athens) An open discussion for all faiths to share spiritual experiences including dreams. 7 p.m. FREE! www.eckankar-ga.org MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (Highwire Lounge) Meet local entrepreneurs, tech talent and other fellow Athenians who are making cool stuff at this weekly Four Athens networking happy hour. 6 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com/happy-hour 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: Grace (Morton Theatre) See Tuesday listing for full description 7:30 p.m. $13â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16. www. dancefx.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A drag show featuring performances by local drag artists. 10:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub THEATRE: The Santaland Diaries (The Melting Point) The Santaland Diaries logs one out-of-work actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adventures as an elf at Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s during the holiday season. Ages 18 & up.

Following the production, UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Next Act presents We Three Queens, the story of a failing house of drag burlesque. Dec. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4, 7 p.m. $16 (general), $300 (VIP). www.meltingpointathens.com THEATRE: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Twas the Night Before Christmas (Morton Theatre) Inspired by the poem â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Visit from St. Nicholas,â&#x20AC;? this musical introduces Santa in a particularly beneficent light. 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. www.theatreiv.org, www. mortontheatre.com

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FREE! www.athica.org ART: Open House Pottery Sale (Farmington Pottery, Farmington) Geoff and Lisa Pickett offer a selection of all kinds of pots for the house and garden, as well as herbal soaps and skincare products. Dec. 6 & 7, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706-769-8100 ART: Holiday Open House (Woodruff Pottery, Watkinsville) Artist Alice Woodruff hosts a holiday open house featuring her handmade pottery. Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m.

706-207-5175 ART: Holidaze Festival (Farmington Depot Gallery) A large artist market with new work in the gallery, food, kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities, music and spontaneous merriment. Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. FREE! www.farmingtondepotgallery.com ART: Bendzunas Glass Annual Winter Open House (Bendzunas Glass) The family-run glassblowing studio hosts extended holiday hours

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and more. Complimentary Bikram classes will be led at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, FREE! www.bikramathens.com EVENTS: Santa Pub Crawl (The Melting Point) The Santa Pub Crawl takes revelers to five clubs and pubs where there will be live music or a DJ and drink specials. Proceeds benefit the Athens Humane Society.

The lineup includes The Melting Point (6:30 p.m.), Boars Head (7:45 p.m.), Georgia Theatre Rooftop (9:15 p.m.), Nowhere Bar (10:45 p.m.) and Little Kings Shuffle Club (12:15 a.m.). Costumes encouraged. 6:30 p.m. $15 (wristband). 706-206-7622 EVENTS: Holiday Open House (Lyndon House Arts Center) Activities will include a visit with Santa, arts and crafts, and the Deck the Walls gift market. Musical performances by Athens Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orchestra and quintet, operatic holiday songs by Mark Helwig and Irish tunes by Joe Wiley and Jason Cade.

10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Live music by The Vinyl Strangers (10 a.m.). A Seedling Club educational activity will be held for kids, and the market will include several artist booths for holiday shopping.

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EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Holiday Spirits Museum Mile Tour (Various Locations) This tour focuses on period holiday traditions spanning the 19th century by exploring four historic houses from the Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian periods. Participating houses include the Church-WaddelBrumby, T.R.R. Cobb, Taylor-Grady and Ware-Lyndon Houses. The tour includes a theater vignette, live music and refreshments. 2 p.m. $25.

706-353-1820 FILM: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful CinĂŠ (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) CinĂŠ celebrates the holidays with screenings of Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful Life. Complimentary popcorn.

Donations of new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots or cash donations requested. Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 2 p.m. FREE! (w/ donation). www.athenscine.com GAMES: Shadowrun RPG Demo (Tycheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games) Visit Seattle in 2070, when magic and megacorps clash. 12 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Saturday Movies (ACC Library) Family fun movies are shown in the story room. Call for movie title. 10:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

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FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Betty Jean Craige (Barnes & Noble) Craige will sign copies of her new murder mystery book, Downstream. Craige was a professor of comparative literature at UGA for 38 years and also served as director of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 THEATRE: Inspecting Carol (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 5, 6, 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13, 8 p.m. Dec. 7 & 14, 2 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.townandgownplayers. org THEATRE: Harvey (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 & 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 & 14, 2 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.elberttheatre.org

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond,â&#x20AC;? opening at the Georgia Museum of Art on Saturday, Dec. 6, illuminates the historical and ongoing work of the Guerrilla Girls, an artist collective that champions feminism and social change. on Saturdays and Sundays with live glassblowing demonstrations until 3 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE! 706783-5869 ART: Carter Gillies Pottery Open House (572 Nantahala Ave.) View the latest works by local potter Carter Gillies. Nov, 29â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30 & Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. 706-546-7235, cartergilliespottery.wordpress.com ART: Athens Farmers Market: Holiday Market (Bishop Park) In addition to the markets regular selection of local produce and prepared treats, a special holiday market will feature locally made wares like jewelry, soap, knitwear, carving, cutting boards, toys and more. 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net CLASSES: Journey Through the Stars: Full Moon (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Attendees will discover why Native American tribes called a full moon a cold moon. 10 a.m. $7-10. 706-613-3615, www. athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreeknaturecenter EVENTS: Open House (Bikram Yoga Athens) The afternoon includes yoga demos, prizes, retail specials

EVENTS: Snowsational Holiday Celebration (Native America Gallery) Snowtacular door prizes for the first 100 guests! Refreshments will be available as well as a thank you gift with each purchase. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8425 EVENTS: Holiday Open House (Weekend Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Fair) Peruse antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing, vinyl, Christmas trees and more. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. www.weekendafair.com EVENTS: Holiday Open House (T.K. Anderson Designs) See Wednesday listing for full description Dec. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. FREE! www.tkanderson.com EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Featuring fresh produce, honey, crafts, soaps, baked goods, cooking demos, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities, yoga (11 a.m.) and live music. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Full Moon Hike (State Botanical Garden) Bring friends along to enjoy the mysterious world of nature at night. Includes a twomile hike through the wooded trails and in the garden. 7 p.m. $5/person, $15/family. www.uga.edu/botgarden

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Ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. FREE! bikeathens344@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Holiday Crafts for Kids (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Make ornaments, gifts or decor using cookie cutters, glue and food coloring. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-769-5597, www.athenslibrary. org/madison KIDSTUFF: Breakfast with Santa (Memorial Park) Eat breakfast, get a photo with jolly old St. Nick, make crafts and participate in holidaythemed activities. All ages. Register

by Dec. 3. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:45 a.m. or 10-10:45 a.m. $5-8. 706-613-3580 KIDSTUFF: Breakfast with Santa (Camp Kiwanis, Danielsville) Children can work in the Elvesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Workshop to make a take-home craft and have a chat on Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lap.

Photography opportunities will be available. Space is limited and registration is required. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 a.m. $10 (children), $5 (adult). 706-795-2098 LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author: Robbin Shipp (Avid Bookshop) Justice While Black, a primer on how to navigate the U.S.

ART: Holiday Sale (David Morgan Pottery) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 6, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. & Dec. 7, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706-795-3418 ART: J.B. & Friends Art Show and Sale (1790 Salem Rd., Farmington) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 678863-1847 ART: OCAF Holiday Market (OCAF, Watkinsville) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 5, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m.

Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $3. www. ocaf.com ART: Wolf Creek Pottery Sale (Wolf Creek Ceramics) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706-410-5200 ART: Open House Pottery Sale (Farmington Pottery) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 6 & 7, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706-769-8100 ART: Holiday Open House (Woodruff Pottery, Watkinsville) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706207-5175 ART: Holiday Sale (Marmalade Pottery, 775 Pulaski St.) See Saturday listing for description 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. www.mariadondero.com

ART: Carter Gillies Pottery Open House (572 Nantahala Ave.) See Saturday listing for full description Nov, 29â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30 & Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. 706-546-7235, cartergilliespottery.wordpress.com ART: Bendzunas Glass Annual Winter Open House (Bendzunas Glass) See Saturday listing for full description 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE! 706-783-5869 EVENTS: Open House (Bikram Yoga Athens) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, FREE! www. bikramathens.com EVENTS: Athens Master Chorale (The Classic Center) This Christmas concert features brass and vocal performances. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athensmasterchorale.org EVENTS: Run for Ebola Relief 5K (Stegeman Coliseum) Run or walk to raise funds for relief towards the ebola epidemic occurring in West Africa. Proceeds go towards Doctors Without Borders. 9 a.m. $10-20. hprbclub@gmail.com EVENTS: Benevolence Market (First Baptist Church) Meet representatives of local nonprofit agencies and select items from a â&#x20AC;&#x153;shopping list of symbolic giftsâ&#x20AC;? to donate.

12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2:30 p.m. www.firstpresathens. org/benevolencemarket EVENTS: Holiday Open House (State Botanical Garden) Live music by the Georgia Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus at 2 p.m., plus an art project for children and photos with Santa. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu FILM: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful CinĂŠ (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 2 p.m. FREE! (w/ donation). www.athenscine.com GAMES: Brewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inquisition (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) Trivia hosted by Chris Brewer. Every Sunday. 6:30 p.m. (sign-in), 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens LECTURES & LIT: Unitarian Universalist Forum (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Director of Community Connection Fenwick Broyard will lead a discussion on the many ways Community Connection meets its mission to strengthen the individuals and organizations in our region. 10:15 a.m.

FREE! www.uuathensga.org LECTURES & LIT: Book Club (Oconee County Library) Attend the first meeting of the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beyond the Pages Book Club for a discussion of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. 3 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee MEETINGS: Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society Holiday Party (ACC Library) Come hear and share stories of genealogical experiences with COGS members. Bring a snacks to share. 3 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org PERFORMANCE: Jessica Nowell Memorial: Stomp Out Domestic Violence (The Classic Center) Clarke County students, teachers and staff stomp out domestic violence in this exciting step show. All proceeds benefit Project Safe. 4 p.m. $15, $10 (w/ student ID). www.project-safe.org THEATRE: Inspecting Carol (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 5, 6, 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13, 8 p.m. Dec. 7 & 14, 2 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.townandgownplayers. org THEATRE: Harvey (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 & 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 & 14, 2 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.elberttheatre.org

Monday 8 EVENTS: Pop Up Dinner (The Old Pal) Enjoy a dinner prepared by Heirloom CafĂŠ. Call for reservations.

6 p.m. 706-354-7901, www.heirloomathens.com EVENTS: Line Dancing with Ron Putman (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) For all skill levels. Held the second and fouth Monday of every month. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens FILM: Mad As Hell (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Mad As Hell documents the tumultuous trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to internet sensation.

7:30 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 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: 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 KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC Library) Children ages 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 and their caregivers can come play with toys and meet friends. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18.

Registration required. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 329 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 MEETINGS: Meet Me at the Garden! (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Chat with members of OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UGA) and Friends of the Garden.

Garden Director Wilf Nicholls will speak at 6 p.m. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. FREE! 706542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden PERFORMANCE: The 5 Browns (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae Brown all attended New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Juilliard School, becoming the first family of five siblings ever accepted simultaneously. The pianoplaying quintet will perform holiday favorites like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carol of the Bells,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silent Night,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas Time is Here.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;40. www.pac. uga.edu THEATRE: California Suite (UGA Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Graduate Acting Ensemble presents California Suite, Neil Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy about five eccentric couples who find themselves inhabiting the same unassuming suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Dec. 8 & 9, 8 p.m. $5. www.calsuiteuga. weebly.com

Tuesday 9 CLASSES: Computer Class: Digital Photography (ACC Library) In the computer training room. Call to register. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Intro to Photoshop (ACC Library) Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: 2nd Tuesday Tasting (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Sample festival wines for the holidays. 6 p.m. 706-354-7901, www. heirloomathens.com

EVENTS: Tuesday Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) See Tuesday listing for full description 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Ugly Sweater Party (Treppenhaus) Specials and prizes.

9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. FREE! 706-355-3060 FILM: Girl Rising (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Peace Corps hosts a screening and discussion of Girl Rising, an innovative film about the power of education to change a girl and the world. The film follows nine girls living in developing worlds who must confront tremendous challenges to pursue their dreams. 6 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: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Herschelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 34 Chicken & Ribs Kitchen) See Tuesday listing for full description 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 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) An interactive program for ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. 9:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Making Your Money Last (ACC Library) Edward Jones financial advisor Jess JensenRyan will host a seminar on managing money in retirement. Lunch will be provided. 11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-583-8834 PERFORMANCE: Classic City Band Evening Holiday Concert (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The band will perform lively holiday music in the festively-decorated Conservatory. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. uga.edu/botgarden THEATRE: California Suite (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Monday listing for full description Dec. 8 & 9, 8 p.m. $5. www.calsuiteuga. weebly.com

Wednesday 10 ART: Holiday Yart Sale (Normal Bar) Great art and unique gifts by local makers: Allen Ray, Amanda Burk, Basil Mattox, Becca Jones, Dan Smith, Hannah Jones, Katherine McGuire, Leslie Snipes, Rebecca Cash, Rizzie Gallego, Sarah Wingate, Stitch 9 and Tin Cup. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-6186 COMEDY: A Christmas Peril (The Melting Point) Local improv troupe Laugh Out Loud improvises at take on Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classic, A Christmas Carol. 6 p.m. $5, (2 for 1 w/ student ID). improvuga@gmail.com EVENTS: Holiday Open House (House Electric) There will be special showroom discounts, refreshments and gift wrapping. Visitors are encouraged to bring their camera for special guests including Mrs. Claus on Dec. 10, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m.; the White Witch from Narnia on Dec. 11, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m.; and the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who on Dec. 12, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. Dec. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13, 7:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. FREE! www.houseelectricathens.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

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New Earth Athens 7 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com OPEN MIC Caroline Aiken hosts this open mic. Contact carolineaiken@ gmail.com to sign up.

listing for full description 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Dickey’s Barbecue Pit) See Wednesday listing for full description 7:30 p.m. FREE! 770728-3452 GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. highwirelounge.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) See Wednesday listing for full description 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 9:30–10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Teen Council Meeting (ACC Library) Teens can discuss plans for the ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Pick up application forms at the front desk. Ages 11-18. 4:30– 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Mommy and Me Holiday Tea (Rocksprings Community Center) Toddlers and their mothers are invited to enjoy peppermint tea, holiday brunch refreshments, storytime and a craft at this tea party. 10 a.m. $2, $5 (nonresidents). www.athensclarkecounty. com/holidayevents KIDSTUFF: Anime Club Holiday Party (Oconee County Library) Watch some anime and manga, listen to J-Pop music, eat Japanese snacks and share fan art. Ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 5 & under. Every Wednesday.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Storytime and Cookies with Miss Neva (East Athens Community Center) Enjoy holiday favorites at storytime, then visit the kitchen to bake Christmas cookies. Ages 6 & up. 5–6 p.m. $1–2. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ holidayevents MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (Highwire Lounge) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m.

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tunes with melodic, high lonesome originals.

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

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Old Testament plays Flicker Theatre & Bar on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Tuesday 2 Flicker Theatre & Bar 11 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com FLICKEROKE Come sing your heart out with your host Jason. Singing ability not required.

40 Watt Club 7 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com GIVING TUESDAY Nuci’s Space celebrates its participation in Indiegogo’s Giving Tuesday event. In keeping with the theme of the Reconstruction of the Steeple campaign, artists will play three of their favorite songs by other local bands. Among the participants are T. Hardy Morris, Don Chambers, Five Eight, Danny Hutchens, Betsy Franck, Peter Alvanos, Jef Whatley and Norma Rae. The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com THE WELFARE LINERS This fivepiece bluegrass unit blends classic

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9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com OPEN JAM Featuring members of Universal Sigh, Partial Cinema, Monsoon, Saturn Valley, Castaway and Rare Birds.

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

Georgia Tavern 9 p.m. 770-307-6506 KARAOKE Sing your heart out to the classics.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $7. www.georgiatheatre.com DANK SINATRA Local jam band, self-described as a “high energy-low stress groove jungle.”

FUNK YOU Augusta band playing funky, high energy, get-your-dancing-shoes-on jams.

UNIVERSAL SIGH Athens-based jazz-fusion/funk-oriented rock band that strives to create a unique musical experience with each and every performance.

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

Barbeque Shack 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752 OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM All pickers welcome! Every Thursday!

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.

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE Rock out every Wednesday at this open mic. Contact

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot and company play a “mindboggling wall of organic sound with

Green Room 8 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com PIANO A group of all-star musicians pay tribute to The Black Keys and The White Stripes.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SATSUMA Members of the Freshtones and other local acts collaborate to produce a unique, fresh sound.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock fixture. He hosts an jam every Thursday.

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

Friday 5 Barcode 11 p.m. FREE! 706-613-5557 SUPASTAR DJ LP Seasoned party rocker infuses today’s hottest jams with the classics you grew up on.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com CINEMECHANICA Beloved local fourpiece math-rock band. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

and Bob Dylan. He’ll be joined by Adam Poulin.

Georgia Theatre 8:15 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre. com CENTRO-MATIC The influential Texas-based alt-rock group swings through Athens on a farewell tour.

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DEAD CONFEDERATE With its moody, dark weaving of Southern rock and grunge, local group Dead Confederate has ascended in popularity across the nation.

THAYER SARRANO Local songwriter playing hazy, desolate, Southerninspired rock tunes.

Green Room 10 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com DANA SWIMMER Local band playing a garage rock montage with sweet, soulful undertones.

TEDO STONE Rootsy, Atlanta-based Americana band with a touch of psychedelic fuzziness.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece, acoustic band utilizes banjo, ukulele, flute, accordion, saxophone, piano, various percussion, drums and bass to perform popular American and European roots music of the 1910s, ‘20s and ‘30s.

Max 10 p.m. $3. 706-254-3392 THE GRAWKS Local rock band inspired by ‘70s rock and punk.

ILLITERATES Atlanta punk rock band fronted by SEX BBQ’s Kate Jan. THE VG MINUS ‘70s-styled powerpop/punk.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com MIKE COOLEY A solo set from one of the Drive-By Truckers’ two principal songwriters. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

New Earth Athens 8 p.m. $10. www.newearthmusichall. com DOPAPOD Jam-funk band from Brooklyn.

TAUK Jammy, instrumental rockfusion band from NYC.

louisphillippelot@yahoo.com for booking.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $22. www.georgiatheatre.com ELI YOUNG BAND Country-rock group from Texas known for hit singles like “Crazy Girl.”

ERIK DYLAN Young country singersongwriter.

Go Bar 8:30 p.m. 706-546-5609 SNOW WITE Grungy, Los Angelesbased psychedelic power-pop group.

THE DREAM SCENE Rhythmic, lo-fi avant-garde pop project.

FRIEND ROULETTE Avant-garde and psych chamber-pop from New York.

HALF ACID Greg O’Connell experiments with synths and talk boxes.

PERIOD BOMB Experimental punk band from Austin, TX. COTTONMOUTH Featuring members of Pretty Bird and Muuy Biien.

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday! This week’s edition is Hi-Lo’s one-year anniversary party.

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upbeat, travel-driven lyrics.” The band is celebrating 90-plus weeks of Thursday shows.

GRASSLAND STRING BAND The local roots group plays Neil Young’s landmark 1972 album Harvest.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE HONEY SLIDERS Detroitinfluenced rock from Catropolis.

THE PLAGUE Original, ballsy rock harkening back to The Stooges, Sonic Youth and The MC5.

FREE ASSOCIATES Local garagerock band that experiments with noise and attitude.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OLD SKOOL TRIO Funk, blues, and jazz featuring Carl Lindberg on bass, Seth Hendershot on drums and Jason Fuller on keys. Playing original compositions and the music of The Funky Meters, Dr. John, War, Funkadelic and more.

Diverse Universe Studio 9 p.m. 706-296-2945 KARAOKE Every Thursday!

Kelly’s Jamaican Food 8 p.m. FREE! 706-208-0000 (Lumpkin St. location) DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of classic roots reggae, dub, rocksteady and ska.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SOUTHERN BRED COMPANY Local funk-inspired rock and roll band.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com SATURN VALLEY Local progressive jam fusion band.

SPACE MAMA Local jam-rock group with blues undertones.

NEW NATURE No info available.

Normaltown Hall 8:30 p.m. $8. www.facebook.com/ NormaltownHall CLAIRE CAMPBELL Hope For Agoldensummer singer plays a set of soft, haunting folk tunes.

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

MUUY BIIEN Local band plays doomladen goth-punk influenced by ‘80s hardcore and new wave.

THE BRONZED CHORUS North Carolina trio that make a melodic and lyrical bang.

TRIOSCAPES An experimental jazz/ fusion band featuring Dan Briggs of Between the Buried and Me. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DEAD NEIGHBORS Local band plays grunge- and shoegaze-inspired rock tunes.

THE RODNEY KINGS Scuzzed-out local garage-punk trio.

SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indie rock band.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $16. www.40watt.com DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’ Hard Southern music from these legendary Atlanta rockers.

DANIEL LEE BAND Local Southern rock/country outfit.

Georgia Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 JOHN BOYLE Singer-songwriter in the vein of Willie Nelson, John Prine

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

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

Saturday 6 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE VINYL STRANGERS Melodic local folk-rock band.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SEMICIRCLE Lush, captivating folk-rock project of Reptar’s Andrew McFarland and Ryan Engelberger.

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FOUR EYES Ukelele strummer Erin Lovett and her band play sweet, poppy folk.

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE SHINE BROTHERS New â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60sinspired band with a junkyard twist, led by Oakley Munson, member of Puddinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tang.

OLD TESTAMENT Folky rock sounds from Asheville, NC featuring Nate Ryan, co-founder/former member of The Black Angels.

NATE & KATE Nate from Nate & the Nightmares pairs up with Kate, the drummer for The De Lux Interiors, to play a set of original garage-rock tunes and cover songs stripped down to their primitive essence.

DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s soul, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s R&B, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s garagerock, surf music and girl groups.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $12. www.40watt.com JUDAH AND THE LION Nashvillebased Americana/folk band featuring fresh musicianship and powerful vocal harmonies.

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The Melting Point 8 p.m. $18 (adv.), $22 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com TAB BENOIT Louisiana guitarist combining a variety of blues styles.

SOL DRIVEN TRAIN Charlestonbased groove-rock ensemble.

New Earth Athens 6:30 p.m. $8. www.newearthmusichall. com THE ECOTONES Co-ed a cappella group comprised of UGA students.

WITH SOMEONE ELSEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MONEY Local co-ed a cappella group.

TONE DEF A capella group.

SHANE PIASECKI A rootsy blend of R&B, pop, rock, folk and blues.

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

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 GASLIGHT STREET Charleston, SC-based roots-rock band.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub CHRISTMAS HOOT Sing along with your favorite holiday carols as Tommy Jordan plays and leads. The Solstice Sisters and Klezmer Local 42 also perform.

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.theworldfamousathens. com LIBERATOR New local three-piece rock band. Album release show!

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com KNOX HAMILTON Indie-pop band from Little Rock, AR.

Lisa Cesnik Fergusonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;have formed a cappella ensemble to perform Christmas, Hanukkah and solstice music.

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WET BRAIN Surf-punk group from Baltimore, MD.

Dopapod plays New Earth Athens on Friday, Dec. 5.

HOPE COUNTRY Alias of singersongwriter Brent Johnson, from St. Paul, MN. Georgia Tavern 9 p.m. $8. 770-307-6506 JONATHAN INGRAM Country rocker from Braselton, GA. Green Room 9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com SAINT FRANCIS Local roots-rock band led by Scott Baston.

Healing Arts Centre 8 p.m. $5. 706-613-1142 A GYPSY AT HEART Local collective that incorporates Middle Eastern and Indian ragas with classical, jazz and folk.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE SALT FLATS Melodic and lively local guitar-rock band.

DON CHAMBERS This longtime local favorite delves into pastoral folk and experimental rock with equal passion.

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

JUMPING THROUGH FIERY HOOPS Heavy local rock and roll trio. Album release show!

THE POWDER ROOM Local heavyweight trio of Gene Woolfolk, Aaron Sims and Bubba McDonald playing noisy â&#x20AC;&#x153;ramp-rock.â&#x20AC;?

WAITRESS New noise rock project featuring members of Antpile and Family & Friends.

Sunday 7 ACC Library 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org REPENT AT LEISURE Fun-loving, rowdy, Irish pub band playing traditional as well as modern Irish music.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 6 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com HONEYCHILD SJ Ursrey (Dream Boat) plays folky pop songs with romantic themes. Album release show! See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

HOG-EYED MAN Local instrumental duo that plays traditional Appalachian music. Album release show!

The Melting Point 7:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com HOWIE DAY Boston-based singersongwriter playing dark, raw songs, accompanied live by samplers.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MUSCLE SHOALS MONDAY Artists pay tribute to the Alabama hotspot.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by NeNe. Every Monday!

Tuesday 9 Flicker Theatre & Bar 11 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com FLICKEROKE Come sing your heart out with your host Jason. Singing ability not required.

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KOFFIN KATS Punk/psychobilly group from Detroit, MI. MANGER Speed thrash metal â&#x20AC;&#x153;with a dash of Satan.â&#x20AC;? The band harks back to the days of NWOBHM: ripping solos and screeching vocals.

FLIGHT MODE USA Kenny Aguar and Leslie Grove lead a trip down new-wave memory lane, with faithful homages to the dark, minimal pioneers of punk and synth-pop.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 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.

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Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar Economic Justice Coalition Benefit. 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com EACH ONE REACH ONE A concert and collection for the EJC, featuring music from African Soul, Amy Neese, Bellah Sparxx, Chrismis, LG, Life the Griot, Lil Redd, Tashia Love, Versatyle Tha Wildchyld and hosted by Ricky Simone: The Hip Hop Activist.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com TRIO Three Athens-based singersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marty Winkler, Kate Morrissey and

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com JIM COOK Wailing slide guitar, gritty vocals and swamp stomp with this local bluesman.

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

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ART Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for winter classes including jewelry/ metalsmithing with Sylvia Dawe or Courtney Pendergrast, intro to drawing with Mark Helwig, stained glass with Marianne Parr and painting with Charles Warnock. Check website for schedule. Classes begin in January.

706-613-3623, www.athensclarke county.com/lyndonhouse Call for Artists (OCAF, Watkinsville) Seeking submissions for the 20th annual Southworks National Juried Art Exhibition, held Apr. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 8. Visit website for application and to submit images.

Cash prizes will be awarded to top pieces. Deadline Feb. 13. $25-35. www.ocaf.com Call for Artists (West Broad Market Garden) The farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market is looking for craft artists to participate at a holiday craft market on Dec. 13. Contact Almeta. almeta@ athenslandtrust.org Call for Entries: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reciprocal: OCAF Members at UNGâ&#x20AC;? (University of North Georgia) The exhibit is a collaboration between the University of North Georgia and OCAF. Entries should be two-dimensional and no larger than 48â&#x20AC;? x 48.â&#x20AC;? OCAF members only. Deadline is Jan. 12 at 12 p.m. Exhibit runs Mar. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;April 2. Visit website for entry form.

706-769-4565, www.ung.edu/artgalleries/contribute Deck the Walls (Lyndon House Arts Center) A special exhibition features art available for sale by 70 area artists, authors, crafters and musicians. Items include glass ornaments, pottery, sculptural works, embroidery, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books, pho-

tography and more. Nov. 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jan. 5, Tuesdaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Saturdays, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse 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 gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift shop. Open to GA students in ninth grade or above. 2D submissions must be 24â&#x20AC;? x 36â&#x20AC;? or smaller.

Winners will receive $1,000, $500 or $250. Deadline Dec. 3. Visit website for complete guidelines and application. www.botgarden.uga.edu The Art of Eating Ethically (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) The UUFA Ethical Eating Discussion Group is seeking artwork for an exhibit called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of Eating Ethically.â&#x20AC;? Submit artwork with a description of how the piece represents ethical eating (humane, sustainable, organic, fair trade, local, etc.). Deadline to apply Jan. 15.

Show April-May. 706-546-7671, raya_mead@yahoo.com

AUDITIONS The Mousetrap Auditions (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Encore Productions seeks five adult men and three adult women for its first show of the 2015 season, The Mousetrap, a classic murder mystery. Auditions are on Dec. 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., and rehearsals begin in January. Weekend performances run Feb. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 8. tking@cityofelberton.net

CLASSES Acrobatics & More (Acropolis) The studio offers acro yoga, fam-

ily acrobatics, hand balancing, flexibility and conditioning. Visit website for weekly schedule. $35â&#x20AC;&#x201C;45 (monthly membership), $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 (drop-in). 706-530-1359, acroathens@gmail.com, www.acro athens.com Bikram Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Classes in hot yoga are offered seven days a week.

Beginners welcome. Student discounts available. 706-353-9642, www.bikramathens.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Good Dirt has moved to a new location at 485 Macon Hwy. Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheel every Friday from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. 706355-3161, www.gooddirt.net Garden Geology (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) (Classroom 2) Learn about the rocks of Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six geologic provinces and make a collection. Tuesdays, Jan. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb. 24, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $80. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden 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, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/improvuga Judo Classes (AKF Athens Martial Arts) Traditional Kudokan Judo classes for adults focus on selfdevelopment and technique over competition. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. www.akfathens.com Karate and Yoga (Rubber Soul Yoga) Practice Yoshukai karate along with meditation in a low-stress environment. Class involves 45 minutes of yoga as a warm-up, followed by

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A piece by Kelly Kristin Jones is currently on display in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Equations,â&#x20AC;? a group exhibition of works inspired by mathematics, at Gallery@Hotel Indigo.

45 minutes of karate. Wednesdays, 8:45â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10:30 p.m. Donations encouraged. www.athensy.com Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stampmaking: Two Color Stamps.â&#x20AC;?

Dec. 10, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $40. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tea Towels! One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;?

Dec. 13, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $50. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multicolor Reductive Woodcut: Three Parts.â&#x20AC;?

Jan. 10, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. Jan. 17 & Jan. 24, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $85. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multicolor Screenprint: Two Parts.â&#x20AC;? Jan. 14, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. & Jan. 21, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paper Relief Monotype.â&#x20AC;? Jan. 31, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $35. www.double dutchpress.com PURE BARRE (Pure Barre) Pure Barre is a 55-minute total body workout that incorporates a ballet barre for exercises focused on strengthening and stretching the body. Visit website for daily schedule. 706-8504000, www.purebarre.com/ga-athens Quilting (Sewcial Studio) Quilting classes for beginner to advanced students cover both traditional and modern projects. 706-247-6143, www.sewcialstudio.com Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cubanstyle salsa dance classes with SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m. (beginners). $10 (incl. drink). www. facebook.com/salsaathens Success Summit (The Classic Center) The summit is an all-day event for businesses of all sizes and stages of development. It includes educational breakout sessions, resources, experienced speakers and networking opportunities. Early registration through Dec. 17. Summit on Apr. 29. $89. www.smallbiz athens.com Viniyoga (Urban Santosha) This new Boulevard yoga studio teaches classes in the Viniyoga tradition, known for its adaptation of traditional yoga poses to fit the needs of each individual. Ideal for people living with an injury or chronic condition, or simply seeking a relaxed class. Classes are offered in gentle yoga, emotional stability intermediate yoga and more. $75/six classes. www.urbansantosha.com Winter Dance Class Registration (East Athens Educational Dance Center) Now registering in classes for beginners through advanced students of all ages. Classes include ballet, modern dance, tap and more. Bring a copy of the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birth certificate, a utility bill for proof of residency and a photo ID. www.athensclarkecounty. com/dance

Yoga Classes (Chase Street Yoga) This studio teaches different types of yoga like gentle yoga, yin yoga and power heated Vinyasa. 706-3169000, www.chasestreetyoga.com Yoga Teacher Training (Yogaful Day) Bill Cottrell of Yogaful Day offers a Yoga Alliance approved RYT200 Yoga Teacher Training program. Jan. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 9. $1650. www.yogafulday.com Yoga Teacher Training (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) This 200-hour, Yoga Allianceaccredited teacher training program is grounded in self-study. The year-long program meets three times a month beginning in January. shannon@5pointsyoga.com Zumba in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

HELP OUT 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.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m., once or twice a month.

Call Roger, 706-202-0587 HandsOn Northeast Georgia (Athens, GA) HandsOn NEGA is a project of Community Connection of Northeast Georgia that assists volunteers in finding flexible service opportunities at various organizations. Over 130 local agencies seek help with ongoing projects and special short-term events. Visit the website for a calendar and to register. www.handsonnortheastgeorgia.com Salvation Army (Multiple Locations) Seeking volunteers to ring the bell at kettles collecting donations at 22 retail locations in Clarke, Oconee, Madison and Oglethorpe counties from 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., Mondaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fridays through Dec. 24. 706-543-5350 White Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas for Children (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) Help bring Christmas to local children in need. Select a â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Buffaloâ&#x20AC;? tag from the Christmas Tree in the atrium, fill your shoebox with gifts and return it under the tree by Dec. 22. 706-354-6655, www.face book.com/buffaloscafeathens

KIDSTUFF Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for classes

like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art TIme for 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 Year Olds,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teen Cartoon Illustratorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clay: This Way and That Wayâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Experimental Watercolor.â&#x20AC;? Classes begin in January. 706-613-3623, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse Athens Area Black History Bowl (The H. T. Edwards Complex) Students in grades 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 can compete by displaying knowledge in various categories including economics, civil rights, education, science and entertainment. $50 registration fee. Deadline Dec. 12.

Competition on Mar. 21. 706-2550148, aabhbowl@gmail.com Cheerleading Registration (Bishop Park) Practices begin Jan. 18 and will take place on Mondays.

Ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. 706-613-3589, www. athensclarkecounty.com/sports Craft Classes (Treehouse Kid and Craft) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Schoolâ&#x20AC;? for ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 (Wednesdays, 11:15 a.m.), ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 (Wednesdays, 4 p.m.) and ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 (Thursdays, 4 p.m.) incorporates artists, art history and art techniques into each class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby Sensory Craftâ&#x20AC;? for ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 months (Wednesdays, 10 a.m. & Saturdays, 11 a.m.), â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Craftâ&#x20AC;? for ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 (Saturdays, 10 a.m.), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Crafterdaysâ&#x20AC;? for ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 (Saturdays, 12 p.m.). Drop-in sessions are $10/class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern & Contemporary Artâ&#x20AC;? for ages 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14 (Fridays through Dec. 19, 4 p.m. $17). www.treehousekidandcraft.com Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park) (Gym) Various obstacle courses and activities for ages 10 monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 years and their parents. Call to register. Fridays, 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. $5.

706-613-3589 Youth Basketball Registration (Multiple Locations) Now registering at Bishop Park, East Athens Community Center, Lay Park and Athens Clarke County Tennis Center.

Practices begin Jan. 6 and are held Mondaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursdays. Ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13. www.athensclarkecounty.com/sports

SUPPORT Alanon 12 Step (Little White House) For family and friends of alcoholics and drug addicts.

Tuesdays, 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. www.gaal-anon.org Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to

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

ON THE STREET Bring One for the Chipper: Christmas Tree Recycling (Multiple Locations) Keep AthensClarke County Beautiful (KACCB) encourages citizens to recycle their undecorated trees and wreaths on Jan. 3, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. Participants will receive a free tree seeding and/or flower and vegetable seed packets. Drop-off locations include Coferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home and Garden Showplace, Sandy Creek Nature Center, Chase Street Elementary School, Clarke Middle School, Georgia Square Mall, Winterville Public Works Recycling Center and the Lexington Road Tag Office.

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Poinsettias come in six-inch pots for $10. Pickup will be Dec. 6 at 111 Riverbend Rd. Preorders and inquiries can be made to pialphaxitau@ gmail.com Ripple Effect Film Project (Athens, GA) Filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to create original short films about water conservation and water stewardship. Finalistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; films will be screened at the Blue Carpet Premiere in May. Visit website for official rules and entry form. Deadline Jan. 30. www.rippleeffectfilmproject.org Victorian Carolers Ensemble (Multiple Locations) The Carolers will perform at various holiday events and venues including the Historic Morton Theatre, Five Points Holiday Open House, downtown businesses and more. Email to book performers for an event. Check the website for a schedule of local appearances. lauren@roseofathens. org, www.roseofathens.org f

artist Patricia Leighton, consists of six cubes full of living vegetation.

Through May. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stone Levityâ&#x20AC;? is a sculpture by Del Geist installed in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex quad. Through May. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Athens Celebrates Elephant 6 presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;n [] c t u r n e,â&#x20AC;? a site-specific installation by Dana Jo Cooley.

Through December.

GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) The Flagpole art show features artwork by Cindy Jerrell, Lee Gatlin, Kelly Hart, Missy Kulik, David Mack, Pete McCommons, Jessica Pritchard Mangum, Larry Tenner, Stephanie Rivers and Jessica Smith. Through Dec. 7.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Artwork by printmaker Kristine Leschper. Through December.

HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;CreArtĂŠ,â&#x20AC;? artwork by Stan Mullins. Closing reception Dec. 3.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Portrait manipulations by Chris Romano. Through January.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) Artwork by Marisa Leilani Mustard. Through November.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;BFA Exit 2â&#x20AC;? showcases the works of students in the areas of Art X, ceramics, textile design, sculpture, scientific illustration and graphic design. On view Dec. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11. Closing reception Dec. 11.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Full House 2014â&#x20AC;? is a biennial invitation exhibit open to the 18 guilds and art groups that call the Lyndon House home. Reception Dec. 6. Currently on viewâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jan. 18. â&#x20AC;˘ The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1890) & Athens History Museumâ&#x20AC;? inside the historic Ware-Lyndon House now features a new bedroom exhibit full of decorative pieces.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 Georgia 98, Danielsville) Helen Beatenbough shares her collection of Christmas tree pins and brooches.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farmâ&#x20AC;? 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 BIRDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GRANOLA (909 E. Broad St.) Artwork by Cameron Bliss Ferrelle, James Fields, Barbara Bendzunas, Kayley Head, Leah Lacy, Saint Udio and Lakeshore Pottery.

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.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vince Dooley: A Retrospective, 1954â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1988â&#x20AC;? includes photos, play books, Jack Davis artwork and commemorative items. Through Dec. 15. â&#x20AC;˘ Art Rocks Athens presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;ARTifacts Rock Athens: Relics from the Athens Music Scene, 1975â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1985).â&#x20AC;? Through December. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food, Power and Politics: The Story of School Lunch.â&#x20AC;? Through May 15.

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.) Margaret Agner presents prints and drawings, including monotypes, mixed media, nature prints and linoleum cuts.

SUSKA (297 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Suzanna Antonez-Edens.

THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;From A to Z: Athens to Zimbabweâ&#x20AC;? includes paintings by Alice Pruitt and Linda Lemon. Through December.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) Southern landscapes in oil by Nancy Roberson and Judy Buckley.

Through November. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folk Flower Card Design,â&#x20AC;? ink and watercolor pencil artwork by Barbara Leisner. Decemberâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;January.

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) A show of works by Double Dutch Press.

Through Dec. 12.

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

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Paintings by Lydia Hunt. Through December. â&#x20AC;˘ Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Will Eskridge, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.

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AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be Organicâ&#x20AC;? by Brooke Davidson is a series of acrylic, abstract paintings on birch wood panels that explore repetitive layers of paint. Through December.

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.

ARTINIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) AthensHasArt! presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night Rhythms,â&#x20AC;? art by Suzanna Antonez-Edens and Hannah S. Garrard. Reception Dec. 15. Currently on view through January.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Bertelsmann Gallery, works by students attending North Oconee High School. Through Dec. 12. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Bertelsmann cases, pottery bowls by John Caltinan. Through Dec. 12. â&#x20AC;˘ Sculptures by Duane Paxson. Through Jan. 23.

ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seldom Seen: American Art Pottery: The Collection of Bill and Dorothy Paulâ&#x20AC;? includes pieces by 100 potters made between the 1920s and 1940s. Through Jan. 18.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Athens Arcana: A Contemporary Tarotâ&#x20AC;? features a full tarot deck in which each card was designed by a different regional artist. See each cardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artwork in its original format. Opening reception Dec. 6. Through Dec. 21.

BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years.

CINĂ&#x2030; BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baffle Medusaâ&#x20AC;? by Jeff T. Owens represents an experimental foray into contemporary manufacturing technologies, relying on a computer-controlled router to translate digital drawings of cartoon, sci-fi, glam rock and arcade imagery into large-scale objects.

CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Natural Communities of Georgia.â&#x20AC;? Through Dec. 12.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nature Revealedâ&#x20AC;? includes works by Barbara Patisal, Janelle Young, Katherine Dunlap, Georgia Rhodes and Charles Warnok. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then and Now: Celebrating 40 Years of the Lyndon House Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;? includes works by Munroe dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Antignac, John dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Azzo, Terri Jarrette, Leah Mantini and Erik Patten.

ELLISON, WALTON & BYRNE (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Broderick Flanigan and works by students attending Clarke Central High School.

Through December.

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, Michael Pierce and more. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farmington Skiesâ&#x20AC;? features landscape paintings by John Cleaveland.

FLANIGANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PORTRAIT STUDIO (585 Vine St., Suite 4) The new exhibit space presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drecossosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Abstract Collection,â&#x20AC;? works by Andre â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dreccossoâ&#x20AC;? Cox. Through Dec. 15.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Mixed media by Eric Simmons. Through December.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Equationsâ&#x20AC;? 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. Through December.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Archaeologistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab.â&#x20AC;? Through Dec. 7. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boxers and Backbeats: Tomata du Plenty and the West Coast Punk Scene.â&#x20AC;?

Through Jan. 4. â&#x20AC;˘ Athens Celebrates Elephant 6 presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theâ&#x20AC;Śof E6.â&#x20AC;?

Through Jan. 4. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nightmare Transported into Art: Odilon Redonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;St. Anthony.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Through Jan. 25. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emilio Pucci in America.â&#x20AC;? Through Feb. 1. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond.â&#x20AC;?

Dec. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar. 1. â&#x20AC;˘ In the sculpture garden, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Terra Verte,â&#x20AC;? created by Scottish

Christmas tree pickup is available to seniors; call for assistance. 706613-3501 ext. 309, accbintern@ gmail.com CCCF Scholarships (The Classic Center) The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is currently accepting applications from high school students for its performing arts and culinary arts scholarship programs.

Visit website for application, eligibility requirements and audition information. 706-357-4417, www.classiccenter.com Deck the Hollow (Memorial Park, Bear Hollow Zoo) Celebrate the season with a self-guided walk through the holiday lights in the zoo.

Activities include live music, animal encounters and photo opportunities in the illuminated zoo. Dec. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14 & Dec. 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;21, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. $3.

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Teen texting line: 706-765-8019.

Business: 706-549-0922. www.project-safe.org 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.

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Commercial Property Chase Park Paint Artist Studios. Historic Blvd. Arts community. 160 Tracy Street.

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1060 Gaines School Road.

750 sf. $900/mo., 500 sf. $650/ mo., 170 sf. incl. utils. $400/ mo. (706) 202-2246 or www. athenstownproperties.com.

Large office for rent with shared reception area in Athens, GA. For more info (706) 424-2720 or alchemyathens@gmail.com.

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

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3BR/1.5BA, 260 Clarke Dr. Very close to new vet school. W/D provided. Pets OK w/ deposit.

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

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Room for rent in Colbert. $320 and half elec. a month, first month up front. Basic Dish TV and Wi-Fi internet incl. W/D on premises. 1–2 small pets allowed ($50 deposit per pet).

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Miscellaneous Archipelago Antiques 24 years of antique and retro art, furnishings, religiosa and unique, decorative treasures of the past. 1676 S. Lumpkin St. (706) 354-4297.

Day trippers visit Neat Pieces in Carlton, GA. Architectural antiques, vintage clothes, books and much more. Only 3 mi. from Watson Mill State Park. Thursday– Sunday 10–5. Jimmy, (706) 797-3317.

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Services Misc. Services Grocery shopping and deliver y now available for Athens/Oconee area. Online ordering made simple. Visit DoorwayDeliveries.com for more information or call (706) 308-1450.

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Join established Athens company calling CEOs & CFOs of major corporations generating sales leads for tech companies. $9–11/hr. BOS Staffing, www.bosstaff.com, (706) 353-3030.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is accepting applications for a Thrift House Manager.

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Application: administration@ emmanuelathens.org or (706) 543-1294.

Line/Prep Cooks Needed.

The Georgia Center has several positions available 20–40 hrs./ week. Pay DOE/Minimum 3 years in full service restaurant.

Email resumes to robh@uga. edu.

Wine Steward/Winery Associate position open at Chateau Elan. Responsibilities incl. but not limited to conducting daily tours and tastings, organization of wine market, wine and retail sales.

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I’ve noticed a few questions about weight in the column recently, and I have my own.

I’m a 38-year-old woman, and over the past year I’ve gained about eight pounds, which is just enough to make me feel self-conscious and make most of my clothes a little too tight.

Right now, I’m not actively trying to lose weight. I’m just trying to adjust my diet and exercise so I don’t gain any more. My question: What do I do about my clothes? I hate the thought of spending money on new clothes, because I do hope to get back to my old weight sooner or later. I’ve also heard people say that if you buy new clothes, you won’t have any motivation to lose weight. But I feel like I have nothing to wear, and I hate getting dressed in the morning. What should I do?

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I’m not so sure the Internet brings you everything you need to read, Reader. You’re right that it brings you articles, opinions and news, but, as you know, it doesn’t usually bring you entire books. There’s a lot to be said for reading an involved, developed story. Also, a lot of books are just interesting.

But I don’t think what you’re describing is uncommon. The thing about the Internet is Buy some new clothes, DD. Tomorrow. There that it’s so fine—like grains of sand—that it fits into any amount of time you have availis absolutely nothing to be gained by wearing able, no matter how small. You have one minclothes that don’t fit. People who talk about ute while you’re waiting in uncomfortable or unstylish line? That’s enough time to clothes being “motivation” check your email. You have to lose weight are really 30 seconds while you’re saying there should be a waiting for an attachment punishment for gaining to open? That’s enough weight. Don’t punish yourtime to open another tab self, DD; be kind to yourand scan headlines. The self. It’s all but impossible problem is that our attento be relaxed, comfortable tion is increasingly fracand happy in clothes that tured. Which, over time, don’t fit. And if you have makes the task of reading a job and a little money, an entire page (or several there’s no reason not to let pages) in one sitting seem yourself be relaxed, comunusually large. In The fortable and happy.

Shallows: What the Internet You’re going shopping is Doing to Our Brains by tomorrow, so you have Nicholas Carr, he talks today to go through your about how this impacts our closet. Try on the clothes Please send your questions to thinking. you have in there; you But the Internet seems probably have some things advice@flagpole.com or to be here to stay, so here’s that still fit. You also probflagpole.com/getadvice the solution to your probably know which they are, lem: Buy books you want because you’ve been wearto read. Books you’re dying to read. I went ing them three days a week. Try everything through a years-long period during which I on, and be ruthless about separating out the checked out so many books that I thought clothes that you don’t feel good in. You don’t I should read. Books that I didn’t want to have to give them away (although you cerread so much as I wanted to have read. We’ll tainly can if you want), just get them out of call these aspirational books. Of course these your closet. Pack them up in a box and store books got returned to the library, unread. A them somewhere, ideally, out of your bedroom similar phenomenon happens at the superso you can forget about them for now. Then, market: You find yourself buying three bags take stock of what you have that you like to of fancy lettuce because “you eat salads now” wear and start thinking about what items you but they just turn brown and liquidy in the need to look for. fridge, because you don’t actually like salad, When you go shopping, you’re not looking you like the idea of eating salad. to replace your entire wardrobe. You just need The solution, as my librarian friend taught one or two of each kind of item—one or two me four years ago, is to completely let go of pairs of pants, one or two new shirts. Think what you think you should be reading and about getting a mix of casual and professional read exactly what you enjoy. She advises this clothes, so you have something to wear to litmus test: If you’re not eager to return to work and at home. Get clothes you like and a book, if you’re not anxious to find time feel good in. If these clothes end up being to read a little more, give up on it and find too big sometime down the line, you can have something else to read. To do this, you have them altered. to be willing to read whatever truly entertains and interests you—romance novels, bad historical fiction, detective stories—and be aspiI’m a reasonably intelligent, informed, rational in some other area of your life. She professional guy, or at least I like to think also recommends writing down the title and so. I recently realized, though, that I haven’t author of each book you finish, along with the actually read a book in about two years. I date on which you finish it. Then, like anyread headlines, and I read news online, but I thing else you want to do, make time for it. haven’t read a book, cover-to-cover, in a long time. That’s not to say I haven’t bought a lot Rhonda advice@flagpole.com

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