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table of contents Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Movie Reviews . . . . . . . . 19 Capitol Impact . . . . . . . . . . 5 Flick Skinny . . . . . . . . . . 19 This Modern World . . . . . . 5 The Calendar . . . . . . . . . 20 City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . 26 Downtown Discrimination . 8 Adopt Me . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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from the blogs  IN THE LOOP: Pretty soon downtown will be nothing but parking decks. A five-story deck is planned behind the News Building.  GRUB NOTES: Five & Ten chef Jason Zygmont is leaving for a gig in Nashville.  HOMEDRONE: Pinecones have changed their name to Arbor Labor Union and will release an album on Sub Pop next year.

athens power rankings: Nov. 16–22 1. Female musicians 1 (tie). UGA NAACP  3. Isaiah McKenzie 4. Russ Davis 5. Phil Lanoue Athens Power Rankings are posted each Monday on the In the Loop blog on flagpole.com.

 reader feedback  “All the ugly high-rise apartments have destroyed the Classic City look for me; I don’t go downtown now. I miss old Athens, but this light rail proposal might bring me back if there were easy ways to get to the rail system.” — Mary Baker Berry

Call Me Ishmael . . . . . . . 11 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Women in Music . . . . . . . 12 Sudoku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 James McMurtry . . . . . . . 14 Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Threats & Promises . . . . . 15 Local Comics . . . . . . . . . 30 Thanksgiving Takeout . . . 17 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 EDITOR & PUBLISHER Pete McCommons ADVERTISING DIRECTOR & PUBLISHER Alicia Nickles PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Larry Tenner ADVERTISING SALES Anita Aubrey, Jessica Pritchard Mangum, Carey McLaughlin MANAGING EDITOR & MUSIC EDITOR Gabe Vodicka CITY EDITOR Blake Aued ARTS EDITOR & DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Jessica Smith CLASSIFIEDS & OFFICE MANAGER Stephanie Rivers AD DESIGNER Kelly Hart CARTOONISTS Lee Gatlin, Missy Kulik, David Mack, Jeremy Long, Clint McElroy ADOPT ME Special Agent Cindy Jerrell STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Joshua L. Jones CONTRIBUTORS Evelyn Andrews, Bonita Applebum, Madeline Bates, Hillary Brown, Dina Canup, Tom Crawford, Carolyn Crist, John Huie, Laura James, Gordon Lamb, Dan Mistich, Drew Wheeler CIRCULATION Charles Greenleaf, Emily Armond, Will Donaldson, Marie Uhler WEB DESIGNER Kelly Hart ADVERTISING INTERNS Qiuhui Li, Raven Pratt ARTS INTERN Madeline Bates COVER PHOTOGRAPH by Joshua L. Jones (see feature story on p. 12) STREET ADDRESS: 220 Prince Ave., Athens, GA 30601 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1027, Athens, GA 30603 EDITORIAL: 706-549-9523 · ADVERTISING: 706-549-0301 · FAX: 706-548-8981 CLASSIFIED ADS: class@flagpole.com ADVERTISING: ads@flagpole.com CALENDAR: calendar@flagpole.com EDITORIAL: editor@flagpole.com

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As you sit in the Georgia Theatre sipping a Tropicalia and awaiting the Kinchafoonee Cowboys, you’re probably wondering what’s the latest with the UGA retirees’ health insurance concerns. Well, there are some interesting developments, thanks primarily to Joe Wisenbaker, the dude who calls himself “The Grumpy Retiree� and has created the Facebook page of the same name, which has become a clearinghouse of information and concerns. Joe has now elicited from Karin Elliott, the University System of Georgia’s associate vice chancellor for total rewards, two important acknowledgements: Retirees can qualify for USG reimbursements by buying only one plan through Aon, and those reimbursements can be used to pay the premiums for plans bought in the open market outside Aon’s offerings. Even though Elliott’s acknowledgements come only after twothirds of the retirees have already signed up for insurance—most of them through Aon—those who haven’t are free to sign up for a drug plan and then find a less expensive Medigap plan in the market. Of course, applying their reimbursements to their premiums will take more paperwork than through Aon. Check it all out through The Grumpy Retiree on Facebook and have another Tropicalia.

As you’ll note in Hillary Brown’s Thanksgiving takeout story on p. 17, Five Bar, the restaurant with the warm brick walls and big windows on the corner of Hull and Clayton streets downtown is hosting its second Thanksgiving Day charity feast. As they did last year, Five Bar’s chefs will prepare a seated Thanksgiving meal that will be served free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26. There’s no charge and no questions asked. Diners who can afford it can make a donation, and 100 percent of the donations will go to Project Safe. In order to pull off this event, Five Bar needs volunteers to help with front-of-thehouse assistance. (You don’t have to wash dishes.) If you want to lend a hand or want more information about this fine gesture, drop by Five Bar at 269 N. Hull St. or call the restaurant at 706-543-5515.

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If you’re like me, you don’t know much about ISIS, even though our country is engaged in fighting them, and they are increasingly becoming a threat to us. There is objective, informative information available through reputable sources online and in print. At the same time we are bombarded with depictions of ISIS tainted with political spins. We need to understand this enemy in more than comic book terms, so that we know whom we’re fighting and how best to go about it. We have been misled too many times because of our own ignorance and negligence. Now that they’ve got our attention, let’s find out who ISIS is, so that we’re not stampeded by emotional, uninformed and misguided reactions, as we have been in the past. Here’s a liberal take from The Nation that puts ISIS into the perspective of cults and sects in our own country, including the Ku Klux Klan: thenation.com/article/howislamic-islamic-state.

Two Mysteries I am reading two books by Athens authors at the same time, both of them mysteries or “noir� novels that concern the law and how it can be skirted. Local writer Joan Curtis has just published The Clock Strikes Midnight, and although I have just started it, it promises to be a good read about a female protagonist who has set out to right an old family wrong, a task that quickly gets complicated, of course. Local attorney David Crowe has published Murderers, Madmen & Lunatics, which involves all of the above, plus lawyers, judges and others of those ilks. Crowe set his book in Atlanta, but his colorful character types are recognizable anywhere. I have the greatest admiration for Crowe and Curtis. It isn’t easy to write this kind of book. I wrote two of them, and even my wife agrees that they should never see the light of day, no matter what time the clock strikes. She should know, since I read them to her while I was writing them, and she had to point out such things as characters that I killed off yesterday still being alive today. These books will get a more in-depth analysis once this slow reader has finished them. The accompanying poster was shot by Van Burns, graphic designer at the ACC Library, as part of a series to promote reading. His posters for the library include the likes of Sheriff Ira Edwards, Gwen O’Looney, Doc Eldridge and other serious readers. You can view them at the library and find yourself something to read. f

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Football Rules Students and Players Get the Upper Hand at Missouri By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com There was an interesting role reversal at the University of Missouri last week. Usually, when there is trouble on a college campus, you would expect it to end with the administrators expelling students involved in the disturbance. At Mizzou, however, it was the students who succeeded in expelling the university’s top two administrators. These students included the members of Missouri’s football team and their head coach, Gary Pinkel. Black athletes on the football team were protesting a series of racial incidents on campus and threatened to boycott the upcoming game unless the president resigned. The players were backed by their coach and teammates, so the persons who went out the door turned out to be the university’s president and chancellor. The Missouri incident confirms the fact that among our largest universities, the football team has now become the tail that wags the dog. This has been coming for a long time. Football generates billions of dollars in revenue and massive media coverage for the institutions. The alumni at these universities are so committed to having their teams win big that they’ll agree to spend millions of dollars to bring in a new coach. This means that coaches and players can effectively call the shots now, whether the presidents like it or not. Let’s take a look at the University of Georgia. Coach Mark Richt commands a base salary of $4 million—nearly five times the amount made by the person who is ultimately his boss, President Jere Morehead. Richt’s compensation is also more than 28 times the salary paid to Gov. Nathan Deal, the highest elected official in state government. Richt doesn’t have much leverage at this point because Georgia has lost three

games this season—in fact, he will be lucky to even keep his job. But it’s not hard to imagine a future situation where a successful coach with a championship team could demand the dismissal of a president who dared go against him on any issue. After all, Pinkel’s record was only 4-5 when the Missouri players threatened a boycott, but they still were able to pressure the president and chancellor to resign. Media accounts of the Missouri controversy have neglected to mention the one person who was probably most responsible for the money-mad nature of modern college football: the late Fred C. Davison, the president of the University of Georgia from 1967–1986. Davison was in an enviable position in the late 1970s. He was in charge of a university whose enrollment and prestige were growing, with a powerful football program headed by Coach Vince Dooley. But Davison was greedy. He and other university presidents didn’t like NCAA rules that limited a college team’s appearances on TV and the revenue those appearances could generate. Davison became head of a rump group of presidents called the CFA (College Football Association) that demanded the right for big universities to negotiate their own TV contracts and grab as much money as they could. The CFA sued the NCAA in federal court and eventually secured a Supreme Court ruling that freed the association’s members to make their own contracts with the TV networks. That decision led to skyrocketing growth of TV revenue for the major conferences that dominate college football. Davison, with the help of the Supreme Court, paved a road whose latest turn was the forced resignation of Missouri’s president. f

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Inside Athens’ New Jail We Built It; Hopefully, They Won’t Come By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com a file in it. Maps were given out, but I couldn’t figure out how to access the sewer, so they’re no good for escaping. Jail is not a fun place to be. Except to go to court, inmates rarely if ever leave a cinder-block pod, some dormstyle and some with cells, where they eat, sleep, bathe, receive medical treatment and “exercise” in a small concrete “yard” with high walls and no ceiling. But it’s certainly a

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I stopped by the Athens-Clarke County Jail Friday to say hi to Ort and found out we’re the proud owners of a shiny new stockade. (Kidding; at press time, Ort and his attorney, Bill Overend, were trying to wriggle out of a fiveday sentence imposed by Municipal Court Judge Leslie Spornberger Jones because Ort still hasn’t completely cleaned up his carport.) We do have a brand new clink—and let’s see how many synonyms for “jail” I can come up with—but it’s been years in the making. Sheriff Ira Edwards had been asking for one since he was elected almost 15 years ago; ACC officials resisted for years until Mayor Heidi Davison finally appointed a criminal justice task force in 2008. At the time, the existing 380-bed jail was severely overcrowded, with inmates sleeping on mats on the floor, and many were shipped down to a private jail in South Georgia at a cost of millions to Athens taxpayers. The task force— chaired by commissioners Harry Sims and Kelly Girtz—hired consulting firm Carter Goble, who found that the jail was not only overcrowded, but outmoded and crumbling. Subsequently, commissioners put a $73 million jail expansion and renovation project on the SPLOST 2011 list, which voters approved by a wide margin. Five years later, the new 600-bed hoosegow—a portion of the old jail will be renovated, bringing the total capacity up to 780—is almost complete and $15 million under budget. The sheriff’s office held a dedication ceremony and offered tours last Friday and will start moving inmates in next month. I spent the tour looking over my shoulder, waiting for the mayor or somebody to sneak up behind me and slam a cell door shut. There was cake, although without

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cleaner and more humane environment than the dank and moldy old jail, which I’ve also been inside (for journalism, I swear). “Most people spending time here haven’t been convicted of anything. They’re awaiting trial, and some of them go to trial and are found not guilty,” ACC Manager Alan Reddish said. “We need a facility that respects the rights of our citizens.”

Those citizens, thankfully, are fewer than before. The aforementioned task force, in addition to recommending a new jail, also recommended a host of other reforms aimed at reducing the inmate population. ACC now has a diversion center where nonviolent offenders are released to work during the day; special courts for people with drug, alcohol and mental health issues; and an expanded electronic ankle-bracelet monitoring program. On most days—at least for now—the new jail will only be a little over half full. In the planning stages, some commissioners pushed for a smaller slammer, but Reddish convinced them otherwise—a decision he stood by Friday. “I wish we didn’t have to say we need 780 beds, and today we don’t,” he said. “But the day will come.” Graduation Rates: Maybe Phil Lanoue won National Superintendent of the Year a year early. Graduation rates have been up and down during Lanoue’s seven-year tenure as Clarke County School District superintendent, usually somewhere in the 60–70 percent range, which is unacceptably low. This year, though, more than 80 percent of Clarke County School District students graduated within four years in 2015, by far the highest mark since the current measurement standard was adopted in 2011, according to figures released by the Georgia Department of Education last week. Graduation rates topped 80 percent at both traditional high schools, Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central, and rose from 20 percent to 50 percent at the alternative Classic City High School. The statewide graduation rate rose from 72.5 percent to 78.8 percent. Eighth-graders’ CRTC scores have been on the upswing for years, and it looks like that’s paying off now in terms of those middle-schoolers going on to graduate. But let’s not start patting ourselves on the back just yet. In 2015, the state stopped requiring students to pass a graduation test in order to receive a diploma, thereby removing one hurdle and goosing the number. There can also be some noise in these numbers, and only a couple more years of data will tell us whether 2015 was an anomaly or a trend.

Downtown Hotel: Plans for a long-delayed hotel next to the Classic Center are moving ahead, and construction could begin next month, say developers of the Hyatt Place hotel. The privately-owned hotel will connect internally on its two lower floors with the Athens-Clarke County-owned Classic Center. The center’s managers have long argued that conventioneers prefer a directly connected hotel, and by not having one, the Classic Center is losing convention business. An updated drawing of the hotel’s exterior was generally praised by ACC commissioners at last week’s work session. “I did have an issue with the initial design, and I’m glad to see that some vast improvements have been made,� said Commissioner Melissa Link. But she criticized the windowless blank wall planned for the rear of the hotel (necessary because the building will be “too close to the property line,� said Robert Small of Piras Development), noting that downtown’s design guidelines are “somewhat inadequate.� The hotel will be built without any tax subsidy, although tax breaks of as much as $4.4 million had been considered and rejected after a public outcry. Other hotel owners represented by the Athens Area Hotel Association “adamantly and fervently� opposed any tax subsidy at last week’s meeting, and no subsidies will be given, county Manager Alan Reddish said. Unless developers ask for exemptions from some county requirements, the hotel can be built “by right� without additional public input or commission approval. Former mayor Gwen O’Looney spoke in favor of the project, which she said she had followed since 2008. The hotel’s developer has been “a good partner from the very beginning,� she said. [John Huie] CHARM: Commissioners also affirmed keeping ACC’s new Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (aka the CHARM) at its present location on College Avenue down the hill from downtown, despite Mayor Nancy Denson’s concern that the 15-acre property might be better used for commercial purposes, like an office park. The property abuts Cleveland Avenue and the North Oconee River, and was once the site of the city landfill (from which collectors sometimes dig for old bottles) and incinerator. The long-planned CHARM, which opened to the public only last week, accepts mattresses, paint, electronics, styrofoam, textiles, carpet and other items to be recycled that cannot be picked up by haulers or left at other drop-off sites. There is a charge of $5 per car load, but a bucket load is free. The property will also be home to the county’s free “swap shop� for paint and household products, the fourcounty teacher reuse store and BikeAthens and Free IT’s recycling programs for bicycles and computers. But there is more interest these days in office or industrial sites near downtown, especially from millennials, Denson noted, although “there’s no potential buyer, and it’s not for sale,� she said. Should commissioners rethink future use of the property? “I think it can look better than having a CHARM facility there,� said Commissioner Mike Hamby. But under environmental regulations, nothing except parking can be built on the old landfill portion of the property, and there is no obvious place to relocate the CHARM, Reddish said. And unlike some local governments that develop industrial parks, “we haven’t been in the business of selling property to industrial prospects,� Commissioner Jared Bailey noted. No formal votes are taken at work sessions, but commissioners seemed to agree that the CHARM could always be moved if necessary, and that a systematic inventory of county-owned sites might be a good idea. [JH] Commission Goals: Checking off previously set “goals and objectives� with an eye to setting upcoming budget priorities, several commissioners were interested in passing a local ordinance to discourage use of plastic bags and foam food containers, and in finding a way to force owners to clean up overgrown lots. “That’s one of the things we get the most complaints on,� said Commissioner Harry Sims. Goals are on track or better with regard to reductions in landfill waste (as much as a 60 percent reduction by 2018, Reddish said) and water use (already down by 25 percent since the drought in 2007). Also discussed: better benefits for longtime county employees who are now moving elsewhere for better pay, while being replaced by younger people “who don’t have the work ethic,� Sims said. [JH] f

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feature UGA student Ryan Kelley says he and his friends have been turned away from downtown bars because they’re black.

Barred from Bars African Americans at UGA Say Some Downtown Bars Discriminate By Evelyn Andrews news@flagpole.com

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problems in downtown Athens run deeper than one racist drink name. A national controversy erupted last month after a local copy-shop employee noticed a watermelon-flavored shot called a “N*****ita” on a list of drink recipes at Confederatethemed bar General Beauregard’s. The drink sparked a conversation about what many African Americans, especially University of Georgia students, view as an overall discriminatory culture downtown. “It’s the reality that we don’t have the same opportunities downtown to have fun like every other student,” said Ryan Kelley, the community service chairman for the UGA chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. “Discrimination downtown is extremely, extremely prevalent,” said Akash Shah, president of the UGA NAACP. “It happens so often that we had an event last year where people could explain when and where they were discriminated against. We had a 100-person room that was so full people couldn’t sit down.” Immediately after the drink list spread on social media and people called for it to be shut down, General Beauregard’s closed its doors in what its owners later said was a pre-planned closure for fall break. It reopened after a week. On the Saturday following the UGA-Kentucky game, the bar was at full capacity with a queue forming at the door. One Wildcats fan was overheard asking for a “country bar,” and locals sent him to General’s—complete with its trademark drink, “Dixieland tea,” and a statue of the Confederate general for whom the bar is named.

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Despite the slavery-era theme, patron Michelle Freeman said she does not think the bar is racist or unfriendly to African-American customers. “I’ve seen many African Americans here, and everyone is friendly to them,” she said. “Yeah, it does have Southern decorations, but I don’t think anyone who works here is openly racist to customers.” However, Kelley said hardly any African-American students go to General’s, as it’s known. “It’s a general anecdote that black students aren’t welcome there, so we don’t frequent there at all,” he said. Students upstairs in the Irish-themed bar Flanagan’s on a recent weekend said they have to be careful when choosing which bars to visit. Jessica Jones, Brit Sears and Tierra

We as black people rarely come downtown, because we know we’ll be discriminated against.

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Sanford said they only came downtown to show their outof-town friends around the city. “We as black people rarely come downtown, because we know we’ll be discriminated against,” Jones said. “When we decided to go out, we had to think, ‘Which bars can we actually go to?’” Among the ones they deemed “safe” for minorities were 9d’s, Jerzees and Flanagan’s. Sanford said they are frequently denied entrance on the basis of dress codes. “It’s all about your appearance. They’ll find little things to deny you,” she said, using the example of black men wearing earrings. At many student-oriented bars, dress codes prohibit

clothing deemed inappropriate or too casual by the establishment—often fashion favored by African Americans. They typically include athletic or baggy clothing, white T-shirts and male jewelry, among others. “If people actually take the time out to read what the dress codes are, a lot of them are very culturally specific and racially specific. Certain things that are very prevalent in the AfricanAmerican culture are not allowed in bars,” Shah said. Jones said a friend was denied for wearing athletic shoes that are common among black men, and indeed many white men can be spotted wearing similar shoes in many of the bars. A doorman at General’s said that athletic shoes are not prohibited at the bar, but white T-shirts, jeans with holes and camouflage clothing are not allowed. Jason Leonard, the owner of Flanagan’s, Whiskey Bent and The Cabin Room, said his bars do not currently use dress codes; he found them “counterproductive” when his bars used them in the past. Leonard added that they don’t want to be thought of as discriminatory and want everyone to feel comfortable. “We don’t want downtown to be portrayed in a bad light, so we are really trying to figure it out,” he said. But dress codes can serve a purpose, Leonard said, and many bars across the country employ them. “We want customers that respect themselves enough to look presentable,” he said. Dress codes not only target African Americans, but are applied unevenly to them as well, said Pierre Bass, a customer in Cloud, who wore a dress shirt and khaki pants. “I dress a certain way, and I can get in anywhere I want,” he said. “I do know people who don’t dress like me and can’t get in many places.”

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Jones recounted a story of being denied entrance to bars based on dress codes, as well. “Last year on Valentine’s Day, a group of friends and I came downtown, and we were told we were too casual. Right after, a large group of white people wearing jeans and T-shirts got in,� she said. “They make it known that we are not wanted here.� In some cases, African Americans are turned away for seemingly no reason, Kelley said. One of his friends was so active in programs at UGA he was “a face of the university,� but was turned away from a bar while wearing a suit and given no reason. “They wouldn’t let him in and wouldn’t tell him the reason, so he ended up calling the police,� Kelley said. “As soon as the police left, they kicked him back out.� If it is true that bars are discriminating against African Americans, they are breaking federal law, and legal action can be taken against them. The U.S. Department of Justice, not the local government, typically handles discrimination complaints, Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Kelly Girtz said. However, a local course of action could be for a private group such as a nonprofit to establish an investigative team to look into bars that have been accused of discrimination, he said. “If it was found that a business was using discriminatory practices, I would be interested in seeing what we could do, like restricting their business license,� he said. One reason for discrimination could simply be the fact that an older generation owns many downtown bars, Shah said. �Because they’re older, they are used to the norms of an older society,� he said. “It wasn’t that long ago [1961] that the university was desegregated, and I think some of the bar owners want it to be more like it was before it was desegregated.�

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Economics could be another explanation, Kelley said. Some bars seem to want to keep out locals out due to the prevalence of poverty among African Americans in Athens, he said. “They want to keep them away because they don’t think they’ll spend money,� he said. “Black students often come at the expense of that.� Kelley called for an outcry from students to quell discrimination in downtown bars. “We have a majority-white student body who continues to go downtown and give these businesses money knowing that these practices are still going on,� he said. “Complacency can be just as bad as the act itself.� According to Shah, the NAACP has spoken to UGA President Jere Morehead about their experiences downtown. In a statement provided to Flagpole, Morehead said he has shared his concerns with city officials. “I strongly believe that all downtown establishments should treat our students with dignity and respect and ensure that every member of the UGA family feels welcome in this great community,� he said in the statement. Sears, one of the African-American students in Flanagan’s, said she is disturbed that bars don’t accept African Americans after all the progress that’s been made in curbing racial discrimination. “We’ll never be able to get to a place where there is no discrimination or racism if, even after all these years, we get denied from bars because of the color of our skin,� she said. f

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Holiday and Horror What’s On Stage This Week in Athens By Dina Canup arts@flagpole.com God Bless Us Every One The holiday season is already upon us, so if you’re in the mood for more than pre-Black Friday shopping, you can start it off with the “faithbased musical� presented by Cornerstone Productions. It features Tiny Tim, now all grown up and known as Dr. Timothy Cratchit (Justin Carter). Preparing to move to Boston and start a new life, he first has to take care of a run-down clinic he’s inherited from old Mr. Scrooge. Before he can sail off to America, he has to fill in as the doctor while searching for a replacement. The nurse in charge (Karen Collier) and charming orphans might make him reconsider his future, though. Written by Robert Sterling and directed by Sharon Carter, it’s a Broadway-style

for musical theater but a small budget; there won’t be elaborate sets or costumes, so the raw, youthful energy and high-power vocals will be front and center on Tuesday, Nov. 17 and Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cellar Theatre of the Fine Arts Building at UGA. Tickets are $8 at the door. Savage Conversations It’s a staged reading of a world-premiere play by award-winning author, poet and playwright LeAnne Howe, who is also a noteworthy professor in UGA’s English department. The play has two characters: former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln (Marla Carlson), who claimed during her time in an insane asylum that she had nightly visits from a vengeful “savage Indian� (Billy Flood). Directed by Geoffrey Christopher Carpenter

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Douglas, the reading is free and onenight-only at Hendershot’s Coffee Bar on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. I Know I’m Not Broken Written by UGA student Senna Hubbs, this staged reading directed by Christopher Carpenter is a fulllength play about the variety of struggles people face regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation or race. It features a cast of characters who are working through their different issues, from “the pain of living with an alcoholic mother� to the “fear of living with OCD.� Sponsored by the Thalian Blackfriars, the free reading is on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Miller Learning Center at UGA in room 250. Attic Monster UGA’s Graduate Acting Ensemble presents a short play written by UGA professor and playwright John Patrick Bray and directed by Daniel Stock. Two brothers (Marlon Burnley and Mark McManus) are going through their recently deceased mother’s attic, boxing things up and hashing out years’ worth of disagreements and anger. It’s just over 30 minutes long, so they’re performing it twice in one night on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the Cellar Theatre of the Fine Arts Building at UGA. See drama.uga.edu. f

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hehehe guitarist Noelle Shuck was setting up her gear at a recent show when an audience member approached. “You sure are cute,” he said. “If you’re not here with a guy, something’s wrong.” Later, before the band’s set, the guy approached her again, handing her a piece of paper with his phone number on it. “That’s where the party is,” he said. After the show wrapped, as she talked to her bandmates on stage, she heard him again: “Hey, chick!” She turned to look at him. “I’ll be at Waffle House for the next 45 minutes. Are you going to come meet me?” “I hadn’t given any signs that I liked it,” Shuck says now. “Assume that unless you hear ‘yes,’ then the response is ‘no.’ Consent doesn’t just apply to sexual intercourse, but more nuanced social settings.” Shuck posted about the interaction on social media and received several replies indicating that the man is often a problem for female musicians at shows in Athens. “If this is a known problem, what are we doing about it?” she says. “It’s not OK to not address these ongoing problems that are making people feel uncomfortable.” Shuck’s experience is familiar to many women in the Athens music scene. When Casper & the Cookies held an audition for a new drummer a few years ago, a male candidate, overhearing bassist Kay Stanton talk about her amp, turned to the band’s guitarist (and Stanton’s husband), Jason NeSmith, and remarked that it was “cute” that she acted like she knew something about gear. Needless to say,

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the guy didn’t make the cut. When Man or Astro-Man? guitarist Sam Paulsen first started playing music as a teen, she knew what to expect at music stores. The progression of questions: “Do you need help finding a tambourine? Do you play clarinet for the high school band? Oh, you play guitar—acoustic?” The stories repeat. While on tour in her early 20s, Eureka California drummer Marie Uhler remembers playing a basement show and having a great time. As she loaded out, a guy shouted that she’d be “good at doing other things with her hands,” as well. “Why was I being sexualized while sweaty and wearing a T-shirt?” she asks. “There was nothing sexy about it.” This treatment of female musicians is nothing new. At a show in Los Angeles in 1990, Pylon vocalist Vanessa Briscoe Hay decided to skip sound check because she had a cold and wanted to rest her voice. When she arrived with 30 minutes to spare, the door guy wouldn’t let her in, even after checking her Georgia license. “Pylon are already here,” he said. “I’ll just sit over here and wait,” she replied. About five minutes before the show started, the sound person tore into the lobby and asked her where she had been. “They wouldn’t let me in,” she replied. “Pylon are already here.” He grabbed her by the hand and whisked her toward the stage. “The look on the door guy’s face was priceless,” she recalls. Nor is the problem specific to Athens. Similar stories have been told nationwide since August, when the highly respected music critic and Pitchfork Senior Editor Jessica Hopper posted the following on Twitter: “Gals/other

marginalized folks: what was your 1st brush (in music industry, journalism, scene) w/idea that you didn’t ‘count’?” Hundreds of responses quickly flooded in, clarifying one main point: A difference exists, and a conversation is necessary.

Starting the Conversation It’s tough to know where to begin in addressing the issue. What is the correct balance, the right words, the productive conversation? Most women want to avoid striking others the wrong way or coming off as staunch feminists, Shuck says. “I don’t want to ruffle feathers. I want to get along with everyone,” she says. “It’s hard to find the line between being assertive and being a bitch. Feminism is a dirty word these days, and that sucks.” Recent conversations have pointed to the nuance of feminism today, particularly the need to include women of color, LGBT and gender-nonconforming people. “All [feminism] is trying to say is equal footing,” Shuck says. “The non-white cis-ness needs to be addressed, but the roots come from getting everyone on equal footing.” To start, how do we deal with labels? The phrases “female-fronted” and “all-female” appear on social media, in Flagpole’s event listings, in press releases and in reviews. Such labels can be both a positive and a negative, Paulsen says. While creating a Facebook page for Girls Own Love, the Andrew WK cover band she formed with Stanton, Uhler and others, she began to type “all-female cover band,” and then stopped to think.

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“I feel weird about it, because I don’t know how I feel about it,” she says. “We say ‘all-female’ because we think it’s awesome that we’re all strong women who are good at our instruments and in this band together. I want it to be equal and not have to say ‘all girls in the band’ to get people to come to the show. But at the same time, we’re proud that we’re women in this band together.” Then there is the more serious matter of emotional and physical abuse. After experiencing a five-year roller-coaster relationship with a local musician, Stacey-Marie Piotrowski tries to speak up when she knows about habitually abusive musicians booking shows. A September show was canceled after she and others raised concerns online about those playing. “It’s frustrating to see people who have done terrible things still enjoy a pseudo-rock lifestyle,” Piotrowski says. “One guy got arrested for choking his girlfriend and still played in a well-known group in town. People always say, ‘What proof is there? How was I supposed to know?’ Look at his mug shot. Look at his family violence charges, which are a big deal in Georgia.” She names other examples of harassment in the local scene: A male musician reposted women’s Instagram photos with sexual hashtags in the name of art. Another created show posters featuring images of women and their exes without asking for permission. Yet another, she says, sends women threatening private messages on social media. “[People] say, ‘But he’s such a good musician.’ Being a musician does not excuse bad behavior,” Piotrowski says. “I bet there are good musicians who don’t get to play shows because abusive ones get the stage.” Piotrowski says she began researching the idea of “privilege” in 2009, at first wondering how she could be considered privileged because she grew up poor. The idea is that gender, skin color, sexual orientation, wealth and educational opportunities offer particular advantages. The outcomes manifest themselves in various forms, either through outright harassment or an insinuation that the disadvantaged group must try harder to make it to the same place of success.

Conversations about privilege are popping up online in art communities, the writing industry, science laboratories and elsewhere. Now, Piotrowski wants to start one locally. “People interact across the country online and know the vocabulary and mindset, but when you’re talking about it in real life in your local scene, people don’t know,” she says. “Even some of my friends didn’t get it until we talked about it in detail.” The conversation must start with, well, a conversation, says Motherfucker guitarist Erica Strout. “If we stop making assumptions about other people when we talk to them and interact with them, that would solve many problems across the board,” she says.

Finding Solutions In many ways, the productive next steps are in motion in Athens. Girls Rock Athens’ Girls Rock Camp empowers young girls to build self-esteem, learn instruments and perform. The organization’s Ladies Rock Camp promotes the same mission for women over age 18. All-star groups such as Girls Own Love, as well as other bands featuring local female musicians, regularly play packed-out shows. Now the key is to publicize the positives for the next generation, Shuck says. “We need to bring awareness to young girls who are interested in music that they can do whatever they want,” she says. “You shouldn’t be afraid to do it because you’re a woman. Just do what you love and whatever makes you feel good.” The Riot Grrrl movement in the 1990s was a big influence on Stanton’s musical development, and she hopes for similar encouragement for young women in today’s scene. “I come from that world of being able to get up there and play,” she says. “That was a big part of what inspired me to start playing. It felt like a safe space.” Part of Stanton’s solution has been developing an internal response to demeaning treatment. Over 23 years of playing music, she’s moved from insecurity to anger to peace. Now, she tries to give people a pass and assume that the majority of people who make rude or inappropriate

comments are trying to be helpful or nice but are simply uninformed. “On stage, that’s the last thing I’m thinking about,” Stanton says. “I hope people are watching and listening and not thinking about my gender—though I’m sure some are.” In terms of the Athens music industry, several record label owners, venues and bartenders have stepped up as advocates with a “zero tolerance” harassment policy. When Uhler plays at venues, for example, she asks for a blacklist to block known harassers from attending. She seeks out venues and fellow band members who support different world views. She says she has become less afraid of threats and the social connotations of calling out abusers. “There are infinity bands in this world and infinity people in this world,” she says. “If 100 hate you or 100 won’t play with you, that’s fine.” As Briscoe Hay points out, local clubs have historically been mostly supportive of women in the scene. Athens first received national recognition thanks to bands like The B-52s, The Tone Tones and Pylon—all groups with female members. In the late 1970s, Athens music grew out of the art school, vegetarian restaurants and house parties. “We created our own art and music scene, and it was people-friendly—gay, straight, white, black, hippies, art students, faculty, men, women and transgender,” Briscoe Hay says. “Everyone danced together. The scene was as varied as the people who lived here.” The biggest change Briscoe Hay has seen is the growth of downtown. As clubs and bars sprout up, a growing percentage of music audiences will lack manners and go out primarily to get trashed. “There weren’t many clubs in 1978. There were more house parties,” she says. “I used to know everyone, and now it’s impossible.” Despite the struggle, many local female musicians feel like Athens is overall a supportive community and that the scene is heading in a positive direction. “Being a female musician in Athens is something to celebrate, because we are a very unique town,” Strout says. “We have so many talented women making music, and I’m excited I’ve had a part in that.” f

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record, the inverse is now the case. “That’s just the business in general. That’s just how it turned around,� he says. “Spotify and Napster came along and pretty much did in record sales and mailbox money. If you can tour, you can still make a living. We didn’t make a record for a long time. Our tour draw was holding up pretty good. When that’s happening, you can’t afford to stop and make a record.� McMurtry’s touring unit has stayed consistent for quite a while; it’s almost always four guys in a van. Joined by Daren Hess on drums, Cornbread on bass guitar and

C.C. Adcock at the helm, the album sounds as pristine as anything produced in a stateof-the-art studio, despite being tracked in living rooms. Although McMurtry hails from Austin, TX—the self-proclaimed “live music capital of the world�—he is quick to note that it’s not all roses in the Lone Star State’s capital. “Austin is exploding right now. We go out on the road and come back and the skyline is different. It’s getting to where musicians like me can’t afford to live here anymore. It’s going to affect the music scene,� he says. One cost of gentrification, says McMurtry, is that the music scene is bending to the will of developers. “We’ve got people putting up high-rises next to the existing clubs. The people in the condos bitch about the noise. Developers are urging the city council to lower the noise ordinance to 70 decibels at the property line. You can sneeze louder than that. That means no music. So, it’s very possible that this whole thing might go away.� Still, McMurtry has found a way to make a living, albeit mostly outside of his hometown. For the past few decades, he’s toured the U.S. relentlessly, spending time on the road with the likes of Isbell, a colleague McMurtry says has always been generous to his operation, even after the former Drive-By Trucker’s career took off. Now in his 50s, McMurtry is keenly aware of how a changing industry has turned traditional promotion on its head. Where artists used to tour in support of a

Tim Holt on a multitude of instruments, the band consistently plays hundreds of shows each year in nearly every corner of the country. In true DIY fashion, Holt also serves as as McMurtry’s front-of-house sound engineer, running the board for a few songs before joining the band on stage. After all these years, McMurtry says he’s learned a lot about songwriting by simply giving in to the creative process. “I’m a lot better than I was 25 years ago,� he says. “I’m not so concerned with the song making sense. I write songs to be sung now. I think I learned that listening to John Prine. You have to give a song its head. You have to go where the song wants to go.� McMurtry cites decades of touring as another reason why he’s been able to develop his craft. “I see things through the windshield that wind up in my songs. ‘Choctaw Bingo’ [from 2002’s Saint Mary of the Woods] is nothing but driving up and down Highway 69 in Oklahoma.� Though McMurtry has plenty of experience, he insists his songs are hardly based on his own life. “It’s all fiction. I just don’t have any interest in my life. I make stuff up—that’s what I do.� f

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via aprotag.bandcamp.com. And you can be a real pal by publicly liking it at facebook. com/aprotag. GOOFY GREATS: The classic Nana Grizol lineup is heading out on tour next month and winds up in our area just before Christmas. The band—Theodore Hilton, Laura Carter, Matte Cathcart, Patrick Jennings, Jared Gandy and Robbie Cucchiaro—will play Atlanta’s Masquerade Dec. 21 and the 40 Watt Club Dec. 22. It’s been several years since Nana Grizol was an active player on the Athens scene, and its last full-length LP came out back in 2009, so this feels like a homecoming of sorts, and those can be very nice. Nana Grizol released a four-song EP last year named Nightlights I-III + Tacoma Center 1600 to benefit undocumented queer youth, and you can stream that over at nanagrizol. bandcamp.com. For more information, see their label, orangetwin.com. GOLDEN TICKET: Nuçi’s Space is throwing one heck of a contest, and one super lucky person will skate through 2016 for only five bucks! It’s called the Nuçi+1Pass raffle and costs $5 to enter, but you may enter multiple times for multiple chances. The winner will receive a pass to attend nearly

every 2016 show at the Georgia Theatre, Caledonia Lounge, 40 Watt Club, Lumpkin Street Station, The Foundry, Hendershot’s Coffee Bar, Normaltown Hall and Live Wire, as well as tickets to select presentations at the Classic Center and UGA’s Performing Arts Center. There are some restrictions with regard to shows at the Georgia Theatre, but they’re hardly arduous, and any decently organized person will sail right through. The winner can also attend these shows with a guest, hence the “+1” in the name. This is such a baller idea, and I want to personally say kudos to all involved in making this happen. Entries are being taken now at nuci.org/nuci1pass, and you’ve got until 11:50 a.m. on Dec. 17 to enter. Please read the rules and regulations carefully, as well as the frequently asked questions, and good luck! THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING: You may already know drummer Kip Lacy from his residency in local bands Big Morgan and Jack’s Johnson, but he’s also been woodshedding with his electronic pop project, Trip Lacy. He refers to it as “sexy bedroom pop,” and that’s fine as far as that goes. But between that and his naming his debut EP Sex Cells, he may risk selling the whole thing short. Out of the five tracks, only one is kinda weak (House = Hotel?”). The other four are really tasty and have hints of Frank Ocean (“Whatcha Know?”), Babyface (“LNP”) and even Depeche Mode (“8 Months [Over]”). Lacy’s vocal flow is smooth throughout, whether he’s singing or halfrapping, and he’s got a solid grasp of what makes catchy R&B in the 21st Century. It just came out last week, so check it out over at soundcloud.com/triplacy and get updates over at facebook.com/triplacymusic. GET DOWN: Heavy progressive rock band Liberator released its newest record, Self Help, on Halloween. The four songs here jump between styles so drastically that if you listen to one and think you’ve got them figured out, you’ll just be flat wrong. “Snake Oil” is what I like to call “funky ‘90s” à la Faith No More, “Policia” quite possibly enjoyed a previous life as an MC5 outtake, “The They” is trippy and noodly except for the totally metal chorus part, and “Boundaries” is fairly epic with orchestral aspirations. If Pink Floyd had been better versed in manual labor, they might have considered making this. I really hate to throw this whole record through the “band blender,” where everything is compared with something else, but I’m taking the path of least resistance here. Hopefully, you’ll find it helpful. Liberator will celebrate the release of this new EP at the 40 Watt Club Thursday, Nov. 19, and you can check out more info over at facebook.com/ liberatorband. f

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EAT THERE: Five Bar will hold its second annual Thanksgiving Charity Feast on Thanksgiving from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. The meal is free and first-come, first-serve, but donations are accepted for Project Safe. Cabin Creek BBQ will be open 11 a.m.–2 p.m. No reservations are required, and the tab is $13.95 including drink and dessert. Allgood Lounge will be open for a Thanksgiving potluck, and The World Famous will serve up its regular menu from 4 p.m.– midnight. If you’re not picky about tradition, Taste of India will be open, serving its regular menu. TURKEYS: White Tiger has turkeys, available smoked or fried, that serve about 10 for $50. Call 706-353-6847 or email catering@whitetigergourmet.com to place your order. FULL MEAL: Pulaski Heights BBQ is doing turkey and gravy that feeds eight–12, with cranberry sauce, dressing and two sides for $90. If you just want the turkey, it’s $50. Chonell’s is available for catering your entire meal. Call 706-549-2114 for info. Saucehouse is catering for $11.50 per person (12-person minimum). You get turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, two sides (choice of mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole) and Sister Schubert’s dinner rolls. Add tea or lemonade for $1 per person and peach cobbler or pumpkin pie for $2 per person. Turkey and gravy only (to feed eight–12) is $65. Transmet West is creating feasts to feed six adults for $100 (due at the time of the order). It gets you roasted or smoked turkey breast, potatoes and gravy, mushroom and sage dressing, fresh cranberry sauce, green bean or squash casserole, shallot and bacon Brussels sprouts, freshly baked bread and pumpkin or sweet potato pie. Order by Sunday. Pick up Wednesday, Nov. 25 between 5–7 p.m. Donderos’ Kitchen is doing both roast turkey (10, 14, 18 or 22 pounds at $4.95 a pound) and herb-roasted duck with orange sauce ($28.50 for four pounds), as well as sides in baking pans ($11 for small, which feeds two–four people, $24 for large, which feeds eight–12 people; traditional herbed dressing with sausage or pecans, vegan and gluten-free

portobello cornbread dressing, pecan-baked sweet potatoes and green bean casserole), sides (mashed potatoes $13 a quart, mashed rutabaga $13 a quart, sweet and sour red cabbage with apple $13 a quart, creamed brussels sprouts $15 a quart, red wine gravy $8 a pint or $15 a quart and cranberry sauce $8 a pint or $15 a quart) and nine-inch pies (apple for $18, pumpkin for $15 or pecan for $17), as well as dinner rolls from Independent Baking Co. ($5.34 for six). Order by Monday (except birds, which are due Thursday, Nov. 19) and pick up Tuesday between 4–5:30 p.m. or Wednesday between 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Classic City Chef will deliver your meal on Wednesday, Nov. 25 with a minimum $150 order (plus a $25 charge for delivery), and has whole turkey with gravy and fresh cranberry sauce, mashed or scalloped potatoes, sweet potato soufflé, buttered broccoli, butternut squash, roasted acorn squash, cornbread dressing, stuffing, green bean casserole, squash casserole, broccoli casserole, roasted fall vegetables, rolls, pies (pecan, apple, pumpkin, Key lime) and cakes (pumpkin or regular cheesecake, flourless chocolate). The menu is online, and orders are due Wednesday, Nov. 18. SIDES: home.made has its Sorvas Salad (Brussels and kale with mustard vinaigrette, toasted pecans and dried cranberries), sweet potato gratin with sage cream and brown butter breadcrumbs, roasted fall vegetables with fresh herbs and pecans and braised collards with Georgia cane syrup and cider vinegar in quantities serving four ($15) or eight ($30). You can add cranberry pepper jelly for $5 (eight ounces). Orders are due by noon on Monday, Nov. 23 with pick-up Tuesday or Wednesday between 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. DESSERTS: Kiki’s Bakeshop is making pies (nine-inch diameter, $15.99; sweet potato, autumn pumpkin, golden apple, sugar plum, black cherry, bourbon pecan, chocolate pecan, butter pecan), cakes ($27.95; pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnap cookie crust, flourless chocolate cake), breads ($7.95 each or per dozen; sweet potato biscuits, cheese biscuits, pumpkin pecan streusel bread, banana

bread) and dinner rolls ($5.25 per dozen). Order either through Kiki’s, The National or Daily Grocery Co-op by Friday, Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m. Kirsten “Kiki” Bradford says, “if you miss the cut off, we will have plenty of extra pies, fresh baked breads and other yummy pick-up items!” The store is open Wednesday, Nov. 25, from 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Big City Bread Café has pumpkin pie ($18, serves eight), bourbon pecan pie ($20, serves eight), Dutch apple tart ($25, serves eight), pear almond frangipane tart ($25, serves 8), apple or pumpkin bread ($14, serves eight–10), pull-apart rolls ($4.25 for seven), chocolate cherry bread ($6.75), cranberry pecan bread ($5.50), almond or pumpkin cake ($45, serves 10–15) or a whole tray of Thanksgiving desserts ($50 to serve 10–15, $85 to serve 20–25; pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, spiced pumpkin cake with cinnamon cream cheese icing, gingerbread cookies, pumpkin cranberry bread, apple bread, pecan pie bars, petit fours and more). Order 72 hours in advance by Monday, Nov. 23. Sweetie Pie by Savie has pies (pumpkin, pecan, apple, peach, blueberry, coconut cream), cakes (minimum order eight-inch; pumpkin spice, carrot, German chocolate, Strawberry Surprise) and cookies (minimum order one dozen; chocolate chip, maple pecan, salted caramel pumpkin, oatmeal raisin) for order by Thursday, Nov. 19. ETC.: The Athens Farmers Market will host a pre-Thanksgiving market at Heirloom Café on Wednesday, Nov. 25 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. The Old Pal will be open Thanksgiving from 6 p.m.–midnight; nearby Normal Bar will open at 7 p.m. Mama Bird’s Granola is offering tamales (beef enchilada, pumpkin walnut, potato and pepper, chicken and chorizo, all with or without cheese) at $25 per dozen, delivered. Order by 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. f

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Seyfried’s waitress, Ruby. If the filmmakers mean to obscure Emma’s relationship to the Coopers (is she a sister or a daughter?), it is an unnecessary and meaningless mystery. Bucky and Ruby’s relationship begs several questions, one of which is are they romantically inclined? The movie spends too much time establishing these relationships that merely obfuscate the film’s few strengths. By the climactic act, Love the Coopers has dropped its Scrooge routine and embraced (Olivia Wilde) has the most entertaining its inner Tiny Tim. Unfortunately, the subplot, as she and a young soldier named first two acts could be titled “Bah� and Joe (Jake Lacy, “The Office�) meet cute in “Humbug.� The movie is so determined to an airport. Eventually, she convinces him convince us how awful the holidays and to play the role of her boyfriend to appease families are it becomes hard to buy the sacher parents. An entire romantic comedy charine ending. And do not get me started on Steve Martin’s narraA Brilliant Young Mind tion; it never allows a moment to breathe. Worse holiday movies are available, but stick with the classics. Heck, I might even prefer to spend Christmas with the Kranks.

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LOVE THE COOPERS (PG-13) Know that I am a sucker for holiday movies, good or bad. But calling Nancy Meyers’ Love the Coopers a holidramedy is being nice. It is not very funny‌ ever. If you saw The Family Stone and thought it was too nice, Love the Coopers might be the holiday movie for you. But what opens with an extended air of an American Love Actually revels way too much in the nastiness of the holidays. Charlotte (Diane Keaton) and Sam (John Goodman) have been married for decades, but they are considering some life-changing decisions, and Charlotte wants one last Christmas as a united family. Here is where the movie starts tossing out curveballs, but do director Jessie Nelson (Corrina, Corrina and I Am Sam) and writer Steven Rogers (P.S. I Love You, which is one of the top 10 worst You should’ve brought your own damn lunch. movies I have reviewed during my about this couple might have proven a betdecade-plus in this position) really intend ter watch than this more extended family to trick us with the branches of the Cooper flick. family tree? Oldest son Hank (Ed Helms) The confusing plots center on Marisa is struggling to deliver a proper Christmas Tomei’s petty thief, Emma, Alan Arkin’s to his three children despite a divorce and aged former teacher, Bucky, and Amanda unemployment. Cooper daughter Eleanor

A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND (PG-13) Fortunately, this coming-of-age film comes to us from across the pond. Were it a Hollywood production, one can only assume a studio hack would have handled it. Rather, the British production, as helmed by television documentarian Morgan Matthews from a script by James Graham, hits most of its sweet and sad notes. We open with a doctor diagnosing young Nathan Ellis (Edward Baker-Close plays him as a nine-year-old) with autism. After a tragedy claims his father (Martin McCann, the Academy Award-nominated short “Boogaloo and Grahamâ€?), the one person who seemed to reach and calm Nathan, his mother, Julie (Sally Hawkins, who is appealingly sympathetic even if she keeps replaying Happy-Go-Lucky’s Poppy), struggles to raise her math prodigy. Enter teacher Martin Humphreys (Rafe Spall, Prometheus), who stuffs down his own personal problems to prepare teenage Nathan (Asa Butterfield, Hugo and Ender’s Game) for the International Mathematics Olympiad. Hawkins’ Happy-Go-Lucky costar Eddie Marsan has a welcome role as the British team’s coach. The performances from Butterfield, Hawkins, Spall, Marsan and the film’s teen actors ensure that this film is a more appealing watch than other coming-of-age films. Were it not for the actors, A Brilliant Young Mind would be easier to dismiss as A Beautiful Teenage Mind. Butterfield and Jo Yang, who portrays Nathan’s Chinese counterpart, Zhang Mei, make such a lovely couple, struggling through the typical awkwardness of a burgeoning teenage relationship also challenged by the barriers of language, culture and medical disorder. The nuance of these young actors’ performances deepens what is ultimately a fairly predictable melodrama, especially where the adults are concerned. But young love blossoming on the streets of Taiwan is just distinctive enough to elevate what could most certainly have been an after-school special, or at least a story arc on “Degrassi.â€? Despite its somewhat deflating ending considering what everyone, audience included, has been working toward for nearly two hours, A Brilliant Young Mind connects more deeply than one might expect from this rather prosaic story. A Brilliant Young Mind screens at CinĂŠ through Thursday, Nov. 19. f

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Georgia Museum of Art · 5:30 p.m. · FREE! In the summer of 1974, Raymond Smith embarked on a road trip with cameras in tow, capturing the character and charm of small Southern towns and their inhabitants along the way. More than 50 snapshots appear in his exhibition, “In Time We Shall Know Ourselves: Photographs by Raymond Smith,” which is on view at the museum through Sunday, Jan. 3. During his visit, Smith will present “Report from Infinity: Rural Highway, Southern Georgia, After Rainstorm,” a talk titled after an image of his old VW Beetle pulled over on the side of the road during inclement weather. The talk will be preceded by a reception and followed by a book signing. [Jessica Smith]

Georgia Theatre · 8 p.m. · $12 Founded in 1983 by brothers Keith and Phillip Frazier, along with trumpeter Kermit Ruffins (known for playing himself on the HBO series “Treme”) and a handful of students from the neighborhood high school marching band, Rebirth Brass Band provides audiences with a vibrant and complex overview of New Orleans’ musical evolution. By merging the city’s horn-heavy second line tradition with elements of jazz, hip hop and other African American musical traditions, the group has become a Crescent City institution. Funky Indiana rock act The Main Squeeze and Louisiana party monsters Naughty Professor open Saturday’s show. [Gabe Vodicka]

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Tuesday 17 ART: Athens Metal Arts Guild Meeting (Lyndon House Arts Center) This month’s speaker is Kate Furman. 5:30 p.m. FREE! athensmetalartsguild@gmail.com CLASSES: Tech Tuesdays (Lay Park) Participants can catch up on smart phone, tablet and GPS use in these stress-free sessions. 9–11 a.m. $5–8 (per session). 706-6133596 CLASSES: Pearl Knotting Class (The Pearl Girls) Learn how to knot pearls with local business The

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Pearl Girls. Registration required. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $39. www.thepearlgirls.com CLASSES: Zinio Basics (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Zinio allows users to check out digital magazines with a PINES library card. 2:30 or 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison CLASSES: Watercolors for Modern Calligraphy (KA Artist Shop) Use watercolor inks to get an ombre effect in your lettering. 7–9 p.m. $40. www.kaartist.com CLASSES: Zinio Workshop (ACC Library) The library offers free online magazine checkouts through Zinio.

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Learn how to navigate the website and app. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650 EVENTS: Tuesday Produce Stand (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh produce straight out of the community-based urban garden. Offers double dollars for EBT shoppers. Held every Tuesday through Dec. 15. 4–6 p.m. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Friendship Christian Church) Jim Maudsley presents the program “Colorado or Bust– Lake George.” 7:30 p.m. FREE! wwwathensrockandgemclub.org

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Caledonia Lounge · 10 p.m. · $5 (21+), $7 (18–20) Athens Academy · 2–4 p.m. · FREE! If it’s jaw-dropping onstage showThe Athens Academy is hosting a spemanship you’re after this weekend, look cial weekend open house for four ongoing no further than the Caledonia Lounge. exhibits featuring the work of local artists The music of Greensboro, NC duo The working in distinct styles. The artists will Bronzed Chorus skirts chiptune, mathbe present for discussion of their work, pop and post-rock without falling readily and refreshments will be provided. John into any of those three categories. The Grohlson’s “Rosa Bellum” is a painted group, which consists of six-stringer series of colorful abstracted roses. A Adam Joyce and his esteemed colleague varied selection of organic sculptures by Hunter Allen—who primarily handles Barbara Odil is displayed in wall cases drum duties but also plays synth and reminiscent of a scientific curio cabinet. other instruments, often simultaneously— “Living in History” by Aaron Hequembourg reminds us that massive sound can come is an intimate series addressing contemfrom a minimalist setup. Local powerporary social conflicts. “Mentor/Mentee” rockers Double Ferrari and Atlanta progplaces side-by-side the work of students metal purveyors Lazer/Wulf share the bill. and professors of UGA’s Dodd School of [GV] Art. [Madeline Bates] EVENTS: Produce Stand (ACC Council on Aging) This mobile produce stand sells fresh, sustainable and locally grown fruits and vegetables sourced from the community gardens at ACCA and UGArden. EBT cards accepted. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. www.accaging.org EVENTS: Wake-n-Bake Release Party (Terrapin Beer Co.) Terrapin and Jittery Joe’s release their imperial coffee oatmeal stout. Admission includes tastings, a custom snifter glass, a 12-ounce can on Wake-nBake coffee and a 12-ounce beer to go. The evening includes live music and ice cream for making Wake-n-

Bake floats. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Interfaith Hospitality Network. 5–7 p.m. $25. www.terrapinbeer.com EVENTS: Tuesday Tastings (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Sample South American wines with ABC Package. 6 p.m. 706-354-7901 EVENTS: Ciao Bello: Italian Culture and Travel (ACC Library) Thea Ellenberg will discuss Italian culture and serves samples of Italian specialty foods. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Delta Sigma Phi Miss Sorority Row (The Classic Center) The pageant benefits the American

Red Cross. 8 p.m. $15. www.classiccenter.com EVENTS: Cultural Awareness Celebration (UGA Tate Student Center) The UGA African language and literature faculty and students will cook food and wear native clothing to celebrate Africa’s varied cultures. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! cmlt. uga.edu FILM: Bad Movie Night: Night of the Kickfighters (Ciné Barcafé) A middle-aged kickfighter assembles a strike force to rescue Adam West’s daughter and save the world from a giant laser gun. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/badmovienight

challenges being faced by women and girls in Georgia and women and girls on a global scale. 5 p.m. FREE! PERFORMANCE: UGA African American Choral Ensemble (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Directed by professor Gregory Broughton, the group presents their spring concert of indigenous musical treasures. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu THEATER: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (UGA Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) UGA’s musical theater troupe Next Act presents a stage musical of the cult classic starring Brad and Janet, Dr. Frank N. Furter, Riff Raff, Magenta and Rocky. See Theater Notes on p. 10. Nov. 17–18, 7:30 p.m. $8. www. facebook.com/uganextact

Wednesday 18 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Curator Lynn Boland will lead a tour of “Samurai: The Way of the Warrior.� 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Manga Studio (ACC Library) Learn how to ink and color digitally using a tablet in Manga Studio. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Holiday Open House (House Electric) There will be special discounts, refreshments, door prizes and giveaways. Nov. 18–21, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.houseelectricathens.com EVENTS: Coffee at The Quad (The Quad, 367 Prince Ave.) Meet and greet with Four Athens and ATDC. Open desks are free for part of the day. 10:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Scarlet Stitch Unplugged. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net FILM: Tool & Primus Halloween 2015 Re-Broadcast (Live Wire) Enjoy a high definition rebroadcast of live sets by both bands at Monster Mash Music Festival in Tempe, AZ. 10 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens. 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 (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Test your general knowledge! 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Downtown & 2440 W. Broad St.) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com 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: Game Night (The Rook and Pawn) Reformation Brewery introduces beer and board game pairings. RSVP online. 7 p.m. $25. www.therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, crafts and fun for preschoolaged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Watch some anime and manga, listen to J-Pop music, eat Japanese snacks and share fan art. Ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Chess Club (Oconee County Library) Ages 7 & up are invited to play. All experience levels welcome. 5–6 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Knit Kids Class (Revival Yarns) Knit Kids is a beginning knitting class for kiddos to learn how to cast-on and knit stitch. RSVP. 4 p.m. $15. 706-850-1354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com 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 LECTURES & LIT: Transgender Awareness Week (UGA Tate Student Center, Room 142) Transgender advocate and founder of Juxtaposed Center Tracee McDaniel will give the keynote address. 6 p.m. FREE! lgbtcenter.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books: Adult Book Discussion Group (ACC Library) This month’s title is The Quartet by Joseph Ellis. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Julia Elliot (Avid Bookshop) The Georgia Review and Avid Bookshop present author Julia Elliot in celebration of her new book, The New and Improved Romie Futch. 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) Meet local entrepreneurs, tech talent and other fellow Athenians who are making cool stuff at this weekly Four Athens networking happy hour. 6 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com/happy-hour MEETINGS: Community Office Hours (The Globe) Pop in for a quick session of free business advice with Four Athens and ATDC experts knowledgable about marketing, sales, legal issues, technical support and more. Every third Tuesday of the month. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com MEETINGS: Lunch and Learn (Four Athens) Pete Santora of ATDC will discuss scaling a business and growing a customer base. Lunch is provided. RSVP. 12 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Repertory Singers (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The Repertory Singers is a mixed chamber choir of upper-level music education students. 3:35 p.m. www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Noontime Concert (Georgia Museum of Art) Hugh Hodgson students will perform in conjunction with the exhibition “Before the March King.� 12 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamusem.org PERFORMANCE: The Hodgson Wind Symphony (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Wind Symphony performs the finest standard and new repertoire for wind band. 8 p.m. FREE! www.music.uga.edu THEATER: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Tuesday listing for full description Nov. 17–18, 7:30 p.m. $8. www.facebook.com/uganextact THEATER: Savage Conversations (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Hear a staged reading of UGA English k continued on next page

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GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Intro to RPGs: Athens Pathfinder Society (The Rook and Pawn) Learn the basics of role playing games. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 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: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Every Tuesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. tedsmostbest.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Compete in happy hour trivia hosted by James Majure. First place gets a $30 gift card. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2–5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Kids Night (Buffalo’s CafĂŠ) Featuring a balloon artist, coloring contests and photos with Buffy the Buffalo. Every Tuesday. 5:30– 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655 LECTURES & LIT: The Leo Frank Case at 100 (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Journalist and author Steve Oney will discuss two of Atlanta’s most infamous murders in “The Leo Case at 100: Viewing One of the State’s Darkest Hours through the Prism of Athens and the University of Georgia.â€? Oney will be joined by historians Stan Deaton and Elaine B. Andrews. 4 p.m. FREE! grady.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Dan Beaudry (Miller Learning Center, Room 101) Author Dan Beaudry will give a talk on “What Every International Student Should Know About U.S. Employment: A Recruiter’s Perspective.â€? The lecture is part of International Education Week. 6 p.m. FREE! international.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Dr. Denny Roberts (UGA Chapel) Dr. Denny Roberts will give a talk on “Authentic Cross-Cultural Engagement that Enhances Learning.â€? The lecture is part of International Education Week. 1 p.m. FREE! international.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Guest Lecture (UGA Candler Hall, Room 214) Johan Galtung is the creator of the “Journal of Peace Research.â€? He will give a presentation related to peace and conflict studies. 9:30 a.m. FREE! lledbetter@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (ACC Library) Meet Valerie F. Stone in celebration of her book, Preserving Family Recipes: How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: “Women and Girls: Local to Global, Global to Localâ€? (Miller Learning Center, Room 350) Assistant director of the Institute for Women’s Studies Cecilia Herles will speak about the

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Thursday 19 ART: Lecture: Raymond Smith (Georgia Museum of Art) The photographer presents a talk, “Report from Infinity: Rural Highway, Southern Georgia, After Rainstorm,” in conjunction with the museum’s exhibition of his works, “In Time We Shall Know Ourselves: Photographs by Raymond Smith.” See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org ART: Opening Reception (Lyndon House Arts Center) Adrienne Kitchens’ work uses cut paper and collaged drawings. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse 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 45 minutes in a counter-clockwise route; look for the “3Thurs” yard signs near each venue’s drop-off point. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.3thurs.org ART: Opening Reception (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art) Kenneth Procter’s “Duino Suite” features 32 drawings inspired by Maria Rilke’s First Duino Elegy. 6 p.m. FREE! www.steffenthomas.org ART: Opening Reception (Lyndon House Arts Center) “Instruction: Arts Center Faculty Exhibition” presents the works of artists who teach art classes at the Lyndon House. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty. com/lyndonhouse 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. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: Fixing a Leaky Toilet (Snipes Water Resource Center) Learn how to identify if a toilet is leaking and the source of the leak, then how to repair it. 6 p.m. FREE! savewater@athensclarkecounty.com EVENTS: Holiday Open House (House Electric) See Wednesday listing for full description Nov. 18–21, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. FREE! www. houseelectricathens.com EVENTS: International Fashion Show (UGA Tate Student Center, 5th Floor) The show features UGA students and is part of International Education Week. 7 p.m. FREE! (w/ UGA ID). www.studentaffairs.uga.edu EVENTS: UGA Conference on Drug Discovery (Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Mahler Auditorium) The conference will feature plenary speakers in the areas of infectious disease, neuroscience and cancer biology. 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. FREE! www.uga-cdd.org 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: No-Shave November (Little Kings Shuffle Club) The UGA Vet School hosts the grand finale of their competition. 6:30–9 p.m. www. facebook.com/lkshuffleclub

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EVENTS: Athens Science Café (Ciné Barcafé) Geology professor Paul Schroeder will present “What the Frack? Hydraulic Fracturing and the Thirst for More Energy.” 7 p.m. FREE! athenssciencecafe.wordpress. com FILM: Samurai Film Series: Kagemusha (Georgia Museum of Art) A historical epic from late in Akira Kurosawa’s career. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org 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 Nic. Every Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-2639 KIDSTUFF: Afternoon Movie (ACC Library) The film has not been picked yet but suggestions are welcome. Ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Baby Music Jam (Oconee County Library) Preschool

Divided Town, and the Long Road to Forgiveness by Jim Auchmutey. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: “The JFK Assassination: Continuing Mysteries” (ACC Library) UGA Professor Emeritus Donald E. Wilkes, Jr. will address questions surrounding the murder of President Kennedy. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Healing Circle & Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Experience different modalities and forms of meditation. Every Friday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706351-6024 MEETINGS: Athens Land Trust Annual Celebration (The H. T. Edwards Complex) The annual meeting celebrates Athens Land Trust’s 21st year with a presentation by Washington, D.C. Land Trust Alliance President Rand Wentworth. Refreshments will be served. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org PERFORMANCE: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Hugh Hodgson Concert

ART: ATHICA Percentage Night (Terrapin Beer Co.) Visit the brewery for beer tastings and an exhibit by artist Will Eskridge. A portion of proceeds will benefit ATHICA, which will have copies of its newly released Outside the Lines community coloring books available. Live music by DJ Osmose. 4:30–7:30 p.m. $12. www.terrapinbeer.com ART: Opening Reception (Donderos’ Kitchen) First graders at Chase St. Elementary show off their self-portraits. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www. donderoskitchen.com ART: International Photo and Video Contest Showing (UGA Memorial Hall, Ballroom) See photos taken by students in various

Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Rooms 285 & 277) Successful business women will share their personal and professional stories. Lunch is provided. Registration required. 8:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m. $59. www.georgiasbdc.org EVENTS: Wine Tasting (The Globe) Taste five wines to pair with your Thanksgiving meal. 7–10 p.m. $10. 706-353-4721 EVENTS: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Go Bar) Celebrate the birthdays of Kellie Divine and Jenn Sparx. Performances by Alina Rage, Muffy Vander Tits, Dakota Bruce, Yasmine Alexander and more. 9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/athensshowgirls EVENTS: Friday Football Tours (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) UGA football memorabilia from the UGA Athletic Association Archives will be on display through the fall, with guided tours offered each Friday before home games. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/sci

locations around the world. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! oie@uga.edu ART: Africa in Athens (Mbare, 118 Commerce Blvd.) Shop for unique, handmade gifts from Zimbabwe, Senegal, Ivory Coast and South Africa. 4–8 p.m. FREE! www.mbare. com CLASSES: Blocking Basics (Revival Yarns) Blocking is usually the last step in knitting or crocheting a project. Learn about which yarns are appropriate to block and which are not. RSVP. 3 p.m. $15. www.revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: Knit 1 Class (Revival Yarns) Get acquainted with the tools and craft of knitting. Learn cast-on stitches and the knit stitch. The class is free with the purchase of materials. RSVP. 6 p.m. FREE! www. revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: iPad Basics (Oconee County Library) Learn how to navigate and protect your iPad. Registration required. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: Holiday Open House (House Electric) See Wednesday listing for full description Nov. 18–21, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. FREE! www. houseelectricathens.com EVENTS: SBDC Women’s Business Expo (Richard B.

GAMES: Friday Night Magic Draft (Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Afterhours: International Games Day (ACC Library) Hang out after hours for computer gaming, board and card games. Feel free to bring a board game to share. Pizza will be served. Ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! plewis@athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Home School Science: Forest Explorations (Sandy Creek Nature Center) This series will focus on different aspects of forestry. For ages 13–18. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $4–6. 706-613-3615 LECTURES & LIT: Avid Poetry Series (Avid Bookshop) Hear poetry from Shamala Gallagher (I Learned the Language of Barbs) and Carrie Lorig (The Pulp vs. The Throne). 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com SPORTS: UGA Hockey (The Classic Center) The UGA Ice Dawgs face off against Louisiana State. 7:30 p.m. $10. www.ugahockey.com THEATER: God Bless Us Every One (Oconee County Civic Center) See Thursday listing for full description Nov. 19–21, 7:30 p.m. & Nov. 21-22, 2:30 p.m. $15. cornerstoneathens.com

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Flower plays the Caledonia Lounge on Wednesday, Nov. 18. aged children and their caregivers play instruments, sing and dance. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3950 KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based games. Blocks provided. For ages 8 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-7955597 KIDSTUFF: Dungeons and Dragons (ACC Library) Join Athens Roleplaying for Kids for a weekly game. Thursdays through November. Ages 11–18. 4–8:30 p.m. FREE! plewis@athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Fancy Nancy Tea Party! (ACC Library) Revel in all things pink, purple and butterflies with Fancy Nancy stories, crafts and treats. Ages 2–7. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Drop in for a selfdirected craft. Nov. 19, 2:30 p.m. or Nov. 30, 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet local author Valerie J. Frey and discuss her book Preserving Family Recipes. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Local History Book Club (ACC Library) Meet to discuss Class of ‘65: A Student, a

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Hall) The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Orion String Quartet will feature works by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. 8 p.m. $40. pac. uga.edu THEATER: Attic Monster (UGA Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) UGA’s Graduate Acting Ensemble presents a short play written by professor and playwright John Patrick Bray and directed by Daniel Stock. See Theater Notes on p. 10. 7:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Pay what you can. www. drama.uga.edu THEATER: Bullets Over Broadway (The Classic Center) Written by Woody Allen, Bullets Over Broadway is the story of a young playwright seeking financial backing who accepts an offer he can’t refuse from a mobster looking to please his showgirl girlfriend. 7:30 p.m. $20–70. www.classiccenter.com THEATER: God Bless Us Every One (Oconee County Civic Center) This faith-based musical features Tiny Tim as an adult, taking care of Mr. Scrooge’s rundown clinic before a move to America. See Theater Notes on p. 10. Nov. 19–21, 7:30 p.m. & Nov. 21-22, 2:30 p.m. $15. cornerstoneathens.com THEATER: I Know I’m Not Broken (Miller Learning Center, Room 250)

Saturday 21 EVENTS: 18th Annual Greek Festival (St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church, Watkinsville) Enjoy traditional Greek food, music, dancing and church tours. 11 a.m.–6:30 p.m. $1. www.stphilothea. ga.goarch.org EVENTS: Saturday at the Rock: Explore Rock Eagle Mound (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Explore the mysteries of the mound on a 2.5 mile hike. 12–2 p.m. $5. www. rockeagle4h.org EVENTS: Journey Through the Stars (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Participants will explore “A is for Asteroids.” 10–11 a.m. $7–10/family. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Holiday Open House (House Electric) See Wednesday listing for full description Nov. 18–21, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. FREE! www. houseelectricathens.com EVENTS: Tailgate Village (The Foundry) This tailgate includes food, activities for kids, games, prizes and live music. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. Live music by Tre Powell (8 a.m.) and The Highbeams (10 a.m.). 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market: 3rd Annual Athens Heritage and Urban Agriculture Festival (West Broad Market Garden) Activities include singing, dance performances, kids activities, art and educational booths. The guest speaker is Dr. Ivery Clifton, former dean of UGA’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial Park) Presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with music by Purple Horse Amblers and calling by Robbin Marcus. 7:45–8 p.m. (lesson), 8–11 p.m. (dance). FREE! (under 11), $4 (ages 11–17), $8. www.athensfolk.org EVENTS: Vinyl Collector’s Showcase (Barnes & Noble) Joe Silva of NPR’s “Just Off the Radar” will play vinyl of local musicians and other special guests. 2–3 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 GAMES: International Board Games (ACC Library) Play classic board and card games. 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens GAMES: Netrunner Open Play (Tyche’s Games) New players welcome to this fantasy card game open play. 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www. tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: International Games Day (ACC Library, Storyroom) In addition to LEGO Club, participants can play board games and put together puzzles. Ages 5 and up. 11 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. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: From Street to Stream Scavenger Hunt (East Athens Community Park) Follow Stormwater Steve from street to stream on this educational scavenger hunt in cel-

Sunday 22 ART: Artist Reception (Athens Academy) See Aaron Hequebourg’s “Living in History,” John Grohlson’s “Rosa Bellum,” sculptures by Barbara Odil and “Mentor/Mentee,” artwork by students and professors and UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 2–4 p.m FREE! 706-549-9225 CLASSES: Modern Calligraphy for Beginners (KA Artist Shop) Learn how to use the pen and nibs to practice the modern calligraphy style. 1–3 p.m. $40. www.kaartist.com EVENTS: Pop-Up Holiday Shop (Frontier) This pop-up event features makers Mercedes Dewey and Sara Parker. Light refreshments and gift wrapping will be provided. 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.frontierathens.com EVENTS: 18th Annual Greek Festival (St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church) See Saturday listing for full description 11 a.m.–6:30 p.m. $1. www.stphilothea.ga.goarch. org EVENTS: Grown & Sexy Sundays (The Foundry) Dress to impress in black-and-white masquerade attire. DJ “Low Down” Anthony Thrasher will spin ‘70s and ‘80s hits from Motown, Stax Records, Atlantic Records and more. A contest for best mask will send someone home with a $100 prize. 6 p.m. $10–12. www. thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Drags-Giving Brunch (Kumquat Mae Bakery Café) The Athens Showgirl Cabaret will entertain diners over brunch at this all ages event featuring bottomless mimosas, a Bloody Mary bar and a build-your-own-grits station. There will be a collection of unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. 10:45 & 1:45 a.m. $20. www.athensshowgirlcabaret.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Every Sunday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com 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: Full Contact Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave. 9 p.m. FREE! www. taqueriatsunami.com KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Beginning readers read aloud to a certified therapy dog. 3–4 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 SPORTS: UGA Hockey (The Classic Center) The UGA Ice Dawgs play against Embry Riddle. 3:30 p.m. $10. www.ugahockey.com SPORTS: Women’s Basketball (Stegeman Coliseum) UGA faces off against Georgia Tech. 4 p.m. $5. www.georgiadogs.com

SPORTS: Ironman Hockey Tournament (The Classic Center) Hockey all day long. UGA faces off against Embry Riddle afterwards at 3:30 p.m. 8 a.m.–3 p.m. www. ClassicCenter.com THEATER: God Bless Us Every One (Oconee County Civic Center) See Thursday listing for full description Nov. 19–21, 7:30 p.m. & Nov. 21-22, 2:30 p.m. $15. cornerstoneathens.com

and actions while playing. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: NaNoWriMo Meet-up (Oconee County Library) Participate in word count sprints, prompt drills and more. Compete for prizes. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

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CLASSES: Finding Employment Online (ACC Library) Learn how to create professional looking resumes and cover letters then get tips on how to find and apply to jobs online. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens COMEDY: Casual Comedy (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Dave Weiglein hosts this month’s installment of Casual Comedy. 9 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Produce Stand (ACC Council on Aging) See Tuesday listing for full description 11 a.m.–2 p.m. www.accaging.org EVENTS: Tuesday Produce Stand (West Broad Market Garden) See Tuesday listing for full description 4–6 p.m. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org GAMES: Monthly Poker Tournament (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Play Texas Hold ‘Em for prizes and bragging rights. Last Tuesday of every month. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Compete for house prizes and free beer. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Every Tuesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. tedsmostbest.com KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–10. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Kids Night (Buffalo’s Café) See Tuesday listing for full description 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655 KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2–5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Wednesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

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 Basics (Oconee County Library) Learn how to navigate Windows and understand files, settings and accounts. Registration required. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee COMEDY: Comic Strip (The Office Lounge) Weekly stand-up comedy hosted by Alia Ghosheh. Tonight features Kyle Gillis of Lunch Table Comedy and headliner Bronson Adams. 8 p.m. $5. www.facebook. com/officeathens EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (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: Line Dancing with Ron Putman (Buffalo’s Café) For all skill levels. Held the second and fouth Monday of every month. 6–8:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens EVENTS: Affordable Health Care Assistance (Oconee County Library) An Affordable Health Care navigator will be at the library to help patrons find the right plan. 3–9 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Ovation 12) Hosted by Nic. Play for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Spelling Bee (Highwire Lounge) Test your spelling and win prizes. No bees on site. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub 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 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Designed to nurture language skills through literature-based materials and activities. Parents assist their children in movements

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THE CALENDAR! EVENTS: Thanksgiving Market (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) The Athens Farmers Market hosts a pre-Thanksgiving pop-up with holiday vendors and bocce. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.heirloomathens. com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) See Wednesday listing for full description 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 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Wednesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

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Wednesday 18 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them! Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC JAM Showcase your original material. Contact louisphillippelot@yahoo.com for booking. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com HOOKER Athens-based “white-trash glam-rock” band. FLOWER Grungy, melodic alt-rock band from Atlanta. PLAYGROUND HERO Local “urban alternative rock band” that combines rock and hip hop.

DANIEL LEE BAND Local Southern rock/country outfit. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GROOL Trashy, surf-influenced rock band from Chattanooga. LEISURE SERVICE Michael Pierce of local experimental outfit Wet Garden plays a solo set. CHRIST FUCKER New local punk band. NIHILIST CHEERLEADER New local experimental punk band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com OLD SEA BRIGADE New, Atlantabased indie-folk band. JACK’S JOHNSON New local band featuring members of Wieuca. MYFEVER Alt-rock group from Atlanta. MAX FINE No info available.

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com KWAZYMOTO Noisy local punk rock duo. LIBERATOR New local three-piece rock band. THE HOLY HELLS “A thumping power trio with hints of Radiohead and bacon grease.”

Live Wire 8 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com OPEN MIC & LATE NIGHT JAM Drums, keys and amps are provided. Come share your music, jam with other musicians, and have a great time!

The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com DENNY LAINE Legendary session player and Moody Blues/Wings cofounder performs with backing band The Cryers.

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 17 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com OAK HOUSE A mix of prog, folk, indie and everything in between. TRIATHALON Surfy, R&B-inspired indie-pop group from Savannah. WANDERWILD Local indie rock roject led by local songwriter Matt Martin. THE HERNIES Local indie rock band led by songwriter Henry Barbe. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $7. www.40watt.com WAND L.A.-based psychedelic garage-rock band. SHADE Dissonant, groove-oriented local post-punk band. ARBOR LABOR UNION Atlanta/ Athens-based band that works with repetitious riffs and postpunk rhythms. Formerly known as Pinecones. The Foundry Tailgate Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com RYAN BEAVER Country singer-songwriter from Nashville via Texas. CLAY PAGE Playing country and Southern rock favorites as well as originals. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 FLORIST Post-pop band led by sonwgriter Emily Sprague. HELLO SHARK Lo-fi pop project from Philadelphia. PENNY LAME Athens-based lo-fi indie-folk project. TONY’S PIZZA Experimental pop band from Atlanta.

Cole Swindell plays the Classic Center on Friday, Nov. 20. FINE LINES Synth-pop project of songwriter Christopher Sapp. Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net SCARLET STITCH Straight-up rock band. Playing a special acoustic set. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE Featuring Drew Albenesius, Brent Bolde, Ethan Protas, Kristian Rodriguez and Johnny Rowland.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com ULTRA FAUX Gypsy jazz ensemble from Baltimore, MD.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com JAMES McMURTRY Acclaimed folkrock artist. See story on p. 14. ADAM KLEIN Local songwriter playing a rustic blend of country, folk and Americana.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE VINYL SUNS New local bluesrock five-piece.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com WHISKEY MYERS Country-inspired Southern rock from Tyler, TX.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MC FUNK JAM Funk all night. The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday! Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Thursday 19 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere. FUJIWARA Punk rock band from Kill Devil Hills, NC. TIGHT BLACKS New local punk band. DONNY KNOTTSVILLE Funkadelic rapper and sample-obsessed producer from Athens.

THE CRYERS New Jersey-based rock and roll band. JOHN SALAWAY Acoustic singersongwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. The Grotto 11 p.m. 706-549-9933 LEAVING COUNTRIES & LANDON TRUST “Smokin’ folk, country, rhythm and blues with a hell of a lot of soul.” 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 improv. Live Wire 9 p.m. $5. www.livewireathens.com TARNATION Local band with a chunky rock sound and catchy, emotive vocals.

HUNGER ANTHEM Fuzzed-out, guitar-driven local indie rock band. BLANKS AND POSTAGE New, Athens-based alt-rock band.

PIANO Statesboro-based rock and roll trio with a very energetic live presence. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation RADIO BIRDS Bluesy, Americanaleaning rock band from Atlanta. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SNAP! Organ-heavy funk/jazz tunes delivered by locals Jason Fuller, Benji Shanks, David Yoke, Carlton Owens and Stephen Spivey.

Hedges on Broad 10 p.m. www.hedgesonbroad.com DJ ROCK Touring DJ that specializes in country music. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, tonight’s version of Kenosha Kid also features bassist Kevin Scott and drummer Marlon Patton, along with Rick Lollar on guitar. TREY WRIGHT Atlanta-based jazz guitarist and member of the band Squat.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble hosts an “all-star jam” every Thursday. Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehousebbq.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays a solo set of smokin’ folk-country/Southern rock and roll.

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Rd. location) YOESHI ROBERTS Singer-songwriter playing uplifting “acoustic music that feels good.” 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7424 (Five Points location) THE ORANGE CONSTANT Playing acoustic jam-rock with a hint of folk.

Terrapin Beer Co. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com DJ OSMOSE International touring DJ and Athens resident lays down a set of funk, soul and reggae.

Saturday 21 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net TRE POWELL Bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals. (8 a.m.) HIGHBEAMS Five-piece folk-rock band from Woodstock, GA. (10 a.m.) Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 PARTIAL CINEMA This local group takes influences from funk, indie, dance and classical music to inspire fits of dancing, vibing and grooving.

DJ HOT WAX Max Wang (The Rodney Kings) spins ‘60s pop/soul and punk rock. Hedges on Broad 9 p.m. www.hedgesonbroad.com ADAM CRAIG Country artist from Nashville. NATE KENYON Country singersongwriter. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 5 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com BIGFOOT BRASS BAND Local New Orleans-style brass band, playing funk, jazz, Dixieland and blues. Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ See Friday’s listing for full description Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta faves.

spins the best from Motown, Stax Records, Atlantic Records and more. Best mask contest with $100 cash prize. Hi-Lo Lounge Brunch with Mahogany. 11 a.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com PAUL TURNER Acoustic soul singersongwriter.

Monday 23 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com DAPHNE LEE MARTIN Eclectic folk singer-songwriter from Connecticut. FRANCIS LOMBARDI Americana singer-songwriter from Asbury Park, NJ.

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The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens MOSAIC Indie-folk group from Athens.

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com YOESHI ROBERTS Singer-songwriter playing uplifting “acoustic music that feels good.”

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 OPEN MIC JAM Showcase your original material. Contact louisphillippelot@yahoo.com for booking. The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com THE NORMALTOWN FLYERS The long-running Athens-based band that labels its sound as “pickup truck rock and roll” plays its annual Thanksgiving show.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MC FUNK JAM See Wednesday’s listing for full description The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE See Wednesday’s listing for full description Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

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Daphne Lee Martin plays the Caledonia Lounge on Monday, Nov. 23. 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. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out.

40 Watt Club 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night.

Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $18 (adv.), $22 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com TAB BENOIT Guitarist native to Louisiana combining a variety of blues styles including Delta, swamp and Chicago blues. EDWARD DAVID ANDERSON Americana singer-songwriter from Illinois.

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

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS Country band from Albany, GA.

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Live Wire 8 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com OPEN MIC & LATE NIGHT JAM See Wednesday’s listing for full description

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE DARNELL BOYS The Darnell brothers play and sing country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and percussion. THE SHOAL CREEK STRANGLERS Local roots-folk duo featuring members of The Humms. GRASSLAND STRING BAND Local traditional and progressive bluegrass group.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com STREET SWEEPER Ska-tinged thrash punk band. 72ND AND CENTRAL Rock band from Atlanta.

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

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

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The Classic Center 7 p.m. www.classiccenter.com COLE SWINDELL Groove-laden country singer-singwriter from Bronwood, GA. ADAM SANDERS Florida-based country singer.

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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. 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE ORIGINAL SCREWTOPS Crankin’ the blues since 1962.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com DOUBLE FERRARI This local band plays virtuosic, high-speed, instrumental rock. THE BRONZED CHORUS North Carolina duo that make a melodic and lyrical bang despite their small numbers. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. LAZER/WULF This avant-metal trio mixes in prog, thrash and more for a high-energy live show. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com REBIRTH BRASS BAND New Orleans-based brass institution founded in 1983. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. THE MAIN SQUEEZE Jam-rock band from Bloomington, IN. THE NAUGHTY PROFESSOR Louisiana-based acid jazz outfit. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 THE RODNEY KINGS Scuzzed-out local garage-punk trio. FART JAR No info available. MIDNIGHT BOI Alias of local musician Eli Rickli, playing “pseudoSatanic hip hop.”

Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation UNIVERSAL SIGH Athens-based jazz-fusion/funk-oriented rock band that strives to create a unique musical experience. THE ORANGE CONSTANT Playing acoustic jam-rock with a hint of folk. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 BIG C & THE MOONSHYNES Local blues ensemble led by songwriter Clarence Sun. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 MIKE WATSON BAND Atlanta-based blues/Southern rock. Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com ZENITH BLUE Five local teens playing rock covers and originals

Sunday 22 The Foundry 6 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com GROWN & SEXY SUNDAYS DJ Lowdown, aka Anthony Thrasher,

CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-songwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of indie/Americana. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GARY EDDY Local psychedelic singer-songwriter plays a solo set. SLAM DUNK CHAMPS Local experimental garage-rock duo. MEREDITH KOOI Visual and performance artist based in Atlanta. COOKIE FACTORY No info available. TRAVIS MUG 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 MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the songs of the Grateful Dead.

11/27 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE (The Office Lounge) 11/28 SWAMP (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 11/28 FEELIN GROOVY / MINA WEGNER (The Foundry) 11/28 KENNY AND THE BASHERS (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 11/30 QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT / FLIGHT MODE USA (Caledonia Lounge) 12/1 JUCIFER / SAVAGIST (Caledonia Lounge) 12/1 THE WELCOME HOME (The Foundry) 12/2 LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES (Georgia Theatre) 12/2 KARAOKE WITH THE KING (Hi-Lo Lounge) 12/2 OPEN MIC & LATE NIGHT JAM (Live Wire) 12/3 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS (Caledonia Lounge) 12/3 MOTHER FORE / THE OLD WORLD MONKEYS / NUCLEAR TOURISM (40 Watt Club) 12/3 DOPAPOD / THE NTH POWER (Georgia Theatre) 12/3 TECROPOLIS / Organik / Varient (Live Wire)

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41st Annual Juried Exhibition (Lyndon House Arts Center) The annual show will be juried by Jock Reynolds, director of the Yale University Art Gallery. All visual art welcome. Drop off entry forms and up to three works on Jan. 28, 12:30– 8:30 p.m. or Jan. 29, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Opening reception on Mar. 24. $25 submission fee. 706-613-3623 AthFest Educates Mural Project (Athens, GA) AthFest Educates is commissioning a large-scale public mural to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The organization is requesting proposals from youth-serving organizations interested in producting a mural as part of a multi-month arts program, and from professional artists who would work with the group. $20,000 budget. Proposals due Jan. 11. 706-548-1973, director@athfest educates.org Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery) Now accepting applications for the Holidaze Artists Market on Dec. 5–6, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Visit website for application form. www.farmingtondepotgallery.com Deck the Walls (Lyndon House Arts Center) Seeking handcrafted gift items, cards, ornaments, wreaths and crafts for a holiday shop. Drop off work Nov. 17–18. Market runs Dec. 8–Jan. 6. celia.brooks@athens clarkecounty.com Statewide Art Competition (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Seeking student artwork to use on items in the garden’s gift shop. Open to GA students in ninth grade or above. Winners can receive up to $1,000. Deadline Dec. 3. Visit website for complete guidelines and application. 706-542-6014, www.botgarden.uga.edu

Acting for Film (Film Athens Film Lab) George Adams teaches “Actor’s Gym: The Road to Becoming a Professional Actor.� Topics include creating dynamic characters and working as an actor in film and television. Register online. Wednesdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $75/month. www.filmathens.net/edu Bikram Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Classes in hot yoga are offered seven days a week. Beginners welcome. Student discounts available. 706-353-9642, www.bikramathens.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay� classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m. “Family Try Clay� classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. www.gooddirt.net One-on-One Digital Media Center Tutorials (ACC Library) Get individual instruction for graphics, audio or video editing projects or learn to convert albums and cassettes to DVDs and CDs. Thursdays, 6 p.m., Saturdays, 11 a.m. 706-613-3650 Pilates and More (All Body Studio) All Body Studio offers classes in pilates, belly dance and zumba. Check website for classes. www.allbodystudio.com Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) “Tea Towels! One Color Screenprinting: Two Parts.� Dec. 2, 6–7 p.m. & Dec. 9, 6–8:30 p.m. $65.www.doubledutch press.com Quilting (Sewcial Studio) Quilting classes for beginner to advanced students cover both traditional and modern projects. sewcialstudio@ gmail.com, www.sewcialstudio.com

Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Yoshukai karate in a positive atmosphere. Accepting new students. Classes held Sundays– Thursdays. FREE! www.athensy.com Women, Whimsy & Soul (Spa Alchemy) A circle for women seeking lighthearted connections. Third Fridays. $15. www.alchemyathens. com Yoga (Rubber Soul Yoga) Ongoing classes in Kundalini, Hatha, gentle yoga, laughing yoga, acroyoga, karate and one-on-one yoga as well as guided meditation. www.rubber soulyoga.com Yoga Classes (Chase Street Yoga) This studio teaches different types of yoga like gentle yoga, yin yoga, Zumba and Pilates. www.chasestreet yoga.com Yoga Teacher Training (Athens Yoga Institute, 1260 S. Milledge Ave.) Get certified at the 200-hour level with Yoga Alliance. Twelve month and 7.5 week options. www. athensyogainstitute.com Yoga Teacher Training (Keep it Simple Yoga) Keep it Simple Yoga and Yogaful Day (Bill Cottrell) offer a 200-hour training program through Yoga Alliance. Saturdays, Jan. 23–May 21, 12–8 p.m. $1650. www. yogafulday.com, www.kisyoga.com Zumba in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

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Artwork by Saegan Moran is included in “Day for Night,� a group exhibition currently on view at Gallery@Hotel Indigo through Wednesday, Jan. 6. Augusta hospitals. Weekdays, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., once or twice a month. Call Edward, 706-340-0544 Hands On Athens Hands On Athens is looking for volunteers to lead or assist with home repair and carpentry projects. HOA offers home repairs to low-income homeowners. handsonathens.weebly.com HandsOn Northeast Georgia (Athens, GA) Over 130 local agencies seek help with ongoing projects and special short-term events. Visit the website for a calendar and to register. www.handsonnortheast georgia.com PALS Volunteers Needed (PALS Institute) Women of the World is seeking volunteers to mentor young adult women as they journey to achieve their GED and employment. Spanish speakers needed. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-255-8702, www.womentotheworld.org

Kidstuff Athens Area Black History Bowl (The H. T. Edwards Complex) Students in grades 5–12 can compete by displaying knowledge in various categories including economics, civil rights, education, science and entertainment. $50 registration fee. Deadline Nov. 21. Competition on Mar. 19. 706-2476777, aabhbowl@gmail.com Athens Code Camp (Four Athens) Four Athens offers after school and weekend code clubs in partnership with schools. Check the site for a full listing. www.fourathens.com/ athenscodecamp Classic City Tutoring (Athens, GA) Tutoring for students Pre-K through 12th grade with certified

teachers. Flexible schedule. Call for location and details. $25–30/hr. 706-461-0264 Districtwide Open House Attend an open house for the Clarke County Schools. Elementary Schools, Monday, Jan. 12. Middle Schools, Thursday, Jan. 15. High Schools, Tuesday, Jan. 13. RSVP. www.clarke.k12.ga.us

Support Groups Adoptee Support and Encouragement (Oasis Counseling Center) Group meetings are held for teens ages 12–16 to explore and share the feelings, experiences and views of being an adoptee. Thursdays through November. www.oasiscounselingcenter.com 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 Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.org Overeaters Anonymous (Multiple Locations) A 12-step program for those suffering from compulsive eating. Meetings are held on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. at Princeton Methodist Church, Sundays at 3:30 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, and Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens. www.oa.org Reiki (ARMC Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support) Experience the healing energy of Reiki, an ancient form of healing touch used for

stress reduction and relaxation. For cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Call for an appointment. Individual sessions held every Wednesday, 6 p.m. & 7 p.m. FREE! 706-475-4900 S-Anon (Cornerstone Church) S-Anon is a support group for family and friends of sexaholics, based on the 12 steps of AA. sunday. afternoons.sanon@gmail.com, www.sanon.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 Walking Through Grief (Multiple Locations) This group offers exercise and companionship for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one. Mondays, 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Park and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. at Georgia Square Mall. 706-369-3550, amandalou.newton@cchnet.net

On The Street Avid Book Clubs (Avid Bookshop) The Young Readers’ Book Club is currently reading Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate and meets the first Sunday of the month. The Young Adult for Not-So-Young Adults Book Club is currently reading Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy and meets the second Sunday of the month. The Paperback Fiction Book Club is currently reading Sweetland by Michael Crummey and meets the third Sunday of the month. The Queer Fiction Book Club is currently reading The First Bad Man by Miranda July and meets the third Monday of the month. The New

& Notable Book Club is currently reading The Witches by Stacy Schiff and meets the fourth Sunday of the month. The Book Club of the Fantastic is currently reading Duplex by Kathryn Davis and meets the fourth Tuesday of the month. Join by email. 706-352-2060, avid.athens. rachel@gmail.com, www.avidbook shop.com Black Friday 24-Hour Board Game Marathon (The Rook and Pawn) Play games Nov. 27, 9 a.m. until Nov. 28, 9 a.m. Proceeds benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Bridge (Athens Bridge Center) Open Duplicate Bridge Games are held Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Fridays at 1 p.m. Non-Life Master Duplicate Bridge Games are held Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Party Bridge is held Thursdays at 1 p.m. All games $5. 706-248-4809 CCCF Scholarships (The Classic Center) The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is currently accepting applications from high school

students for its performing arts and culinary arts scholarships. The culinary arts deadline is Dec. 18 with auditions on Jan. 29. The performing arts deadline is Mar. 4 with auditions by Apr. 11. 706-357-4417, www.classiccenter.com Downtown Parade of Lights (Downtown Athens) Now registering. Prizes will be awarded for the most original float, best use of the theme and best use of lights. Deadline Nov. 19. Parade on Dec. 3. $40. www. athensclarkecounty.com/parade. Georgia Poetry Prize (Athens, GA) In partnership with UGA, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, the UGA Press has established a national competition for poetry. Winning manuscripts receive a $1,000 award, will have their collection published and will read at all three campuses. Deadline Nov. 30. www.ugapress.org Greenway Network Plan Survey (Athens, GA) Let ACC Leisure Services know what you

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Maggie Baxter’s original ink and watercolor illustrations are inspired by the natural, the supernatural, and the relationship between the two. Through November. ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) New paintings by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Chatham Murray, Candle Brumby, Lana Mitchell and more. 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. ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Myers Gallery, view “Living in History” by Aaron Hequembourg. Reception Nov. 22. Through Jan. 22. • In the Bertelsmann Gallery, “Rosa Bellum” features paintings of roses by John Gholson. Reception Nov. 22. Through Dec. 11. • In the Bertelsmann Cases, see a collection of sculptures made from natural materials by Barbara Odil. Reception Nov. 22. Through Dec. 11. • In the Harrison Center for the Arts & Preschool’s Lobby Gallery, “Mentor/Mentee” features the work of professors and students from UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Reception Nov. 22. Through May 20. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) “Parables of the Land” presents paintings, sculptures, cut paper assemblages and more by Claire and Robert Clements. Through Nov. 20. 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.) “Baby in a Corner” features photographs by Brittainy Lauback. Through November. CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) “Roads, Rivers, and Red Clay: Ceramics by Ron Meyers.” Through Dec. 18. THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, “Hello, Neighbor” features artwork by Terry Rowlett, Michelle Fontaine, Rene Shoemaker and Michael Ross. In Classic Gallery II, “Tableau” features works by Mary Ruth Moore, Michael Oliveri, Ally White and Otto Lange. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Melissa Lee’s “Primordia Novae” was inspired by ancient Greek creation mythology, celestial phenomena and existential contemplation. Through Nov. 28. DONDERO’S KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) See 80 self portraits by first graders at Chase Street Elementary. Reception Nov. 20. Through December. EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Collages by Susan Pelham. 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 Matt Alston, John Cleaveland, Peter Loose and more. • C. Larry Wilson creates whimsical animal sculptures in clay. Through December. FLANIGAN’S PORTRAIT STUDIO (585 Vine St., Suite 4) Artwork by Byron Deshaun Culbreth. Through December. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Quilling art by Emileigh Ireland. Through November. FRONTIER UPFRONT GALLERY (193 E. Clayton St.) Paintings on canvas and wood by Heidi Hensley depict the social life of downtown Athens and Bulldog football. GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Day for Night” includes works by Eve Nettles, Hope Hilton, Zipporah Thompson, Clay Jordan, Donald Cope, Saegan Moran and Eileen Wallace. Through Jan. 6. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Before the March King: 19th-Century American Bands.” Through Jan. 3. • “In Time We Shall Know Ourselves: Photography by Raymond Smith. Through Jan. 3. • “Samurai, The Way of the Warrior” includes swords, helmets, suits of arms and more. Through Jan. 3. • “Georgia’s Girlhood Embroidery: ‘Crowned with Glory and Immortality.’” Through Feb. 28. • “George Segal: Everyday Apparitions.” Through Mar. 6. • In the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, “Twists and Turns: Sculptures by Alice Aycock” includes two sculptures, “Waltzing Matilda” and “Twin Vortexes.” Through Sept. 4. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Scatterfield” by Zane Cochran is a large-scale interactive installation with 3,000 LEDs capable of producing over 16 million different colors. Through December.

think about the Greenway. Input will be considered while forming longrange planning decisions. www. athensclarkecounty.com/greenway Ice Skating (The Classic Center) The Classic Center will offer ice skating in an indoor rink Nov. 12–Jan. 12, then in the outdoor pavilion Jan. 16–Feb. 28. $10–12. www.classiccenter.com Nuci +1 Pass (Nuçi’s Space) Donate $5 to Nuci’s Space and be entered to win a year-long guest list spot for you and a friend at participating venues: The Foundry, 40 Watt, Lumpkin Street Station, Hendershot’s, Georgia Theatre, Normaltown Records, Live Wire Athens, Caledonia, Classic Center and UGA Performing Arts Center. Drawing takes place on Dec. 17. www.nuci.org Ripple Effect Film Project (Athens, GA) Create original short films about water conservation and water stewardship. Finalists’ films will be screened at the Blue Carpet Premiere on Mar. 19. $1,000 in cash

prizes. Deadline Feb. 6. www.ripple effectfilmproject.org Vestigo Hiking & Yoga (Multiple Locations) “Advanced Hike at Amicalola Falls.” Sundays until February, 8 a.m.–7 p.m. $5. “Stone Mountain Yoga.” Tuesdays, 10 a.m. $20. “Arabia Mountain Hike.” Sundays, 11 a.m. $5. www.vestigo. co/activities Winter Indoor Soccer (Core Soccer, 314 Commerce Blvd.) Youth, high school and adult co-ed leagues start in December. Registration required. www.core-soccer.com Winter Program Registration (Athens, GA) Online registration is now available for ACC Leisure Services winter programs. Programs include art, basketball, dance, gymnastics, holiday activities, mini camps and tennis. Register by phone, online or in the computer labs at the East Athens Community Center, Lay Park or Rocksprings Park. www.athens clarkecounty.com/leisure f

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Coop Holmes. Through Dec. 6. HEIRLOOM CAFÉ (815 N. Chase St.) Artwork by Jen Holt. Through December. HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Alex Blankenship. Through November. JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Silk wall hangings by Margaret Agner. Through December. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “BFA I” presents the works of exiting students focusing on painting and drawing, scientific illustration, art education and Art X. Through Nov. 20. LOWERY IMAGING GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery features paper and canvas giclee prints by Athens artists as well as artists’ renderings of Athens. Jamie Calkin is the featured artist through December. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “Instruction: Arts Center Faculty Show” highlights works made by teachers at the Lyndon House. Reception Nov. 19. Through Nov. 28. • In the Lounge Gallery, view cut paper and collaged drawings by Adrienne Kitchens. Opening reception Nov. 19. Through Feb. 1. MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA-98, Danielsville) Handmade quilts by Amanda Whitsel of Crooked Pine Quilts. Through November. MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism. Through November. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) “Between Women and Children” features “miniature world” mixed media assemblages by Lisa Freeman. Reception Dec. 6. Currently on view through December. • Original paintings and portraits by Jackie Dorsey. Through November. RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) An exhibit featuring original manuscripts, engravings, maps and natural specimens are presented in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of John and William Bartram’s natural history expedition. Through Dec. 23. • An exhibition celebrating The Pennington Radio Collection features tube radios, external speakers and other artifacts from 1913–1933. Through December. • “Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism and the Modern South” includes photos, postcards, artifacts and other ephemera representing six Georgia tourism sites with histories of political and cultural battles. Through July. 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.) Photography by Anne Yarborough. Through November. STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Travels on the Bartram Trail: Beth Thompson’s Possible Perceptions” present kaleidoscope photographs taken during a four-year project. Through Nov. 29. STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) Kenneth Proctor’s “Duino Suite” features 32 drawings inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s First Duino Elegy. Reception Nov. 19. Through Dec. 22. 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 Fain Henderson, Michelle Dross, Veronica Darby, John Cleaveland, Rebecca Wood, Nikita Raper, Natalia Zuckerman, Briget Darryl Ginley, Jack Kashuback, Barret Reid, Camille Hayes, Jason Whitley and Ken Hardesty. • “Deep” features new paintings of coastal seas, shipwrecks, sea creatures and beaches by Veronica Darby. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) “The Retro Album Covers” exhibit features 42 album covers representing original songs by Chip McDaniel. Through November. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) “Transfers” includes selected works by faculty members of the Department of Visual Arts at UNG’s Gainesville and Dahlonega campuses. Through Dec. 11. WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Watercolor images by Jamie Calkin and metal works by Leonard Piha. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.

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of taste or discrimination than the artist’s I have a friend who is a local artist, and own shortcomings. she also works a 9-to-5. She makes a lot of What you feel might be true, but these art and goes to every local fair, sells her wares are not words that one friend should speak and applies for gallery shows. She enters her to the other. Don’t tell her that her art stuff into competitions and really tries to get sucks, but do encourage her towards other her work out there, though she doesn’t really money-making ventures. Eventually she’ll socialize among the artsy crowd here in town. realize she’s not meant to make her fortune She’s very vocal about supporting the arts and as a local artist, which, I should mention, buying locally produced stuff, from food to art is nearly impossible in a town as small, creby others. ative and competitive as this one. But here’s the thing: She is a terrible artist. Her artwork is just awful! It looks like a I have a friend who lies like crazy to cover child made it, honestly! I’m pretty sure my his ass. It’s mostly just annoying, since he is grandkid has done better work in daycare, but way older than someone who should use white she’ll price her stuff at hundreds of dollars and lies in such a way, but this is affecting me then freak out when no one buys it. Whenever personally, because we live together. I have she loses a competition or leaves a sale emptyrecently discovered that he handed, we have to hear has been lying to me almost a giant rant about how These are not words habitually about money, this town doesn’t support saying that he will be late its artists. Even worse, that one friend with pay for various bills she’ll claim that it’s a big should speak to the other. when really it looks like he old “boys club,” and that is going out several nights local established male arteach week and shopping online for clothes. ists are shutting her out, though none of them This makes me pretty angry, because it affects even know her! And seriously, her art is way when our shared expenses can be covered. Even too simple to justify the price tag she often worse: We share a lease, so I feel stuck with demands. him. It’s getting to the point where I don’t even At first, the lying was just a confusing part wanna talk to her anymore about art, but she’s of his personality, but I figured that everyone trying to drum up extra money this holiday is a little insecure, and we deal with it in difseason and seems to think that her art is the ferent ways. Now I’m super pissed at this perway to go. I think she’s setting herself up for son and his constant shortcomings, which he disappointment and she should just be a holialways backs up with a lie. How can I survive day temp at Macy’s. How do I tell my friend until I can get out of this lease? I am starting that her artsy ship has sailed? to trust this person less and less now that I Sincerely, I’m No Rembrandt Either realize how much he lies—I don’t feel secure in my home anymore, and assume the worst about him always.

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Unfortunately, this is a lesson your friend will have to learn through experience. Figuring out we’re not meant to do a thing—a creative, expressive, fulfilling thing—can be hard to accept when the endeavor either makes us happy or makes/has made us money. She’s getting all the feedback she needs from the community that her art is not cutting it when she leaves sales and competitions emptyhanded. It’s easier to blame the public’s lack

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I’ve known pathological liars in my time, and they are hard people to love. In my experience, I find that this behavior usually points to something else dysfunctional in his life. This town’s social scene is a lot about posturing, looking cool, being seen. He might be prioritizing that over maintaining the household and, unfortunately, that’s fairly common in Athens. I recommend you just lock your stuff away so he doesn’t sell it, keep a running tally of the money he owes you, and absolutely refuse to renew the lease with him when the time comes. Living with friends can ruin friendships because we get a peek into who people really are outside of bars and dance parties, so take your relationship back into the public arena. Raise a glass and brunch together, but never live with this person again. f

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