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table of contents Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Art Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Capitol Impact . . . . . . . . . . 5 Street Art . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

This Modern World . . . . . . 5 Movie Reviews . . . . . . . . 19 City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Flickskinny . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Mary Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Calendar . . . . . . . . . 20

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Record Store Day . . . . . . 10 Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . 26 Future Islands . . . . . . . . . 11 Adopt Me . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Protomartyr . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Art Around Town . . . . . . . 27

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Threats & Promises . . . . . 12 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Record Review . . . . . . . . 12 Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Locavore . . . . . . . . . 13 Local Comics . . . . . . . . . 30

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Feminist Fashion . . . . . . . 14 Help Me, Rhonda . . . . . . 31

ď†? HOMEDRONE: Check out a Q&A with Joy Division bassist Peter Hook, who plays Georgia Theatre Tuesday, Apr. 21. ď?Ž GRUB NOTES: Spring in Athens means food events, and there are a ton of ‘em coming up, including the annual Shotgun Dinners pig roast. ďŠ CULTURE BRIEFS: Athens spent all weekend stalking Jon Hamm and other celebs. (This is why we can’t have nice things.)

athens power rankings: APr. 13–19 1. Beer ďˆą 2. Prosper Hedges 3. Local record stores 4. Lera Lynn 5. Food

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Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been in Athens, from the beginning, when the university was built as a college for rich, young white As we wait to find out whether yet more boys, whose families pretty quickly learned student high-rise housing will occupy the to amass fortunes with slave labor, thus St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property at Pulaski Street and sending wealthier and wealthier sons here Prince Avenue, we shake our Classic heads to learn amongst the charms of Athens. and wonder what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing to Athens, Grady Thrasher and Kathy Prescott are and why. Hey, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not personal; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only business, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in every college working on a film about the Athens we know today, and how it came to be; you town in America. might call it â&#x20AC;&#x153;bohemian Athens.â&#x20AC;? In the colBendix Anderson wrote in the Dec. 3, lege-town mix that attracted creative people 2013 National Real Estate Investor online, like those who have made our music and art â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, the flood of new construction is concentrated in the area nearby the roughly scenes is always cheap rent, and here that also meant charming old neighborhoods 300 largest universities with more than close to downtown.

10,000 students If cheap rent is gone, apiece, says [Jim does that mean Arbury, vice-presiâ&#x20AC;&#x153;ourâ&#x20AC;? Athens is, too? dent for the National Are the kids paying Multi Housing class-A rents and Council]. The newest hanging out around student housing is the infinity-edge targeted even more pool less apt to start tightly. Because of a band than their the high cost of new predecessors, who construction, these swatted mosquitoes new beds target the on the back porches wealthiest students of old houses in who can afford the kudzu patches? cost. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You can only Of course, our make the math work government made it if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re delivering illegal for more than class-A properties,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; two students to live says [Terrell Gates, in those houses in founder and CEO, those kudzu patches.

Virtus Real Estate Meanwhile, bohemiCapital].â&#x20AC;? ans were already so Investors are successful here that scrambling all over Cheswick (Fred Galyean) tries to convince Martini they bought up all the country to cater (Adam Shirley) to rebel against Nurse Ratched. the old houses and to studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; desires turned them into upscale, intown neighborto be as close as possible to the universities they attend. If that means theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also close hoods, putting them far out of the reach for the next generation of creatives. to bars and restaurants, bingo!

Our present government could have The common denominator in the nationaddressed the class-A land rush before it wide rush to build to suit the wealthiest took over downtown, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, and now students is the availability of land close to weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just have to wait and see what kind of campus, which is in short supply, especially town evolves from the continuing flood of in the more urban areas. Athens just haprich, entitled, temporary residents living in pened to have some large tracts adjacent another world but feeding off our Athens. to campus and downtown that were up for sale: Athens Hardware on Strong Street, the infamous Armstrong & Dobbs property on East Broad and Oconee streets, the property behind the Suntrust Bank Yes, Town & Gownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Flew Over the between Broad and Clayton streets, the Cuckooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest is as good as we thought it site between the downtown post office and would beâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;better, actually. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great play, Bethel Homes, in addition to St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s based on a great book, and this production and, apparently, the Bottleworks parking is superbly cast, directed and actedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;on a lot on Meigs Street. All except the latter two wonderfully grim set. have been or are being developed for â&#x20AC;&#x153;class You know the story: Randall McMurphy Aâ&#x20AC;? student housing.

(Joel Altherr), the free sprit, against the These kids are rich, by Georgia stanmaliciously controlling Nurse Ratched dards, and, as long as their grades are â&#x20AC;&#x153;class (Amy Miller), and it is a fight to the death B,â&#x20AC;? they are further entitled to government for the hearts and minds of the inmates subsidies for their tuition in the form of of an insane asylum, wonderfully, zanily, HOPE scholarships, so they affect Athens poignantly played by a raucous ensemble as wealth affects communities everywhere: of Town & Gownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best. Altogether, they They drive up rents, and they drive up deliver an evening (and an afternoon) of the price of everything else: beer, pizzaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; funny and thought-provoking theater. But even tuition, squeezing out less affluent hurry: This is the last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Thursday, Georgians. They cost us money, and they Apr. 16â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sunday, Apr. 19. Tickets at 706bring us money.

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By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com Judging from the recent session of the General Assembly, Republicans seem to have become the new Democrats in state politics.

A majority of Republican lawmakers, with the assistance of Democrats, approved what has been accurately described as a “massive tax increase” that will generate more than $900 million a year to pay for highway and bridge construction projects.

The highway bill includes an increase in the gasoline excise tax, a new tax on hotel rooms and a yearly charge of $200 on electric vehicles. The tax hikes were strongly supported by the three most powerful Republicans at the Gold Dome: Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Speaker David Ralston.

Republican lawmakers also terminated a lucrative tax break worth more than $20 million a year to Delta Air Lines. It’s usually the Democrats who are calling for an end to these corporate tax giveaways, but it was Republicans who made it happen.

Speaker Ralston, with some encouragement from the corporate community, helped stop the passage of a “religious freedom” bill that could have resulted in discrimination against gays and lesbians.

It’s usually conservative Republicans who accuse Democrats of supporting gay rights, but it was the most powerful GOP member of the House who blocked a bill that could have limited those rights.

For the first time in years, Republicans did not pass a single bill in this session that was intended to punish Georgia’s immigrant communities. When one Republican tried to slip through a measure that would have prohibited driver’s licenses from being issued to immigrants whose deportation was deferred by President Obama’s

executive order, Republicans like Sen. Tommie Williams (R-Lyons) derided his effort and voted it down.

Republicans in the House and Senate— along with their Democratic colleagues— adopted legislation that will require health insurers to cover autism treatments for children up to the age of six. Ironically, the insurance mandate in the autism bill is very similar to the insurance mandates that make up the Affordable Care Act. Republican lawmakers loathe Obamacare, but they passed an insurance bill just like it to help young children with autism.

Republicans—again with the cooperation of Democrats—passed a bill legalizing the use of marijuana derivatives for the treatment of specified diseases. Deal has already promised he will sign the medical marijuana bill into law. Republicans supporting the legal use of controlled substances? This is really an astounding political development.

Up until two or three years ago, Republicans wouldn’t have mentioned any of these issues, much less introduce bills to address them. These are the kinds of issues that tend to strike a more responsive chord among Democrats and liberals than among conservative Republicans—but the GOP was leading the way on them.

This crossing of party lines, of course, also applied to Democrats in the Legislature. Deal’s legislative package authorizing a state takeover of struggling schools is the kind of proposal that Democrats have traditionally opposed— they would argue that it could lead to the privatization of schools. The governor’s school bills, however, would not have passed without crucial votes from the likes of Sen. Freddie Powell Sims (D-Dawson). f

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talk About Splitting Up Leisure Services Plus, the Normaltown Parking Deck, the School Budget and More

By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arts and nature department when it was separate from sports prior to city-county unification in 1991.

Harry Sims, who took office in 1993, is the only commissioner left whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been around long enough to remember unification. There was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;firestormâ&#x20AC;? during unification when people involved with Sandy Creek Nature Center thought it would cease to exist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you look out there, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thriving, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Sims raised doubts about whether the department could be split up without becoming less efficient. People would need to be hired to coordinate across departments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of a sudden, we start talking about a lot of people being added to the employment of Athens-Clarke County,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Reidy, likewise, pointed out that Leisure Servicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; responsibilities are intertwined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From where I sit, when I look at the mission of this department, all the programs and services we offer fit really well into it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the will of the Mayor and Commission, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take a look at it.â&#x20AC;?

Caroline Kelly, for one, questioned whether breaking up Leisure Services would make any difference. And ACC has more important things to worry about, she added, like poverty, transportation and economic development.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d agree. An effective Leisure Services Department, though, could be an essential component of solutions to those problems. Parks improve quality of life, which draws employers to Athens.

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future trails and greenways Wharton was overseeing.

The East Athens Little League season started Mar. 28, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still have those same concernsâ&#x20AC;? about the reorganizaand Satterfield Park was nowhere near ready. tion, ACC Commissioner Jared Bailey said at the Tuesday, The small park off Cherokee Road is undergoing some Apr. 7 commission voting meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orgamuch-needed repairs. But as of last week, it remained â&#x20AC;&#x153;a nized in an effective manner, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see us resolve full-blown construction site, hazards and all,â&#x20AC;? with cables, wires and chunks of concrete lying around, according to one those issues.â&#x20AC;?

Baileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments came after Commissioner Mike parent, Caroline Kelly. The concession stand, a major source Hamby floated a proposal to split Leisure Services into of revenue for the league, was closed, scoreboards didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t separate recreation, arts and nature departments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe work, and bleachers were missing. weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d get better service,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The $661,000 SPLOST projectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which includes new Hamby said he wants to consider the planâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which water lines, a larger concession stand, new scoreboards and should be revenue neutralâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in fiscal 2016 budget talks next dugout renovationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is scheduled for completion within two weeks, Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Director month. Seven other commissioners said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at least open to discussing the idea.

Pam Reidy said. She was unsure if construction was behind schedule or not, and project manager Keith Sanders with the SPLOST office was not available for comment.

Even if Satterfield Park is up and running soon, Little League parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concerns dredge up larger, long-standing issues with Leisure Services. Just in the past couple of years, citiNormaltown Parking Deck: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear if zens have expressed frustration with the limitaAthens-Clarke County commissioners can do tions of a master-planning process; criticized the anything about a parking deck (with a medidepartment for bringing tennis instruction incal office attached) in Normaltown that would house and dragging its feet on repaving Bishop triple the traffic on narrow, winding, residential Park courts; raised (somewhat vague) concerns Yonah Avenue. But several of them are pushing about the future of the Lyndon House Arts to revise zoning and building codes so that the Center; and fought with officials over access to situation doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen again. fields for football games.

About a half-dozen Normaltown and This has been going on for a long time, spanBoulevard residents turned out last Tuesday to ning multiple directors. Eastsiders wonder ask commissioners to do something to revise why the Westside seems to get all the love. plans for the deck, to redirect at least some trafWestsiders wonder why the Eastside got two fic onto Prince Avenue. They asked that county big, new parks in the past decade while they got officials consider how 800 cars a day exiting the bupkis. (Westsiders outside the Loop are parAthens-Clarke County didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly hit a home run when renovations at Satterfield Park werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t findeck onto Yonah will affect not only that street ticularly screwed in this regard.) Youth sports ished in time for baseball season. but also Park Avenue, with its wonky intersecleagues periodically feud with Leisure Services. tion, and Satula Avenue, which is narrow, often backed up The idea of breaking up Leisure Services dates back at Yet advocates for arts and nature programs often feel and crowded with parked cars already. least to 2010, when the Overview Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a citizen ignored in favor of athletics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand how we can do a traffic impact analyReidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011 department reorganization may have made board appointed once a decade to examine local governsis and not consider the impact of traffic on neighborhoods. things worse. She eliminated the natural resources and ath- ment operationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;recommended it in a report (which was It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make sense to me,â&#x20AC;? Commissioner Jerry NeSmith promptly shelved). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re usually coming from an athletics divisions and reassigned popular administrator Mike said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the building codes, the letics point of view,â&#x20AC;? Overview Commission Chairwoman Wharton, raising the hackles of outdoorsy types who wonzoning codes in place to protect against this sort of thing.

Jill Jayne Read told me in 2011. Read headed up Clarke dered what the changes would mean for the current and

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“I wonder, why won’t the developer listen and collaborate? Why can’t we as elected officials and staff cause the development to proceed in a way that considers its traffic impact on its neighbors?”

Neither residents nor commissioners (nor Flagpole) have been able to get in touch with Barrett Development Group.

“I have great sympathy for the people on Yonah, and I think it’s outrageous the developer will not speak to the residents,” said Commissioner Andy Herod.

Barrett is under no obligation to negotiate with the neighborhood, since they can build the project by right under the current zoning code. “If there’s nothing in our code to prevent something like this from moving forward as is, then we need to change our code,” Commissioner Melissa Link said.

Residents filed an appeal to the ACC Hearings Board on Friday arguing that, because the 142-space parking deck is larger than the 39,000 square-foot office building, it’s not an “accessory use” under county law and so isn’t allowed in a Commercial-Neighborhood zone. The appeal also challenges the developer’s traffic study, which appears to have been almost literally written on the back of a cocktail napkin. However, planners ruled later that day that staff’s administrative decisions can’t be appealed.

Parking Revenue: The commission also approved a new parking-services contract with the Athens Downtown Development Authority that will pay the ADDA 20 percent of parking revenue to enforce parking laws and run two city-owned decks, up from 15 percent.

The additional $55,000 will be earmarked for revolving loans for small businesses, grants to improve building facades, landscaping, wayfinding signs and public art, said Commissioner Mike Hamby, who’s also on the ADDA board.

Airport Expansion: And, the commission approved a new commercial terminal at Athens-Ben Epps Airport. The $4.5 million SPLOST-funded terminal was originally supposed to be located off Lexington Road, but was moved to a less visible location on the north side of the airport due to lack of funding and the loss of commercial air service last year.

County officials said they’re in talks with several airlines.

If enplanements top 10,000 per year, federal funding will allow ACC to build another commercial terminal on the south side of the airport, with the new terminal repurposed, according to the Airport Authority.

Crosswalk Clarification: Athens Rep. Spencer Frye’s measure requiring motorists to stop at crosswalks when beacons are flashing passed the legislature overwhelmingly earlier this month. Rep. Chuck Williams (R-Watkinsville) was one of five “no” votes in the House—but not because he opposed Frye’s bill, he explained. In fact, he co-sponsored it. Williams said he had an issue with Senate Bill 76, to which Frye’s HB 417 was attached. That bill allows bicycles and motorcycles to run red lights if their vehicles are too light to trip the wire that changes the signal.

School Budget: The Athens-Clarke County School Board approved a tentative budget Thursday, Apr. 9 for the 2016 fiscal year of $130 million, $5 million greater than 2015.

Even with an expected $5 million increase in revenue, the school district will still run a $3 million deficit, about the same as this year’s deficit of $2.8 million. The property tax rate will stay the same at 20 mills.

The budget for instruction will see the most growth, rising from $84 million this year to $87 million next year.

This increase, Superintendent Phil Lanoue said, is meant to retain and attract talented teachers by providing a small increase in salary and retirement funds. The turnover rate for teachers was 22 percent, but dropped to between 12–14 percent when the job market worsened and teachers kept the jobs they had, Lanoue said. The increase will also account for the rising costs of health insurance. Lanoue also hopes to reduce high school teachers’ class schedule from six to five classes and add 23 teachers, including 10 in special education.

“I feel really good about the budget this year,” after years of cuts, he said.

The board approved the tentative budget without much discussion, so now it will move on to three public hearings in May, and a final vote will follow at the regularly scheduled June meeting. [Evelyn Andrews] f

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UGA Students and Athens Residents Push to End Pot Prohibition

J

osh Wayne is not your stereotypical stoner. He’s a psychology major with good grades and ambition—he started the group Athens CARE almost immediately after arriving on campus as a freshman. You’re more likely to catch him in a button-down than a Bob Marley T-shirt.

After going to a club fair and realizing a marijuana group did not exist, Wayne started a local chapter of the Campaign for Access, Reform and Education (CARE) to lobby for medical marijuana and to decriminalize or legalize it for everyone.

Four states have legalized marijuana for recreational use, others have decriminalized it, and a small group of mostly young people are working toward those goals in Athens. It’s an issue that’s growing in importance among young voters.

Vice magazine told President Obama recently that it was the No. 1 thing readers wanted to ask about; the president said he sympathized but chided them for not putting other issues first.

Why has marijuana become an issue on par with alcohol during prohibition? Wayne says he is passionate about marijuana partly because he thinks the laws are unjust. “I just think from a personal liberty standpoint, people shouldn’t be arrested for partaking in something that doesn’t inhibit anybody else’s free will,” he says.

Young people’s interest in the subject is about rebellion, too. “If you tell somebody not to do something, they are more likely to actually do that thing,” Wayne says.

Disease, her sister’s stomach cancer and her own arthritis, Bolton has seen many doctors in Georgia and says they have been accepting about the idea of using cannabis oil, even before the bill passed the state legislature last month.

“Doctors in Georgia, they will not mention it first, but if you ask them about using cannabis, they are all about it,” she says. The side effects of her medication for arthritis can be much more harmful than marijuana, Bolton says, and that’s why she became an activist for legalization.

Students are just one group that’s affected by drug laws, Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Melissa Link says, and they may be over-represented in Athens because it is a college town. Young people are also seem to care less about the stigma of supporting marijuana, and that is part of why fewer adults openly push for legalization.

“I think there are a lot of adults probably that would support it, but they won’t be vocal about it, because there is such a stigma,” Link says.

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Growing Activism HOPE Scholarship recipients could potentially lose thousands of dollars if caught, but Wayne says many still see the benefits of smoking as outweighing the risks. One of the reasons is self-medication: They believe weed can treat their illnesses better than anything a doctor could give them, and soon some of those people will be able to ingest cannabis oil legally, once the Georgia medical marijuana bill is signed and enacted. Wayne himself uses marijuana to curb his irritable bowel syndrome, an illness not included in the medical marijuana bill.

People also see it as a safer alternative to alcohol, Wayne says. “Zero people have ever died from an overdose on marijuana, but weekly we see somebody die from alcohol,” he says.

However, Wayne says he and the group know that there are health risks, but those risks are made worse by opposition groups putting out false information about marijuana.

“When kids realize that information is not true, they tend to have the opposite opinion, which is that it is harmless,” he says.

Although young people may make up the majority of marijuana reform advocates, older generations are joining the fight as well.

Stefka Bolton looks at the garden at her home, noting her horehound and St. John’s Wort plants, which are commonly used to treat several medical conditions, much like marijuana, Bolton says. “Cannabis is just a plant,” she says.

The way the government treats marijuana, Bolton says, should be similar to the way it treats alcohol: legal, but with restrictions so people are more likely to use it safely.

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Josh Wayne waits at City Hall Tuesday, Apr. 7 to speak to the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission about decriminalizing marijuana.

Several members of Athens CARE attended the Mar. 3 and Apr. 7 Mayor and Commission meetings to speak in favor of a “parallel ordinance,” a local law that police and courts could use instead of harsher state law to lighten the punishment for people caught with marijuana. One of them was University of Georgia student Polina Yakovleva, who recounted a story of a friend who tried marijuana for the first time with a friend who brought 7 grams into her car.

“Because of one mistake, employers for the rest of her life are going to see that she has been charged with possession of marijuana,” Yakovleva said. “I don’t believe one mistake should have an effect on the rest of her life like this.”

Crime and Punishment Possession of marijuana is a misdemeanor in Georgia punishable by up to one year in prison. But first-time offenders are eligible for pretrial diversion, where the punishment is generally a year of supervision similar to probation, a $300 fine and 40 hours of community service, says Clarke County Solicitor C.R. Chisholm. After they complete the program, offenders’ records are expunged, he says.

Decriminalization could also help lower-income minorities, Link says. “Most people who go to jail for these things are poor and black,” she says.

According to an American Civil Liberties Union report, African Americans are almost four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana compared to whites, even though members of both races use it at roughly the same rate.

That could be because police pay more attention to African Americans, or because they’re less likely to be able to afford a lawyer. Either way, it leads to a “domino effect of misery,” as arrestees often lose their jobs, Link says.

Several commissioners—including Link, Jerry NeSmith and Andy Herod—are sympathetic to Athens CARE’s views and want to at least explore the possibility of decriminalization. But ACC’s attorney, Bill Berryman, says it may not be possible. “If the state preempts an area, local governments can’t act to change what the state has regulated,” he says.​ But some are looking into ways to get around this. A UGA graduate student, Brett Johns, is working to write an ordinance with language that will not conflict with Georgia’s laws. One option may be to write the ordinance in a way that says possession is a civil penalty and leave the charge up to the prosecutors’ discretion once the person

charged goes to court, Johns says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is morally wrong that we send so many people to prison for what really is a harmless matter,â&#x20AC;? Johns says.

According to University of Georgia police data, reports of drug possession have risen between 2006â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2014, but fewer arrests were made. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear how many drug offenses involved marijuana specifically.

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department still pursues users of marijuana just as much as any other drug, Assistant Chief Fred Stephens says, despite the increasing public opinion shift in favor of legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana.

A majority of Americans favored marijuana legalization in 2013â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the same year that Colorado and Washington legalized the drugâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for the first time in history, according to a Gallup poll. It is a monumental change from when Gallup first asked the question in 1969, when only 12 percent favored legalization.

Legalization advocates believe violent crimeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like the UGA student who was shot and killed during a drug deal earlier this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will fall if pot can be openly purchased.

Stephens, though, believes people will still burglarize or rob people for money to buy legal marijuana. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is still that piece of the puzzle that is still not solved by legalizing the drug,â&#x20AC;? he says.

But Melissa Link says legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana would lessen its value and thus the motivation to steal it or the money to buy the drug. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you make something illegal, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t regulate it, so there is the opportunity for violence and crime to arise around it,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All these other states that have decriminalized, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve shown that their crime rates plummeted.â&#x20AC;?

After 18 months of decriminalization, Denver saw a 10 percent decrease in overall crime and a 5 percent decrease in violent crime, according to FBI reports.

Decriminalization is not a complete fix, Wayne says, but it would be a good start in saving state money and reducing the prison population. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Currently, our prisons are over-flooded, and we have passed a bill for $80 million for prison expansion, and decriminalization would go towards keeping nonviolent offenders out of prison so we can save money that way,â&#x20AC;?

Wayne says.

Pot Progress A bill allowing the use of cannabis oil for treatment of a few illnesses was passed by the Georgia General Assembly last month. Gov. Nathan Deal has said he will sign the bill and has already issued an executive order telling state agencies to begin preparing for the law to take effect. Cannabis oilâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a cannabis extract that lacks THC and so cannot get people highâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will be used to treat seizure disorders as well as cancer, Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease, multiple sclerosis, Crohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease, Lou Gehrigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease, mitochondrial disease and sickle cell disease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For someone who has a late-stage terminal illness or who has cancer, they are going to be able to get that psychotropic effect that lets them keep their appetite up or overcome their nausea,â&#x20AC;? says Sen. Curt Thompson (D-Tucker), an advocate for medical marijuana and legalization.

The big problem, Thompson says, is that growing marijuana or producing cannabis oil is not allowed in Georgia, so people with approved illnesses will not be able go to a pharmacy to get cannabis oil. In fact, they cannot get it in Georgia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want to get something standardized where you know the strength of it, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not buying it from a college student like you do when you buy recreationally, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to go over state lines,â&#x20AC;? he says.

The bill does create a study commission to research ways to produce cannabis oil in the state, Thompson says, but that is still years away. Wayne says it is promising that Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon), who sponsored the bill, asked for in-state growing, and although that did not happen, Wayne is glad that progress will be made to lead to it.

Thompson will continue to work toward legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes, but the next step will be to expand medical marijuana, he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The logical next step will be to go to in-state production for medicinal marijuana, increase the number of illnesses covered and expand the types of THC-based products that can be used for medicinal purposes,â&#x20AC;? he says. f

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Record Store Day ’15

Wuxtry Records Employees’ Picks

By Gabe Vodicka music@flagpole.com

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his Saturday, Apr. 18 marks the eighth annual edition of Record Store Day, which began as a humble event aimed at propping up the independent record store and quickly grew into an anticipated global happening—Christmas for vinyl nerds, a chance to pick up exciting one-off gems and reissues of long-sought classics.

Regardless of whether the event has outlived its usefulness, with corporate labels in on the game, clogging up the pressing plants with unnecessary schlock-rock reissues and market-saturating “exclusives”—not to mention the insane aftermarket prices seen on sites like eBay—RSD still offers a wealth of neat-o releases each year, from lost free-jazz concert recordings to repackaged versions of some of the best underground jams of yore.

Locally, the only stores that officially participate in RSD are Secret Sounds on East Broad Street and Wuxtry Records (though, year-round, one must never forget about our other excellent vinyl-buying options, like Low Yo Yo or The Record Booth). To commemorate RSD ’15, we asked three Wuxtry clerks to name their picks for this year’s must-grab LPs.

Mclusky: Mcluskyism Post-rock at its finest. Will not stick around long, and will be out of print by middle of the day on RSD. Not sure why it’s not just always in print.

Nate Mitchell The Animals: We’re Gonna Howl Tonight Live broadcast recordings from 1964 of the best British Invasion-era band from neither London nor Liverpool in top form attacking R&B classics with more guts than a slaughterhouse.

The Stooges: Have Some Fun: Live at Ungano’s Another live set, this one recorded by the Stooges’ major label conduit, Danny Fields,

Mike Turner

Gwar: America Must Be Destroyed Another nostalgic album—the cassette version would often be blaring out of my Walkman headphones in the high school days. This was the last Gwar album that I cared about, and it still has the ability to amuse, like a heavy metal version of “South Park.”

The Wedding Present: “Meet Cute” 7-inch A two track shamble-pop firecracker of a release.

Two songs from their recent Valentina album, but sung in Welsh.

Dead Milkmen: Beelzebubba Features “Punk Rock Girl,” which is pretty much a national treasure of a song. If you are older, you know this song, if not this record. A perfect snot-nose punk rock starter kit record for your son, daughter, niece or nephew.

Polaris: Music from “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” Now that we are fully ensconced in ‘90s nostalgia, who wouldn’t want an LP of the band that provided the opening theme (as well as other incidental music) for “The Adventures of Pete & Pete?” That jangly twominute blast was the gateway drug to a thousand other nerd-pop indie bands. To Polaris’ credit, the other songs are actually pretty good, too. I remember sending a cereal boxtop in for a three-song cassingle of “P&P” songs; now you can enjoy them on vinyl.

Flag of Democracy: “Love Songs” 7-inch F.O.D.—enough said.

Amanaz: Africa African psychedelic music.

Various Artists: R&B Hipshakers, Vol. 3 I’ve really been digging the first two volumes of this series, compiled by WFMU DJ Mr. Fine Wine, showcasing all sorts of upbeat cuts of prime rhythm and blues tunes from the mid‘50s through the mid-‘60s.

Charlie Feathers: Charlie Feathers Sun Studios rockabilly musician.

Hutch & Kathy: Hutch & Kathy This is an LP reissue of the lo-fi duo’s CD that came out right before The Thermals’ first album, although this is a lot folkier, more Mountain Goats-y, than The Thermals’ stuff.

This CD got played in the car a lot in the early days of Cars Can Be Blue being a band, and brings back fond memories—catchy, sincere songs with good harmonies.

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documenting the newly expanded 1970 lineup ripping into every song on Fun House and throwing in a few curveballs, to boot. Visceral and vicious.

The Dixie Cups: Chapel of Love New Orleans girl group.

Bert Jansch: Bert Jansch British folk genius.

Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians Minimalist master.

Tomorrow: Tomorrow ’60’s psych-rock.

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Bombast and Contrast

Making It in Motor City

Future Islands’ Eclectic, Evolving Sound

Protomartyr is Detroit’s Next Big Thing, Whatever That Means

By Marshall Yarbrough music@flagpole.com

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grittiness to the band’s poppy sound.

Towards the end of “A Song for Our Grandfathers,” the other instruments drop out, leaving Herring to sing over a limber bass line, so loose you can almost hear the click of the string against each fret. “With the bass, I try to dirty up the songs, especially live,” Cashion says. “Punk them up a little bit. Drag the songs through the mud.”

Welmers’ synths represent the other side of this coin, with a rich, enveloping tone and an almost endless supply of melody.

Where Welmers’ brilliant side project, Moss of Aura, showcases his talents in pure, instrumental form, Future Islands presents the challenge of fitting into a more varied dynamic—playing to complement Herring’s full-throated emotionality and Cashion’s more earthy sound.

The result is a blissful, rounded sound that manages not to be saccharine. It helps, of course, that Herring howls over Welmers’

Cashion traces Future Islands’ current approach to an early lineup change.

“When our first drummer left the band after our first album, Wave Like Home, we lost a lot of the power that he brought,” Cashion says. “When we started writing as a focused three-piece, we were trying to find ways to keep the same intensity we had with a drummer.”

Much of that intensity comes from the use of contrast. The band’s latest record, Singles, released last year via 4AD, is a master class in controlled dynamics. Take the opening track, “Seasons,” which opens with a warm, welcoming synth, building through the first verse to a big chorus anchored on a driving, distorted bass line. Then, in the second verse, the band dials it back.

Cashion’s sinuous bass rises in the mix; Welmer introduces a new melody in the upper register. The change acts as a chance for listeners to catch their breath before another anthemic chorus.

“That balance between the bass and the keys is a big part of our sound,” Cashion says, “and something we’ve been working with for years.”

Cashion’s bass brings a welcome

soundscapes like Tom Jones on ecstasy, his faux-British tones tuneful enough to dance to but too tense to sound cheesy.

This past year has been Future Islands’ busiest to date, even by the standards of the heavy-touring band. Singles raised the group’s profile, leading to appearances on late-night television and at ever-larger festivals. Like fellow Charm City scene veteran Dan Deacon, whom the band credits with helping them out early on, Future Islands is poised to reach an even greater audience.

For now, the trio is focused on immediate concerns, like writing songs for a new album. Cashion mentions another milestone, as well. “The most exciting thing on the horizon is our 1,000th show, coming up at some point this summer,” he says. “We’re planning a big party to celebrate.” f

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most indie rock success standards, conversation with a wall, while lyrics of disassociated despair and longing ring out over Detroit four-piece Protomartyr a steady two-note bassline: “Not feeling has made it. They’ve toured the U.S. extengreat/ Twenty percent,” Casey sing-speaks. sively, logged gigs overseas and showcased On the following track, “Tarpeian Rock,” tirelessly at SXSW. Their second studio Casey reads off a laundry list of entities album, last year’s Under Color of Official that, with varying degrees of seriousness, Right, released via Sub Pop subsidiary Casey would like to send over a cliff: “greedy Hardly Art, garnered widespread acclaim bastards,” “internet personas,” “adults from major music publications. dressed as children,” even “alt-weekly But frontman Joe Casey remains unconvinced. “Sadly, critical praise doesn’t pay the types.”

These lyrical absurdities contrast with bills,” he says, adding that the members of Casey’s indifferent vocal intonation and the band, which adeptly blends post-punk subdued onstage persona. austerity and garage-rock One might surmise the juxvigor, all still have day jobs.

Sadly, critical taposition stems from his Often heralded as a poster band for a city that’s fallen on praise doesn’t daily life in Detroit, where he works the door at a comedy tough times—following the club and resides in his childpast decade’s economic reces- pay the bills. hood home, left empty after sion, Detroit’s population his father passed away and his mother, who shrank to less than 700,000, nearly its lowsuffers from Alzheimer’s, moved out to the est since the city’s automotive boom in the suburbs. early 20th Century—Protomartyr’s music In both personal and political ways, features certain traits outsiders might assoProtomartyr’s hometown informs its music. ciate with Michigan’s fallen metropolis. The Under Color of Official Right was named after band’s blend of angular guitar lines, minia legal term for a public official’s taking of malist punk rhythms and Casey’s off-kilter assets; the theme is developed further on lyrics and dry vocal delivery seem to sug“Bad Advice,” a song addressed to former gest dimly lit streets and abandoned buildDetroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and other ings like the freezing warehouse the band corrupt aides and bureaucrats. has used as a rehearsal space.

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heatricality and economy don’t often go hand in hand; artists known for giving over-the-top performances are not typically also known for remarkable restraint. The music of Baltimore, MD’s Future Islands, however, showcases an unusual marriage of the two qualities.

Frontman Samuel T. Herring might seem to blast off with every note he sings, but his bandmates, William Cashion and Gerrit Welmers, keep him rooted to terra firma.

Herring’s voice, Welmers’ synths and Cashion’s bass are the key elements to Future Islands’ sound. A drum machine (and more recently, live drumming) and the occasional guitar round things out. Welmer and Cashion play off Herring’s dramatic delivery, heightening its impact but never trying to match it or crowd it with theatrics of their own. With such a basic framework, the band’s music never sounds cluttered or overblown.

WHO: Future Islands, Birds of Avalon, Wing Dam WHERE: Georgia Theatre WHEN: Wednesday, Apr. 15, 8 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $20

Yet Protomartyr has managed to carve out an identity all its own—one of vibrancy and complexity, and one that continues to evolve. As they make their trek south, the quartet will be debuting new material from studio album No. 3, which the band finished recording in February and hopes to release in the fall.

“We don’t necessarily want to bore people with a bunch of new stuff [live], but that might be the plan,” Casey says. “If I could guess, I’d say the shows will be two-thirds old stuff, with a solid chunk of new songs jammed in the middle to allow people to go to the bar or take a nice, leisurely bathroom break.”

Casey’s sense of humor often peeks through the corners of Under Color of Official Right. “What the Wall Said” centers around a person, well, having a

While Casey’s lyrical themes, along with his penchant for dark humor and insistence that Protomartyr is a long way from “making it” paint a bleak picture of life as an independent musician in 2015, he says there have been signs of improvement. For instance, Casey admits, the band recently upgraded to a real-deal tour van.

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WHO: Protomartyr, The Gotobeds, Wymyns Prysyn, The Rodney Kings WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Saturday, Apr. 18, 9 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $7 (21+), $9 (18–20)

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RISE UP: The OE85 Movement will host its next event, Feminenergy, at Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar from 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 21. The idea behind this showcase, which includes an already-closed open mic portion, is to host a night of â&#x20AC;&#x153;female empowerment through the spectrum of the arts.â&#x20AC;? OE85, aka Onyx Echelon 85, was created

by Akeeme â&#x20AC;&#x153;DJ BlacqueStarrâ&#x20AC;? Martin, and he will host the evening. Featured performers include pop singer Milyssa Rose, Zale (aka Hannah Zale, ex-Boomfox), R&B artist Repunza, Powerkompany and soul vocalist Tashia Love.

The open mic will include spoken word, poetry and additional music.

WHEREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S YOUR MODEST MOUSE NOW?: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s submission time for the 10th annual Sprockets International Music Video Festival. Founded in 2004, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reportedly the longest-running film festival of its type in the world. While functioning as a great showcase for music videos, there are also three specific awards given for Best Music Video, Best Georgia Video and the Audience Choice Award. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winners Zale will receive a trophy built

by Athens sculptor Mike Harboldt, of the St. Udio design studio. The early deadline is Apr. 15, with an entry fee of $27, and the late deadline is Apr. 30, with an entry fee of $37. There are some very specific technical requirements, so please read those carefully. All information can be found both at filmathens.net and the links that site points you toward. Break a leg, yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all! This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sprockets happens July 24 and 25.

A LITTLE BIT SOFTER NOW: Drive-By Truckers are reviving their scaled-back live show project, The Dirt Underneath.

The idea is to workshop new material and create different takes on existing work in a quieter, more intimate environment. Even so, the shows can wind up being at least a little electrified, even if they were conceived as acoustic affairs.

Anyway, for Athens readers, this is all more rhetorical than instructional, because the April leg of The Dirt Underneath is concentrated on the Midwest and West Coast. However,

Patterson Hood will play two solo shows in Alabama in May, and neither of those is too long a drive to seriously consider. For more information, see drivebytruckers.com.

YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE YET TO HAVE YOUR FINEST HOUR: WUOG 90.5 FM is hosting its annual Spring Thing on Friday, Apr. 17 at Go Bar. Featured bands are Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; own Saline and Meth Wax, as well as Atlanta band The Scraps. This is also the night when WUOG hands out its own awards to station staffers, so I guess there will be the thrill of victory and agony of defeat going on, too. The whole thing starts at 9 p.m., and DJ Mahogany will start spinning at midnight.

YOU SURE DAN HARTMAN DONE IT THIS WAY?: Athens band Sumilan manages to hit every point of its new album, En Transit, with its use of the tag â&#x20AC;&#x153;ambient, electronic, progressive rock.â&#x20AC;? While tracks like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Escape Planâ&#x20AC;? mix the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ambientâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;rockâ&#x20AC;? ideals too closely for comfort, if the band can stay on task with the mid-1980s soundtrack-esque stuff like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Missing You,â&#x20AC;? it could totally nail a local R&B revival. And, to think, it never even used â&#x20AC;&#x153;R&Bâ&#x20AC;? as a descriptor. At any rate, the album came out last month, but the heavily touring band will play its hometown release show Apr. 24 at Live Wire. Also on the bill this night is Athens group Universal Sigh, who are planning an entire set of Led Zeppelin covers. Totally not kidding. Listeners can keep up via facebook.com/Sumilanmusic and sumilan. bandcamp.com.

GAME ON: Congratulations go out to Athens rappers Loyal (aka Justin Loyal Smith) and 3ft (aka Keefie Johnson), who each signed deals with Classic City Records last week.

Their first upcoming project is actually a collaboration titled Tell â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em Naw, but no release date is available just yet.

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Jay Gonzalez: The Bitter Suite (Independent Release) Five-song â&#x20AC;&#x153;pop song cycleâ&#x20AC;? The Bitter Suite leans on Supertramp keyboards, Queenesque drama and McCartney-esque hooks. But where those artists ran the gamut of storytelling, Drive-By Truckers multi-instrumentalist Jay Gonzalez deals mostly in pastoral love songs, glossy and bright and as harmless as a butterfly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almond Eyesâ&#x20AC;? even attempts the ever-dicey whistled refrain maneuver, a bid for playful spontaneity thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tad too polished to regard as such.

The Bitter Suite is enjoyable enough, though it often seems trapped in its own nostalgia. Even so, while no particular theme binds the EP together, it does circle about quite well. If you play the wistful Rundgren-y closer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shanarock Laneâ&#x20AC;? (one of the recordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best tracks, where Gonzalez embraces his quaint, bookish tendencies and tells an intriguing teatime drama) alongside the boisterous, Badfinger-ish opener â&#x20AC;&#x153;Light Side of the Leaves,â&#x20AC;? youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be whisked by a ghostly breeze from end to end.

Less successful is â&#x20AC;&#x153;&$%@#!â&#x20AC;? (yes, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the actual title), a jerky faux-climax of a song where Gonzalez exaggerates the pitfalls of online communication. Had the tuneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrics stuck to the timeless balladry stuff, it might not jut out so badly. [Lee Adock]

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By Jodi Cash news@flagpole.com “It’s exciting to be able to share all of the innovative efforts going on here and elevating those efforts to a national level,” says Sarah Jackson, the outreach coordinator for the University of Georgia’s Office of Service Learning.

Jackson’s been a part of the Campus Kitchen at UGA since its inception, and she’s seen it take root to bring food to people all over the community, especially the aging population. The kitchen itself is located in a local retirement home and is partnered with the Athens Community Council on Aging.

In its two-and-a-half years of existence, the Campus Kitchen at UGA has also been involved with campus agriculture, harvesting food weekly at the UGArden to give to those in need. Students attending the summit will get the chance not only to see the UGArden, but also to volunteer there.

“Our weekly donation of fresh produce to Campus Kitchen allows us to take an active role in fighting food insecurity in our community and reducing food waste,” says Christine White, a Food Corps member working at the UGArden. “We’re especially excited to share our experience as food producers/ growers with summit attendees—growing food is such an integral and beautiful part of the food system that most of us don’t have a chance to witness.”

Summit attendees will get University of Georgia student volunteers prepare meals for The Campus the chance to volunteer at the Kitchen.

UGA geology department’s rooftop garden and Clarke Middle School’s Speakers from all stages of the food sysgarden. They’ll also attend lectures and nettem and the movement to end hunger will be represented, many of whom are affiliated work with experts on social justice, social enterprise, public health and nonprofit with UGA. Keynote speaker Doug Rauch management. spent 14 years as the president of Trader “Our hope is that summit participants Joe’s and has since founded Daily Table. walk away with excitement for the issues This initiative takes unsold, nutritious food and knowledge about steps to address hundisposed of by grocery stores, restaurants, ger in their community and that they have farmers and manufacturers and brings it new ideas for any existing program,” says to the food-insecure as prepared meals and basic groceries that cost less than junk food. Linda Kurtz, the online community engagement manager for the national branch of Not only is Athens an obviously ideal The Campus Kitchens Project. “It’s a really setting for discussions of food, agriculture, great opportunity for all of the students to waste and interventions for underserved learn from one another.” communities, UGA boasts a premiere Campus Kitchen. Last year, it was awarded Farmers Markets: In other news, local the first-ever Kitchen of the Year award, farmers markets are back open for business. despite only having been in operation for Yay, spring! You’ll find the Athens Farmers 18 months at the time.

Market on Saturdays from 8 a.m.–noon in With such an exemplary Campus Bishop Park and on Wednesdays from 4–7 Kitchen affiliated with many local farms, p.m. at Creature Comforts. The Oconee restaurants and fellow nonprofit organiFarmers Market can be found in front of zations, as well as the great work done the Oconee County Courthouse in downby UGA’s chapter of the Food Recovery town Watkinsville from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. The Network, it was a natural choice for UGA to West Broad Market Garden opens the first be the host institution for this year’s Food Saturday in May. f Waste & Hunger Summit.

The University of Georgia will play the proud host this weekend to the second annual Food Waste & Hunger Summit. The event is a combined effort of The Campus Kitchens Project and the Food Recovery Network, two student organizations dedicated to repurposing food that would otherwise go to waste and using it to feed those who would otherwise go hungry. College students from across the nation will flood in for this two-day event to hear from leaders in this crusade.

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That statement is Tinkypuss, a new socially conscious fashion line that donates a portion of its proceeds to women’s charities. The first collection, which benefits reproductive health, is GLITTEROUS, a limited edition batch of crop tops and t-shirts emblazoned with a holographic image of the female reproductive system.

These holographic uteri reflect Hedges herself, from her stance on feminism to her personal interests. Hedges has long been passionate about fashion, as well as movements that engage young women and celebrate them as a demographic, such as Rookie magazine. She’s also been motivated by watching too many women who are scared

of these providers are in Atlanta, and the women who really need it are nowhere nearby. There’s an extreme need for abortion services in the places that are the farthest from them.

“It’s been a little bit scary to align myself with something that is so polarizing, especially in Georgia,” Hedges says.

“As I became more and more nervous, I realized that that meant it was even more important for me to align myself with this. If somebody doesn’t like that, then they’re not gonna like Tinkypuss anyway.”

Despite embracing a controversial message—or perhaps because of it—Tinkypuss has been greeted with a wave of support. GRJAN is promoting the shirts as well, and Hedges’ peers are incredibly encouraging and resource-

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Avery Draut of WANDA and Claire Campbell of Hope For Agoldensummer model Tinkypuss’ GLITTEROUS line.

to say the things they want to say, whether they’re apologetic about their youth or the implications of their gender.

Hedges believes that youth is a foundation of strength, and Tinkypuss aims to celebrate it. She sees the line as a nonabrasive opportunity to decrease shame of the female body and female anatomy. In short, Tinkypuss makes feminism accessible.

“I think there is a lot of shame associated with specifically this image, and I think bringing it out of the shadows and pointing out that is it something beautiful is hopefully a message that resonates with a lot of people,” Hedges says.

By making the image fashionable, Tinkypuss makes being a woman a point of pride.

With GLITTEROUS, the design came first. After graduating from the University of Georgia in December 2013, Hedges started working at Satisfactory Design & Printing, where she felt pulled to screen-print herself. Hedges had wanted to partner with women’s organizations for a long time and realized that her design fit the cause. A portion of the proceeds from the GLITTEROUS line benefits the Georgia Reproductive Justice Access Network (GRJAN), which provides abortion funding, access and transportation to women in rural areas.

“I’ve been amazed and saddened by the lack of access to abortion [to those] who are really, severely in need [in] this state,” Hedges says. “There’s one abortion provider for every 200,000 women, which is insane. If you can’t afford an abortion, you certainly can’t afford to raise a child.” Most

ful. Contributions from her friends and boyfriend include modeling in Tinkypuss photo shoots and helping out with advanced screen-printing techniques.

Because Tinkypuss operates on an evolving business model, Hedges is open to collaborating with other artists and charities, and she looks forward to partnering with grassroots organizations. In the future, she’d like to collaborate with education-oriented organizations, female farming operations and groups that provide support for women who struggle with sexually transmitted diseases and urinary tract infections. She’s also open to partnering with other reproductive justice organizations, like Women on Waves and Women Help Women.

In the future, Hedges will likely change Tinkypuss up.

After establishing the line through a few rounds of limitededition batches, she plans to hold pop-up stores and partner with boutiques—hopefully expanding into the Atlanta area—as well as nonprofit events. Garment-wise, she is considering printing the design on dresses, underwear and shorts.

“I’m lucky enough to have an extremely responsive audience, and they’ve been really vocal in telling me what they like and what they’re interested in,” Hedges says. Provided the GLITTEROUS batches don’t sell out, Tinkypuss will stop taking sales on Saturday, Apr. 18 in anticipation of GRJAN’s third-annual National Abortion Access Bowl-aThon, which will be held on Sunday, Apr. 19 at Midtown Bowl in Atlanta. f

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Hello Dolly In Parton We Trust

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Tease it to Jesus: Smokey Road Press, the letterpress and design studio that has been operating out of the Leathers Building on Pulaski Street for the past two years, organizes an annual portfolio around a unique theme in order to collaborate with printmakers from across the country. This year, the portfolio was planned to coincide with the Southern Graphics Council, a yearly printmaking conference held in Knoxville, TN, to commemorate the Queen of Country herself, Dolly Parton.

“Given the locale, it seemed only natural to organize a Dolly-themed portfolio,” says Smokey Road Press owner Margot Ecke. “After all, who doesn’t love Dolly?”

The collection includes 34 distinctive portraits of Dolly in all of her glittering, platinum blonde opulence and Justin Plakas was unveiled last month at printmaking studio Pioneer House in Knoxville.

“Showing the prints at the Pioneer House was a no-brainer. It’s a space full of honky-tonk music references, cowboy boots and letterpress machines,” says Ecke. “As the former home of Yee Haw Industries, it also set a nice tone for the combination of country music portraits and printmaking.”

Each artist’s portrait varies greatly in style, seeking to capture the expressiveness and over-the-top personality of the country music star. “All Seeing Heart” by Rhonda Ratray features a demure Dolly in the center of a tattoo-flash-style butterfly with guitar wings. Justin Plakas’ Warholesque pop art piece features three sassy Sage Perrott Dollys lined up in neon pink, yellow and orange. “Hairway to Heaven,” by Kathryn Polk, likens Dolly to Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus,” poised on a seashell with her up-do spiraling toward the sky. Other highlights include lithographs, letterpress and screen prints from Shelby

DiCello Ahern, Samantha Mosby Belcher, Zoe Klosterboer, Maren Munoz, Sage Perrott, Linda Lucia Santana and Lily Smith-Kirkley.

“I wanted the exhibition to be playful, fun and full of admiration for Dolly, so my selection process had a lot to do with artists who are skilled printmakers as well as Dolly fans,” says Ecke. “It was also important to select artists who could capture her likeness. Dolly may have iconic, recognizable features—big hair, big breasts—but it is the articulation of her expressions and body language that make her a fascinating and a surprisingly difficult person to capture on paper,” she says.

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“Tease it to Jesus” is currently on view at Smokey Road Press through Thursday. Apr. 23. Within the upcoming months, the show will hit the road for stints in Dallas, TX, Asheville, NC and Oconee County.

Finders Keepers: “The Finders,” currently on view at Gallery@Hotel Indigo through Saturday, June 13, celebrates resourcefulness through assemblages and collages that breathe new life into found objects and images.

Amanda Scheutzow, a current MFA student at Lamar Dodd who holds a BFA in metalsmithing and jewelry from Arizona State University, creates beautifully ornate and subtly eerie metal frames studded with jewels for tintype portraits found in antique stores. Often extending metallic roots or dripping verdigris decay, these family trees reflect forgotten histories. Garrett Hayes, a new-to-town artist by way of Los Angeles, injects personality into common materials like bark, hemp, porcelain, cork, an old chair and “Grandpa’s horseshoes” by repurposing them into wall-bound sculptures.

The shadowboxes of Lisa Freeman invite viewers into intimate little worlds full of handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, maps and other keepsakes. Chris Novey contributes two large-scale shadowboxes that mimic an imaginary newsletter’s display case full of nonsensical anecdotes and artifacts.

Local mixed-media artist and musician Charlie Asher Key creates dreamlike narratives within landscapes collaged from children’s stories, magazines and old books from second-hand stores. The simple assemblages of Taylor Kuzia, a recent Lamar Dodd graduate who holds a BFA in printmaking, frame the mundane by utilizing scraps of newsprint, cyanotype and plastic panel.

An opening reception for “The Finders” on Thursday, Apr. 16 from 6:30–8:30 p.m. coincides with Third Thursday, the monthly event in which Athens’ seven largest art venues stay open late from 6–9 p.m. The Classic Center will open two new exhibitions of its own this evening. “Peaceable Kingdom,” an animal-themed show in Classic Gallery I, includes contributions by local artists Will Eskridge, Lawson Grice, Jená A. Johnson, Susan Pelham and Cheryl Washburn.

In Classic Gallery II, “Flight” focuses on winged creatures, with pieces by Margaret Agner, Eskridge, Johnson, Maria Mueller and Pelham. Third Thursday’s other participating venues include ATHICA, Ciné, Georgia Museum of Art and the Lyndon House Arts Center; the galleries in the Lamar Dodd School of Art will be closed. f

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Joshua L. Jones

Joel Rosenberg, who painted this Oconee Street mural, says if people want more art, they should be willing to pay for it.

On the Streets

Could This Artsy Town Use a Little More Art?

By Laura James news@flagpole.com

destined to do it may never get to follow through on their dreams.”

Other than the graffiti artist the police went after earlier this year and maybe a few other people, Posey says Athens doesn’t really have a street-art presence. He sees some benefit in graffiti art, in the sense that not all people who want to express themselves artistically have the ability or art background to get commissioned to do a mural or painting somewhere.

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something that you’re allowed to work on as long as you need to in broad daylight under the sun in front of everybody. I think they take really different personality types to do those.”

arly this year, police offered up to a $1,000 reward as they searched for a graffiti artist who decided to use the side of a downtown business as his canvas.

That’s a lot of money, especially to an artist like Joel Rosenberg, 24, who painted the mural on the side of St. Udio, a design and fabrication company on Oconee Street, last year. Rosenberg thought about an alterRosenberg’s response illustrates some of the differences native use for the police budget for nabbing an alleged between various types of street art. There’s public vandal. art, which is generally funded by the government or a “It’s kind of funny, because if that $1,000 was used business. Unsanctioned street art can come in several to commission a mural from that same guy or someforms, from temporary installations in public spaces to body, then do you know how much good it would do?” spray-painted tags on walls or train cars. he says. “The public fund that’s used to try to catch Rosenberg says he prefers mural painting, because this guy, what if that was used to get him to do someit’s usually more permanent. “I think the advantage thing on a wall somewhere?” of having something that you’re given the OK to do is In spite of being home to hundreds, if not thouthat it lasts a lot longer,” he says. “People won’t paint sands, of visual artists, Athens has little in the way of over it. It’ll be protected a little bit. I think if Athens public art or street art—legal or otherwise—compared wants to have that kind of scene, whether it’s more to some other cities. Efforts are underway to change public art for public consumption, then all you need is that. people willing to pay for it—privately, preferably.”

John Posey, a board member of the Athens Area Local artist Lou Kregel started beautifying Athens Arts Council, has created sanctioned and unsancby painting her chrysanthemums on buildings and tioned art throughout his life and supports street art. structures in 2007. Though sometimes mistaken for “Creativity should always be nurtured, not stifled,” he it, Kregel’s art is not graffiti. She always gets permissays. But he realizes graffiti or other unsanctioned art sion before painting a flower on anything. Some of Removable installations like this magic 8 ball blur the line between graffiti and pubis not always a good medium of expression. her mums can be seen in public, but most of them are lic art, as well as adding a social-media component to the work.

“Not everybody’s an artist, and when people throw found on private homes or fences.

“When I think about graffiti stuff, I think about people up a tag, sometimes it might be offensive, or it might be Stan Mullins, a local artist, agrees that privately fundthat don’t necessarily have to come from an art school filled with hate,” he says. “It might be filled with not-good ing art is the way to go. Mullins’ studio on Pulaski Street background, because it’s more of a quick session in the cirthings that aren’t nurturing, but there are a lot of people is adjacent to a place with a good amount of unsanctioned cumstances that it has to be made,” Rosenberg says. “The out there, their programming makes them want to be street art—the area under the trestle across from the intention of going through and doing an unsanctioned, ille- Leathers Building. About 10 years ago, someone put up expressive and find that medium fascinating. Just because gal painting is a totally different circumstance than having a few people ruin it for everyone, those people who are k continued on next page

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a glass mosaic depicting a bird scene, Mullins says. The mosaic remains today, along with all kinds of words and images, including a large “Athens, I love you” in red letters next to a yellow sun. Mullins considers the images and words street art and not the kind of graffiti that comes with a negative connotation. Mullins thinks the bridge, owned by the CSX Railroad, has continued to attract street art without any interference because it’s off the beaten path and not visible from the main road.

Although Mullins doesn’t have a problem with the street art next to his land, he thinks artists should get permission before painting on a wall.

“It’s your responsibility to make sure what you do, especially if it’s for the public, is approved by where and whomever you’re doing it for,” he says. “The minute you go public, you’ve got to have the respect of others in mind.”

Rosenberg, who also prefers commissioned art, graduated from the University of Georgia in 2012 with a degree in drawing. Since then, he’s done commissioned art pieces here and there and recently got a job as a delivery man at Bel-Jean Copy and Print Center. He says the popularity of the St. Udio mural gave him some more work opportunities. “I’ve had a couple of offers to do other murals, but most people don’t want to pay me what I would like them to,” Rosenberg says.

While funding is sometimes an issue when it comes to commissioned art, the process for a project can also be lengthy, taking months or even years to complete.

In 2013, a committee made up of several LEAD Athens members, Athens Cultural Affairs Commission members and local business owners searched for an artist to create a mural on the side of the 40 Watt Club. Murray Weed, a committee member for the project, says the 40 Watt no longer wants the mural on their building, but the project is still moving forward. The committee took submissions from artists and selected a work that Weed describes as a house party scene in primarily blue and green colors. “We’re a mural in search of a wall,” Weed says. The committee is actively seeking walls downtown to be the home of the mural.

And sometimes, murals are not as permanent as Rosenberg likes to believe. Last summer, artistic-minded Athenians mourned when downtown property owner Corky Sams painted over a David Hale mural when the clothing store Philanthropy prepared to open up shop in the build-

name of the restaurant in the mural, but a city ordinance would then consider the mural signage and not art. The same ordinance caused Creature Comforts to paint over the logo they had on the side of their building last year, but after a recent change in the law, downtown businesses are now allowed to have two signs.

home.made owner Mimi Maumus recently commissioned Eleanor Davis to paint this mural on her Baxter Street restaurant.

Maumus says she cared more about the art and drawing attention to her business, so she omitted the restaurant name. “We wanted to have some brightness and color as people are driving down Baxter,” she says. “We wanted something that felt sort of celebratory.”

Even with the few murals Athens has or will have, the sanctioned street art scene is nothing compared to Atlanta’s Living Walls project, which has added pops of color all throughout the city by commissioning artists from around the world to paint all different styles of murals on Atlanta buildings and structures.

The Atlanta organization actually visited Athens in 2013, when it did a traveling show to various cities in Georgia and selected Little Kings Shuffle Club as a location

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Police offered a $1,000 reward earlier this year for whoever painted this graffiti on a Clayton Street building.

ing. (Sams said at the time that the mural was deteriorating and didn’t mesh with the historic building.)

Eleanor Davis, an Athens-based illustrator, completed a mural on the side of home.made on Baxter Street last month. The mural depicts vegetables, utensils and people whom owner and chef Mimi Maumus describes as “joyful beings.” Maumus says she originally hoped to have the

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bulldog statues visitors love and often pose for pictures near. These statues were originally commissioned in 2002 after the Athens Four Corners Women’s Club wanted to use them to raise money for charities. Some more recent projects from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission include the painted panels on the Washington Street parking Joshua L. Jones

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for a mural. A Living Walls artist painted the geometric, colorful mural, which pedestrians and patrons of the club find makes a great photo backdrop.

While much of the commissioned street art found in Athens is paid for by private entities or found on privately owned buildings, there are not nearly as many publicly commissioned street art projects. There are the decorative

deck, and a statue and mural at the Athens-Clarke County Library. Those projects were funded by a 1 percent set-aside for public art in SPLOST 2011, the 1 percent sales tax local voters approved five years ago.

On Jan. 19, the ACAC put out a request for proposals for a public arts master planner, which may bring more public art projects to Athens.

Funded vs. Free Inspired by Atlanta artists like Evereman, Catlanta and Sad Stove, a local student and artist wants to see another kind of public art in Athens—free art. That’s why he created @magic8ball_athens, an Instagram account on which he posts pictures of magic 8 balls he’s made in varying media and mounted around town. His followers can then go find the 8 balls and take them for themselves, give them to another person or put them in a new location.

He started the account back in August, when he realized Athens didn’t really have anything like this yet. He tries to post a couple of times a week, especially on Fridays, when he uses the hashtag #fafath, for Free Art Friday Athens. A couple of other accounts have used the hashtag, such as @coffeemonsterathens.

The man behind @magic8ball_athens wants to remain anonymous. “For me, I just feel a lot more comfortable with my name not being associated with this,” he says. “I would feel, like, a weird, distracting pressure. I don’t know, it’s just much more liberating to just be, like, ‘I did this. You probably don’t know who I am, and that’s OK with me.’”

The artist says he likes the community aspect of free art.

“I like that I can make things for strangers who don’t know who I am, and they can hopefully have an appreciation for it,” he says. “I think that in itself is enough for me.”

He’s from midtown Atlanta and appreciates all the art scenes Atlanta has, and he would love to see more of that here in Athens, not just free art.

“I was in Ben’s Bikes on Broad Street, and they had these T-shirts,” he says. “One of the shirts said, ‘Athens has art.’ I was like, ‘That’s cool, and I like that,’ but at the same time, it kind of feels like it doesn’t. It kind of feels like a controversial statement, and I’m not trying to just stir things up.

And I think public art is really cool and powerful and a rallying thing where everyone can be, like, ‘Oh, that mural is really cool.’ And everybody’s like, ‘Yeah, that is cool. This is a cool place.’ I think you’re missing something if you don’t have that kind of thing, especially in a place like this that prides itself on being creative and eclectic.” f

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Art, Music and Survival Spall Gives Turner Life, While Cotillard Scrambles and Pacino Plays

By Drew Wheeler arts@flagpole.com MR. TURNER (R) In Mr. Turner, probably the least known quadruple Oscar nominee at this past yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awards (all technical: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score and Best Production Design), Mike Leigh returns to the British history of Topsy Turvy. As played by Timothy Spall in another remarkable performance (probably his best, but such a distinction feels like splitting hairs), J.M.W. Turner is a caring curmudgeon, grunting and growling but ultimately deeply connecting with a chosen few like his father, William (Paul Jesson), and his autumn love, Sophia Booth (Marion Bailey). To others, he was a well-known painter of land and seascapes.

Leigh has left behind his working class heroes and here focuses on English Romanticism. Sequences highlighting Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community of artists fascinate, once one becomes familiar with the players; John Constable pops by to be ridiculed.

The humor, when present, is so dry as to be brittle. Leigh and his cinematographer, Academy Award nominee Dick Pope, capture images like Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own masterpieces.

A more beautiful film is hard to imagine, yet Mr. Turner, at nearly two and a half hours, is a film that feels more constructed for critical praise than for audience

applause. Leigh certainly has produced more entertaining films, and his choice of subject, an artist unfamiliar to many, may be a tough sell for a historical biography.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how I got this scarf!

Still, patience is rewarded by Spallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grand performance and Leighâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic eye.

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (PG-13) Marion Cotillardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oscar-nominated performance highlights the latest film from the Palme dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Or winning Dardenne Brothers, JeanPierre and Luc (Rosetta and Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;enfant). While distinctly French, this story of Sandra, a

young wife and mother desperately clinging to her job in the aftermath of a medical crisis, translates into the language of every post-industrial nation.

On the eve of returning to work after a bout with depression, Sandra learns her coworkers have voted for a significant bonus at the cost of her job. After convincing her boss to allow a second vote, Sandra has a weekend to convince a majority of the 16 workers to vote for her, rather than for themselves.

Many of her coworkers are a misanthropic dream. Their rationalizations that they â&#x20AC;&#x153;needâ&#x20AC;? their bonuses more than Danny Collins she needs her job ring selfish and hollow, and are especially stinging from those she thought were friends.

The Xanax-popping Sandra is sometimes her own worst advocate, as her depression constantly looms over her. Silence and tears are never far from her surface. The Dardennes provide Cotillard with a complex character, who goes from sympathetic to self-pitying in an instant. It is all her husband, Manu (Fabrizio Rongione), can do to keep her from retreating to the safety of her pills and bed. Yet the strength of enduring this difficult experience is the very best medicine for Sandra. For every â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? vote, there is a tear-ridden, apologetic â&#x20AC;&#x153;yes.â&#x20AC;? A tough morality play to watch, Two Days, One Night tweaks emotions with intellectual sincerity and an ultimately rewarding view of our shared humanity.

DANNY COLLINS (R) In his latest bid to out-irrelevant De Niro, Al Pacino stars as an aging rock star, though calling Danny Collinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; music â&#x20AC;&#x153;rockâ&#x20AC;? is a bit of a stretch.

His big hit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey Baby Doll,â&#x20AC;? is about as hard as Neil Diamond and sounds awfully like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet Caroline.â&#x20AC;?

His manager/best friend (Christopher Plummer, who is as charismatic as ever) gives him a 40-year-old letter from John Lennon, and Danny has a change of heart and decides the time has come to meet his grown son, Tom (Bobby Cannavale).

Naturally, Tom has a charming wife, Samantha (Jennifer Garner) and a hyperactive little girl, Hope (Giselle Eisenberg).

Danny also woos Mary (Annette Bening in the romantic role typically reserved for Diane Keaton), the lovely manager at the suburban New Jersey hotel he chooses as his hideout, before essentially proving old dogs do not take to those new tricks.

In his directorial debut, Crazy, Stupid, Love writer Dan Fogelberg attempts to horn in on Nancy Meyers/James L. Brooks/Rob Reiner territory. He did not need to toss in a cheap health crisis to jerk the tears, when he could simply have relied on Pacino and the still-surprising Cannavale to do the job they do so well.

Pacino has the swagger of an aging rocker, but the movie fails to sell his music.

Judging by the number of his songs we hear, Collins seems more like a one-hit wonder than a superstar on his third collection of greatest hits. Blandly inoffensive, Danny Collins will soon be nothing more than a trivial footnote in Pacinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long career. f

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40 Watt Club · 9 p.m. · $13 (adv.), $15 (door) Californians Foxygen boast the musical togetherness that comes with years of collaboration; Sam France and Jonathan Rado have been playing together since their teenage years.

They’ve used that chemistry to form seismic statements like 2013’s We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic, a record that seemed to float serenely by, even as it transmitted some seriously heavy vibes. Their most recent, …And Star Power, is a high-concept psych-folk record in the vein of MGMT’s Congratulations. Both the headliners and the opener at Friday’s show, eccentric pop prodigy Alex Cameron, put on a hell of a live show, so rest up and get ready. [Gabe Vodicka]

Tuesday 14 ART: Artist Reception (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Amanda Burk of Double Dutch Press and her father Jack Burk, a retired art teacher from Iowa, celebrate their month-long exhibit of paintings. 6:30–8:30 p.m FREE! ourladyofpaint@gmail.com ART: Athens Fibercraft Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Guild welcomes all fiber artists including knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners, fabric designers, basket makers, quilters and embroiderers. Meetings are held the second

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Various Gardens · 10 a.m.–4 p.m. · $15 The Piedmont Gardeners Tour of Gardens gets rolling on Saturday, Apr. 18 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., rain or shine.

Five local gardeners open their private gardens to the public.

Visitors will see a variety of garden styles, structures and plant collections and will be able to talk with the gardeners. Tickets for the tour are available for $15 ($10 college students) at Always, Always Flowers, Cofer’s Home & Garden Showplace, Frontier, The State Botanical Garden of Georgia Gift Shop, Thomas Orchards and Weekend A’Fair or $20 at any garden on the day of the tour. More info and a list of the gardens at piedmontgardeners.org. [Pete McCommons]

40 Watt Club · 9 p.m. · $25 During the 26th annual Boybutante Ball, “Dragvengers: Earth’s Mightiest Sheroes,” performers will sashay down the runway while sporting the styles of iconic comic book and film characters. The Boybutante AIDS Foundation’s annual tradition raises funds for local HIV/ AIDS support, education and prevention. Boyball week, which kicked off Monday with a Drag Search at Hendershot’s, continues with Drag Bingo at The Foundry on Wednesday, Apr. 15 at 7 p.m. A drag brunch at South Kitchen + Bar will follow the revue on Sunday, Apr. 19 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Boybutante has sold out every year since 1992, so ordering tickets via boybutante.org is recommended. [Jessica Smith]

Piedmont Gardeners Tour

Tuesday of every month. Samira Hazen will present a program on how to make Chinese dragon boat ornaments for this month’s meeting.

12:30 p.m. FREE! 706-543-4319 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 CLASSES: Windows 8.1 Class (ACC Library) Learn about the latest Microsoft Windows Operating System. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650, ext. 354

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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. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/scl EVENTS: University Woman’s Club Fashion Show & Luncheon (Athens Country Club) The University Woman’s Club presents a three-course meal and a sneak preview of spring and summer

MUSIC | Monday, Apr. 20

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MUSIC | Tuesday, Apr. 21

Peter Hook & The Light

Caledonia Lounge · 9 p.m. · $10 (21+), Georgia Theatre · 8 p.m. · $20 $12 (18–20) On the heels of the HEAL, Indiana native Tim “Manchester to Athens” event, Showalter’s gripping 2014 which brought New York’s release, was the sound of tryCinema Under the Influence ing times. Writing and recordto Athens last week to screen ing the album was a means for the Ian Curtis biopic Control, Showalter to exorcise personal former Joy Division and New demons. A near-death car acciOrder bassist Peter Hook swings dent, a house fire and marital through town for a performance. problems all served as source Continuing a tribute tradition material for the record, which that began in his native England showcases the Hoosier-turnedin 2010, Hook and his band of Philadelphian’s versatility, with ringers, dubbed The Light, will ballads (“Wait For Love”), shred- play Joy Division’s iconic records ding (“Goshen ‘97,” featuring Closer and Unknown Pleasures J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.) and in their stark, searing entirety. plenty of synth-y forays (“Same Expect to hear some New Order Emotions,” “Woke Up To The favorites, as well, and various Light” and “Plymouth”). Local other surprises. Head to the songwriter Tedo Stone and his Homedrone blog at flagpole. band open with their own take com to read a Q&A with Hook on rudimentary rock. [Andy in advance of Tuesday’s concert.

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styles. Proceeds benefit the UWC scholarship fund. 11 a.m. $25. www. womansclub.uga.edu GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Mellow Mushroom) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com 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 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: Kids Night (Buffalo’s Café) Featuring a balloon artist, coloring contests and photos with Buffy the Buffalo. Every Tuesday. 5:30–

7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655 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: Meet the Author (Oconee County Library) Meet mystery author Mark de Castrique in celebration of his novel Risky Undertaking. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: African American Authors Book Club (ACC Library) This month’s title is Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin. Newcomers welcome. 5 p.m.

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LECTURES & LIT: Timothy Ziemer Lecture (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) Retired Navy Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer will share his experiences overseeing the President’s Malaria Initiative. 4 p.m.

FREE! www.calendar.uga.edu

Wednesday 15 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Visit “Jay Robinson: Quarks, Leptons and Peanuts” on a tour led by museum director William Underwood Eiland and chief preparator Todd Rivers. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: The Buddha’s Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Bring more inner peace to your life.

Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: Herb Gardening Workshop (ACC Library) This class covers how to start herbs from seed, maintenance, pruning, fertilizer, using containers and harvesting.

Open to all levels. 6 p.m. FREE! atedrow@uga.edu CLASSES: Medicinal Salves (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This class covers making herbal infused oils, base oils for salve making and essential oils to treat a variety of symptoms. 9–11 a.m. $24. www. botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Poetry Workshop (ACC Library) Accomplished poet Clela Reed shares some of her poems and leads attendees through the poetic process with writing prompts and suggestions. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens CLASSES: Introduction to the Unicycle (Rubber Soul Yoga) Learn to ride a unicycle and get tips on tricks. 4 p.m. $5. www.rubbersoulyoga.com CLASSES: Cables Class (Revival Yarns) Learn how to create cables.

RSVP. 6 p.m. $15. www.revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: Podcasting for Beginners (ACC Library) Learn how to record and edit basic sound files which you can then distribute online to friends, clients or fellow hobbyists. This class uses the freeware sound-editing program Audacity. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org EVENTS: AAHS Percentage Night (Your Pie, 1045 Gaines School Rd.) Meet adoptable puppies out on the patio and help raise money for the Athens Area Humane Society. 5–9 p.m. www.athenshumanesociety.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Todd Lister. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Boybutante Drag Bingo (The Foundry) The Boybutante AIDS Foundation hosts a fundraiser to benefit programs that provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Win prizes, get fed and be entertained by queens Sophia Lo’Rent, Ms. Clementine May Jackson and Ming Vase-Dynasty. 6–11 p.m. $10 (three Bingo cards). www.boybutante.org GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Both Locations) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy

Dyson. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Weekly themed games.

House cash and drink prizes. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 9:30–10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Wee Walk Through the Zoo (Memorial Park) Zoo staff lead this guided walk to learn animal names, explore the Reptile House and meet a snake up close. Ages 3–5 with a parent. 10 a.m. $2–3. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Teen Council Meeting (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Pick up application forms at the front desk.

Ages 11-18. 4:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 5 & under. Every Wednesday.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT: Lunch-n-Learn: Be a Public Artist (Lyndon House Arts Center) Marilyn Wolf-Ragatz, chair of the Athens Cultural Affairs Committee, will speak about ways to find public art opportunities, what is involved in the application process and how to become a public artist.

12 p.m. $15 (non-members). www. athensarts.org LECTURES & LIT: Mandala Launch Party (Avid Bookshop) Mandala Journal is a student-run, multicultural literary journal at UGA that includes poetry, short fiction, non-fiction and art. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) Meet 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 PERFORMANCE: UGA Collegium Musicum (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Featuring both singers and instrumentalists, the group is dedicated to performing medieval, baroque and renaissance music in period-correct style. 6 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu THEATER: Much Ado About Nothing (UGA Fine Arts Building) Directed by Kristin Kundert-Gibbs, this production of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy will feature eight musical numbers, four of which will be performed by a live band. Apr. 15–18, 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ student ID), $16. www. drama.uga.edu

Thursday 16 ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Seven galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné, the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo and The Classic Center. A free shuttle runs the full circuit every 30 minutes in a counter-clockwise route; look for the “3Thurs” yard signs near each venue’s drop-off

point. See website for a list of current exhibitions. See Art Notes on p.

15. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.3thurs.org ART: Thursday Twilight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) Led by docents. 6 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Artist Reception (Gallery @ Hotel Indigo–Athens) “The Finders” exhibit investigates works by artists who use found materials. Artists include Garrett Hayes, Chris Novey, Lisa Freeman, Amanda Scheutzow, Charlie Asher Key and Taylor Kuzia.

See Art Notes on p. 15. 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! galleryhotelindigoathens@gmail.com CLASSES: Knit 2 (Revival Yarns) Review casting on, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, stockinette and garter stitch patterns. RSVP. 5 p.m. $30. www.revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: One-on-One Digital Media Center Tutorial (ACC Library) The new Digital Media Center is now open! Get individual instruction for graphics, audio or video editing projects or learn to convert albums and cassettes to DVDs and CDs. 6, 7 & 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens CLASSES: One-On-One Computer Tutorial (ACC Library) Personalized instruction available for various computer topics. 9–9:45 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 354 CLASSES: Spring Herbs (Mama Bird’s Granola) Moonflower Herbs presents a discussion on identifying and using local spring herbs, utilizing their medicinal properties and detoxing vs. eating with the seasons.

Samples provided. 6–8 p.m. $25. www.mamabirdssharedkitchen.com COMEDY: Wallflowers Comedy Show (Live Wire) Sahima Godkhindi hosts a comedy show featuring Jake Brannon, Shaunak Godkhindi, Lawson Chambers, Max Fine, Phoebe Clare Perry, Rob Lear, Ian Aber, Brandon Varn and others. 8 p.m. $5. www.livewireathens.com EVENTS: Agriculture in Madison County (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Madison County Extension agent Adam Speir discusses agriculture in the county. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison EVENTS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn more about the flora and fauna of the garden while enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings. Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group. 8:30 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Hatch Happy Hour Show and Tell (Allgood Lounge) Show off your newest art or tech creation, be inspired by something someone else has made or find someone to work with in a new idea. Hosted by The Hatch, a new local makerspace. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.hatchathens.com EVENTS: Ag Day (UGA Tate Student Center) Sigma Alpha Agriculture Sorority will host a mobile petting zoo, mini-insectival and information booths. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www. calendar.uga.edu GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8511 GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Win prizes with host Garrett Lennox. Every Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706549-2639 KIDSTUFF: Possum Kingdom Ramblers (ACC Library) This fauxgrass, cheesy rock and pop-donein-bluegrass style band performs for children of all ages. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: What’s Your Story: A Reading (Avid Bookshop) Hear readings by par-

ticipants of “What’s Your Story,” a workshop led by Sabrina Orah Mark.

Readers include Deurdre Sugiuchi, Beth Hall Thrasher, Hope Hilton, Melissa Harward, Sudy Leavy, Cindy Watkins, Laura Hoffman, Michelle Castleberry, Sujata Iyengar, Lisa Yaconelli and David Oates. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Local History Book Club (ACC Library) Meet to discuss Annals of Athens, Georgia 1801–1901 by Augustus Longstreet Hull and Henry Hull. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: Georgia Poetry Circuit (The Globe) C.G. Hanzlicek was the longtime director of the writing program at the University of California, Fresno, prior to retirement, and he has published nine collections of his own work. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.thegeorgiareview.com LECTURES & LIT: Book Signing and Talk (Barnes & Noble) Longtime Athenian Dr. William Hale will read from and sign copies of The Village and Beyond: Memoirs of a Cotton Mill Boy. 7 p.m. FREE! www. bn.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Director Mark Cedel leads the UGASO in a performance of Shostakovich’s Festival Overture and the 1919 version of Stavinsky’s Firebird Suite, as well as Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 under the direction of guest conductor Josh Manuel. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $10. www.music.uga.edu THEATER: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Athens Community Theater) Criminal McMurphy (Joel Altherr) rallies the patients to take on the oppressive head nurse (Amy Miller) upon his admittance to a mental institution. Based on Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel. Apr. 16–18, 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2 p.m. $8–15. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Willy Wonka (Morton Theatre) The delicious adventures of Charlie Bucket on his visit to Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl’s fantastical tale. This production features songs from the 1971 film as well as new songs by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. April 16–17, 8 p.m. & April 19, 3:30 p.m. $7–10. www.mortontheatre.com THEATER: Much Ado About Nothing (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 15–18, 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ student ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

Friday 17 ART: Opening Reception (UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries) Jamison Edgar joins the fields of poetry, painting, sculpture and social practice for “Declarations are Expected,” an exhibition falling on the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. His show contemplates topics including Southern history, whiteness, privilege, pride and guilt. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. southernboi.com CLASSES: Character Design and Illustration (KA Artist Shop) Disney artist Katia Oloy leads a workshop on creating caricatures. For all skill levels. Register online. 3:30–7:30 p.m. $40. www.kaartist.com CLASSES: Crochet for Knitters (Revival Yarns) Learn how to hold a crochet hook, slip stitch, single and double crochet stitch. You will also learn how to use crochet to add decorative borders and embellishments to knitted projects. RSVP. 10:30 a.m. $30. www.revivalyarnsathens.com

EVENTS: DIGI@UGA Day (UGA Main Library) The Willson Center, UGA Libraries and UGA Press celebrate the launch of the new Digital Humanities Lab on the third floor of the main library with a Digital Humanities Symposium, the opening of the UGA Digital Arts Library’s Textual Machines exhibit and a public reception at the new home of the Willson Center at 5 p.m. at 1260 S. Lumpkin St. 2 p.m. FREE! www. willson.uga.edu EVENTS: Georgia Trust Spring Ramble (Multiple Locations) View stunning private homes and grand architectural gems in Athens and Lexington. View itinerary online. Apr. 17–19. www.georgiatrust.org EVENTS: GreenFest Environmental Awards Ceremony (Flinchum’s Phoenix) This reception and awards ceremony will honor individuals, organizations and businesses that have made a positive impact on the environment of Athens-Clarke County over the past year. 5:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3512 EVENTS: Entourage Warehouse Sale (Entourage Warehouse, Comer) Shop Entourage Clothing & Gifts’ first warehouse sale. All proceeds will go to charity. Apr. 17, 7 a.m.–6 p.m. & Apr. 18, 7 a.m.–2 p.m. www.shopentourageclothing. com EVENTS: UGA Relay for Life (UGA Intramural Fields) Celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer with an all-night fundraiser. Over 3,000 individuals will walk all night in honor of individuals diagnosed with cancer. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. 7 p.m. www.ugarelay.org FILM: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (UGA Tate Student Center, Theatre) The third and final installment of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Apr. 17–19, 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: Parents Night Out (Lay Park) Ages 6–12 can have dinner, play games, make crafts and watch a movie while parents are out on the town. Register by Apr. 14. 6–9 p.m. $10–15. 706-613-3596, www. athensclarkecounty.com/lay KIDSTUFF: Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park, Gym) Various obstacle courses and activities for ages 10 months–4 years and their parents.

Call to register. 10–11:30 a.m. $5.

706-613-3589 KIDSTUFF: Native Languages and More (ACC Library) Explore South America with stories, music, crafts and more. Recommended for third grade and up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird (Barnes & Noble) Special guest readers lead a marathon reading of Harper Lee’s great classic. Call to volunteer to read. 9 a.m.–7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1195, www.bn.com MEETINGS: Healing Circle & Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Experience different modalities and forms of meditation. Every Friday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706351-6024 PERFORMANCE: UGA University Chorus (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The performance will include Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer, Brahms’ Nänie and Corigliano’s Fern Hill. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: CanopyCon! (Canopy Studio) Canopy Repertory Company’s spring production features comic book heroes, sci-fi

characters and iconic figures from past and future worlds taking flight in aerial dance performances. Apr. 17, 8 p.m. Apr. 18, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Apr. 19, 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. $6–15. www.canopystudio.org PERFORMANCE: Ecoppella IV: Eco-friendly A Cappella (Live Wire) The Ecotones, UGA’s environmentally-minded coed a cappella group, host a benefit for the Upper Oconee Watershed Network.

7:30 p.m. $5–8. www.ugaecotones. wordpress.com PERFORMANCE: John Sutherland Concert (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) This special concert honors former guitar professor John Sutherland who passed away this past October. Former students of Sutherland will perform, including the Georgia Guitar Quartet, the Athens Guitar Duo, Mary Akerman, Luther Enloe and Richard Knepp. 6 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu SPORTS: UGA Army ROTC Charity Golf Tournament (UGA Golf Course) This charity golf tournament benefits the UGA AROTC Alumni Scholarship Fund and The Wounded Warrior Project. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $100. jperry@uga.edu THEATER: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description Apr. 16–18, 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2 p.m. $8–15. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Willy Wonka (Morton Theatre) See Thursday listing for full description April 16–17, 8 p.m. & April 19, 3:30 p.m. $7–10. www. mortontheatre.com THEATER: Much Ado About Nothing (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 15–18, 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ student ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

Saturday 18 ART: WUGA’s Artists in Residence Series (450 N. Harris St.) View the home of photographer, painter and songwriter Jeremy Ayers. John English, an art critic and professor emeritus of journalism at UGA, will speak about Ayers’ work at 3:30 p.m.

Ayers will read a few of his short pieces around 4:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit WUGA. 3–5 p.m. $10–15.

706-542-9842, thaxtona@uga.edu, www.wuga.org 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: Intro to Word (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics.

2–4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 CLASSES: Saturday at the Rock: Reptiles & Amphibians (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Learn about Rock Eagle’s reptiles and amphibians and the role they play in the ecosystem.

Registration required. 9:30 a.m. $5. lmkent@uga.edu EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial Park) Presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with caller George Snyder and music by String Theory. 7:45–8 p.m. (lesson), 8–11 p.m. (dance). FREE! (under 11), $4 (ages 11–17), $8. www.athensfolk. org EVENTS: Dancing with the Athens Stars (The Classic Center) Local celebrities pair up with experienced dancers to compete with choreographed dance routines. All proceeds benefit Project Safe. Visit Project Safe’s website to vote for couples. 7 p.m. $20. www.projectsafe.org, www.classiccenter.com k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! EVENTS: Georgia Trust Spring Ramble (Multiple Locations) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 17–19. www.georgiatrust.org EVENTS: One Year Anniversary Sale and Book Fair (Revival Yarns) Avid Bookshop will present a collection of knitting and crochet books for all levels, plus reference and pattern books, children books and more. Apr. 18, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & Apr. 19, 1–5 p.m. www.revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: 17th Annual Southland Jubilee (Greensboro, GA) Find unique vendors lining Main Street with handmade crafts and festival snacks. A petting zoo will include sheep, lambs, pot belly pigs, rabbits and ducks. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! www.southlandjubilee.com EVENTS: Entourage Warehouse Sale (Entourage Warehouse) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 17, 7 a.m.–6 p.m. & Apr. 18, 7 a.m.–2 p.m. www.shopentourageclothing.com EVENTS: One Year Anniversary Party (Creature Comforts Brewery) Celebrate by sampling 18 different beers. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. $25. www. creaturecomfortsbeer.com EVENTS: 22nd Annual Piedmont Gardeners’ Tour of Gardens (Multiple Locations) This selfguided tour features five inspiring private gardens in the Athens area.

All proceeds benefit The Piedmont Gardeners Scholarship in Landscape and Architecture. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $10-20. pgscholarship@charter.net, www. piedmontgardeners.org EVENTS: Super Shredder Saturday (ACC Recycling Facility) Residents and small businesses can shred up to two boxes of personal documents for free. 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

FREE! $5 for each additional box. www.athensclarkecounty.com EVENTS: Will Rock for Food (Terrapin Beer Co.) Food from over 20 local restaurants in addition to Terrapin’s craft brews. Live music by Carl Lindberg and Soul Fellowship.

Proceeds benefit the Food2Kids program of the Food Bank of NE Georgia. 12–3 p.m. $15–30. www. foodbanknega.org EVENTS: Record Store Day (Downtown Athens) Celebrate Athens’ independent record stores.

Wuxtry and Secret Sounds will have RSD exclusives available for purchase. See story on p. 10. 10 a.m.

FREE! www.recordstoreday.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Live music by Christina Austin (8 a.m.) and Dixieland 5 (10 a.m.). 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Bird Box Build (Watkinsville Woods Park) Participants will learn a simple method for constructing a bird box, hear an expert presentation about cavity-nesting birds and, weather permitting, take a nature walk in the park. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. www.oconeerivers.org EVENTS: Athens Montessori 37th Annual Auction (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) This year’s theme is Cirque du Montessori. Montessori students, alumni and staff will perform. Funds will be distributed for need-based scholarships, instructional materials, teacher education and support. 5:30–9:30 p.m. $22. cirquedumontessori@gmail.com EVENTS: 26th Annual Boybutante Ball (40 Watt Club) Enjoy the sights, sounds and tantalizing fun

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of over 20 professional drag performances from all over the South. This year’s theme is “Dragvengers: Earth’s Mightiest Sheroes.” Proceeds benefit HIV/AIDs support, education and prevention. See Calendar Pick on p.

20. 9 p.m. $25. www.boybutante.org FILM: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (UGA Tate Student Center) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 17–19, 3, 6 & 9 p.m. $1–2. union.uga.edu GAMES: Pathfinder Society Event (Tyche’s Games) Fantasy RPG. Bring your imagination. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-345-4500 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: Story Time (Avid Bookshop) Miss Rachel reads to kids of all ages. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

earth pigments and create a recycled hanging planter from a plastic bottle.

10 a.m FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org KIDSTUFF: Kid’s Chess Workshop (Lyndon House Arts Center) Participants can design and create one-of-a-kind chess sets. Chess matches to follow. Ages 7–14. Apr. 18 & 25, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $35–53. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Meet UGA alumna JoyEllen Freeman in celebration of her first book Morning Glory. 3 p.m. FREE! joyellenfreeman. tateauthor.com PERFORMANCE: Ugapalooza (Morton Theatre) The UGA Accidentals’ annual spring invitational a cappella concert features the Accidentals, Noteworthy, WSEM and a surprise guest. 7:30 p.m. $7–10. www.mortontheatre.com PERFORMANCE: CanopyCon! (Canopy Studio) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 17, 8 p.m.

19, 2 p.m. $8–15. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Much Ado About Nothing (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 15–18, 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ student ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu THEATER: No Shame Playwrights Festival (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) A weekend dedicated to playwrights with staged readings, a workshop led by Kevin Ferguson, a panel of artists and a potluck dinner. Apr. 18, 2 p.m. & Apr. 19, 10:30 a.m. www.roseofathens.wordpress.com

Sunday 19 ART: Opening Reception (ARTini’s Open Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge) “Animals in Art” features works by Will Lineberger Eskridge and Ruth Allen. The reception will have crafts for children, a dance contest and adoptable animals form the Athens

8–11 a.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com EVENTS: Georgia Trust Spring Ramble (Multiple Locations) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 17–19. www.georgiatrust.org EVENTS: One Year Anniversary Sale and Book Fair (Revival Yarns) See Saturday listing for full description Apr. 18, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & Apr. 19, 1–5 p.m. www.revivalyarnsathens.com FILM: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (UGA Tate Student Center) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 17–19, 3, 6 & 9 p.m. $1–2. union.uga.edu GAMES: Trivia (Brixx Wood Fired Pizza) Test your skills. Every Sunday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-395-1660 GAMES: Brewer’s Inquisition (Buffalo’s Café) Trivia hosted by Chris Brewer. Every Sunday. 6:30 p.m. (sign-in), 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Every Sunday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com

p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison PERFORMANCE: CanopyCon! (Canopy Studio) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 17, 8 p.m.

Apr. 18, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. $6–15. www.canopystudio.org THEATER: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description Apr. 16–18, 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2 p.m. $8–15. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Much Ado About Nothing (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 15–18, 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ student ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu THEATER: No Shame Playwrights Festival (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) See Saturday listing for full description Apr. 18, 2 p.m. & Apr. 19, 10:30 a.m. www.roseofathens.wordpress.com THEATER: Willy Wonka (Morton Theatre) See Thursday listing for

Works by Amanda Scheutzow are featured in “The Finders,” a group exhibition currently on display at the Gallery@Hotel Indigo through Saturday, June 13. An artist reception will be held Thursday, Apr. 16 from 6:30–8:30 p.m.

KIDSTUFF: Saturday Morning Club (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The UGA Symphony Orchestra performs. For ages 4–12 and their families. 10 a.m. $6 (children), $10 (adults). www.pac.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Family Hiking Club (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Andie Bisceglia takes families out to explore woods, streams and gardens. Meet at the fountain. Second Saturday of the month. 9–11 a.m. $5/person, $15/family. www.botgarden.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Building Minecraft Mods with Java (Four Athens) Students will learn the basics of Java and will leave class with a basic Minecraft mod completed. Ages 10–15. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $93. www. fourathens.com KIDSTUFF: Family Day: Earth Day Celebration (Georgia Museum of Art) Children are invited to explore the work of environmental artist Patricia Leighton, experiment with

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Apr. 18, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. Apr. 19, 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. $6–15. www.canopystudio.org SPORTS: 2nd Annual Chick-fil-A Half Marathon (The Classic Center) Runners from across the Southeast will stampede across downtown while dressed as cows.

Participants will run for cash prizes, Chick-fil-A products and more. 7:30 a.m.–1 p.m. $75. www.cfahalf.com SPORTS: Pedal for Paws 2015 (The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company) Join the eighth annual benefit ride to support Athens Canine Rescue. The ride will be along the historic Watson Mill Bridge Loop with 41-mile and 61-mile options. Early registration ends Apr. 16. 9 a.m.–2 p.m. $25–35. president@athenscaninerescue.com, www.active.com THEATER: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description Apr. 16–18, 8 p.m. Apr.

Area Humane Society. 12:30–3:30 p.m. FREE! www.artinisartlounge. com CLASSES: Video Editing for Beginners (ACC Library) Learn the basics of video editing using Adobe Premiere. Registration required. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org/athens CLASSES: Knit 2 Class (Revival Yarns) Review casting on, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, stockinette and garter stitch patterns. RSVP. 2 p.m. $30. 706-850-1354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: Post-Ball Drag Brunch (South Kitchen and Bar) Spend your morning after the Boybutante Ball with the stars of the show. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. $20. www.boybutante.org EVENTS: Scavenger Hunt at the Landfill (ACC Landfill) Hunt around for nature’s best recycler, the vulture, as well as killdeer, crows, swallows, hawks and owls. Dress for a trail hike and bring binoculars.

GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 485 Baldwin St.) Hosted by Dirty South. Every Sunday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC Library) Beginning readers read aloud to certified therapy dogs. 3–4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Unitarian Universalist Forum (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Local author Ann Blum, along with members of the audience, will present selections from her new book Bugs@Play. All ages welcome.

10:15 a.m. FREE! www.uuathensga. org MEETINGS: FOL Meeting (Madison County Library, Danielsville) The Friends of the Library present special guest Colonel Lee Ellis for their meeting. Ellis is the author of Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton. 3

full description April 16–17, 8 p.m. & April 19, 3:30 p.m. $7–10. www. mortontheatre.com

Monday 20 CLASSES: Basics of Digital Photo Editing (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics of photo editing using GIMP, a high quality downloadable photo editor. Topics include cropping, rotating and red eye removal. Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Community Open House (UGA Health Sciences) The UGA College of Public Health hosts an open house with games, health screenings, children’s activities and demonstrations. 3–6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/publichealthuga GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

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CLASSES: Intro to Excel (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Get started with Microsoft Excel. April 21 & 28, 2:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. www. athenslibrary.org/madison CLASSES: Wire-Wrapped Pearl Jewelry (The Pearl Girls) Make a single wire-wrapped pearl necklace and a pair of wire-wrapped drop earings using this versative technique.

6:30–8:30 p.m. $39. www.thepearlgirls.com EVENTS: Service Networking Night (Taylor-Grady House) Peace Corps hosts a networking evening where students can talk with representatives from local nonprofits and government organizations.

Refreshments will be served. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.peacecorps.gov EVENTS: “New Letters on the Air” (The Rialto Room) Angela Elam, host and producer of the nationally-broadcast public radio series “New Letters on the Air,” will interview Poet Laureate of Georgia, Judson Mitchum. 7 p.m. $20–25.

706-542-9842 EVENTS: Tuesday Tour (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J.

dramas from the archive. 7 p.m.

FREE! mlmiller@uga.edu FILM: Bad Movie Night: Breeders (Ciné Barcafé) Extra-gooey aliens swarm Manhattan for the sole purpose of violating the city’s remaining virgins. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/badmovienight GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia Night (ACC Library) Win a prize! 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com 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 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Mellow Mushroom) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE!

knowledgable about marketing, sales, legal issues, technical support and more. Every third Tuesday of the month. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com PERFORMANCE: RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles (The Classic Center) This live multi-media spectacular takes you on a musical journey through the life and times of the Beatles. 7:30 p.m. $20–70. www. classiccenter.com

Wednesday 22 ART: UGA Student Pottery Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) See Tuesday listing for full description Apr. 21–23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE! tsaupe@uga.edu ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Kress Interpretive Fellow Brittany Ranew explores unknowns about works of art in the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Flower Arranging Unit 5: Creative and Miniature Design (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn about miniature floral design. Participants will be provided

Financial Services will outline the steps to eliminate debt and maximize finances. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music from Sarah Elizabeth Adams. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Earth Day Program (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Awardwinning writer and environmental activist Gary Ferguson will be the speaker at The Georgia Review’s seventh annual Earth Day program.

7 p.m. FREE! www.thegeorgiareview. com GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. highwirelounge.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com

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GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted by “Jovial” 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 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (ACC Library) Children ages 1–3 and their caregivers can come play with toys and meet friends. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18.

Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 329 LECTURES & LIT: Athens Science Café (The Foundry) Dr. Marshall Shepherd leads a discussion on climate change in “Zombies, Sports and Cola: What Does it Mean for Communicating Weather and Climate?” 6 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com LECTURES & LIT: A Dialogue with Ben Cohen (Morton Theatre) In response to a Facebook post regarding a picture and alignment with Hands Up United, Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s, will lead a panel to create a productive dialogue on race, law enforcement and youth empowerment. 7 p.m. FREE! www. benjerry.com/athens PERFORMANCE: Jupiter String Quartet (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) For this performance, the violin quartet is joined by clarinetist Jon Manasse and pianist Jon Nakamatsu. 8 p.m. $35. www.pac. uga.edu

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 14 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ISKA DHAAF Seattle-based post-pop duo featuring heavy rhythms and cutting melodic hooks.

MOTHERS Local songwriter Kristine Leschper and her band perform gorgeous, haunting folk-rock.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $16. www.40watt.com DELTA SPIRIT San Diego-bred fivepiece playing a rough but striking set of indie rock.

FIREKID New band from Muscle Shoals songwriter Dillon Hodges.

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FREE! tsaupe@uga.edu CLASSES: Two at a Time Socks Class (Revival Yarns) Students will learn to knit a pair of socks on a circular needle using the Magic Loop method. 10:30 a.m. $45. www. revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: Genealogy Research: Census Records (ACC Library) Learn how to use census records to learn more about ancestors.

Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens 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 CLASSES: Computer Class: Introduction to Mac Computers (ACC Library) Register by phone or in person at the reference desk. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org/athens

a recycled piggy bank. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Crafternoon (ACC Library) Repurpose old CDs into picture frames on Earth Day! Supplies are provided. Ages 11–18.

4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun.

For children ages 5 & under. Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706795-5597 LECTURES & LIT: Café Apollinaire (Ciné Barcafé) The Georgia Fine Arts Academy’s eighth Café Apollinaire includes ten-minute plays by Julianne Whitehead, Alexis Havrilla and John Patrick Bray.

The program also includes “Earth Day, Sustainability, Education and Art in Athens” by Andie Bisceglia and Wick Pritchard, a reading and music by Mark Katzman, a sketch

by Bowen Craig and paintings by Will Eskridge. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenscine.com MEETINGS: Lunch and Learn (Four Athens) This month’s topic is “Trademarks 101: Protecting Your Brand” with Andrei Tsygankov of Founders Legal. Lunch is provided.

RSVP. 12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/happy-hour

Billy Joe Shaver plays The Foundry on Thursday, Apr. 16.

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. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/scl EVENTS: Avoiding Fraud & Identity Theft (ACC Library) ACC Police Detective Beverly Russell shares tips and resources on how to recognize scams, protect your identity and what to do if you become a victim. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens FILM: Peabody Decades: “Blue & Gray” (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) “Blue & Gray: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War’s End” features portions of Ken Burns’ Peabody-winning series and other relevant documentaries and

www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 KIDSTUFF: Kids Night (Buffalo’s Café) See Tuesday listing for full description 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 9:30–10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (ACC Library) Join us for Lego art and Lego-based games and activities. No need to bring your own Legos. For ages 8–18. 4:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org MEETINGS: Community Office Hours (The Globe) Pop in for a quick session of free business advice with Four Athens experts

with a list of materials to bring to class. Bring a bag lunch. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $45. www.botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: The Buddha’s Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Bring more inner peace to your life.

Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: Crochet 2 Class (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.revivalyardsathens.com COMEDY: Laugh Athens Comedy Presents (The Foundry) Hear jokes from headliner Dave Waite and host Jake Brannon. 8 p.m. $5–10. www. thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Managing Debt (ACC Library) Charles Vickery of Vickery

GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Both Locations) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 9:30–10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Board Game Night (Oconee County Library) Play games like Apples to Apples, Life, Taboo and more. For ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Money Smart Week Craft: Piggy Banks (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Make

The Foundry Tailgate Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com LYDIA LOVELESS Edgy folk-country singer-songwriter from Columbus, OH. CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-songwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of indie/Americana.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $14. www.georgiatheatre.com JD MCPHERSON Rhythm and blues artist constantly pushing the genre envelope.

JOHN PAUL KEITH Hearty rock and roll songwriter from Memphis, TN. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 TOM VISIONS Post-mystical, electronic, psychedelic folk music from the artist formerly known as Tom(b) Television.

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THE CALENDAR! Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com PERIOD SIX Playing a unique blend of jazz standards featuring collective communication and soulful improvisation.

Live Wire 10 p.m. $8. www.livewireathens.com THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL Venice, CA-based collective that merges old-school bluegrass, gospel, pre-war blues and the hot swing of New Orleans to form a spicy roots cocktail.

The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Playing an all-vinyl set of slow and melancholy songs for sad sacks and lonely lovers.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SESSIONS WITH S-WORDS AND FRIENDS Local band playing funky pop-rock with a touch of Southern jam.

Wednesday 15 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them at the bar!

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.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com BEARCAT The solo project of Orlando, FL songwriter Renee Yohe is “a sweeping tribute to soul.”

TARNATION Local band with a chunky rock sound and catchy, emotive vocals.

FUNKASAURUS WREX Local psychedelic funk group.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net TODD LISTER Folky local singersongwriter.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com FUTURE ISLANDS Highly praised Baltimore-based indie-pop band.

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BIRDS OF AVALON Five-piece rock group from Raleigh, NC. WING DAM Fuzzed-out psych-pop group from Baltimore.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SHADE Local three-piece skews stoner riffs by sleight-of-hand over oceans of confusion. Frontwoman Phelan LaVelle throttles through dark, unlearned outsider jazz.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 STAGE HANDS Sound project of multimedia artist/producer Brandon Locher and drummer/producer Gerald Mattis.

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THE GOLDEN CRESCENT WRENCH Drums-and-sax duo in the style of late-period Coltrane, Albert Ayler and Sonny Rollins.

THE ONE AND ONLY MATT MILLER Singer-songwriter from Johnstown, PA. FUTURE APE TAPES Local group creating psychedelic, experimental music driven by loops, beats, guitars and synths.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com WORD MUSIC WITH DAVID OATES David Oates, host of WUGA’s Wordland, emcees for a collection of invited performers at this night of poetry, stories, sketches and music.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com POWERKOMPANY Local pop duo featuring the crisp, soaring vocals of Marie Davon, playing folk songs enhanced with slickly produced electronic instrumentation courtesy of Andrew Heaton.

GILLIAN Co-ed alt-pop outfit from New York City.

STRICTLY RICKLI Local experimental family band featuring songwriter and musician Ash Rickli.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com ZALE Young, classically trained singer-songwriter.

STARBENDERS Four-piece art-punk band from Atlanta.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com JAZZ JAM Some of our town’s most talented jazz musicians have been getting together to make America’s music at this monthly happening.

Bring your axe and join us, or grab a brew and a table and give an ear.

Hi-Lo Lounge 9 p.m. $5. www.hiloathens.com DEEP STATE Members of Little Gold and Brothers play driving, punky, melodic guitar-rock.

DIVERS Portland, OR-based punk rock group.

NERVOSAS “Dark punk” band from Columbus, OH.

6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (E. Broad St. location) LANDON TRUST Local singer-songwriter performs an acoustic set.

Friday 17 Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com HARTLE ROAD Straightforward rock and roll band from Water Valley, MS. NEIGHBOR LADY Alias of local singer-songwriter Emily Braden.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com FOLK REMEDIES No info available.

Locos Grill & Pub 7 p.m. 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) KIP JONES Local songwriter playing all your favorite covers and some of his own tunes.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MARCUS KING BAND Bluesy, Greenville, SC-based funk-rock group.

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

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

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

Thursday 16 Barbeque Shack 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752 OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM All pickers welcome! Every Thursday!

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. www.caledonialounge.com ODONIS ODONIS Toronto-based noise-rock band that experiments with tone and texture.

PINECONES Atlanta/Athens-based rock band that touches on flailing, grunge and urgent post-punk.

ICE BALLOONS Brooklyn-based garage-punk band with synth accents. Featuring TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone.

CRUNCHY New local “doom-dance” duo featuring Phelan LaVelle and Kathleen Duffield.

DePalma’s Italian Cafe 7 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Road location) ANDREW VICKERY Americana artist from Atlanta.

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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.

Live Wire Friday Afternoon Beer Club. 5 p.m.

FREE! www.livewireathens.com DJ OSMOSE International touring DJ and Athens resident lays down an all-vinyl set of funk, soul and reggae.

10 p.m. www.livewireathens.com THE ECOTONES Co-ed a cappella group comprised of UGA students.

Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com OPEN MIC Each performance gets 10 minutes. Drums and guitar amps are provided.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com DJ OSMOSE International touring DJ and Athens resident lays down an all-vinyl set of funk, soul and reggae.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.hendershotscoffee. com COLONEL BRUCE HAMPTON Eccentric and legendary Georgiabased performer.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ REINDEER GAMES Athens DJ mixes trap, hip hop, moombahton, ‘90s hits and indie dance tunes.

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

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Join Zack Milster and Carl Lindberg for an evening of original music, improv and standards.

METH WAX Local, punk-inspired garage-pop outfit.

DJ MAHOGANY & DJ WHITE SATIN Two popular, local DJs team up.

Dana Swimmer plays the AthFest compilation CD release party at the Georgia Theatre on Saturday, Apr. 18.

BROOKLYNN Soulful pop singersongwriter.

FEVER BREAK Local alternative rock group.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $16 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com BILLY JOE SHAVER Outlaw country legend who continues to tour and record well into his 70s.

CLAY LEVERETT Some of Athens’ finest country music!

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $17 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com DUMPSTAPHUNK Funk group from New Orleans that has revolutionized progressive funk music.

TEA LEAF GREEN Eclectic, five-piece rock band from San Francisco, CA. PEOPLE’S BLUES OF RICHMOND A crazy three-piece psychedelic rock/funk group from Richmond, VA. Go Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.athensarts.org KARAOKE The Athens Area Arts Council hosts karaoke from 9–11, after which Dr. Fred takes over for his popular weekly series.

The Grotto 10 p.m. 706-549-9933 LEAVING COUNTRIES Local singer Louis Phillip Pelot plays a “mindboggling wall of organic sound with upbeat, travel-driven lyrics.”

MOUTH New band featuring former members of Witches and Daffodil.

SILENT & LISTEN Three-piece altrock band from Atlanta.

Live Wire 11 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com TECROPOLIS Athens’ longestrunning electronic dance music monthly, with special guests Andy Bruh and Variant.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $13 (adv.), $15 (door). www.40watt.com FOXYGEN Acclaimed psychedelic indie-rock duo. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

ALEX CAMERON Synth-and-drum machine performance art project from one-third of electronic outfit Seekae.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE 200s Groove/funk four-piece from Atlanta.

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!

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7424 (Five Points location) WILL JAMES & DREW ALBENESIUS Playing “heavy bluegrass jam-folk.”

6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Rd. location) LOUIS PHILLIP PELOT Leaving Countries singer plays a solo set of folk and Americana.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com THE FUNK BROTHERHOOD Local party band does a tribute to Kool & The Gang.

VFW 7 p.m. 706-543-5940 RAMBLIN’ COUNTRY BAND Georgia-based traditional country band.

Saturday 18 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CHRISTINA AUSTIN No info available. (8 a.m.)

THE DIXIELAND 5 Local trad-jazz/ Dixieland band that features a front line of trumpet, clarinet and trombone and a rhythm section of piano and tenor banjo. (10 a.m.)

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 KELLY AND THE NECESSITIES Playing funk, soul and blues.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com BOBBY COMPTON The first Redneck Idol, Bobby Compton sings hardrockin’ country.

CRESTON MAXEY BAND Singersongwriter from Winder, GA playing a mix of new country, traditional country and Southern rock covers.

SEAN THOMAS No info available.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com PROTOMARTYR Noisy post-punk group from Detroit, MI. See story on p. 11.

GOTOBEDS Punk rock outfit from Pittsburgh, PA. WYMYNS PRYSYN Atlanta-based punk band fronted by Andrew Wiggins (Hawks, Blame Game).

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

Go Bar WUOG Spring Banquet. 9 p.m. 706546-5609 THE SCRAPS Surfy, snotty punk band from Atlanta.

SALINE Local four-piece “shoegrease” band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $3. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indie rock band.

MAN UP, YANCEY Indie rock group from Decatur.

Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236 THE STARLITE DEVILLES Local, passionate country-rock outfit.

Georgia Theatre AthFest Compilation Release Party. 8 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com TEDO STONE Rootsy, Atlanta-based Americana band with a touch of psychedelic fuzziness.

DANA SWIMMER Local band playing a garage rock montage with sweet, soulful undertones.

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

UNCLE DAD Local four-piece indie band with a reverb-heavy rock and roll sound.

SATURN VALLEY Local progressive jam fusion band.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ BLOWPOP Joe Kubler (Bubbly Mommy Gun) spins a set of tunes.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com SHANNON LABRIE Blues-inspired singer-songwriter from Nashville.

SONS OF KATIE ELDER New local folk-rock group.

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.

Iron Factory 10 p.m. 706-395-6877 THE HONEY SLIDERS Original, Detroit-influenced rock from Catropolis.

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

Live Wire 6 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com CARRY THE LOVE A night of inspiration and worship. Uplifting music.

Sunday 19 The Globe 10 p.m. 706-353-4721 100 WATT HORSE Kindhearted Atlanta folk-rock act.

BELLOWS Psych-folk bedroom recording project of NYC songwriter Oliver Kalb.

songwriter Timothy Showalter and band. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

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

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com GERONIMO GETTY Americana band led by songwriter Aaron Kyle.

SANS ABRI Local folk duo featuring members of Packway Handle Band.

SeriousFun Children’s Network Benefit.

8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com BACKROAD ANTHEM Country-rock band from Fayetteville, AR. COLE TAYLOR Rising Nashvillebased country singer.

OPEN ROAD No info available.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday.

Hosted by Larry Forte.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 JAZZ FUNK JAM WITH MASON DAVIS Local jazz musician Mason Davis hosts a jam session.

Tuesday 21 The Foundry Tailgate Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com BRANDON LAY Country singersongwriter from Jackson, TN. BEN BRADFORD Nashville-based country music artist.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com PETER HOOK AND THE LIGHT Manchester, England rock superstar Hook is known as the bassist for new wave pioneers Joy Division.

He’ll be leading his band through that group’s classic first two records.

See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com FEMINENERGY In addition to performances by featured artists Milyssa Rose, Powerkompany, Zale, Repunza and Tashia Love, there will be an open mic portion of the show.

Live Wire 8 p.m. $5. www.livewireathens.com THE MALLETT BROTHERS Alternative country outfit from Portland, ME.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com KLEZMER LOCAL 42 A local sevenpiece Klezmer band specializing in Jewish and gypsy music and featuring Dan Horowitz of Five Eight.

The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Playing an all-vinyl set of slow and melancholy songs for sad sacks and lonely lovers.

Ted’s Most Best 7 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com THE GENTRY Traditional and original Irish music trio.

Normaltown Hall 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ NormaltownHall BEN MILLER BAND Bluegrassinfused folk band from Joplin, MO. This is a solo performance and a music video shoot.

Monday 20 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com STRAND OF OAKS Melodic, emotional, driving folk-rock courtesy of

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SESSIONS WITH S-WORDS AND FRIENDS See Tuesday’s listing for full description

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

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.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net SARAH ELIZABETH ADAMS Musician and singer-songwriter with a background in Southern rock and gospel.

Georgia Theatre 9 p.m. $25. www.georgiatheatre.com TYLER THE CREATOR Popular rapper and Odd Future associate. He’ll be joined by OFWGKTA DJ Taco.

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING See Wednesday’s listing for full description Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com OPEN MIC See Wednesday’s listing for full description Locos Grill & Pub 7 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. location) REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DEACONS New local group led

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Art 1st Annual Juried Exhibition (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first juried show is open to all artists (all ages and media) with a focus on innovative contemporary art. Deadline Aug. 1. Exhibit Sept. 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 15. $25. info@athica.org, www.athica.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

Auditions Theater Camp Counselors (Athens Little Playhouse) Potential counselors must be at least 13 years old by June 1. Complete the online form and attend auditions on Apr. 19, 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athens littleplayhouse.net Wrong Window! (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Seeking five adult men and three adult women for a hilarious murder mystery spoof. Prepare to read excerpts from the script.

Performances July 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26. Auditions on Apr. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;21, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. tking@ cityofelberton.net

Classes Acting for Film (Film Athens Film Lab) George Adams teaches â&#x20AC;&#x153;Actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gym: The Road to Becoming a Professional Actor.â&#x20AC;? Topics include creating dynamic characters, working as an actor in film and television, and the business aspects of film.

Wednesdays, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $75/ month. www.filmathens.net/edu

Art Classes (OCAF, Watkinsville) Master portait painter Jane Paul Angelhart leads a four-day workshop. May 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $375â&#x20AC;&#x201C;385. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watercolor Batik on Rice Paper Workshopâ&#x20AC;? is a two-day class on using hot wax as a resist in the watercolor painting process.

June 26â&#x20AC;&#x201C;27, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $120â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 130. 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com Bellydance and More (Barefoot Dance Studio) Classes in bellydance, burlesque and more. Check website for classes.

Drop-ins or class cards available. ww.barefootdanceathens.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) 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. www.gooddirt.net 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 Introductory Drawing Course (Georgia Museum of Art) Athens artist and educator Brian Hitselberger will instruct a four-part course on drawing, using the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection as source material. Thursdays, May 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;28. $15. callan@uga.edu Introductory Watercolor (KA Artist Shop) This is an immersive, introductory class that teaches basic drawing and watercolor skills.

Saturdays, Apr. 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 16, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $150. www.kaartist.com Learn & Know Photoshop (Film Athens Film Lab) Melissa McKim will teach the basics of Photoshop. Thursdays, Apr.16â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 21, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $110. www.film athens.net

Letterpress & More (Smokey Road Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make Your Own Stationery.â&#x20AC;? Apr. 17, May 8 or June 19, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $45. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coptic.â&#x20AC;?

May 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $130. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction to Letterpress Printing.â&#x20AC;? June 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;19, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $300. www.smokeyroadpress. com Martial Arts Classes (Live Oak Martial Arts, Bogart) Traditional and modern-style Taekwondo, selfdefense, grappling and weapons classes for all ages. www.liveoak martialarts.com Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workshop (Athens Regional Medical Center) Years of medical research and training are blended into eight weeks of instruction and a one-day mindfulness retreat focused increasing general well-being. Mondays, May 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 22, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $225. 706475-7330, www.armc.org/mbi Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Linocut, One Color.â&#x20AC;? Apr. 18 & 25, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stampmaking.â&#x20AC;? Apr. 29, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $35. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Totes! One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;? May 6, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $50. www.doubledutchpress. com Quilting (Sewcial Studio) Sewcial Studio has moved to a new location at 2500 W. Broad St., suite #305. Quilting classes for beginner to advanced students cover both traditional and modern projects. sewcialstudio@gmail.com, www.sewcialstudio.com Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cubanstyle salsa dance classes with SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m. (beginners). $10 (incl. drink). www. facebook.com/salsaathens

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fake Whiskersâ&#x20AC;? an exhibit of painted panels, drawings and prints by Asheville, NC, artist Julie Armbruster, will be on display at The Grit Sunday, Apr. 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sunday, May 10.

Summer Dance Class Registration (East Athens Educational Dance Center) Now registering in classes for beginners through advanced students of all ages. Classes include ballet, modern dance, tap and more. 706-613-3624, www.athensclarkecounty.com/dance Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Yoshukai karate in a positive atmosphere. AClasses held Sundaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursdays. FREE! www.athensy.com Writing Class: The Personal Essay (OCAF, Watkinsville) Award-winning Georgia essayist Dana Wildsmith will teach this threesession class. Begins July 11, 9:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $130 (OCAF member), $140. www.ocaf.com Yoga Classes (Healing Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strength & Power Pilatesâ&#x20AC;? uses foam rollers, free weights and therabands to shape muscles and improve strength. Fridays, 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 a.m. beginning Apr. 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoga in Recoveryâ&#x20AC;? is a six-week course integrating yoga, meditation, Ayurveda and traditional recovery tools to overcome addictive and selfdestructive behavior. Tuesdays, May 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 9, 5:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:45 p.m. 706-6131143, www.healingartscentre.net Yoga Teacher Training (5 Points Yoga) This 200-hour teacher training program is led by Shannon Ball and Anne Ethier. Mondaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesdays, May 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 3. shannon@5pointsyoga.com, www. athensyogainstitute.com Zumba in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

Help Out Adopt-a-Mom for Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day (The Ark United Ministry Outreach Center) The Ark and Grandview Care Nursing Home have identified 150 isolated mothers who may otherwise go uncelebrated on Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Real moms in need of TLC can be adopted through May 5. $25/mom. www.athensark.org/ adopt-a-mom Book Drive for Oconee County Jail (Multiple Locations) The Oconee Democrats are collecting paperback books for inmates.

Drop off donations to Athens West Cleaners, Farmington Depot Gallery, Krimson Kafe and Let it Be Yoga.

Through Apr. 30. oconeebooks@ gmail.com 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 GED Tutors Needed (Action Ministries, 465 N. Lumpkin St.) Volunteers are needed to help tutor students on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday mornings. Must be very encouraging and committed. www.actionministries.net

GreenFest & Great American Cleanup (Athens, GA) Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautifulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adopt-A-Highway program includes four annual cleanups with tools and trash pick-up provided. Down & Dirty Cleanups are one-time service projects for groups. stacy.smith@ athensclarkecounty.com, www.keep athensbeautiful.org Smart Lunch, Smart Kid (Action Ministries) Volunteers are needed to help provide and deliver sack lunches and educational enrichment activities to under-served children. ederoshia@actionministiries.net, www.actionministries.net

Kidstuff ACC Summer Camps (Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in theater, gymnastics, tennis, cheerleading, skating, art and more. Visit website for dates and details. 706613-3589, www.athensclarkecounty. com/camps New Moon Summer Adventure Camp (Athens, GA) Now accepting registration for a summer camp that travels to different locations daily. Activities include hiking, swimming and boating as well as trips to museums, zoos and farms. Fee includes all activities and travel expenses. For ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. $175/wk. 706-310-0013 Stop-motion Workshop (Lyndon House Arts Center) Using the current technology found in iPads and stop-motion animation apps, each student will become a cinematographer. This workshop was funded through a grant from AthFest Educates. For ages 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. May 2 & 9, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $48â&#x20AC;&#x201C;69. 706-613-3623

Strong Girls Summer Camp (Old Fire Hall #2) A camp designed to empower girls through creative activities, yoga and fun. June 1–5 & Aug. 3–7. $200. wearestronggirls@ gmail.com Summer Camps (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Peace Camp runs June 29–July 3.

Hogwarts School at the Pyramid runs July 20–24 and July 27–31. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $80–150/camp. 706546-7914, www.uuathensga.org Summer Camps (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Themes include “The Plants We Eat, “Georgia’s Critters,” “Forest Explorers” are more. See descriptions online.

Full day summer camps from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. are for ages 6–12.

Half-day camps from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. are for five year olds. $130/week.

706-542-6156, www.botgarden. uga.edu Summer Theater Camps (Athens Little Playhouse) “Under the Big Top,” June 1–5. “Under the

Wizard’s Hat,” June 8–15. “Under the Sea,” June 15–19. “Under the Disco Ball: A Spy’s Adventure,” June 22–26. Visit website for registration form. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net Teen Photo Scavenger Hunt (Oconee County Library) Get a photo list at the front desk and email the completed list with photos to oconeelibrary@gmail.com. Everyone who completes the list wins a prize.

The Grand Finale will be on Apr. 29, 6 p.m. Ages 11–18.

UGA Summer Camps (Multiple Locations) Now registering middle and high school students for day camps and overnight camps in June and July. www.georgiacenter.uga. edu/youth/summer-academy

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

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

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Unforgiving and sometimes witty illustrations by Jessie Lamay. Through April.

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

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

ARTINI’S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) Animal-themed artwork by Will Eskridge and Ruth Allen. Reception Apr. 19. On view through May 17.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) “Contrapunto” 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. • In the Bertelsmann Gallery, a display of works by members of the Athens Academy Art Club. Through Apr. 17.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “Tease” explores the significance of hair through the works of Jeremy Ayers, Brian Hitselberger, Ari Richter, Shantay Robinson, Lily Smith, Paul Thomas, Zipporah Thompson and Jessica Wohl. Through May 3.

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

CINÉ BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Paintings by Sarah Lowing. Through Apr. 28.

CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) “Southern Highlands Reserve: A Garden Rooted in the Place of its Making” presents native plant design by UGA CED graduates Kelly Holdbrook and Raylor Ladd. Through April.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, “Peaceable Kingdom” presents animals by Will Eskridge, Lawson Grice, Jená A. Johnson, Susan Pelham and Cheryl Washburn. • In Classic Gallery II, “Flight” examines feathered and flying friends by Margaret Agner, Will Eskridge, Jená A. Johnson, Maria Mueller and Susan Pelham.

DONDERO’S KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) “Je suis CHARLIE” includes acrylic and graphite works on canvas by Charley Seagraves. Through April.

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, Michael Pierce, Holly. Just Holly. and more. • Paintings by environmental artist Alan Campbell. Closing reception May 15.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) “From Iowa to Athens” features artwork by Amanda Burk of Double Dutch Press and her father, Jack Burk, a retired art teacher from Iowa. Reception Apr. 14. Through April.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “The Finders” features works

by Garrett Hayes, Lisa Freeman, Chris Novey, Amanda Scheutzow, Charlie Asher Key and Taylor Kuzia. Reception Apr. 16. Currently on display through June 13.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Pierre Daura (1896–1976): Picturing Attachments.” Through Apr. 19. • “Small Truths: Pierre Daura’s Life and Vision.” Through Apr. 19. • “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition” features works by 19 candidates at Lamar Dodd. Through May 3. • “Chaos & Metamorphosis: The Art of Piero Lerda.” Through May 10.

• In the sculpture garden, “Terra Verte,” created by Scottish artist Patricia Leighton, consists of six cubes full of living vegetation. Through May. • “Stone Levity” is a sculpture by Del Geist installed in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex quad. Through May. • “Jay Robinson: Quarks, Leptons and Peanuts.” Through June 21. • “AiryLight: Visualizing the Invisible.”

Through June 28. • “art.gif” includes six looping GIFs. Through June 28.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “BANG” is an installation of bold colored pop art paintings by Carol John that will rotate throughout the course of the exhibit. Through June.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) “Grit Employee Art Show.” Through Apr. 19. • “Fake Whiskers” is an exhibit of painted panels, drawings and prints by Asheville, NC, artist Julie Armbruster. Apr. 19–May 10.

Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org Project Safe (Athens, GA) Meetings for Warriors: Hope & Healing from Domestic Violence Group are held every Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Tuesday of each month.

Meetings for the Emotional Abuse Support Group are held every Monday, 6:30–8 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. Business: 706-549-0922. Meeting information: 706-613-3357, ext. 772. www. project-safe.org SLPAA (Campus View Church of Christ) Sex, Love and Pornography Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step program for sexually compulsive behaviors. Every Monday, 7:30–8:30 p.m. 706-372-8642

On The Street Nominations for the 2015 Preservation Awards Nominate a project in rehabilitation, new construction, stewardship, community revitalization and more.

Deadline Apr. 17. www.achfonline. org/awards Sprockets International Music Video Festival (Athens, GA) Now accepting submissions of videos to be screened at the Georgia Music Video Show and Sprockets International Music Video Show (July 24–25). Early deadline Apr. 15. Final deadline Apr. 30. $27–37. www.filmfreeway.com Summer Programs (Athens, GA) Find information about camps, pools, art exhibits, classes, performances, sports, holiday events and more in the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department’s summer program guide. www.athens clarkecounty.com f

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Winnie Smith.

Through April.

JACKSON STREET BUILDING (285 S. Jackson St.) “Desire Path” by Keith Wilson is a large-scale photography installation. Through Apr. 17.

JITTERY JOE’S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Landscape acrylics by Sara Brogdon. Through April.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “BFA II” displays the works of students in drawing and painting, jewelry and metals, sculpture, printmaking and scientific illustration. Reception Apr. 17.

LEATHERS BUILDING (675 Pulaski St.) Paintings and pen and ink illustrations by Suzanna Antonez-Edens. Through May 17.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) The “Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840–1890) & Athens History Museum” inside the historic Ware-Lyndon House now features a new bedroom exhibit full of decorative pieces. • The “40th Juried Exhibition” features local works selected by juror Carter Foster of the Whitney Museum. Through May 2. • “40 of Something: Collections from Our Community” currently features “40 Hats + 40 Jewels: From the Collection of Beverly Bourgeois and Par Ramey.” Through May 1. • In the new Lounge Gallery, vibrant landscape drawings by Katherine Dunlap. Through May 2.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA 98, Danielsville) Hand-built figurative sculptures utilizing clay and found objects by Cheri Wranosky. Through April.

MAMA BIRD’S GRANOLA (909 E. Broad St.) Artwork by Cameron Bliss Ferrelle, Chris Taylor, James Fields, Don Highfield, Barbara Bendzunas, Kayley Head, Melissa Long, Jonathan Carter, Gerald Turner, St. Udio’s Iron Works, Lea Lacy, Catcophony, Tiny Tank Tech, Hooks & Gems and Georgia Elite Jewelry.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 20th annual “Southworks Juried Exhibit” features 96 works by 87 artists. Through May 8. • This year’s Director’s Choice exhibit, “Jan Perkins: Art, Innovation & Technology” features digital fine art and mixed media resin paintings by the Watkinsville artist. Through May 8.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) In the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, “The Art of Diplomacy: Winston Churchill and the Pursuit of Painting” includes seven Churchill paintings and numerous artifacts. Through Apr. 17. • “Food, Power and Politics: The Story of School Lunch.” Through May 15. • An exhibition celebrating The Pennington Radio Collection features tube radios, external speakers and other artifacts from 1913–1933. Through December.

SALON ON FIRST (6 1st St., Watkinsville) Abstract oil landscapes by Keith Karnok.

SEWCIAL STUDIO (2500 W. Broad St. #305) Hand-dyed art quilts by Anita Heady. Rust and over-dyed fabric on canvas by Bill Heady.

SIPS (1390 Prince Ave.) “Fruit and Flowers” features expressive colorist still life paintings by Dolores Holt. Through April.

SMOKEY ROAD PRESS (675 Pulaski St., Unit 600) “Tease it to Jesus” features 34 Dolly Parton prints by various artists. Through Apr. 23.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) An exhibit of watercolor paintings by Thomas W. Ventulett. Through Apr. 26.

SWEET SPOT STUDIO GALLERY (160 Tracy St., Mercury A.I.R.) The gallery presents paintings, ceramics, sculpture, drawings, furniture, folk art and jewelry from artists including Faith Henderson, Veronica Darby, John Cleaveland, Rebecca Wood, Nikita Raper, Natalia Zuckerman, Briget Darryl Ginley, Jack Kashuback, Barret Reid, Scott Radke and Ken Hardesty. • New works by Bridget Darryl Ginley. Through April.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) “The Art of Eating Ethically,” a display of artwork and commentaries about the food system. Through May. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA, OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) “The Oconee Art Student Exhibit” features work by students recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Art. Reception Apr. 16. Through April.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) New paintings by Mary Porter.

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. • A special show of works by Cindy Jerrell, Peter Loose, Tex Crawford and Cameron Bliss Ferrelle. Through May 1.

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By Rhonda advice@flagpole.com This is an open letter to Disowned, from the Apr. 1 column. I am a daughter of a mother almost identical to the one you describe in your letter. Your words “narcissistic, greedy, jealous and controlling” perfectly fit my late mother.

First, let me say that Rhonda’s advice was spot-on. I am more than twice your age, and advice like this, plus an enlightened therapist (such as you apparently have) could have saved me years of terrible self-doubt and constantly derailed self-esteem. It is an awful thing to have been born to an unloving mother. But things were different in the 1960s. Most people, including the therapists who were supposed to help you, tended to side with the power of the family, no matter how wretched, toxic or downright dangerous these parents were for the poor kids who suffered under their rule.

But even my 1960s-style therapist had this to say—repeatedly—about my mother: “Stay away from her!” Tangling with people who mean you harm only drags you down into their own emotional quicksand. There is no benefit from it.

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Please send your questions advice@flagpole.com or flagpole.com/getadvice A question my sister and I learned to ask ourselves was: “If a person on the street treated you this way (demeaning you, undermining or sabotaging your efforts toward success, trying to separate you from your loved ones, having temper tantrums when they don’t get their way), would you put up with it?” The answer is always no.

Sending your love to a mentally ill mother (and that’s what she is) is commendable in a spiritual sense, if you are prepared to give and not get. My mother, even on her deathbed, never acknowledged any of the awful things she did to us, much less apologized. Actually, I never heard any apology from her about any wrong she did to anyone in my entire life with her. She simply wasn’t capable of seeing anything beyond herself.

The reason she cut you out of her will is the same reason my mother cut me out of hers: You went on to your own life, and she cannot control you anymore. This is the only control she has left.

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By the way, my sister and I learned to develop a great sense of humor about our mother. If you want to dethrone a tyrant, laugh at them! My mother used to send me nasty notes written on Christmas cards, with a check enclosed. At the bottom of the check was written “Here’s your Christmas buy-off.”

Lovely. We posted the card with its loony rantings on the fridge for a laugh and sent the check—usually for a whopping $10 or $25—right back.

Which brings us to the cards. Here’s what I found works for me: At Mother’s Day, I’d buy a blank card with a pretty but non-committal picture of butterflies or flowers. Then, inside, I’d write: “Happy Mother’s Day, Love B.” That’s all. I did the same for every other holiday: “Merry Christmas, Love, B.,” and so on. No lovey-dovey, gushy text inside the card, because that would be a joke with this kind of mother. (“Mother of mine, you were always there for me…” Nope.)

I came up with this compromise because it (1) defused the situation, so I wouldn’t have to hear from her or my co-dependent alcoholic brother that I didn’t send a card, and how could I be so cruel, etc., and (2) it was bland enough that I was not selling out my soul and lying to make her happy (which she wouldn’t be anyway).

So, here’s some advice from an older woman who has been there: Keep doing what you’re doing! Keep living your life happily, and don’t look back! Laugh at her silly antics! As for getting past it for good, you never will. But as with any disability, you learn to work around it and do the best you can, and keep yourself out of danger.

And as for your parents “sinking into their own misery,” as you put it, they made it that way. Don’t let yourself or your loved ones sink into to it, too.

Best wishes for a happy life.

Bellringer Disowned, I want you to know that your letter drew some attention. You are not alone in struggling with a poisonous parent. There’s another response I wanted to point out to you. A commenter on the online version of this column quoted Dan Savage’s advice from his column Savage Love. Dan says: “My advice for you is the same as my advice for all queer kids with crazy, hyperconservative parents: Don’t fear their rejection—make them fear yours. Tell your mom you’re queer, and then tell her that you won’t speak to her or see her if she can’t treat you and your partner with respect.

Remember: The only leverage an adult child has over their parents is their presence. If your mom treats you like shit, absent yourself. If she’s rude to you in your own home, kick her ass out.”

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