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Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mind Over Mirrors . . . . . . 15 Capitol Impact . . . . . . . . . . 5 Threats & Promises . . . . . 16 This Modern World . . . . . . 5 Calendar Picks . . . . . . . . 17 City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Calendar . . . . . . . . . 17 Oconee Observations . . . . 7 Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . 22 Unschools . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Adopt Me . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Theater Roundup . . . . . . 10 Art Around Town . . . . . . . 23 Movie Reviews . . . . . . . . 11 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Speakeasy

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Political Pushback?

Firing of Dean Signals Opposition to Medical Program Here

By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com Something is happening on the University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus that could threaten its very existence. You will recall that the departure of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps school left the old State Normal School campus up for grabs. Some adept footwork by then-UGA President Michael Adams and then-mayor Heidi Davison and her committee headed by local businessman Buddy Allen facilitated the transfer of the property to the University of Georgia. At the same time, the Board of Regents and the Georgia legislature approved the creation of the UGA Health Sciences Campus on the NavyNormal School grounds.

Georgia needs far more doctors than the Medical College of Georgia (now Georgia Regents University) can provide, and the Health Sciences Campus here was created to turn out more doctors—but at a price, and within limits, with control still vested in Georgia Regents University in Augusta, and with increased money and facilities for that institution, too. Moreover, the UGA program was to be called not a medical school but a health sciences campus, and it was not to be an independent program but a “partnership” with Georgia Regents University. In other words, the only way the flagship state university could get a medical school was with the built-in assurances that it would not be called a medical school and would never in any way threaten the preeminence of the Augusta medical college.

Against the political odds, the University of Georgia finally got a medical school (call it what you will) and went to work refurbishing the campus and recruiting faculty and students. The first class of future doctors graduated this year from a medical program that has partnered not only with our two nearby hospitals but also with local and northeast Georgia physicians. This innovative arrangement has given students the opportunity to go into the offices of local doctors and accompany them as they see patients, helping and learning and coming out of the program with a much surer grasp of what medical practice actually entails.

The spark plug behind the successful launch of the health sciences program has been its dean, Barbara Schuster. She was recruited as soon as the program was approved, set it up and saw it through the graduation of the first class. She was also instrumental in forging the bonds with the local medical community that enrich the experience of the medical students.

Doctors do not take kindly to intrusions on

their time, but somehow Schuster was able to secure the enthusiastic cooperation of over 350 doctors in Athens and northeast Georgia.

The University of Georgia health sciences program has been a resounding success for the education of future doctors for our state, and incidentally it has been a tremendous boost for Athens and a perfect reuse of the Navy school campus. Now, its future is in doubt. Dean Schuster has been fired by officials at the medical college in Augusta, and they have come to town and reasserted their control of the UGA program, while refusing to give any reason for Dean Schuster’s ouster, other than to call it a “personnel matter.”

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ing of Dr. Schuster sends the message that the longtime medical college in Augusta has finally assembled the political muscle to squelch our upstart campus. They stress the personal and professional skills Dean Schuster brought to her job, and they credit her abilities with accomplishing the delicate task of including the local medical community as partners. They point out how quickly this cooperative effort could disintegrate, especially if Dean Schuster’s replacement is sent here to assure that our program doesn’t outshine Augusta’s.

Is it possible that all the good work to create a medical campus here will be dumbed down into a second-class effort?

With the departure of President Adams did we lose an advocate with the ability to defend UGA’s medical program? Is this more of the anti-Athens bias the Georgia legislature has exhibited? Is the chancellor too compromised politically to protect UGA’s health sciences program? Do influential UGA alumni even know what’s happening? Is it too late to prevent the dismantling of UGA’s medical program?

The basic rule of medicine should apply now to the UGA health sciences program: “First, do no harm.” f

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A Legislative Tax Grab HB 170 Would Siphon Local Gas Taxes To Atlanta

By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com The stage has been set for the most hard-fought issue of this legislative session: revising Georgia’s transportation taxes.

The House leadership introduced a bill last week, HB 170, that will be the starting point for a debate certain to last up until adjournment day. Supporters of the bill, who include Gov. Nathan Deal and Speaker David Ralston, call it a “bold” plan to raise $1 billion a year for the state’s transportation needs.

“This is a bill which we believe will lead our state into the 21st Century,” Ralston declared.

Those who lose the most under the proposed legislation—local governments— complain that the Legislature wants to take more than $500 million away from them.

Those are the battle lines the two sides have established. HB 170 would dramatically revise the motor-fuel tax charged on the retail sale of gasoline. Currently, that levy includes an excise tax of 7.5 cents per gallon, plus a state sales tax of 4 percent and a local sales tax of 3 percent. Under the proposed bill, that would be converted to a flat excise tax of 29.2 cents per gallon indexed to increase as inflation and vehicle fuel efficiency increase. There would no longer be a state sales tax collected on motor fuel, and the variety of local-option sales taxes would be phased out.

The bill’s supporters claim it will not result in an increase in state taxes, but that statement is not entirely accurate. The current mix of excise and sales taxes totals roughly 27 cents per gallon. The 29.2 cents per gallon excise tax spelled out in the bill would thus amount to a small tax increase at the state level.

The indexing of the excise tax puts in place a mechanism by which it could be

automatically increased as inflation goes up, without legislators ever having to vote on those future tax increases.

Those who drive cars powered by electricity, natural gas or propane would be required to pay an alternative fuel tax of $200 or $300 a year under the proposed bill, which would be a tax increase for them.

Most importantly, HB 170 would result in a transfer to the state treasury of more than $500 million in revenues each year that now flow to local governments through their sales taxes on gasoline. That revenue shift would require city governments, county commissions and school boards to raise other taxes to make up for the loss of motor-fuel revenues.

As one city official observed, “This is a tax grab.” That is true: The state would grab $500 million in tax revenues each year from local governments, who then would be under pressure to vote for politically unpopular tax increases to make up for the loss.

Local government officials are already pushing back hard against HB 170 as it is currently written.

The anti-tax activists are also not pleased with what the House leadership is proposing. “They absolutely have not met the criteria for more funding,” said tea party leader Debbie Dooley. “They continue to be fiscally irresponsible with tax dollars.”

On one side, you have the highway contractors and business groups like the Georgia Chamber of Commerce who support HB 170. On the other side, you have local governments, who will be squeezed the hardest by the bill, joined by the various anti-tax groups.

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overnight,” he said. “In a way, it’s like what’s happening with the apartments downtown—everybody’s moving to the newer thing.”

Hamby said his group has already sown wildflower seeds in the medians—”Just make it look a little better out there”—and is working with a newly formed association of business owners, too. And in next year’s budget, he and other commissioners hope to fund a small-business coordinator in the city’s Economic Development Department who could work with strip-mall owners to fill vacant spaces with locally owned businesses.

Athens Rising (and Shrinking) Student Apartments Might Be Spreading into Cobbham

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up being The Standard West, though, it’d be the first such Another student apartment building could be coming complex west of the imaginary Berlin Wall along Lumpkin to downtown—this one on the hipper, less student-y west Transportation Funding: In the long term, Hamby continStreet that traditionally has separated the frat bros and beside. ues to advocate for a 1 percent sales tax for transportation, Ugg-ed young ladies from those weird hipsters. It shouldn’t Atlanta-based Parkside Partners, which owns which would raise $20 million a year for road improveBottleworks, is in talks to sell the development’s parking lot be a surprise, since everything east of Finley Street ments and transit. Such a tax that passed between Prince and Broad has been zoned off Meigs Street to Landmark Properties, an Athens-based in Athens in 2012 failed because Clarke student housing developer that built (and recently sold) The commercial-downtown since at least What happened on was arbitrarily grouped in a region with Standard at the corner of Thomas Street and North Avenue, 1999, and Cobbhamites have had students 11 other counties that all rejected it. (and apartments) in their midst for far and is about to start construction on The Mark at the old Atlanta Highway Hamby would like the legislature to allow longer. But it’s certainly an indication that Armstrong & Dobbs property. didn’t happen overnight. Athens-Clarke County to go it alone or the downtown development boom, which “We have not purchased the property, so I cannot comchoose which other counties to partner mainly has been confined to the eastern ment at this time,” Landmark CEO Wes Rogers said last with (for example, Oconee, Barrow and Gwinnett to fix edge of downtown, is spreading. The Camak House next week.

Highway 316). door to the Bottleworks lot, currently a law office, has been Parkside partner Douglas James said he will share more However, the transportation bill state House leaders on the market for years. The house itself is protected by “once we get to a spot where we think we have a plan that introduced last week almost does the opposite. It essenthe Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, but, although works for the new development and, most importantly, the tially robs Nancy to pay Nathan by appropriating local sales the property has some topographical challenges, the land parking for our tenants at Bottleworks.” taxes on fuel for state use, putting county commissioners, around the house could be developed. Just speculating Parkside—which has renovated and revitalized city councilmen and school board members in a posihere, but could it be next?

Bottleworks since buying it in 2013, drawing praise from tion where they—not state legislators—are the ones who tenants and neighborhood residents—is not selling its increase taxes to make up the difference.

Meanwhile, on Prince: Full Moon Outfitters has submitted interest in the development, James said.

According to the Georgia Municipal Association, the bill The 1.2-acre parking lot is zoned commercial-downtown. plans for interior renovations to the old New Way Cleaners While it’s unknown what Landmark has in mind, the down- building it’s moving into later this year. And it looks like the would cost local governments and schools more than $550 million per year, including $5.1 million in Clarke County. plans for a building on the vacant lot in Normaltown where town Athens master plan calls for the lot to be redeveloped And while T-SPLOST would have pumped $40 million Allen’s used to be are moving forward with townhouses with parking as a medical office, not student apart- over 10 years into Athens Transit, the House bill does little underneath and a small three- to Bottleworks demonstrates ments, even though the lot was pur- for rail or buses, in spite of recent Republican lip service. five-story apartment building at to me that there are Because the sales tax on fuel would be converted into an chased by the Polo Club of Athens. the corner of Hancock Avenue and excise tax, due to an archaic state law, it could only be The company, helmed by Athens stuNewton Street. However, the Athensamenities around here that spent on roads and bridges. Just a $200–300 annual fee on dent housing magnate John Barrett, Clarke County zoning code allows for appeal to more than students. alternative-fuel vehicle owners (who don’t currently pay gas also owns a medical office park off something much bigger—100 feet taxes) would be devoted to transit.

Hawthorne Avenue. They recently tall, with up to 240 bedrooms. resubmitted plans that are identical to those filed in 2012 ACC Commissioner Kelly Girtz said he wouldn’t be Sunday Buses: Athens for Everyone, the progressive group that were set to expire, according to ACC Planning Director surprised if the parking lot is redeveloped. The success of Brad Griffin. Those plans call for a three-story building with that grew out of Tim Denson’s mayoral campaign, is makBottleworks (which has drawn a distinctly grown-up cliing a push for Sunday bus service as part of ACC’s fiscal a parking deck underneath. entele) shows that mixed-use developments don’t always 2016 budget. (Look for more from Tim on this topic in an have to be student-oriented. “It demonstrates to me that upcoming issue.) Athens Transit Director Butch McDuffie Atlanta Highway: Athens’ major commercial thoroughfare there are amenities around here that appeal to more than is losing two more chain stores to the formerly greener pas- said he has requested funding for Sunday service, but he students,” Girtz said. emphasized that it has not been approved by Manager Alan tures of the new outdoor mall in Oconee County. (See Lee Surface parking lots are terribly wasteful use of valuable Becker’s report on p. 7 for details.) But Commissioner Mike Reddish or Mayor Nancy Denson for inclusion in the maydowntown land, especially in a city like Athens that needs or’s proposed budget, let alone by the commission. “It has a Hamby, who chairs a committee devoted to revitalizing the to get denser if we want amenities like better transit and very long way to go before it becomes anything,” McDuffie aging corridor, isn’t any more worried than he’s been. a grocery store, so redeveloping this lot could be a great said. f “What happened on Atlanta Highway didn’t happen thing—if it blends in with the neighborhood. If it winds

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Retailers Flee Athens More Major Chains Are Moving to Oconee

By Lee Becker news@flagpole.com Oconee County has issued a permit for a 39,000-squarefoot building at Epps Bridge Centre to house both Bed Bath & Beyond and Party City. The new building will be located to the west of Marshalls in the last open area in the central core of the strip mall that lies between the Oconee Connector, the Loop and Epps Bridge Parkway.

Bed Bath & Beyond and Party City currently are located in Athens Promenade on Atlanta Highway, less than three miles away from Epps Bridge Centre. The departure of these two retailers from Athens Promenade will leave most of the nearly 133,000 square-foot-shopping center vacant.

Oconee County issued the building permit for the shell of the new building for the two retailers on Jan. 22. Two days earlier, it issued a build-out permit for 2,400 square feet in an existing building at Epps Bridge Centre for a nail salon.

The permit for the building that will house Bed Bath & Beyond and Party City is valued at $1.7 million.

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by Sept. 30 of this year. Epps Bridge Centre LLC of Atlanta will remain the owner of the property.

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The nail salon, named Bellagio Nail Bar, will go into the building cluster that houses the speciality outdoor outfitter Kinnucan’s. David Dang of Covington is the business owner. The permit does not indicate when the inside build-out will be complete. Dang told me in a telephone conversation that he is not affiliated with other nail salons in Atlanta using a similar name.

Epps Bridge Centre has drawn stores from along Atlanta Highway, including Best Buy and Pier 1 Imports, but it has nearly decimated Athens Promenade. Old Navy left Athens Promenade and moved to Epps Bridge Center when it opened in 2013. The only stores operating in the strip mall at present, in addition to Bed Bath & Beyond and Party City, are Barnes & Noble, Lens Crafters, Chuck E. Cheese’s and Rugged Wearhouse. The restaurant On The Border is located in an out lot of the shopping center. Many parking spaces were empty on a recent Saturday.

Athens Promenade is owned by Athens Bypass LLC and has an address of Hanover, MD, according to Athens-Clarke County tax records. The shopping center was built in 2000.

Bed Bath & Beyond is a chain of domestic merchandise retail stores with outlets in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. It has stores throughout the Atlanta market. It is headquartered in Union, NJ. Party City, based in Rockaway Township, NJ, operates in the U.S. and Canada, with multiple stores in the Atlanta area. It is the largest retailer of party goods in the two countries. f Becker, a University of Georgia journalism professor, blogs at In the Loop on flagpole.com and oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com.

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Kids Take the Lead at Unschools

The Antidote for High-Stakes, High-Stress Education?

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reedom to Grow Unschool cannot call itself a school.

Officially, it’s a “learning center for homeschoolers,” director Lora Smothers says, when people ask if it’s accredited. “The answer is no. We’re just a business offering educational services to families of homeschoolers.”

But semantics don’t keep people away. “It gives the power back to the parents to be the final say in their kids’ education,” Smothers says. “I think that’s my favorite part of what I do—just reminding parents that they know what’s best for their kids. ‘Cause a lot of them are so frustrated with how the public school system is working now.”

“Unschool” can mean a lot of things. “Unschooling is actually a worldwide movement of people who have decided to let their kids take the lead in their education,” Smothers says. “There’s a broad range of what that can look like.”

Everyone has an opinion about “Our Failing Schools”— whether they’re really failing or not. Some educators have found solutions by just abandoning traditional ideas about education. Whether your kids want to fidget freely, learn art from robots or just not do the school thing at all, there is probably something for them. (If you can afford it—tuition at these schools is in the $5,000–$7,000 neighborhood, though Athens Montessori School offers scholarships, and Freedom to Grow has ambitions to become more accessible through grants and scholarships.)

Freedom to Grow Whereas some unschools are completely hands-off, and others are closer to curriculum-based home-schooling, Freedom to Grow falls somewhere in the middle.

The school (or not) began in 2010 with nine students under founder Terri Cole-Smith. Smothers taught neuroscience on Fridays as a graduate intern before becoming

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director in 2012. The staff now consists of Smothers, a child-safety advisor and two other mentors.

“We decided the word ‘teacher’ wasn’t exactly functional for us, because we do so much learning from the kids, and we function as playmates and mentors and coaches a lot of times,” Smothers says.

The Freedom to Grow philosophy is based on the assumption that children are self-motivated and have ideas worth pursuing. The learning center serves about 20

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One of our biggest selling points is that we don’t do tests or grades or homework.

students, ages 5–12, but doesn’t acknowledge grade levels.

Instead, learning happens in one large group. Certain times of the day are designated for the study of specific topics, like math or reading, but the kids also spend time working on independent and group projects they have chosen.

“I think it really helps kids who either would be considered behind in a certain area or who excel not to feel so weird,” Smothers says. “We acknowledge that everybody has different gifts and that we’re all in different stages.

I think it removes a lot of the stigma kids experience in school.”

School only happens during school hours. “One of our biggest selling points is that we don’t do tests or grades or homework,” Smothers says. “Which is a big deal to a lot of families who come and are just tired of the stress, of every evening trying to force the kids to do their homework, and they don’t wanna do it, and it takes up all their time. When families come, they say, ‘Oh, we have our evenings back. We have our weekends back.’”

Smothers doesn’t see traditional schooling as some great evil. “I think that the idea of public education is necessary,” she says. “I think it’s core to our country’s values, that everyone has the right to an education no matter where

you come from. But in the execution of that plan, things get really difficult.”

For one thing, schools are too big and often lack resources. “It isn’t really possible to create the individualized experience that each kid needs,” she says. “And that’s no fault of any teacher or administrator. I think there are a lot of people in school who have really high expectations of kids, but they can’t do everything that they would want to do to help kids reach those goals.”

The other problem, she says, is the national emphasis on standardized testing. “The fact that there’s so much money wrapped in the testing, to the point where administrators, and then teachers, and then their parapros, and then the students all feel the pressure of it,” she says. “I think that pressure and that stress is totally antithetical to creativity and taking risks and just being yourself, a lot of the time.”

Athens Montessori School Montessori academies exist around the world across class, race and social strata and have for more than a century. Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori, whose philosophy was “Follow the child,” started the first in 1907.

This means educating is more than teaching; it is observing and nurturing. “Montessori is based on the philosophy that children develop themselves,” director Warren McPherson says. “That is, they have a natural plan of development that unfolds from within. It’s a developmentally centered, not curriculum-centered, method of education.”

McPherson co-founded the school with his wife, LaVonne, in 1978. What began as a class of 28 in a rented classroom has since grown into seven buildings, 10 gardens, three solar panels and 280 students. The school educates children from ages 3–15 in 10 classes determined by age

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range: 3–6, 7–9, 10–12 and middle school. The idea is that children learn individually, but within a community. “They have a highly enriched and highly structured environment in which children can develop their interests and develop their skills at their own rate,” McPherson says. “And so each child can move ahead at their own rate without being unfairly compared with other children.”

Like Freedom to Grow, Athens Montessori does not issue homework, tests or grades, with the exception of one annual exam that is used to teach children testtaking skills. “Montessori de-emphasizes competition, rewards and punishments,” McPherson says. “It does not use rewards and punishments as incentives for learning.

Montessori believes that children are natural explorers and natural learners.”

McPherson cites testing mania as a major detriment of conventional education. “I think the high-stakes testing culture is misguided,” he says. “I think that there are many fine public school teachers. There are many dedicated people. But I feel that they are constrained unduly by the hyper-emphasis on testing.”

Some critics worry that children reared in this environment might not be prepared for adulthood. “Everyone says, ‘Oh, but it’s a competitive world. They’re not gonna be ready,’” McPherson says. “But again, you follow the developmental nature of the child. Yes, they will enter a competitive world, and they’ll actually be much more holistically formed.”

Double Helix STEAM Academy STEM has been an educational buzzword for a few years now. Worshippers of the acronym extol the benefits of emphasizing science, technology, engineering and math in schools. Well, Athens now has its first STEAM school—all of those fields, plus art.

“Most people know STEM—art is kind of a newer push for it,” says Double Helix STEAM Academy director Karen Gerow.

Gerow worked in a primary school in a nearby county until she was fired, she says, for speaking out against the standards movement and what she saw as unhealthy teaching methods.

“My experience is that kids learn best by doing,” Gerow says. “Most people learn best by doing, not just kids. And when I first started teaching, that was easy to do; everything could be really project-based.” But as time went by, the politics of public education created a too rigorously structured environment. “It seemed like you do math for 45 minutes, then you do language arts for 45 minutes, and then you do science for 45 minutes,” she says. “And there was never any acknowledgement of how these blend together in real life and how intertwined they really are.”

Double Helix teaches children from 4th–8th grade but measures students’ learning by individual progress rather than a set standard. Rather than following a stiff curriculum that separates the disciplines, the kids choose a single topic for study then attack it from the angles of science, tech, engineering, art and math. “STEAM kind of recognizes the interplay between all the subjects,” Gerow says.

Gerow and Desiree Sharpe are the only full-time teachers at Double Helix, but they pull the community into the classroom. Local artist Hope Hilton teaches art classes once a week, UGA doctoral student Lucas Jensen teaches music, and the kids descend regularly on Good Dirt for pottery classes. Recent class projects include developing a

smartphone app, designing Lego robots and creating a class website.

Kids at Double Helix don’t have to deal with homework, but they do take tests. Still, testing at the STEAM academy is different from public schools; teachers evaluate themselves, and don’t place a number on children’s capabilities.

Parents can opt their kids out, and Gerow promises not to teach to tests or overemphasize their results.

A major failing of public schools, Gerow says, is how curricula approach art. “I think the arts are no longer valued for their own sake,” she says. “A lot of what I see is seeing how the arts are used to support other standards…[art] has to be linked to one of the more rigorous subjects in order to be valued. It feels to me like we’ve lost the purpose of what art does. Art has so much in its own right that’s valuable, and we need to honor that.”

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Children don’t learn from failure in traditional education, Gerow says. “I think it’s important that kids experience it and learn from it,” she says. “There’s no opportunity to experience failure and then revisit something. I think that’s how we learn, and that’s how real math is.”

Double Helix opened for its first full school year in August. But Gerow hopes to expand to include more students and grade levels in the future. “We don’t have any entrance requirements, though, which is different from other private schools,” Gerow says. “I think that public school teacher part of me will always be there—that I’ll take anybody who can come.”

Homeschooling None of Shannon Martinez’s six children have ever gone to school. They started as typical homeschoolers with a strict curriculum. They had assignments, deadlines, the works; but by the time the oldest had turned 10, it all became too much.

“I wanted all of my kids to have the freedom to discover and be whoever they were in a place that felt safe and nurturing,” Martinez says. “So being stressed and fighting about getting their schoolwork done was contrary to that whole idea.”

So they took a year off. One year without school, and they would pick up where they’d been. But at the end of that year, Martinez found her children had already moved on. “I looked at the oldest three, and they had all kept learning,” she says. “They had all progressed in their reading and writing and math and everything without us doing anything at all for any kind of formal schooling.”

So Martinez decided her children would learn without structure, stress or limitations; that is how they became, simply put, complete unschoolers. “I hate to even use that term, because it’s so formal,” she says. “I’m like, ‘We’re at home during school hours. Or off doing something else.’”

Martinez’s family learns experientially. Her kids investigate things that interest them and learn skills they find they need. One of her daughters learned spelling from spell-check on various blogs, and another daughter decided to improve those skills as social media became a bigger part of her life. Her 7-year-old son recently began reading—and

she isn’t concerned. “Little boys tend to learn to read and write later if left to their own devices,” she says. “For me it’s always, ‘Are you progressing? Are you progressing in regards to yourself?’”

Seventeen-year-old Tim Foley, her oldest son, says he loves science, film, literature and music composition, but those aren’t the only things he studies. “Stuff like math and history, I’m not inclined to learn them,” he says. “But I do sort of place pressure on myself to learn them, because on an intellectual level, I think that it’s important, and I think those are things that I should learn. So I do.”

It’s easy to learn these days, Foley says. Anything he wants to know is seconds away on a computer or smartphone. But while this makes self-guided learning easier than ever, it also undermines the assumption that traditional education structures are the most effective.

“Schools can no longer claim, ‘Well, this is the only place where you will be able to get knowledge. So you have to come here for it, and we will give it to you on our own terms,’” he says. “They don’t have that anymore, because you can get knowledge anywhere, at any time. It’s the most convenient thing in the world. And so it’s more important to be motivated and to have self-motivation.”

Yet, Martinez adds, increasingly antiquated teaching methods and measures of progress remain the standard.

“We live in a time and a place where all of the information of all time is available at the swipe of a thumb,” she says.

“Which is a wonderful, amazing, marvelous thing.”

Tests and rote learning increasingly lack meaning.

“Requiring more and more testing, so that kids are required to regurgitate more and more material, actually seems to diminish their ability to develop critical thinking skills, which are way more needed now than ever,” Martinez says.

Martinez sometimes substitute-teaches in Clarke County schools. And her problem isn’t public education—at least, not the idea of it—but she thinks public schools are run more like businesses, and they’ve lost sight of what matters most: the children. “I absolutely, wholeheartedly believe in and support a universal free education for everyone,” she says. “I feel like it is a fundamental tenet of living in a democracy and having a truly enlightened people.

However, I feel like children have been very underestimated in their desire to be curious, to have strengths and talents that they know about themselves.”

Martinez measures her children’s academic progress, but not what she calls “meaningless” achievement. “I feel like our culture is very, very oriented towards being achievement addicts,” she says. “It’s all status. An A is just a status, just like a Mercedes is a status or a BMW is a status. We strive for outward markers of success that give us a sense of worth, instead of believing inherently from the get-go that we have inherent worth and value.”

Foley is the same age as your typical high school senior.

He’d like to become a professional musician, but he’s knows there’s no guarantee that will work out. College is on the table, but it’s just one option. “And there might be something that I discover within the next couple years that I want to do even more than that,” he says. “But I don’t know. And it doesn’t really seem to me like right at this moment I should know—or should have to know, that is.

I don’t think right after you turn 17 you need to have your entire life figured out.”

For Martinez, her dreams for her kids aren’t about careers or income brackets; the most important thing, she says, is their sense of self, self-love and engagement in the world around them. “My biggest hope for my children is for them to just be vibrantly alive,” she says. f

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Love and Death The Search for Truth Takes Many Forms

By Dina Canup arts@flagpole.com they grow to adulthood in a racially oppressive society. The hope for Jefferson lies in looking at himself—how will he define himself in the end, as opposed to letting others define his worth?

It sounds grim, but don’t be turned off by overtones of despair. Director George Contini (a professor in the department of theatre and film studies) calls it a story of redemption for many of the characters.

Contini says Miss Emma wants Wiggins to help Jefferson “so she can see one black man stand up in his lifetime and walk proudly,” even to his death.

Wiggins thought he’d escaped this world, but perhaps he can find his own peace in helping Jefferson find his. Contini calls it “redemption in the big sense—finding the peace and the reconciliation and understanding that you own your own narrative, that no one else can take that away from you.”

A Lesson Before Dying is a good choice for the department’s studio series, which doesn’t rely on extensive sets and costumes and seems well suited for the venue at Seney-Stovall Theatre. Briana Young plays Vivian Baptiste, Tom Von Dohlen is Sam Guidry, Bryce Benson is Paul Bonin, and Tano Touissant is Reverend Ambrose.

A Lesson Before Dying, adapted by Romulus Linney from the classic novel by Ernest J. Gaines, Seney-Stovall Theatre Feb. 3–8 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets $12, $7 for students. 706-542-4400 or drama.uga.edu/boxoffice.

Sure, the new year is a good time for navel-gazing, while wondering if you can tell yourself the truth—or even recognize it when you see it. But why turn the lens on yourself when you can let a couple of local plays ask the difficult questions for you?

You don’t even have to go on a diet!

Two upcoming theater offerings in Athens have little more than those questions in common. One, University Theatre’s A Lesson Before Dying, has its feet firmly on the ground in the story of a man wrongfully convicted of murder and facing execution— while also facing the question of his own human worth. The other, Town & Gown Players’ The Illusion , is a father’s fantastical search for the true story of his long-lost son, through a variety of illusions provided by a sorcerer.

A Lesson Before Dying In 1948 Louisiana, a young, African American man is a bystander in a liquor store shootout. The best defense his lawyer can manage is to compare him to a hog, without the intelligence to commit the crime. Jefferson (freshman theater major Anthony Nash) has only his godmother, Miss Emma (third-year MFA acting student Vallea Woodbury), on his side. She convinces local schoolteacher Grant Wiggins (third-year MFA acting student J.L. Reed) to meet with Jefferson to help him learn to think better of himself and die with dignity. It’s a daunting task for a cynical, burned-out teacher in a school where “separate but equal” is all too clearly merely separate.

There’s no hope for Jefferson’s salvation here, so don’t assume this is like the “Serial” podcast: This isn’t an examination of the strengths or weaknesses of a case, and Wiggins isn’t trying to prove Jefferson’s innocence. There’s no justice for Jefferson and little hope of it for Wiggins’ students as

The Illusion If you love theatre, language, romance and magic, Tony Kushner’s freely adapted version of Cornielle’s L’Illusion Comique has it all, without the usual sociopolitical commentary to be found in Kushner’s other works, such as Angels in America. According to Ben Brantley of the

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It has an actual conjurer in the style of Prospero, of course: Alcandre (played by John Olive, who recently played a perfect Robert in Proof), sought out by the aging lawyer Pridamant (played by one of Town & Gown’s best, veteran Allen Rowell), who wants to know what has become of the son he kicked out of the house many years ago.

Illusions within illusions appear to portray the stories of the long-lost son (played by another T&G all-star, Nathan Altman) and his romantic misadventures that feature a beautiful lady, a clever maid, rival suitors and a lunatic.

Director Rex Totty calls The Illusion “a story about love and lovemaking” with “knockabout comedy going on.” He says it’s either “a comedy with serious aspects or it’s a serious play that is oftentimes funny.

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Staging this show at Town & Gown is a challenge, one exciting to contemplate.

Kushner is a master of “The Art of the Difficult,” writing for which he wants an audience hungry for theatre that they have to work for.

Every aspect of the production needs to be up to the challenge: set, costumes and, most of all, actors.

Totty isn’t new to Town & Gown, but this is his first directoral effort there, and it will be interesting to see how he tackles Kushner’s work. He’s assembled a first-rate cast, which is quite promising. Rowell, Olive and Altman are joined by Emily Myers (the maid and others), Fred Galyean (one of the romantic rivals and others) and Steve ElliotGower (Matamore).

The Illusion, adapted by Tony Kushner from Cornielle’s L’Illusion Comique, Athens Community Theatre Feb. 6–8 and 12–15. Showtimes are 8 p.m.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.

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frenetic drumming sequences to provide energy for all eight films. Music student Andrew Neimann (Miles Teller) thinks he has lucked out when his school’s top instructor, Terence Fletcher (Academy Award frontrunner for Best Supporting

By Drew Wheeler Actor J.K. Simmons), plucks him out of the nobodies to join Studio Band. Andrew soon in South Central. Prepare for a legal battle BLACK OR WHITE (PG-13) I’m sure you’re learns that Fletcher’s mentoring style has where Anthony Mackie crunches wits with expecting an excoriating review of what more in common with abuse than training.

Bill Burr? Also, Gillian Jacobs (Britta from looks to be a self-righteous, inspirational What follows is never quite expected while the very funny “Community�) shows up to message movie. Well, Black or White is be pretty. Costner gets to spend most of the not entirely surprising. that dreadful beast, but it rises to almost Writer-director Damien Chazelle earned movie irascible and drunk, which is signifiDouglas Sirk-ian levels of melodrama in his stripes writing horror flicks like The Last cantly less fun when custody of a cute third its final act. Unfortunately for Black or Exorcism Part II and Grand Piano, a White, Sirk has been dead since musical little Hitchcock-ian composiJanuary 1987, and writer-director Whiplash tion. Those instincts lead him to fill Mike Binder (a hideous and strange Whiplash with a sense of forebodfilmography featuring Blankman, ing. Will Fletcher’s abusive coaching a lesser HBO series “The Mind of lead Andrew, who might not be the the Married Man� and 2007’s Reign most stable of students, to greatness Over Me, aka a serious Adam Sandler or to something darker? The joy of movie) is not near as stylish.

Whiplash lies in the not-knowing. Its Despite the presence of dual unpredictability sets it apart from its Academy Award winners Kevin less-surprising cinematic peers.

Costner and Octavia Spencer, Black Of course, Simmons’ performance or White cannot overcome its madeignites the film with raw, ugly pasfor-TV-level tale. Terence Blanchard’s sion. Is he a sadist put in charge of tremendously awful, jazzy ‘70s score moldable young minds or an excepdoes very little to help. tional teacher with an unconvenAfter the unexpected death Good job! You make me very happy! tional method? No easy answers are of his wife (played by Zero Dark provided by Chazelle, and Simmons is as grader is on the line, rather than a minor Thirty’s Jennifer Ehle in flashbacks), Elliot likable as he is hateful.

Anderson (K-Cost) is left to raise his mixed- league baseball or PGA tour win. Still, he’s Teller has unexpected range. He goes Costner, whose strange brand of lazy-star race granddaughter, Eloise (the immensely from the charismatic party boy of The magnetism retains its pull. charming Jillian Estell). Enter Grandma Spectacular Now, Footloose and the dreadful We-We (Spencer), Eloise’s paternal grandWHIPLASH (R) Oscar’s surprising eighth Best That Awkward Moment to this quiet, sad, mother, who beseeches Elliot to allow friendless, bleeding drummer. Whoever Picture nominee, Whiplash, has enough Eloise to grow up with her and her family Teller is, he is a good young actor. Of that much we can be sure. Whiplash is not tops on my list of Best Picture nominees, but it is certainly the most unanticipated.

Life Among the Academy Award Longshots

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (R) What does J.C. Chandor have to do to get some mainstream love? He followed up his Oscarnominated Margin Call (Best Original Screenplay) by stranding Robert Redford at sea in All Is Lost. Now he turns the cutthroat world of heating oil into something Shakespearean.

In the most dangerous year in New York City history, 1981, Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) struggles to build his business the right way while being hunted by competitors (headed by Alessandro Nivola) and an ambitious D.A. (David Oyelowo).

Jessica Chastain earned her Golden Globe nomination as Abel’s wife, Anna, who is always one step away from returning to the criminal roots established by her Brooklyn-gangster dad. Albert Brooks appears in the role typically reserved for William Hurt; I prefer Brooks. This unpredictable, unsafe film fills with tension that never quite lets up.

Like Chandor’s previous films, it is in no rush to reach its conclusion, but everything besides the setting—frozen early-‘80s New York does not seem pleasant—will make viewers appreciate the time spent.

Obviously, the role of Abel was not quite showy enough to garner Isaac much awards love, but his quiet control is akin to Godfather-era Pacino. Maybe a lack of showiness is Chandor’s problem. A Most Violent Year is easily the equal of a handful of the buzzed-about award contenders, yet this gangster-movie-that-isn’t got left out in the cold. f

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Heavy Dreaming: Phantasmagoric, bizarre creatures inhabit the startling, surreal settings of James Greerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black-and-white ink drawings. Currently on view at Flicker Theatre and Bar, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Toilsome Search for Probityâ&#x20AC;? is a collection of illustrations representing the dreams and innermost musings drawn from his subconscious mind and imagination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since I was a child, I have been drawn to the shadowy side of things,â&#x20AC;? says Greer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was one of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;weirdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; kids. It took many years for me to accept that this â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;darkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nature is part of my identity, and that there is no reason to deny oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true nature. I have always had a soft place in my heart for the outcast, the freaks, the misunderstood. For fear of sounding pretentious, I fancy myself an ambassador for them.â&#x20AC;?

Rendered with excruciating precisionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a meditative process in itselfâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Greerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine-point James Greer drawings are incredibly detailed, both in texture and dimension. They call to mind the subtly morose characters of Edward Gorey, the brazen inner turmoil of Nick Blinko and the fantasy landscapes of Jean Giraud. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of my artistic inspiration comes from my dreams. I have always been a very vivid dreamer and remember almost all of my dreams nightly,â&#x20AC;? says Greer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I keep a sketchbook by the bed, and if a dream is profoundly movingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;be it because of plot, imagery or charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I will wake myself, or be woken by the dream, and do a quick sketch. That locks the dream in my mind.â&#x20AC;?

Though some dreamers would likely shudder at these mental images and dismiss them as nightmares, Greer is more than comfortable with pulling these creatures to the surface of his subconscious, materializing them onto paper and fleshing them out in extraordinary detail. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Whispers,â&#x20AC;? bony twins ride through a starry, pointillist sky on the back of a giant beast with gnashing teeth and too many eyes for comfort. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Bitter Season for the Unwelcome,â&#x20AC;? (pictured) a group of wayward monsters finds solace in each other by a small fire in the barren woods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My drawings are very time-consuming, which forces me to be alone in my head to ponder these images while I reproduce them,â&#x20AC;? says Greer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why did I dream this?

Is it subconscious collective memory? Is it a metaphor for some facet of the human condition? Or is it just an arbitrary narrative created in my dreaming imagination?

Whichever the case may be, this rumination fleshes out the details of the drawing; I either consciously develop the narrative or expand upon the symbolism therein.â&#x20AC;?

An opening reception for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Toilsome Search for Probityâ&#x20AC;? will be held on Friday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. and will feature sets by both Shade and Chartreuse, the ambient drone project of Drew Smith, who has performed at all of Greerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art shows so far. This particular set will reflect a collaborative effort, incorporating material from Greerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defunct noise project, Holy Disintegration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chartreuse is the closest thing to a soundscape for my drawings I could hope for,â&#x20AC;? says Greer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I gave him tape loops and

field recordings I made, asked him to write music based on the the moods they invoked in him and incorporate them into the songs. I have no idea what he has come up with, but I have complete faith in his musical vision!â&#x20AC;?

In addition to various exhibitions, the self-taught artist, chef and musicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artwork has appeared on T-shirts for Shade, Cheap Art and The Grit, album covers for Divorce and A Postwar Drama, as cover art for Charlie Clementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, Superhero Questions and the bodies of a handful of friends in the form of tattoos. His show at Flicker will remain on view through the end of February.

HANDMADE LOVERS: The mother of all local artist markets, Indie South Fair, will host its third annual Handmade Lovers market outdoors at Creature Comforts on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. Over 30 vendors will set up shop to give everyone a head start on treating their sweethearts or themselves on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Gifts include artisan soaps, scrubs and body products from Suds & Lather, Truly Radiant and Coltman Farms; beautiful jewelry from Rhys May, The Copper Acorn and cameoko; and jellies and rubs from One Screw Loose and Piedmont Provisions. In addition to handmade crafts, the market will offer plenty of vintage clothing and accessories from the likes of Strange Magick Vintage, The Pope on Prince, Margaret Vera and Ella Marie Clothing. Handmade Lovers will offer complimentary snacks, a photo booth and a station for creating origami flowers; Creature Comforts will be open for beer tastings and brewery tours. f

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If It Ain’t Phun, Don’t Do It For Phickles’ Angie and Phin Tillman, Pickles Are a Lifestyle

By Jodi Cash news@flagpole.com Angie Tillman and her husband, Phin, began Phickles Pickles somewhat haphazardly. Phin made pickles as a tradition for years. He would give them away as Christmas gifts, and they became a widely coveted present. “All of our friends loved them and would steal them out of our pantry,” Angie Tillman says.

Phin was a builder by vocation, and when the market crashed, things got tight for the Tillmans. In hopes of making a little extra money while cash was scarce, Angie started to make and sell pickles. “I thought, ‘Well, I know how to make them, I know the recipe. I’ll just make them and sell them off my porch through Facebook and make a little extra cash,’” she says. “But I was thinking it would be like 20 bucks, just an every now and then kind of thing.”

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Angie and Phin’s story began with pickles. The pair met at the bank Angie worked at in downtown Athens. When Angie arrived at Phin’s house for their first date, he welcomed her with the first beer she’d ever had and a pickle he’d made himself.

About a year and a half later, they were married.

Angie admits that running a business with your spouse can be challenging at times, but she’s grateful for how far they’ve come together, operating under the mantra, “If it ain’t phun, don’t do it.”

Currently, the Tillmans are producing the pickles from a warehouse space on Atlanta Highway, but they are preparing to move much of their business to their store on Baxter Street. “I’m hoping I’m going to be able to carry all the things that

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I thought, ‘Well, I’ll just make them and sell them off my porch through Facebook and make a little extra cash.’

Angie Tillman

The porch pickle sales caught on quickly.

Angie would announce what she was currently pickling on Facebook, and friends would request as many orders as she made.

She’d leave the cans with a name tag and a cigar box to deposit their payment on the porch of their house.

Before they knew it, the couple was selling pickles in shops throughout the Southeast. They made a decision to sell exclusively to locally owned businesses, even if it meant sacrificing what could be a more lucrative mass production.

Rather than go big, Angie and Phin enjoy the relationships they’ve made and the trips they take to fulfill orders in cities and small towns throughout the region. “It’s crazy, but it’s fun,” says Angie. “We have some of the best memories. You try to fit as much as you can into that day.”

From the beginning, the Tillmans always prioritized sourcing their pickles as sustainably as the demand allows. “We pick up from farmers at the farmers markets we are members of and contract with farmers in our area when in season, and then during the off season we source from as close as possible,” she says. “We buy organic when possible and always certified naturally grown.”

I’ve talked about on Facebook for years,” Angie says, surveying items from all over the Southeast that are displayed in her new Phickles storefront. “I can tell a story about every product, because I know the people who make them.”

Knowing that Athens is a transient place with students coming in from all over each year, she hopes she will gain their business by carrying hometown favorites like Red Clay Hot Sauce from Charleston, SC, Bacon’s Heir Pork Clouds from Atlanta and Bourbon Barrel Foods from Louisville, KY. Angie also wants to avoid taking business away from Athens stores that carry Phickles. “I think in here, they are going to cost more unless you buy in bulk,” she says.

“So I want people to come here as a place to stock up.”

The Tillmans are also preparing to launch a line of cheese spreads—one is called Hot Mess, and the other is known as Southern Charm. The cheese spreads will be available in the store with other snacks and salads. “I really kind of want to make my life easier,” Angie says. She’s hopeful that the storefront will enable her to continue building the relationships that have been a major contributor to their success with a little more consistency and a little less travel. f

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Safe Strings

For Musicians, Insurance is a Must

By Gordon Lamb music@flagpole.com

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lthough imagining the worst and preparing for it isn’t the most fun, if you’re in the business of making music at any level, it’s best to do a little planning. Bad things happen. Most recently and dramatically, Athens band The Powder Room lost a tour van and some expensive gear when their vehicle was destroyed by fire in North Carolina.

More often, damage occurs on a smaller scale: Instruments are stolen, misplaced or accidentally damaged.

All musicians know the risks, yet hardly anyone seems to understand fully the murky area of insurance coverage—or how affordable it is, when weighed against the costs of replacement.

The total value of all the musical equipment sitting in practice spaces, rental homes and shared jam rooms all over Athens is anyone’s guess, but it’s reasonable to assume, based on the sheer number of local bands, that the number runs at least into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Stolen Music Instrument Recovery Project, which bills itself as the “Amber Alert” for stolen instruments, estimates that over 1 million instruments are stolen each year, with less than 3 percent recovered by law enforcement.

Decades-long Athens musician, producer and Chase Park Transduction owner David Barbe was cleaned out several years ago.

“I was burglarized a couple of times in the early ’90s… my practice space was broken into,” Barbe says. “I did have insurance, which at least helped me buy replacements for the instruments.”

While burglary and property crime at home are certainly something to be aware of and protect against, a touring band is even more at risk, due to fatigue and unfamiliar surroundings, among other factors.

Most groups who have traveled a bit have some sort of plan for keeping gear in check. Looking back to his early days, Barbe recalls, “Mercyland did not carry insurance on the road for the same reason most bands don’t. We never looked into it, because we assumed we couldn’t afford it.

“I have fortunately never experienced road loss, but I know all the stories,” he continues. “I do remember one time… sleeping in the van on top of the gear, because we didn’t have a place to store it for the night. I figured, if someone was going to steal it, they were going to go through me to get it. Not the best insurance plan, but it was what I had at the time.”

If you lose your gear, you can’t work, which is ultimately a lot more expensive than insurance.

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The issue of affordability is key for most local musicians, many of whom live hand-to-mouth. Then there is the fact that most plans suitable for musicians tend to require an already existing policy, such as so-called renter’s insurance, upon which to load the value of musical instruments. There are also the vagaries of each individual policy and the cataloging of covered items.

It’s a time-consuming process figuring out how to get covered, and it can be confusing, especially when the members of a band—provided they’re not collectively insured as a business—are each responsible for their own coverage.

Athens-based insurance agents Laura Cole Hixon and her father, Larry Cole, are both well-versed in musicians’ needs and spoke to Flagpole with clarity and comfort. Cole, a musician himself—and a fan of his Gretsch drums in particular—says bands should be aware of their options.

“Your policy must be set up correctly,” he says. “A lot of times, people think that if their car catches fire, [musical equipment] is covered… it’s not. Most coverage is an add-on to an existing policy… Some companies will let you have a standalone policy [for instruments], but tenant policies are very inexpensive.”

Hixon mentions inland marine polices as another good option for musicians. Originally designed to protect cargo on the high seas, they now cover a range of moveable property, including instruments. Coley Dennis, guitarist for Maserati, speaks highly of his inland marine policy. “It’s attached to my car insurance and costs me about 10 dollars a month and covers everything,” he says. “If something gets stolen, breaks, gets lost in transit—it’s all covered.”

Barbe hopes incidents like The Powder Room’s—at the time of the van fire, the band’s equipment was uninsured— open local musicians’ minds to the necessity and attainability of coverage.

“Once I got into the studio business, I needed both liability insurance and insurance on the equipment,” he says.

“What I discovered is that it is surprisingly affordable when compared to the potential loss. The gear is covered, even if I take it out of the building, including going on tour.

“I highly recommend that any touring band look into it and budget it in, just like practice space rental and van insurance,” he continues. “It might seem like a luxury the first time you write the check, but the fact is, if you lose your gear, you can’t work, which is ultimately a lot more expensive than insurance.”

Still, Barbe admits, no matter how good one’s insurance coverage is, some things are irreplaceable. The burglars who took his gear 20 years ago “also stole every 4-track cassette of every song I had ever written to that point in time, and all of my children’s Christmas presents,” he recalls. “Neither of those were covered.” f

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or Jaime Fennelly, Mind Over Mirrors was once a comfortable retreat into unadulterated personal expression.

The project first existed as a solo endeavor between 2007 and 2010, while Fennelly lived on a small island in Washington stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Salish Sea, in between recording and performing sessions with a slew of elusive psych and drone notables, including Acid

in technical terms, but there [are] sheer energy connections too, which is way more difficult to give language to.â&#x20AC;?

Mind Over Mirrors recently returned with a new LP, The Voice Calling, out now on Immune. The album features the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new two-piece lineup, featuring Fennellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soundscapes and Haley Fohrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Circuit des Yeux) booming voice and moving lyrics.

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NOTHING SHORT OF TOTAL WAR: The last time I mentioned multi-talented multiinstrumentalist Killick in these pages was Nov. 12. As in, about 10 weeks ago. At that time, I was writing about his two-record punch that had just come out. Since then, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s released a mind-boggling five additional recordings in what can only be assumed is his personal quest to become the Robert Pollard of difficult music. These new records are as follows: Student Vulture Exchangeâ&#x20AC;ŚItâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s For The Birds! (nine pretty disjointed tracks, incomprehensible titles); Contemporary Trends in Guitar (title feels like an F-you statement Ă la Throbbing Gristleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20 Jazz Funk Greats; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pac Man Feverâ&#x20AC;? sample used to great effect); The OverpĂźss (headphones recommended); Breaking Through the Veneer and Recognizing That the Employee of the Odious Corporation is a Human Being (35-minute acoustic guitar piece; worthy of repeat) and Listen Closely For the Contented Breathing of a Dog (I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the dog breathing; recorded and released the same day; sounds off-theKillick cuff). Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole world of things to be written one day about Killickâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his methods, mindset and endless creativityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said enough for now. Catch up before the next batch arrives via killick.bandcamp.com.

NO EXPIRATION DATE: Although this is coming a bit late, and might seem a little off-kilter, a record just crossed my desk that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to tell you about. The annual Christmas program at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lessons and Carols,â&#x20AC;? happens (obviously) each year, but the church recently uploaded the recording of its 2013 performance to Bandcamp. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really great presentation suitable for fans of folk, chamber and small orchestra. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve no idea who is actually performing on it, but the group is particularly strong on the ancient (circa 275) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silenceâ&#x20AC;? and the relatively modern (i.e., 16th Century) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lo, How a Rose Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;er Blooming.â&#x20AC;? You can hear it at redeemerathens.bandcamp.com, where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also find a recording of the 2012 program. For more information, see facebook. com/redeemerathens.

DETAIL DEPARTMENT: The initial lineup of the 2015 Slingshot Festival was announced last week, and now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a few additional details for you. A select number of VIP passes are on sale right now at different price points. For $70, you get access to every Slingshot tech, art and music event; for $80 you get the aforementioned plus entry to the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy night. If you only want to laugh, you may purchase a

single VIP comedy ticket for $20. Although the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;VIPâ&#x20AC;? is most usually associated with a higher price level, these tickets are actually the least expensive option for exploring Slingshot. The VIP status is meant to reflect the guaranteed access granted to purchasers, including headlining music shows, so long as you arrive at the venues within half an hour of doors opening. (After that, VIP passes will allow for priority but not guaranteed entrance.) Organizers report that there will most likely not be

individual tickets available for shows, but that there will soon be day passes for sale for something like $35. VIP ticket-holders will also receive a $20 credit for using the car service Uber during festival dates. At present, Slingshot has 12 downtown venues booked. You can order passes and get more information at slingshotathens.com.

BITS-N-BOBS: Hats off to Chase Park Transduction for its inclusion in a list of â&#x20AC;&#x153;15 of the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Legendary Recording Studios,â&#x20AC;? published by travel journalism school Matador University. The list places the Athens fixture alongside New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Electric Lady, Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trident and Abbey Road and Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dungeon, among other highly notable locationsâ&#x20AC;Ś Vintage and consignment store The Pope On Prince will host an instrument swap meet the first Thursday of every month beginning Feb. 5. It runs a full working day of the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours of 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m.

Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcome to bring what they got, wish for what they want and â&#x20AC;&#x153;haggle, argue, hug and swap.â&#x20AC;? See facebook.com/thepopeonprinceâ&#x20AC;Ś WUOG 90.5 FM Local Music Director Alec Livaditis has quietly been curating some very cool free-form/experimental shows lately under the moniker Ensembles. The next is Friday, Feb. 6 at Go Bar, and will feature Richard Hunsinger, poet Hannah Lawless, Chelsea Dunn and Grace Thornton, as well as as free-improvisational trio Kindt/Williams/Turk. It starts at 10 p.m. and is donation-based for those 21 and older and $3 for 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20. f

the calendar! calendar picks LECTURE | Wednesday, Feb. 4

Anthony Cody

UGA Chapel · 5:15 p.m. · FREE! During Anthony Cody’s 24 years teaching in the Oakland, CA, school system, the rise of Common Core and testing-based teacher evaluations spurred him into action. He started a blog, co-founded the Network for Public Education, wrote The Educator and the Oligarch: A Teacher Challenges the Gates Foundation and organized the Save Our Schools March on Washington, D.C. Now, he’s a leading critic of the public school reform movement who believes schools should be adequately funded, run by local communities and free from corporate influence. If you miss his talk, don’t worry. He’s also speaking at a PTO forum at Clarke Central High School at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5.

[Blake Aued]

Tuesday 3 ART: MYRIAD with the Purple Basics (Live Wire) The Purple Basics perform in conjunction with three separate live art sessions and interactive portions in between.

Followed by an open jam. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-543-8283 CLASSES: Courage to Quit (Athens Regional Medical Center) This fourweek program is for people ready to quit using tobacco or stop smoking.

New Madrid

PERFORMANCE | Thursday, Feb. 5

Chanticleer

Hodgson Concert Hall · 8 p.m. · $25–42 Chanticleer, the Grammy Award-winning ensemble of a dozen male singers, will perform “The Gypsy in My Soul,” a program featuring traditional gypsy tunes from Eastern Europe woven among classics by the likes of Ellington, Gershwin and Berlin. The group’s 37th season will take them through six countries, and their performance on campus will be recorded for American Public Media’s “Performance Today” broadcast.

The Georgia Museum of Art will host Make it an Evening next door at 6 p.m., inviting guests in for a pre-show gallery tour that includes Jittery Joe’s coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes.

Concertgoers are also encouraged to attend The Performing Art Center’s free lecture at 7:15 p.m. [Jessica Smith]

Class will continue on Feb. 10, 17 and 24. 6–7 p.m. $30 (deposit is returned to participants who finish the course). 706-475-1029, www. athenshealth.org CLASSES: The Law of Attraction and Manifestation (Body, Mind & Spirit) This class teaches techniques for utilizing the power of your mind to create wonders in all areas of your life. 6 p.m. $5. 706-351-6024 EVENTS: Full Moon Hike (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Bring family and friends along to enjoy the

MUSIC | Friday, Feb. 6

New Madrid

40 Watt Club · 9 p.m. · $10 New Madrid elevated its game in 2014 with the release of Sunswimmer. Produced

by David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction, the group expanded its summer-evening guitar-twang repertoire, experimenting with more atmospheric textures and sturdier songs, like the driving “Manners” and chugging “Forest Gum.” Their headlining slot at the 40 Watt this Friday may also include some new material the band has been fleshing out at Normaltown Hall. New Madrid hits the road this March with Diamond Rugs, which features members of Black Lips, Deer Tick and Athens’ own T. Hardy Morris.

Savannah’s surfy, Motowninspired Triathalon and Athens psych-rockers Woodfangs open Friday’s show. [Andy Barton]

mysterious world of nature at night.

Includes a two-mile hike through the wooded trails and in the garden. 7 p.m. $5/person, $15/family. www. uga.edu/botgarden GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com

MUSIC | Saturday, Feb. 7

MUSIC | Sunday, Feb. 8

Little Kings Shuffle Club · 8 p.m. · $5 Unfortunately, beloved Pacific Northwest rock trio SleaterKinney isn’t hitting Athens on its current, much-ballyhooed reunion tour, but a bunch of bands aim to give you the next best experience Saturday evening at Little Kings. The first installment of the 10 Bands 10 Minutes series features Athens groups like Eureka California, Meth Wax, Juna, Tongues, Feather Trade, New Wives and more playing consecutive 10-minute sets of their favorite Sleater-Kinney tunes. So many questions burn. Who will play “I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone”?

Will the brand-new No Cities to Love get any, um, love? And will there be high kicks involved?

Get answers to all these and a serious earful of rock and roll fun. [Gabe Vodicka]

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar · 7 p.m. · donations Bassist and composer C.J. Boyd has taken giant steps to make his art his life—a musician without borders or, for that matter, a permanent dwelling to call his own, he’s been “on perpetual tour since March 2008,” according to his Bandcamp page—and his all-enveloping, meditative music suggests devotion and transience, a noise both earthy and ionospheric. The wonderful Precariat, released late last year via Joyful Noise, is chock-full of swirling, swarming, loop-based goodness, seismic black-blue sounds designed for late-late-night, altered-state listening, though they’ll sound fine early in the evening, too. Prolific local soundscaper Killick Hinds (see Threats & Promises on p.

16) also performs. [GV]

10 Bands 10 Minutes

GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Compete for house prizes and free beer. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com

C.J. Boyd

KIDSTUFF: Kid’s Night (Buffalo’s Café) Kid’s night features a balloon artist, pictures with Buffy the Buffalo, age-appropriate TV programs and a coloring contest. 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.buffaloscafe.com THEATRE: A Lesson Before Dying (Seney-Stovall Chapel) The wrenching and inspiring story follows an innocent man condemned to death by electric chair in 1948 Louisiana.

Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines. Feb. 3–8, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. $7–12. drama.uga.edu

Wednesday 4 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the collection. 2 p.m.

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THE CALENDAR! 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: Affordable Care Act & Medicaid/SNAP/TANF Session (Multiple Locations) Meet with a certified application counselor and receive free assistance enrolling in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act, as well as assistance with Medicaid, SNAP, TANF and other local benefit programs. Bring income information, details on existing health insurance coverage and Social Security numbers. Feb. 2, 4 & 10 (ACC Library) & Feb. 11 (Destined Learning Center, Winterville), 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706612-3864, darie@thehealthinitiative. org COMEDY: Comedy Night (The World Famous) Hosted by Jake Brannon. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-5434002, www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens EVENTS: Coffee with a Cop (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Get to know local police officers. 8:30 a.m.

FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: First Time Home Buyer’s Workshop (Prestige Property Specialists) Become an educated and confident buyer. RSVP. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-901-7355, www.thehometeamofathens.com/workshops GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Themed games. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) An interactive program for ages 2–5. 9:30–10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured reader is Shafkat Khan. 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athenswordofmouth LECTURES & LIT: Georgia Review Reading (Ciné Barcafé) Meet poet Noah Blaustein in celebration of his first book, Flirt. 7 p.m. FREE! garev. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Anthony Cody (UGA Chapel) Author and public education advocate Anthony Cody will give a talk titled “Local Schools, National Policies: Who’s Listening?”

Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools and is the author of The Educator and the Oligarch: A Teacher Challenges the Gates Foundation. See Calendar Pick on p.

17. 5:15 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu MEETINGS: Photo Sharegroup (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Share digital images of outdoor photography. Email for more information. 6:30 p.m. FREE! lpetroff@ chartner.net, bc.akin@charter.net MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) 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

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PERFORMANCE: Faculty Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) This performance features Martha Thomas, Kristin Jutras and Jean Martin-Williams. 8 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu THEATRE: A Lesson Before Dying (Seney-Stovall Chapel) See Tuesday listing for full description Feb. 3–8, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. $7–12. drama.uga.edu THEATRE: Hands Up: 6 Playwrights, 6 Testaments (UGA Tate Student Center, Theatre) This performance features six dramatic readings of monologues written

by African-American playwrights and performed by members of the Black Theatrical Ensemble. An open discussion on racial profiling in America will follow. 7:30 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu

Thursday 5 ART: Lecture: “Things Left Unsaid” (Georgia Museum of Art) Paul Seawright, professor of photography and head of Belfast School of Art at the University of Ulster, will give a talk about his newest exhibition. Cosponsored by the Lamar Dodd School of Art and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, this lecture is part of the Global Georgia Initiative speaker series. 4 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Tech Savvy Seniors (Lay Park) Learn how to use a smart phone or other device in these stress-free sessions held every Thursday. Ages 55 and older. 9–11 a.m. 706-613-3596 EVENTS: BBQ and Black History (Rocksprings Community Center) Eat barbeque and watch a portion of the park’s Black History Film Series.

Additionally, a wellness representative will be available to perform blood pressure checks. Registration required. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $5–8. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ rocksprings EVENTS: Make It An Evening (Georgia Museum of Art) Enjoy coffee, dessert and a gallery tour by Mary Koon prior to the Chanticleer performance in Hodgson Hall. 6–8 p.m. FREE! $5 (coffee & dessert). www.pac.uga.edu EVENTS: adDRESS a Need Designer’s Challenge & Top Model (Morton Theatre) In this fashion show inspired by “Project Runway,” outdated formal dresses are transformed into stylish gowns by designers. Dresses are donated to girls in need and proceeds benefit Friends of Advantage. Community members can help decide who wins by casting $1 votes for their favorite models and designers online or the night of the event. 7 p.m. $25. www. friendsofadvantage.org FILM: Dollars and Sense & The Think Tank Podcast (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Watch an episode of “Dollars and Sense,” then see a live recording of The Think Tank podcast.

8 p.m. FREE! www.athenspublic.com FILM: Hitchcock in Black and White Film Series (Georgia Museum of Art) I Confess features a priest accused of murder but bound to keep secret the real killer’s confession. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: The Normal Heart (UGA Tate Student Center) Adapted from the 1985 play, the film depicts the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984 as seen through the eyes of writer Ned Weeks (Mark Ruffalo). 8 p.m. $1–2. union.uga.edu

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GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Win prizes with host Garrett Lennox. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-549-2639 KIDSTUFF: Wiggle, Giggle & Go (Lay Park) Enjoy games, crafts, and snacks with your pre-K tot. Ages 2-3. 10 a.m. $9-14. 706-613-3596 LECTURES & LIT: Anthony Cody (Clarke Central High School) Author Anthony Cody presents “Supporting Thriving Schools in Challenging Times.” 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.livingdialogue.com LECTURES & LIT: Corporate Personality Revisited (UGA LeConte Hall, Room 101) Jonathan Levy is Associate Professor of History at Princeton University.

12:30 p.m. FREE! willson.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Stories of Everyday Black History (UGA Tate Student Center, Reception Hall) This discussion will provide an intimate glimpse into the experiences of black faculty and staff at UGA. 7 p.m.

FREE! calendar.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Library Friends Book Sale (Oconee County Civic Center) Books, CDs and DVDs will be

for Probity” presents dark, dreaminspired illustrations by local artist James Greer. Shade and Chartreuse will perform. See Art Notes on p. 12.

8 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com ART: First Friday Open Knit/ Crochet (Revival Yarns) Bring your current project, get comfy and mingle with fiber friends old and new. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: Healing & Meditation Circle (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn various modalities of energy and spiritual healing as well as meditation practices. Held every Friday. 6 p.m. $5. 706-351-6024 EVENTS: RoundSphere Hackathon (1 Press Place, 2nd Floor) Spend 24 hours hacking, learning and presenting with other developers and tech talent. Participants can work on one of the projects available or work on their own thing while enjoying food and community. 4 p.m. FREE! round sphere.com/hackathon EVENTS: Hatch Hackathon (Black Box Operations) Work individually or in teams to make something in under four hours. Most projects

Hunter lecture. 2 p.m. FREE! www. calendar.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Library Friends Book Sale (Oconee County Civic Center) See Thursday listing for full description Feb. 5, 5–8 p.m. Feb. 6, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & Feb. 7, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. www. oconeelibraryfriends.org PERFORMANCE: TwoFold (Canopy Studio) The show features advanced students performing arial dance pieces that explore the dualities in life. Feb. 6–7, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 4 p.m. $6–10. www.canopystudio.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A unique drag show featuring performances by local drag artists.

Tonight’s performance celebrates ASC’s fifth anniversary. 10:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub THEATRE: Bye Bye Birdie (Athens Little Playhouse) A cast ranging in age from 7–17 performs the story of Conrad Birdie, a rock and roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. Feb. 6 & 13, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7–8 & 14–15, 3 p.m. $5–10. www. athenslittleplayhouse.net

A Night in Old New Orleans, featuring clarinetist Orange Kellin, song and dance man Vernel Bagneris, pianist Steve Pistorius and drummer Walter Harris, will be held at the Hodgson Concert Hall on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. sold for bargain prices. Proceeds benefit the Oconee County Public Library. Feb. 5, 5–8 p.m. (member preview night), Feb. 6, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & Feb. 7, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. www. oconeelibraryfriends.org MEETINGS: Oconee Rivers Audubon Society (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Jen Hilburn, an ornithologist who has served as the Altamata Riverkeeper’s “coastkeeper” since last spring, will give a presentation on water quality issues and American oystercatcher populations on Georgia’s coast. 7 p.m. FREE! www.oconeeriversaudubon.org MEETINGS: Athens Human Rights Festival Meeting (Nuçi’s Space) The AHRF hosts an organizational meeting. Please park in the lot across the street from Nuçi’s Space.

6 p.m. FREE! 706-202-9169 PERFORMANCE: Chanticleer (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Chanticleer is a Grammy Awardwinning vocal ensemble of 12 men.

See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 8 p.m. $25–42. www.pac.uga.edu THEATRE: A Lesson Before Dying (Seney-Stovall Chapel) See Tuesday listing for full description Feb. 3–8, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. $7–12. drama.uga.edu

Friday 6 ART: Opening Reception (Flicker Theatre & Bar) “The Toilsome Search

are tech, art or craft focused. After presentations, everyone votes for their favorite project. Bring your own supplies. 5–9 p.m. FREE! www. hatchathens.com FILM: Birdman (UGA Tate Student Center) Former cinema superhero Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) attempts to recover his career in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play. Feb. 6–8, 3, 6 & 9 p.m. $1–2. union.uga.edu 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, draw, and experiment with origami designs. 4:30–6 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Black History Bingo (Rocksprings Community Center) Ages 6–12 can compete in testing their knowledge. 3 p.m. FREE! www. athensclarkecounty.com/rocksprings LECTURES & LIT: Friends First Friday: All-American Selections (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) All-American Selections promote new garden varieties with superior garden performance.

Includes a full breakfast. 9 a.m. $12.

706-542-9353, www.botgarden. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Glenda Hatchett (UGA Chapel) The judge, author and star of television court series “Judge Hatchett” delivers the 2015 Holmes-

THEATRE: The Illusion (Athens Community Theater) A cantankerous old man seeks out a powerful magician to help him find his son. The magician calls forth images of the son in three different romantic misadventures. Feb. 6–7 & Feb. 12–14, 8 p.m. Feb. 8 & 15, 2 p.m. $8–15. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATRE: A Lesson Before Dying (Seney-Stovall Chapel) See Tuesday listing for full description Feb. 3–8, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. $7–12. drama.uga.edu

Saturday 7 ART: Valentine’s Day CardMaking: A Little Bit of Everything (KA Artist Shop) Experiment with lettering, collage, hand-stitching, pop-up elements, paper punching and stamping. 2 p.m. $18. www.kaartist.com CLASSES: Knit 1 Class (Revival Yarns) Get acquainted with the tools and craft of knitting. Learn cast-on stitches and the knit stitch. RSVP. 3 p.m. FREE! www.revivalyarnsathens. com CLASSES: Cowl Knit-A-Long (Revival Yarns) Find a cowl pattern and knit or crochet-a-long. 2 p.m.

FREE! www.revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: Natural History of Georgia Plants (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Part of the Certificate in Native Plants core, this

course will introduce the diverse natural vegetation of Georgia. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $105 (includes lunch). www.uga.edu/botgarden EVENTS: Orchid Madness Fundraiser (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) There will be a reception, silent auction, an exclusive view of rare orchids and an orchid for each guest to take home. 6–8 p.m. $50–60. botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Polar Bear Plunge (Sandy Creek Park) Brave souls will jump in the water at Lake Chapman.

There will be bluegrass music, face painting, balloons and more. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. $2 and donations. www. athensrotaryclub.org EVENTS: Handmade Lovers Artist Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) This Valentine’s Day minimarket features over 30 vendors selling everything from body products, jewelry, candies, vintage clothing, pillows, goods for the home and more. The afternoon includes complimentary snacks, craft beer and brewery tours, a photo booth and a station to make your own origami flowers to take home. See Art Notes on p. 12. 12–5 p.m. www. indiesouthfair.com FILM: Birdman (UGA Tate Student Center) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 6–8, 3, 6 & 9 p.m. $1–2. union.uga.edu GAMES: Shadowrun RPG Demo (Tyche’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.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Nature’s Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature for points or other nature objects in the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Library Friends Book Sale (Oconee County Civic Center) See Thursday listing for full description Feb. 5, 5–8 p.m. (member preview night), Feb. 6, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & Feb. 7, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. www. oconeelibraryfriends.org OUTDOORS: Naturalist’s Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Take a hike around the property in search of seasonal happenings. Participants are encouraged to bring a camera and binoculars. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 PERFORMANCE: Flow Motion (Morton Theatre) The group performs to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and the Fisher House. 7:30 p.m. Cost TBA. www. mortontheatre.com PERFORMANCE: A Night in Old New Orleans (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Clarinetist Orange Kellin, song and dance man Vernel Bagneris and other New Orleans musicians bring to life the Big Easy sounds of yesteryear. The show reunites performers of One Mo’ Time, the Off-Broadway musical. 8 p.m. $25–35. pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: TwoFold (Canopy Studio) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 6–7, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 4 p.m. $6–10. www.canopystudio. org THEATRE: The Illusion (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 6–7 & Feb. 12–14, 8 p.m. Feb. 8 & 15, 2 p.m. $8–15. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATRE: A Lesson Before Dying (Seney-Stovall Chapel) See Tuesday listing for full description Feb. 3–8, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. $7–12. drama.uga.edu

THEATRE: Bye Bye Birdie (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 6 & 13, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 & 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15, 3 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.athenslittleplayhouse. net

Sunday 8 ART: Opening Reception (Farmington Depot Gallery) Cheryl Washburn is a self-taught artist who in the past year has begun experimenting with oils and studying under landscape painter John Cleaveland. She creates pastoral scenes that often include horses.

2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. FREE! www.farmingtondepotgallery.com ART: Artist Reception (Donderoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Donderosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; featured artist of the month is painter Jackie Dorsey.

Light refreshments provided. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. FREE! www.jackiedorseyart.com ART: Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day CardMaking: A Little Bit of Everything (KA Artist Shop) See Saturday listing for full description 2 p.m. $18. www.kaartist.com ART: Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day CardMaking: Hand-Stitching (KA Artist Shop) Learn a set of basic hand stitches for decorating cards with colorful embroidery floss. Each participant will go home with up to six handmade cards. 7 p.m. $18. www.kaartist.com EVENTS: African American Read-In (Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church, 140 Rose St.) This event spotlights local and national AfricanAmerican writers. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special guest readers include Dwain (DJ) Segar of 1470 WXAGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Segar Jazz Affairâ&#x20AC;? and youth entrepreneur Victor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauâ&#x20AC;? Shell aka Lilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ice Cream Dude. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-5480853, thommiefarmer@att.net FILM: Birdman (UGA Tate Student Center) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8, 3, 6 & 9 p.m. $1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2. union.uga.edu FILM: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers: Brothers Hypnotic (Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder) The eight men of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble were raised by their father, anti-establishment jazz legend Phil Cohran, and their mothers on Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South Side. Now grown, the brothers try to make it as musicians on their own. A Q&A session will follow the screening. 4 p.m.

FREE! www.winderculturalarts.com GAMES: Trivia (Brixx Wood Fired Pizza) Test your skills. Every Sunday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-395-1660 GAMES: Brewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inquisition (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) Trivia hosted by Chris Brewer. 6:30 p.m. (sign-in).

FREE! www.facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens LECTURES & LIT: Unitarian Universalist Forum (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) UUFA members Terry Jones and Liz Weaver will speak on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bee Friends Project.â&#x20AC;? 10:15 a.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org PERFORMANCE: TwoFold (Canopy Studio) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 4 p.m. $6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.canopystudio. org THEATRE: Bye Bye Birdie (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 6 & 13, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 & 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15, 3 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.athenslittleplayhouse. net THEATRE: A Lesson Before Dying (Seney-Stovall Chapel) See Tuesday listing for full description Feb. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8, 8 p.m. & Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. $7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. drama.uga.edu THEATRE: The Illusion (Athens Community Theater) See Friday

listing for full description Feb. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 & Feb. 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14, 8 p.m. Feb. 8 & 15, 2 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.townandgownplayers.org

Monday 9 ART: Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day CardMaking: Love Letter Booklets (KA Artist Shop) Learn a few techniques for booklet binding in order to make an extended-length card.

Each participant will go home with a stitched booklet and a spiral-bound mini notebook. 7 p.m. $18. www. kaartist.com CLASSES: Affordable Care Act Information Session (Multiple Locations) Find out how to sign up for the Affordable Care Act and InsureGA from local health navigators. Bring names and social security numbers for all members of the household, employment income information and information about any other health policies your family has. Jan. 21, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. at Bogart Public Library. Jan. 26, Feb. 2 & Feb. 9, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. at Athens Community Connection. www. insurega.org FILM: Battle for the Elephants (Miller Learning Center, Room 148) National Geographic goes undercover to expose the brutal slaughter of African elephants for their tusks.

Part of Speak Out for Speciesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Animal Voices Film Festival. 7:30 p.m. FREE! sos.uga.edu FILM: Viewing Party (Oconee County Library) Watch some of the most romantic episodes of hit BBC period shows. Feel free to dress up.

6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted

by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Team Trivia (Highwire Lounge) 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 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Win house cash and prizes!

8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Designed to nurture language skills through literature-based materials and activities. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org 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. 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 PERFORMANCE: Bassoon Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Amy Pollard, an assistant professor of basson at UGA, performs James Lassenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strange Interlude No. 3â&#x20AC;? in addition to others. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. www.pac.uga.edu

Tuesday 10 ART: Opening Reception (ARTiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge) AthensHasArt! presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meditations on Peace & Love,â&#x20AC;? artwork by

Charley Seagraves. The opening reception includes poetry readings from Word of Mouth, the Athens Writer Association and others. Joe Willey will perform. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.artinisartlounge.com ART: Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day CardMaking: Mini Cards (KA Artist Shop) Make 12 tiny cards and play around with techniques like stampking, hand-stitching, washi taping and lettering. 7 p.m. $18. www. kaartist.com ART: Athens Fibercraft Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Guild welcomes all amateur and professional fiber artists including knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners, fabric designers, basket makers, quilters and embroiderers. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Erika Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fiber Travelogue through India.â&#x20AC;?

12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-543-4319 CLASSES: Affordable Care Act & Medicaid/SNAP/TANF Session (Multiple Locations) See Wednesday listing for full description Feb. 2, 4 & 10 (ACC Library) & Feb. 11 (Destined Learning Center, Winterville), 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! darie@ thehealthinitiative.org CLASSES: The Law of Attraction and Manifestation (Body, Mind & Spirit) This ongoing class teaches many techniques for utilizing the power of your mind to create wonders in all areas of your life. 6 p.m. $5. 706-351-6024 EVENTS: 2nd Tuesday Tasting (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wine is for Lovers.â&#x20AC;? 6 p.m. $15. 706-354-7901, www.heirloomathens.com EVENTS: Tuesday Tour (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/scl 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: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly.

10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! 8 p.m. www. choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 KIDSTUFF: Girl Power (Lay Park) This program addresses issues such as peer pressure and helps girls build self-confidence. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13.

5:30 p.m. $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. 706-613-3596, www.athensclarkecounty.com/lay KIDSTUFF: Crafternoon (ACC Library) Supplies are provided. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) An interactive program for ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. 9:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s night features a balloon artist, pictures with Buffy the Buffalo, age-appropriate TV programs and a coloring contest. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. www.buffaloscafe.com LECTURES & LIT: African American Authors Book Club (ACC Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title is Clover by Dori Sanders. Newcomers welcome. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! PERFORMANCE: Dancing Pros Live (The Classic Center) Featuring Karina Smirnoff, Edyta Sliwinska and Chelsie Hightower of “Dancing With the Stars,” this is a live competition where the audience helps determines the winner. Hosted by Golden Globe nominee and star of “Growing Pains,” Alan Thicke. 7:30 p.m. $20–70. www.classiccenter.com

friend Sarah Bradford share in the joys, sorrows and challenges faced by this brave woman who changed the world through her courage.

10:30 a.m. $8–12. www.mortontheatre.com

Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com OPEN JAM Caroline Aiken hosts this open mic. Contact carolineaiken@ gmail.com to sign up.

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ART: Athens Art Crowd (Hotel Indigo) Anyone interested in art can socialize and connect at this bimonthly happy hour. 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org ART: Valentine’s Day CardMaking: Pop-up Cards (KA Artist Shop) Learn pop-up techniques to create 3-D cards. Each participant can make up to six cards. 7 p.m. $18. www.kaartist.com CLASSES: Crochet 2 (Revival Yarns) Review chain and single crochet and learn the most commonly used stitch, double crochet. You will also be introduced to shell stitch, granny square and slip stitch to work in the round. RSVP. 3 p.m. $30. www. revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: Affordable Care Act & Medicaid/SNAP/TANF Session (Multiple Locations) See Wednesday listing for full description Feb. 2, 4 & 10 (ACC Library) & Feb. 11 (Destined Learning Center, Winterville), 6–8 p.m. 706-6123864, darie@thehealthinitiative.org CLASSES: Introduction to Photoshop (ACC Library) Learn the basics. Feb. 11, 10 a.m. & Feb. 14, 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens EVENTS: Home Seller’s Workshop (Prestige Property Specialists) Learn the process of selling a home so you know what to expect. RSVP. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.thehometeamofathens.com/workshops GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Cookies and Cards Valentine Fun (East Athens Community Center) Children will make Valentine’s Day cards and bake cookies. For ages 6 & up. 5–6 p.m. $1–2. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ holidayevents KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) An interactive program for ages 2–5. 9:30–10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/happy-hour PERFORMANCE: UGA Wind Symphony Concert (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Professor Jaclyn Hartenberger will lead the group in an exciting program. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu SPORTS: UGA Hockey (The Classic Center) The UGA Ice Dawgs face off against Life University. 7 p.m. $7. www.ugahockey.com THEATRE: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad (Morton Theatre) Harriet and her

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com SCOTT LOW Solo set from the local Americana singer-songwriter.

FAYE WEBSTER Folk singer-songwriter from Atlanta.

JOHN CALVIN ABNEY Alt-country singer-songwriter hailing from Oklahoma.

M. LOCKWOOD PORTER Folky songwriter from Berkeley, CA. The Foundry Tailgate Tuesdays. 6 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com DANIEL LEE BAND Local Southern rock/country outfit.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DIABLO SANDWICH & DR. PEPPER New local acoustic band featuring Bo Hembree, Adam Poulin and Scotty Nichols.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Join drummer Nicholas Wiles with bassist Drew Hart and

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com THE WERKS “Psychedelic-dancejam-funk-rock” band from Ohio.

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

SPACE KADET Dancy duo from Brooklyn.

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

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.

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE WELCOME HOME Local fourpiece indie rock band.

SON & THIEF Local indie rock band.

JACOB MARTIN Athens-based singer-songwriter.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SHADE Local three-piece skews stoner riffs by sleight-of-hand over oceans of confusion.

CHARTREUSE Drew Smith mixes heavy guitar with sample-driven drone.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com NEW MADRID Echoing and atmospheric local buzz band with folky vocals and swift, proficient guitar plucks. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

TRIATHALON Surfy, R&B-inspired indie-pop group from Savannah.

WOODFANGS Loud, psychedelic, guitar-driven rock.

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

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Shooter Jennings plays the Georgia Theatre on Friday, Feb. 6. pianist Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.

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

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 TOM VISIONS’ INTERACTIVE RECORDING PARTY Every Wednesday in February, Tom Visions hosts a interactive writing and recording session featuring a rotating cast of collaborators and audience participation. This features members of Magd, Lip Geration, Smokedog, Future Ape Tapes and more.

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

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The Foundry 6:30 p.m. www.meltingpointathens. com REPENT AT LEISURE Fun-loving, rowdy, Irish pub band playing traditional as well as modern Irish music.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ A trio of incredibly talented musicians play to a great crowd every weekend.

VFW 7 p.m. $8. www.vfwathens.com WILD CARD Local country/Southern rock trio.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com HANNAH ALDRIDGE Muscle Shoals, AL-based Americana singersongwriter.

LILLY HIATT Americana singer from Nashville, TN. J. THOMAS HALL Local “rough around the edges” folk singersongwriter.

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.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SNOW WITE Grungy, Los Angelesbased psychedelic power-pop group.

PERIOD BOMB Experimental punk band from Austin, TX. THE PRETTY BIRD Local a capella/ hip-hop/anti-pop group.

EMILEIGH IRELAND Member of local indie-pop group Helen Scott plays a solo set.

TOM VISIONS Post-mystical, electronic, psychedelic folk music from the artist formerly known as Tom(b) Television.

DARD DOG Ear-splitting images concocted by Pops Baron.

Live Wire Myriad. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8283 MYRIAD HOUSE BAND Members of Partial Cinema, Monsoon and Saturn Valley lead an open jam session.

THE PURPLE BASICS Local jazzpop group.

RICHARD HUNSINGER Performing solo guitar works and more.

CHELSEA DUNN AND GRACE THORNTON Atlanta-based experimental cellist and dancer team up.

DJ SOUVENIRS Alec Livaditis spins a set of music.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE JULIE HOLMES BAND Local singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who specializes in acoustic jams.

DANA KELSON Soulful singersongwriter.

BRAD AARON Local acoustic singer-songwriter influenced by The Decemberists and Sondre Lerche.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com SMALL REACTIONS “Nerve-pop” band from Atlanta.

NOVUS Psychedelic garage-rock band from Atlanta.

KOKO BEWARE Local lo-fi, upbeat summery indie-surf rock.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $27.50 (adv.), $33 (door). meltingpointathens.com LEON RUSSELL Legendary country-rock singer-songwriter from Oklahoma.

Live Wire Grand Opening! 8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door) www.livewireathens.com PASSAFIRE Savannah native reggaerock band with a progressive feel.

(11:15 p.m.)

LULLWATER Polished local alternative rock band that explores grunge and Southern rock. (10 p.m.)

ROOTS OF A REBELLION Rootsreggae/funk band from Nashville, TN. (9 p.m.)

TROGDOR Local trance DJ. (1 a.m.)

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 FOUR 14 This group out of Greenville, SC, dabbles in experimental rock, blues, jazz, jam and funk.

The Office Lounge 8 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.

He hosts an “all-star jam” every Thursday.

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

Friday 6 Buffalo’s Café 8 p.m. $3. www.buffaloscafe.com SONS OF KATIE ELDER New local folk-rock group.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). meltingpointathens.com DANGFLY Local rock band featuring an all-star lineup, including Adam Payne, Shawn Johnson, Jay Rodgers, Scotty Nicholson and Adam Poulin.

GRASSLAND STRING BAND Local traditional and progressive bluegrass group.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $17. www.georgiatheatre.com SHOOTER JENNINGS The son of Waylon Jennings, this Southern singer-songwriter plays countryinspired rock and roll.

WAYMORE’S OUTLAWS Nashvillebased country outfit featuring former members of Waylon Jennings’ recording and touring band.

The Globe 11 p.m. 706-353-4721 LITTLE GOLD Local group playing garage-rock with country and pop sensibilities.

SAL SHOW Part one-man multimedia/multipersona extravaganza, part comedy show courtesy of Chicago’s Sal Cassato.

DEAR RABBIT Gorgeous, haunting avant-pop group from Colorado.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KINDT/WILLIAMS/TURK Free improv trio featuring viola and keyboard.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE SHUT-UPS Five-piece new-wave power-pop band from Atlanta and Athens.

DAMS “Prog-soul” group from Atlanta.

THE SALT FLATS Melodic and lively local guitar-rock band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com WE BY THE SEA New local “edgy indie rock” three-piece.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www.40watt.com LAUGHLIN Local country duo with influences like Miranda Lambert and Sugarland.

LILY ROSE Local pop-folk singersongwriter.

The Foundry 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com SONS OF SAILORS Jimmy Buffet cover band, featuring members of the Tony Pritchett Band.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com BOOMBOX Vintage-oriented psychedelic group from Muscle Shoals, AL. MIKEY THUNDER Electro hip-hop artist with a reputation for bassdriven party tunes.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 THE PURPLE BASICS Local jazzy indie-rock trio influenced by R.E.M. and Radiohead.

THE HERNIES Local indie rock band led by Henry Barbe.

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

LA MADRUGADA MUSIC Mariettabased band with reggae, rock, rap, ska, alternative and Latin influences.

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

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com NEW NATURE New local jam-rock band.

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

Little Kings Shuffle Club 8 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub 10 BANDS 10 MINUTES Local bands pay tribute to Sleater-Kinney with 10-minute sets. Featuring El HollĂ­n, New Wives, Eureka California, Elysia Empyre, Sad Dads, Meth Wax, Juna, Emileigh Ireland, Tongues and Feather Trade. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com IKE STUBBLEFIELD Soulful R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.

Morton Theatre Wounded Warrior Project Benefit. 7:30 p.m. $10. www.madeintheusasportsfest.com FLOW MOTION Local classic rock cover band.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE BAMA GAMBLERS Dirty blues and Southern rock band from Auburn, AL. The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DEACONS New local group led

by Athens rock fixture Rev. Conner Mack Tribble.

Sunday 8 Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar Experimental Night. 7 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com C.J. BOYD Bassist and composer known for his work with groups like Kurva Choir and Desert Center. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

KILLICK Freeform jazz experimentalist Killick Hinds coaxes sounds from unconventional instruments like his Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;arpeggione and his â&#x20AC;&#x153;harp guitar,â&#x20AC;?

Big Red. Hi-Lo Lounge Brunch with Mahogany. 11 a.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

The World Famous Beers! Bands! Brunch! 1 p.m. FREE! 706-543-4002 PAUL MCHUGH Pilgrim frontman plays a stripped-down solo set.

TWIN COURAGE Acoustic indie-folk duo from South Carolina.

Monday 9 Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. www.georgiatheatre.com DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta faves.

DJ OSMOSE International touring DJ and Athens resident lays down an all-vinyl set of disco, funk, boogie and nu-disco.

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 MUSCLE SHOALS MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Alabama hotspot.

The World Famous 10 p.m. FREE! 706-543-4002 MIND OVER MIRRORS Acclaimed experimental project led by composer Jaime Fennelly and featuring Circuit des Yeuxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Haley Fohr. See story on p. 15.

DANIEL BACHMAN Talented primitive fingerstyle guitarist and composer from North Carolina.

TERMINALS Compositions for modular synthesizer from local musician Sam Frigard.

Tuesday 10 Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com CICADA RHYTHM Acoustic guitar and upright bass duo playing bluegrass-tinged indie folk, filled with paired vocal harmonies.

CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON Singersongwriter rooted in old country and folk, whose songs still manage to feel fresh, relevant and vital.

PADRE Local band featuring members of Dana Swimmer and Mothers.

The Foundry Tailgate Tuesdays. 6 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com CODY JOHNSON BAND Country singer-songwriter with a crowdpleasing vibe.

Georgia Theatre Fight Leukemia Benefit. 8 p.m. www. georgiatheatre.com DAVID BARBE & THE QUICK HOOKS Local luminary David Barbe leads his band through a set of hooky, melodic power-pop.

SATURN VALLEY Local progressive jam fusion band.

MAMA-FIKI Local jam-influenced fusion band.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 CGI JOE The musical alias of Joe Kubler.

TENNESSEE JOEY ALLRED No info available.

LEISURE SERVICE Michael Pierce of local experimental outfit Wet Garden plays a solo set.

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

KILLICK Freeform jazz experimentalist Killick Hinds coaxes sounds from unconventional instruments like his Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;arpeggione and his â&#x20AC;&#x153;harp guitar,â&#x20AC;?

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DEREK POTEAT Experimental electric bassist who deals in minimalism.

MIKE JONES No info available.

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Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 CLINT SWORDS AND FRIENDS Local musicians collaborate for a night of sweet sounds.

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

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The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens. com SWEETHEART DUETS HOOT Put on by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society. This month will highlight duet couples, featuring Erin Notarthomas and Chris Padgett, Mary Sigalas and Matt Yelton, Vicki and Rob McMaken, Karen Bergmann and James Cook, Sarah and Darrin Cook and Jean Moon and Patrick Harrell.

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Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE Rock out every Wednesday at this open mic. Contact louisphillippelot@yahoo.com.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com PILGRIM Local rock band featuring Paul McHugh, Matt Stoessel, TJ Machado, Thayer Sarrano and Brad Morgan.

FOLK KILLER Chattanooga-based rock and roll group.

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Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 TOM VISIONS INTERACTIVE RECORDING PARTY Every Wednesday in February, Tom Visions hosts an interactive writing and recording session featuring a rotating cast of collaborators and audience participation. This features members of Cult of Riggonia, Jade Poppyfield, Gurgle Twins, Leisure Service and more.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE KNIGHTS Chamber orchestra dedicated to creating an engaging musical experience that honors both classical tradition and explores new adventures for musical discovery.

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com OPEN JAM Caroline Aiken hosts this open mic. Contact carolineaiken@ gmail.com to sign up.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens!

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bulletin board Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board is every THURSDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

Art ACAC Seeks New Members (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking three qualified candidates to fill three-year volunteer positions. The ACAC meets on the second Monday of each month. Must be an ACC resident and registered voter and have demonstrated interest in the arts. Deadline Feb. 13, 5 p.m. Term begins in May. www.athenscultural affairs.org Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for spring classes including painting, jewelry making, life drawing, stained glass and watercolor. Check website for schedule. Classes begin in March.

706-613-3623, www.athensclarke county.com/lyndonhouse Arts in Community Grants (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission will award two grants of $1,000 each to promote creative placemaking in the community. Grants will be awarded based on the level of community enrichment through the arts, contribution to the local identity and quality or artistic merit. Artists, local organizations and groups can apply.

Deadline Feb. 27. athenscultural affairs@gmail.com, www.athens culturalaffairs.org Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery) Now accepting applications for the Springfest 2015 artist market on May 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. Email for details. farmington gallery@gmail.com, www.farmingtondepotgallery.com Call for Entries (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The gallery is seeking proposals for its upcoming Third Thursday Performance series. Send detailed entries to info@athica.org

Human Rights Festival Logo Contest (Athens, GA) The Athens Human Rights Festival is seeking logo submissions for use on T-shirts, the newspaper and the stage backdrop. Logos must say 37th Annual Human Rights Festival, May 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 and Athens, GA. Email for details. Deadline Feb. 26. tshirtjeffh@gmail.com Indie South Fair Springtacular (Downtown Athens) Indie South Fair is moving downtown! Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; largest handmade and vintage market is currently seeking artists and vendors for its annual spring market, the Springtacular, which will be held in conjunction with the Human Rights Fest on May 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3. Apply online.

Deadline Mar. 2. www.indiesouthfair. com Moonlight Gypsy Market Seeking outsider, strange, erotic, macabre, dark and odd crafters, artists and junk dealers for a springtime event. Deadline for submissions is Feb. 28. moonlightgypsymarket@ gmail.com. www.facebook.com/ moonlightgypsymarket Public Art Master Planner (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is in the process of developing a Public Art Master Plan and is seeking a Public Art Master Planner to help develop a comprehensive work plan, conduct research, lead public engagement efforts and present the Master Plan.

Deadline Feb. 12. www.athens culturalaffairs.org Southworks Call for Artists (OCAF, Watkinsville) Seeking submissions for the 20th annual Southworks National Juried Art Exhibition on 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

Auditions ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEST (Athens Community Theater) Town and Gown Players are seeking 13 men (mid 20s to 60) and four women (early 20s to mid 50s. The audition includes cold readings from the script. Feb. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. www.townandgownplayers.org

Classes 2015 Georgia Farm to School & Preschool Summit (The Classic Center) Learn about Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm to school community through expert-led workshops. Feb. 19, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. & Feb. 20, 8:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $140. www.georgiaorganics.org Acting Classes (Live Wire) Circle Ensemble Theatre offers adult acting classes at Live Wire (formerly New Earth). Sundays, Feb. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;March 15, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $150. circleensemble@ gmail.com Beginning Portrait Sculpture (OCAF, Watkinsville) In this six-week class, students learn about forms, proportions and expressive possibilities in shaping the human head using clay.

Instructor Jean Westmacott is the creator of the Athena statue in front of the Classic Center. Feb. 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 1, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $235. www.ocaf.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 Cameron Hampton Workshop Series (OCAF, Watkinsville) In drawing workshops, students learn how to use traditional drawing materials. In multi-media

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An opening reception for a solo exhibition of paintings by Cheryl Washburn will be held at Farmington Depot Gallery on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. The show will remain on view through Thursday, Mar. 12. paint workshops and pastel workshops, students learn creative ways to approach subject matter and capture light. In mixed media sculpture workshops, students use materials like plaster, paper, Spanish moss and grass to make animal sculptures. Call or email to register.

706-769-4565, info@ocaf.com, www.ocaf.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 Computer Building Basics (Lay Park) Participants will learn how to build a budget-friendly, personal computer from scratch.

The program will cover parts selection, operating system installation, troubleshooting, maintenance and more. Registration required. Ages 18 & up. Feb. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. $15-23. 706-613-3596 Courage to Quit (Athens Regional Medical Center) A foursession program designed to help you quit using tobacco products.

Each class covers a new topic.

Tuesdays, Feb. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. $30 (deposit is returned to participants who finish the course). 706-4751029, www.athenshealth.org/ calendar Dance Classes (Dancefx) Classes offered in creative movement, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, breakdance, acrobatics, cheer dance and more.

Register online. 706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org Dance Classes (Studio Dance Academy) Barefoot Dance Studio, located inside of Studio Dance Academy, offers classes in bellydance and burlesque. ww.barefootdanceathens.com Dance Meditation (Aikido Center of Athens) Beginners are invited to try dancing, and formally trained dancers are invited to experiment.

Fridays, 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. Donations accepted. 706-380-1112, www. aikidocenterofathens.com Doula Training (Bloom) This two-day doula training workshop is the first step in becoming a Certified Labor Doula through CAPPA. Workshop on Feb. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7. $350â&#x20AC;&#x201C;400.

706-363-0564, www.twobeebirth services.com Georgia Organics Conference (The Classic Center) The expo will feature food and farm tours, workshops, educational sessions and more. Chef Hugh Acheson will deliver a keynote speech. Feb.

19, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. & Feb. 20, 7 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $100â&#x20AC;&#x201C;320. www.conference.georgiaorganics.org Get Your Zen On (675 Pulaski St., #1600) Stretch, twist and breathe it out. Flow yoga for all levels taught

by Sarah Dunning. Feb. 12, 19 & 26, 9:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10:30 a.m. $12/class. www. sdyoga.weebly.com Handbuilding for Beginners (OCAF, Watkinsville) Instructor Jenna Gridley teaches basic techniques for forming clay. Classes begin Feb. 24. www.ocaf.com Intro to Rails Programming (Four Athens) Instructors will be available inside and outside class hours to teach Ruby on the Rails.

This 12-week code class meets Mondays and Thursdays, Feb. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 2. www.fourathens.com/ railscode Master Composter Class (ACC Solid Waste Department) Become a home composting expert.

Course includes composting methods for gardeners, those in apartments, food industry workers and small farmers. Wednesdays, Feb. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apr. 1, 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. $150.

706-613-3640 Mindfulness & Hot Chocolate Workshop Series (All Body Studio) Learn why we do what we do, and explore mindfulness with hot chocolate. Feb. 11, 18, 25 & Mar. 4, 6 p.m. $100. happydunning@gmail.com, www. sdyoga.weebly.com Mindfulness Meditation (Healing Arts Centre) This fiveweek course led by David Kurtz is for beginners or those wishing to refresh their practice. Tuesdays beginning Feb. 24, 5:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:45 p.m. $25 suggested donation. 706-6131142, www.healingartscentre.net Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tea Towels!

One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;? Feb. 4, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. $50. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stampmaking: Two Color Stamps.â&#x20AC;? Feb. 21, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $40. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Custom Stationary: Multicolor Screeprinting, Two Parts.â&#x20AC;? Feb. 25, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. & Mar. 4, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $60. www.doubledutchpress.com Pure Barre (Pure Barre Athens) Purre Barre is a 55-minute full-body workout that uses a ballet barre for isometric movements concentrating on hips, thighs, seat, addominals and arms. 706-850-4000, www. purebarre.com/ga-athens 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

Spring Tennis (ACC Tennis Center) Tennis programs are available for children, teens and adults at all experience levels. www.athens clarkecounty.com/tennis Tai Chi at UGA (UGA Health Sciences, George Hall) Try 12 weeks of beginner level Tai Chi. Wednesdays and Fridays through Apr. 24, 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 a.m. Register by Feb. 20. FREE! www.surveymonkey. com/s/level1taichiugahsc The Art of Happiness (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This series of classes covers topics with regards to defining what happiness is to you, exploring joyful contentment through your beliefs, creativity and emotion, and exploring the basic principles of what makes happy people happy. Saturdays, Feb. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;28, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $140. www. uga.edu/botgarden Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Yoshukai karate in a positive atmosphere. Accepting new students. See website for schedule.

FREE! www.athensy.com Watercolor Painting Inspired by Nature (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Students will create several compositions based on the elements of and principles of design. Includes demos, independent work time and one-on-one instruction. Feb. 21, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. & Feb. 22, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $160. www.botgarden.uga.edu 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 Call for Volunteers (Downtown Athens) The Athens Human Rights Festival is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising, publicity, organizing speakers and performers, the tabloid, social media, stage building and more. The 37th annual will be held downtown on May 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3. Contact for meeting information. 706-202-9169, www. athenshumanrightsfest.org Disabled American Veterans Network (Athens, GA) Seeking volunteers to drive VA furnished vehicles to transport vets living with disabilities to local clinics and Augusta hospitals. Weekdays, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m., once or twice a month.

Call Roger, 706-202-0587 Relay for Life of Clarke County (YMCA) Help fund a cure for cancer while planning a fun community event. Seeking new

volunteers to help plan one of the largest local events of the year. 706543-2240, alisia.goff@cancer.org, www.relayforlife.org/clarkega Tutors Needed (440 Dearing Ext.) Athens Tutorial Program is seeking volunteer tutors for at-risk students in grades Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8. One-hour sessions are scheduled Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursday, 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. 706-354-1653, jgarris miller@hotmail.com Walk a Shelter Dog (1171 Branch Rd., Bishop) Lend a helping paw by walking a shelter dog in Heritage Park. Walks are the first Thursday and first Saturday of the month. Sign in at 12 p.m. 706-7693956, packleaderbrooke@gmail.com

Kidstuff Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for spring classes like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Time I and IIâ&#x20AC;? for ages 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Springtime Plein Air and Enchanted Forestâ&#x20AC;? for ages 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 and two Spring Break sessions. Classes begin in March. www.athens clarkecounty.com/lyndonhouse

Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The SBG and the Nongame Conservation Section of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources present an art contest. Students in K-5th grade can submit artwork portraying Georgia nongame wildlife and plants. Entries due Apr. 3. Call for rules and guidelines. 706-542-6156

Support Groups Al-Anon 12 Step (Little White House) For family and friends of alcoholics and drug addicts. 478955-3422, www.ga-al-anon.org Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.org Meditation/Group Energy Healing (734 Timber Ridge Dr.) Experience a deeper awareness of who you really are. Group meets

art around town ALL BODY STUDIO (337 Prince Ave.) Multi-media artwork made from acrylic, cardboard, sheet vinyl and plastic by Frances Jemini. Tim Dominyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mixed media work straddles painting and sculpture. Through April.

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Local photography by Beka Poss. Through February.

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.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meditations on Peace and Loveâ&#x20AC;? presents art by Charley Seagraves. Currently on view through March.

Reception Feb. 10.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Bertelsmann Gallery, view â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Best of Fall: First Semester Student Art Show.â&#x20AC;? Through Feb. 20. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Contrapuntoâ&#x20AC;? showcases the works of Contrapunto members Pedro Fuertes, Jorge Arcos, Dora Lopez, Stanley Bermudez and Carlos Solis. Guest artists include Alex Mendoza and Claudia Soria. Through Apr. 24.

ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) A collection of antique quilts owned by historian Madeline Hawley and members of the Cotton Patch Quilters. Through Feb. 22.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;As We Wish to Beâ&#x20AC;? is a solo installation of site-specific murals by Atlanta-based artist Bethany Collins. Through Mar. 8.

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;In Bloomâ&#x20AC;? is a group show featuring the works of Rinne Allen, Wayne Bellamy, Claire Clements, Moon Jung Jang, Zipporah Camille Thompson and several other artists. Through Mar. 15.

CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Witness: The Photography of Billy Howard.â&#x20AC;? Through Feb. 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. Through April.

DONDEROâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Artwork by Jackie Dorsey.

Opening reception Feb. 8. Through February.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coffee and Travelâ&#x20AC;? presents linoleum block prints by RenĂŠ Shoemaker. Through February.

FARMINGTON DEPOT GALLERY (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 14 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics and fine furniture. Permanent collection artists include Phil Goulding, Larry Hamilton, Chris Hubbard, Michael Pierce and more. â&#x20AC;˘ Pastoral oil paintings by Cheryl Washburn. Opening reception Feb. 8.

Through Mar. 12.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Toilsome Search for Probityâ&#x20AC;? features dark and dreamlike, black-and-white illustrations by James Greer. Opening reception Feb. 6. Through February.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ornamentâ&#x20AC;? features the artwork of Cameron Lyden, Jess Machacek, Cassidy Russell, Laura Bell, Terri Dilling and Brittainy Lauback. Through Apr. 3.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond.â&#x20AC;? Through Mar. 1. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Year on the Hill: Work by Jim Fiscus and Chris Bilheimer.â&#x20AC;? Through Mar. 8. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Life and Work of Alice Fischer, Cultural Pioneerâ&#x20AC;? presents selections of ceramic jewelry and works on paper by the former UGA professor. Through Mar. 8. â&#x20AC;˘ In the sculpture garden, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Terra Verte,â&#x20AC;? created by Scottish artist Patricia Leighton, consists of six cubes full of living vegetation. Through

every other Tuesday. www.lifecoach celia.com Project Safe (Athens, GA) Meetings for Warriors: Hope & Healing from Domestic Violence Group are held every Tuesday, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Tuesday of each month.

Meetings for the Emotional Abuse Support Group are held every Monday, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Monday of the month.

Childcare provided. 24-hour crisis hotline: 706-543-3331. Teen texting line: 706-765-8019. www.projectsafe.org SLPAA (Campus View Church of Christ) Sex, Love and Pornography Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step program for sexually compulsive behaviors. Every Monday, 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. 706-372-8642 Weight Loss Group (Counseling Associates for Well-Being) This sixweek group begins in February and combines hypnosis, mindfulness and self-compassion. Contact to reserve spot. $40. 706-425-8900, s.rains@ca4wellbeing.com, www. ca4wellbeing.com

On The Street Adult Soccer League (Athens YWCO) Now registering for the three spring leagues. Games begin Feb. 22. 706-354-7880, dtbryant10@ gmail.com, www.ywcosoccer.com Adult Soccer Registration (Trail Creek Park) The four divisions include coed, coed competitive, competitive, and 35 & older. The season begins Feb. 22. $450/team.

706-613-3589, www.athensclarke county.com/sports Affordable Health Care Sign-up (ACC Library) Athens Neighborhood Health Clinic will be in the computer lab to help residents sign up for insurance. Feb. 4 & 6, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. FREE! www.athens library.org Talent Show The Carnivale of Black Hearts is seeking talent show contestants. Burlesque, circus acts, comedy, theater, music and other odd talents are welcome. Cash prizes. Deadline is Feb. 21. Send entries with descriptions and links to blankbooking@gmail.com f

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. THE GEORGIA THEATRE (215 N. Lumpkin St.) Photography of local musicians by Jason Thrasher.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;BANGâ&#x20AC;? is an installation by Carol John featuring a multitude of painted works that will rotate over the next few months. Through June.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Marissa Mustard. Through Feb. 15.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prairie and Riverâ&#x20AC;? presents a collection of new oil and gouache paintings by Will Eskridge. Through February.

HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Carley Rickles.

Through February.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silk and Travelâ&#x20AC;? presents hand-painted silk by RenĂŠ Shoemaker. Through February.

KA ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love, In All Its Many Formsâ&#x20AC;? is a group show featuring a variety of styles. Currently on display through February 28. Reception Feb. 19.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Exquisiteâ&#x20AC;? is a collaborative group exhibition that elaborates upon the established tradition of the Exquisite Corpse. Through Feb. 20. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mequitta Ahuja: Automythographyâ&#x20AC;? features a series of paintings that illustrate the visiting artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weaving of myth, cultural history and personal biography. Through Feb. 26. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justin Schmitz: Like a Juggernautâ&#x20AC;? shows portraits the Doddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Post-MFA Fellow in Photography took of teenagers at high school football games. Through Feb. 26. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;To-Do Listâ&#x20AC;? reveals what 28 artists were thinking, accomplishing and avoiding during a six-week period. Through Feb. 26.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) 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.

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.

MAMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BOY (197 Oak St.) Artwork by Arianna Amantis. Through Feb. 15.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Great Folk Parade: From Finster Forwardâ&#x20AC;? includes works by self-taught Southern artists like Howard Finster, RA Miller, Bennie Morrison, Tex Crawford and Harold Rittenberry. Through Feb. 20. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crescent Lane Rug Hookersâ&#x20AC;? showcases both contemporary and traditional rugs created by the local guildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members. Through Feb. 20.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) 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.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Undulations,â&#x20AC;? artwork by Jonah Allen. Through February.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) The Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creatures in the Garden,â&#x20AC;? a juried show of quilts embedded with scenes of flowers, trees and natural landscapes. Through Mar. 8.

THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Landscapes I Have Lovedâ&#x20AC;? features paintings by Michael Spronck. Through Mar. 5.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blooms and Boatsâ&#x20AC;? contains digital images by Dr. David Jarrett.

Through March.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mosaic: The 2015 Faculty Biennial Exhibition.â&#x20AC;?

Through Feb. 19.

VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Maggie and Jackie Baxter of Make Nice Design Co. present illustrations of animals and plants.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Will Eskridge, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.

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I’ll just jump right in. I’m an AfricanUndergrads are too young for you, and they American woman who dates anyone of any mostly date each other according to the variety, unless he’s an asshole, stupid or lazy. customs of their kind (bar-hopping in large I’m sure I have other criteria, but the point groups, then going to Gyro Wrap when they here is that I’m pretty damn open-minded. awake the next day). I don’t really know Also, I don’t exclusively date outside of my what graduate students do—work in their race. I think those people are kind of weird labs or libraries? And then there are the and have misdirected racist views. So here’s married people. So so many married people. the thing, I know the Athens townie scene Of all ages. What’s missing seems to be really well (I should mention here that I’m a single professionals in the 25–45 age range. little older, so I’m not talking about the typical Or maybe they’re here and all hanging out student scene), and though people are generat a bar I haven’t been to. ally amazing individuals, I’m having a difficult So, to amend what you said, I think time dating, and I think it’s because, dare I say, there’s some race issues that people don’t admit there’s already a shortage of cool single people here. There are tons of cool people here, to in this town. This is not to say that white, but many seem to Hispanic, Asian men be married. (Do cool who aren’t attracted people get married, to black women are or does being married racist. That’s purely a turn people cool? For matter of taste. It’s to future discussion.) say that men who are I say all that to attracted to me don’t or confirm that it can be can’t date me because hard to find people to I’m black, which then date here. makes them racist. You Next, let’s get to see what I’m saying the question of race. here or am I talking in I’ll start by saying circles? that, as you more or Anyway, I recently less said, there’s no joined Tinder, and accounting for taste, within a couple of days and people are absomet an awesome guy. lutely allowed to have We went out a couple preferences. of times, things were On the heels of going swimmingly, that, though, I’ll and then BAM the race say that I know that questions started, and Please send your questions to white people never then BAM the “it’s not advice@flagpole.com or think it’s about race. you it’s me” text came.

They think they’re Rhonda, this hapflagpole.com/getadvice breaking up with you pens to me ALL the for every reason but time. I’m beginning your race. People—myself included—are to think there’s something about me, because influenced by their own unacknowledged it happens so often! But then I sit back and and unconscious biases all the time. It’s not analyze the situation, which is always, “You’re possible to know how much of your unsucamazing, you’re attractive, blah blah, but I cessful dating experience is due to discomcan’t date you, can we be friends?” which then makes me think I must be pretty cool, so it’s got fort with the idea of dating a black woman and how much is due to things just not to be the race thing.

I’d be totally happy staying in my lane (race- working out (as often happens), but I think it’s safe to say that that both things are at wise that is), but 1) that’s not who I am; 2) play to some degree. there’s already a short supply of cool people, so As to what to do about it, I recommend dating ONLY within my race will likely mean expanding your pool of potential dates as many lonely nights; and 3) I shouldn’t have to much as you can. Try to broaden your social change my attitude because other people have network in Athens beyond your current a problem with the color of my skin. scene, if at all possible. I also suggest lookSo I guess my question is, do you think I’m ing to some other places for potential dates. overreacting and it’s not about my race, but Atlanta comes to mind. I suspect you’d run possibly something else that I’m not checking into less of what you’re describing in a bigfor? What advice would you give me if this ger city. If you have any friends there, try to WERE in fact the situation but I want to convisit and spend some time with them and tinue being true to myself and continue dating let them know you’re interested in meeting all types?

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