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The men all stressed their need for volsecond Friday in the month. The experience unteers to help with just about every facet at both stores so far is that these special items tend to bring more than they used to, of the Restore operations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need people who know how to fix things, and those who when they were not as carefully curated. know a certain field, like clothing or books By keeping a closer eye on what comes in, the ReStore staff has spotted some items or records and know how to value them,â&#x20AC;?

Farr says. that were clearly brought by mistake.

Meanwhile, all three maintain that Assistant Manager Don Joyner described there are still great bargains to be found a box they discovered recently containing at ReStore, in the old photographs, auctions and on the military medals and shelves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come early other memorabilia and oftenâ&#x20AC;? seems to collected throughout be the mantra for a lifetime, dropped successful Restore off in error. Staff, shopping. with a little sleuthHabitat Director ing, were able to Spencer Frye says the locate the children ReStore sales bring and shipped them the in around 30 percent box. of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s James Ford, the budget, which goes dock supervisor at to building homes for the Barber Street low-income people.

ReStore, says finding People interested the box of memorain volunteering can bilia is not unusual. drop by the front â&#x20AC;&#x153;People put things in desk at either store boxes, and sometimes (532 Barber St. and they bring the wrong 5132 Atlanta Hwy.). box,â&#x20AC;? Ford says. (l-r) James Ford, Don Joyner and Paul Farr spend The new configuraAll three say the a lot of time trying to put a value on items that tion at the stores bargains are still to be come into the Restore. means more room for found at both ReStore processing the incoming merchandise and locations: a $3,000 rug for $250, a $2,000 refrigerator for $350. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our best deals are on more need for volunteers.

Ford says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;100 percent of what we make our most expensive stuff,â&#x20AC;? Ford says. stays here and goes to work helping people The stores, particularly the one on in this community.â&#x20AC;? f Barber Street, have long been popular with

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Alcohol, Cars and Guns Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Mix Especially for Legislators Running for Re-Election

By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never a good time for a politician to get arrested for driving under the influence, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s especially bad when the next election is less than six weeks away.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the situation state Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) was facing in his campaign to win re-election to a fourth term.

While driving through Rabun County in northeast Georgia recently, Taylor was clocked going 72 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone and pulled over by Clayton police officer Michael Bennett. Officer Bennett noted â&#x20AC;&#x153;an overwhelming odor of alcoholâ&#x20AC;? while talking to Taylor and added that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face was very red and his eyes were bloodshot.â&#x20AC;? After telling the officer he had had nothing to drink, Taylor blew into a breathalyzer and was determined to have a blood alcohol level of .225, which is nearly triple the legal limit. Taylor also had a Glock 36 handgun strapped to his side, with four underage exchange students riding in his SUV. He was charged with driving under the influence, speeding and having an open alcohol container in his Hyundai Santa Fe. One of the oddest aspects of the incident was that Taylor got out of his SUV as the police officer was approaching the vehicle.

When Bennett told Taylor, who was wearing his firearm, to return to the vehicle, Taylor refused. Only after Bennett ordered him a second time to get back in the vehicle did Taylor comply. There are jurisdictions where an armed suspect who refuses to obey a police order will find himself being either shot or thrown flat on the ground and forcibly restrained. That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen in this instance. Taylor is a very lucky man.

There are all sorts of ironies here, starting with the fact that one of the people entrusted with writing the laws was himself charged with breaking those laws.

You can add the irony of Taylor being arrested just weeks after his Republican colleagues passed a bill that will allow students attending public colleges to carry firearms on campus. Many college students, being young and emotionally immature, have a tendency to imbibe large quantities of alcoholic beverages. The proposed law will allow those hard-drinking college students to carry firearms like a Glock 36 as they walk about their campuses. As Taylor demonstrated, mature grownups have no business getting drunk when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re carrying a handgun, let alone kids.

Taylor is not the first legislator to encounter problems from too much of that demon rum. Generally speaking, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end well for a politician in that situation.

Rep. David Graves (R-Macon), who was once the chairman of the committee that regulates the liquor industry, was arrested twice in 11 months on drunken driving charges. He decided not to run for reelection. Rep. Kip Smith (R-Columbus) was nailed by Atlanta police on a DUI charge in 2012 and was subsequently defeated by John Pezold. Rep. Chuck Sims (R-Ambrose) was popped twice on DUI charges in 2013 and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run again.

Taylor is opposed by political activist Tom Owens in the upcoming GOP primary, so the arrest comes at a very inopportune time for him. Owens has raised only $514 in campaign contributions, but the DUI arrest gives him a potent campaign issueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already sent out a news release denouncing Taylor as â&#x20AC;&#x153;unfit to hold the office of Georgia state representative.â&#x20AC;?

Taylor so far says he will stay in the race: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was my first run-in with the law in my life, and it will also be my last.â&#x20AC;? Will it also be his last term in office? f

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UGA Watchdog: A prominent ethics activist is calling on the University of Georgia to fire Police Chief Jimmy Williamson, settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee who claims she was fired for reporting potential fraud to higher-ups and reform the process for investigations into employee wrongdoing. William Perry, the former head of Common Cause Georgia who has started his own group, Georgia Ethics Watchdogs, delivered a letter Apr. 15 to UGA President Jere Morehead with several demands.

Williamson fired Officer Jay Park in 2014 after Park hospitals in Houston and Cleveland. Some employees might twice refused to arrest underage drinkers because of a state law giving amnesty to students who request medical treatreceive raises as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re brought into the Atlanta pay scale. ment for intoxication, even though his superiors ordered No one will be laid off as a result of the merger, at least for him to make the arrests. Park filed a lawsuit and settled the first 12 months. with the Board of Regents for $325,000 last year, and his The hospital authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the quasi-governmental agency thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a vestige of the old Athens General daysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will remain police certification has been reinstated.

Perry said Williamson himself should be fired. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think in place, serving as a watchdog to ensure Piedmont holds itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for UGA to end its relationship with the police up its end of the bargain. chief and get a police chief who knows the law,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The commission is being asked to approve the deal at Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the case of Sallyanne Barrow, a former its May 3 meeting. The state attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office and accountant for the UGA Alumni Association, which Perry Federal Trade Commission must sign off, too. compared to the Jan Kemp scandal. Barrow reported that her boss, Deborah Dietzler, was violating university policy School Budget: The Clarke County School District will by scheduling her work travel around her hobby of running hire additional teachers and security and give employees marathons, among other things. An internal investigation raises if the school board approves Superintendent Philip recommended that the university not renew Dietzlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conLanoueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed budget. tract, but the language was softened, and Dietzlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boss, Officials are anticipating 4 percent growth in the tax the now-retired Tom Landrum, gave her an equivalent job base, which, along with the state reinstating some of the while she found a new one. UGA never recessionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s austerity cuts, has given the reported the allegations to the Board district a bit of wiggle room. The proThis university has of Regents, as it was required to do. posed budget is $137 million, up about 7 percent from last year. The budget messed up, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s messed Eventually Dietzler, with Landrumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help, took a lucrative position at the includes 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 percent raises for the up big, and it needs to fix it. University of Louisville, which she quit districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2,700 employees, as well as when the WSB-TV story aired. money to hire 16 new teachers (mostly The WSB story also prompted the state attorney genin middle schools). eralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office to investigate. On Mar. 28, Senior Assistant In response to the Cedar Shoals sexual assault controversy, Lanoue wants to hire another police officer to station Attorney General David McLaughlin wrote a letter to higher-education officials stating that â&#x20AC;&#x153;at least some of Ms. at each of the high schools as well as three roving security Dietzlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities likely constituted criminal conduct that guards, bring UGA doctoral students into elementary schools to help with behavioral challenges and start â&#x20AC;&#x153;transi- warranted further investigation and possible prosecutionâ&#x20AC;? for theft and making false statements. However, the AGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tion classesâ&#x20AC;? for Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 students who need additional help. office is dropping the case because the fact that Dietzler Lanoue also wants to hire an administrator to develop and wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fired â&#x20AC;&#x153;makes a successful prosecution extremely implement policy and restructure the human resources challenging,â&#x20AC;? McLaughlin wrote. department to hire someone focused on employee investiPerry called on Moreheadâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who was briefed on the gations. Board members said at their Apr. 14 meeting that Dietzler investigation while it was ongoingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to settle they like those proposals but would like to find money for Barrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawsuit, conduct an independent audit of all the more counselors and behavioral specialists as well. Lanoue alumni association staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travel and leave for the past five reminded them that they added a social worker and psyyears and issue a plan to improve the Fraud Committee, the chologist two years ago.

The budget also includes funding for an administrator to internal group that investigated Dietzler.

At best, UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigation was incompetent; at worst, oversee CCSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transition to a charter district and to hire it was a coverup, Perry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This university has messed up, an outside firm to recruit and train the local governance itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s messed up big, and it needs to fix it,â&#x20AC;? he said. f teams that will be in charge of policy at the school level.

More on the ARMC Merger Plus, School Security and a Possible UGA Cover-up

By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com A deal for Atlanta-based hospital chain Piedmont Healthcare to take over Athens Regional Health Services would erase almost $200 million of debt and invest nearly $400 million in the local hospital, officials told AthensClarke commissioners last week.

While the hospital announced plans to find a partner last year, after former CEO Jamey Thaw left amidst financial unsteadiness, and it entered into negotiations with Piedmont in December, the Apr. 12 work session was the first time the public has heard details about the takeover.

And it really is a takeover, not a merger or a partnership.

Piedmont would own Athens Regional and have the power to approve major decisions like budgeting and hiring or firing the CEO. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to think of this as a change-of-control transaction,â&#x20AC;? said Keith Anderson, the Chicago lawyer who helped ARHS negotiate the deal.

But it comes with a big payoff. As part of the deal, Piedmont will take on $195 million in bonds sold in 2007 and 2012, and pay off one chunk by next March and the rest by Mar. 1, 2022. (ACC taxpayers are backing those bonds, issued through the Clarke County Hospital Authority.) In addition, Piedmont will spend $375 million on capital improvements over the next seven years. Needs include renovations to labor and delivery, the emergency room and intensive care; more outpatient centers in outlying communities; and costly robotic surgical equipment and accounting software, ARHS CEO Charles Peck said.

The health care industry is changing rapidly. Insurance companies are merging, which means hospitals have to merge, too, or they lose negotiating power over reimbursement rates. The chain that owned St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital was bought by Trinity Health in 2013, and just last year St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bought a smaller hospital in Franklin County.

Government is more focused on outcomes, rather than heads on beds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It boils down to, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have scale, it really is hard to compete,â&#x20AC;? said Jim Hopkins, chairman of the ARHSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees.

As described last week, most patients and employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in addition to being a regional health care hub, ARHS is Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second-largest employerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t notice much difference, or if they do, it should be positive.

Athens Regional Medical Center patients will have access to Piedmontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specialists in Atlanta, as well as national cancer and heart-disease specialists at Piedmont-affiliated

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There Is Water Underground Same as It Ever Was, Streams Flow Even When They’re Buried

By Jason Perry news@flagpole.com We have a complicated relationship with water. Athens and the University of Georgia are said to be located where they are because of the spring that gives Spring Street its name. We are situated between two rivers (the North and Middle Oconee) that today supply our entire city with fresh water. Yet we as a community have had a tendency to turn our backs on the rivers, and but for a restoration project conducted

by UGA in 2008, the Founders’ Spring would have remained buried under an anonymous grassy strip of ground and been lost to history.

Elementary between East Rutherford and Woodrow streets, then runs through culverts under Foley Field and the College of Veterinary Medicine. (There used to be a small lake there.) The culvert continues under East Campus Road and across the front of the Joe Frank Harris Commons until it sees daylight again at the Lamar Dodd School of Art before it meets the North Oconee River.

As opposed to digging up culverts, virtual daylighting uses surface features and markers to educate people about the waterway beneath them. There is work in prog-

MONDAY, MAY 2ND Of the 90,000 Bulldog fans who fill Sanford Stadium, I wonder if more than a handful are aware that a creek runs between—and underneath—the hedges.

The UGA campus, in fact, has five watersheds: Tanyard Creek, Lilly Branch, Founders’ Spring, the Steam Plant Stream and Lake Herrick. In natural areas, these watersheds are easily recognizable as river valleys, for example. But in an urban environment, waterways are often built over, hidden in a culvert or shunned behind a chain link fence or overgrown invasive plants. Not only that, but the storm sewer network drains into these urban creeks, collecting automotive fluids, poop, trash, sediment and everything else that runs off of our streets, parking lots, roofs and yards.

The Watershed UGA initiative (watershed.uga.edu) aims to put a spotlight on these hidden waterways and encourage their restoration and protection. This towngown project—spearheaded by the Odum School of Ecology and the UGA Office of Sustainability and funded in part by a grant from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation— seeks to raise awareness about stream restoration and engage UGA students and employees as well as the broader Athens community by virtually “daylighting” campus waterways.

One current focus is Lilly Branch, which begins as a natural stream near Barrow

ress to build a dry stream bed in a wooded area west of Joe Frank Harris mimicking the flow of Lilly Branch in the culvert below.

The next phase of this crowdfunded project (you can still contribute at dar.uga.edu/ funder/campaigns/watershed-uga) will be to incorporate a rain garden to bioremediate runoff from the nearby parking lot.

To date, the most recent stream restoration on Lilly Branch was during construction of the new Lamar Dodd School of Art building in 2008. UGA Sustainability Director Kevin Kirsche, who at that time was the project manager for the art school construction, says that “while it was only a partial restoration that mostly involved clearing away the invasive species from that section of Lilly, we felt that once people could see the stream, they would value it.”

While there are not any actual daylighting projects planned at the moment, Kirsche is encouraged enough by the success of Watershed UGA to bring in additional grant funding to improve campus watersheds. “With help from the Riverview Foundation and Southern Company, plans are being developed to enhance Lake Herrick for experiential learning, research and limited recreation activities in the future.” f Got a question for the Greensplainer? Email news@ flagpole.com.

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Black, White and Green African Americans Are Far More Likely to Be Arrested on Marijuana Charges

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one incident, an officer smelled marijuana after he stopped a car for running a stop sign. When he searched the car, the officer found “a small bag of a green leafy substance” and arrested the driver for possession.

In another, two officers patrolling in an unmarked car noticed another car “attempting to avoid law enforcement.”

After frisking the driver and chasing down a passenger who fled, the officers found a glass jar of marijuana on the passenger seat and a digital scale in the driver’s-side door pocket. The two men were arrested for possession with intent to distribute—a felony that carries a mandatory minimum of one year under Georgia law.

This is just a small window into over 1,400 arrests on marijuana charges by the Athens-Clarke County police detailed in documents obtained by Flagpole. An analysis of this data found a large racial divide in how Athens-Clarke County enforces state marijuana laws. African Americans are nearly five times more likely to be arrested on a marijuana charge, this investigation found. That gap was even larger for one of the most serious possession charges. The overall disparity has persisted for decades.

This racial divide is part of a national trend, according to Art Way, senior director for national criminal justice reform strategy at the Drug Policy Alliance. That’s despite research showing that blacks and whites in the U.S. use marijuana at about the same rate.

“This is a small slice of a widespread problem,” Way told Flagpole in an email. “Racial disparities exist nationwide at every step in the criminal justice system—stops, searches, arrests, convictions and sentencing. The drug war in general, and marijuana prohibition more specifically, is a veneer to continue the historic disenfranchisement of the poor and people of color.”

Only about 27 percent of Athens residents are black, according to U.S. Census data. However, nearly 65 percent of people the Athens-Clarke County Police Department charged with a marijuana violation between 2012–2015 were black, according to data provided by the department.

Meanwhile, just 34 percent of those arrested on marijuana charges were white, even though whites make up 65 percent of Athens’ population.These statistics show that blacks are 4.7 times more likely to be charged with a marijuana violation in Athens, whether alone or in the course of an arrest for another charge.

“My gut reaction is, that’s messed up. That’s ugly,” community activist and artist Lemuel “Life” LaRoche said when presented with these statistics.

Those arrested on marijuana charges by ACC police have been at least 54 percent black since at least 2000, according to a separate set of jail booking data provided by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office. That data also shows that

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Athens police were responsible for about 66 percent of Clarke County jail bookings on marijuana charges in 2014 and 2015. However, the large racial disparity in marijuana arrests is present even when arrests by other agencies, like the sheriff’s office and University of Georgia police, are included.

Both sets of data count arrests, rather than people.

It’s likely the same individuals show up more than once.

However, that does little to account for the disproportionate number of charges against blacks versus whites.

Nearly three-fourths of those charges were for possession of 1 ounce or less—a misdemeanor that can be punished by up to a year in prison or a $1,000 fine, but usually carries a penalty of probation and community service for POPULATION

OTHER 8%

WHITES 65%

BLACKS 27%

ARRESTS OTHER 1%

WHITES 34% BLACKS 65%

first-time offenders. Another quarter of the charges were for possession with intent to distribute, a serious felony that carries up to five years in prison and a one-year mandatory minimum. Possession of less than an ounce can also become a felony when officers suspect intent to distribute.

That determination is up to the officer’s discretion, according to experts. Often, it hinges on how the marijuana is packaged or whether the subject is carrying other items associated with drug dealing, like cash, a scale or small plastic bags.

The largest racial disparity by far was in arrests for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Nearly 77 percent of those ACC police charged with intent to distribute between 2012–2015 were black, while only 21 percent were white, and less than 2 percent were either Asian or did not have their race recorded by police.

The disparity in marijuana arrests has been growing across the state and the country in recent years, according to Maya Dillard Smith, executive director of the ACLU of Georgia. African Americans make up 87 percent of arrests for marijuana possession in Fulton County, Smith said, while African Americans in rural Gordon County are 14.1 times more likely than whites to be arrested on a marijuana

charge, for example.

“Given Gov. Deal’s commitment to criminal justice reform and reducing jail and prison populations to save taxpayers money, we believe decriminalizing low-quantity marijuana possession is a smart public policy that advances the governor’s goals,” Smith told Flagpole by email. “Doing so would necessarily reduce racial disparities in such arrests.”

A 2013 report by the American Civil Liberties Union found that blacks and whites use marijuana at roughly the same rate. However, nationally, African Americans are nearly four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites, according to the report. And that rate has grown dramatically since 2001.

In Athens, activists are pushing for local solutions. The issue came up when Tim Denson, president of the advocacy group Athens for Everyone, was campaigning for mayor in 2014. “There was a lot of fear based around it,” Denson said.

“There were definitely many, many people we spoke to who felt like there was intentional bias being put into place.”

Dustin Kirby, a local lawyer who was running for the ACC Commission, proposed a stopgap solution—a county ordinance that would give police the option of issuing people caught with marijuana a civil fine, similar to a parking ticket, rather than arresting the person on criminal charges.

The commission initially rejected that idea after the county’s attorney said it would conflict with state law.

However, Athens for Everyone plans to continue pursuing the ordinance, Denson said. Both Kirby and Denson see it as a temporary solution until marijuana can be decriminalized, or even legalized, on the state level. “I definitely think it’s something that Athens should lead on. I think people here in Athens-Clarke County expect us to,” Denson said of the ordinance.

For his part, LaRoche is tackling the issue from the ground up. The youth organization he founded, Chess and Community, sponsored a chess tournament between police officers and young members of Athens’ black community this past summer. He’s optimistic about the impact those kinds of initiatives can have. “The solution is becoming a lot more integrated with the police force,” LaRoche said. “And I think a lot of those steps are being taken right now— especially with the new chief, Scott Freeman.”

Pressed on what could account for the wide disparity in his department’s marijuana arrests, Freeman said it would be best for Flagpole to draw its own conclusions from the documents his department provided.

Freeman took over as chief of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department in June of last year, after 24 years in law enforcement in Rockdale County. “I’ve undertaken a major reorganization of the ACCPD, plan on implementing all new policies this year that focus on and support constitutional community policing and have launched an assessment of the ACCPD based on President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing,” he told Flagpole.

The department’s current bias policy bans profiling on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or economic status. “A primary value of the ACCPD is to respect the dignity and worth of each individual,” the policy states. f

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Legalize It? Or Decriminalize It? Effort to Reduce Pot Penalties Continues

By Evelyn Andrews news@flagpole.com

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King said she is also disappointed with hile Athens faces a roadblock in mariMayor Denson’s lack of action. (Denson has juana decriminalization efforts, one said she supports legalizing or decriminalDeKalb city, Clarkston, is hoping to be the izing small amounts of marijuana.) “We’ve first in the state to do so. given her plenty of opportunities to speak Clarkston city leaders are proposout about it,” King said. “I don’t see anying to punish offenders who possess less thing that she’s done to help us. She might than 1 ounce with a fine of as little as have said she supported it while she was $5. Athens-Clarke County Attorney Bill running, but that doesn’t mean anything.”

Berryman said recently that a local effort Other than the medical benefits of to reduce the penalty for possession to a using marijuana—a common reason cited mere ticket would be illegal because state by reform supporters—the economic benlaw supersedes local ordinances. Despite efits are undeniable, at least in the case of the stall in decriminalization efforts, ACC Colorado.

Commissioner Melissa Link is hopeful that In February 2014, the second month Clarkston’s plan for reform will give Athens after recreational use was legalized, the officials an idea for how decriminalization state collected $3.2 million in tax revenue. will work.

A year later, that revenue increased to $7.8 Although Josh Wayne, the founder million for the month, and in February and president of the Athens chapter of 2016, it was $12.8 million. Alcohol is taxed the Campaign for Access, Reform and by volume, not price, so it is difficult to Education, was hoping for Athens to be compare, but by June 2015 recreational the first city in Georgia to decriminalize marijuana brought in more tax revenue marijuana, he said he is “hopeful looking than alcohol sales, according to a Forbes to the future of Clarkston.” Athens CARE, article. There’s also evidence that legal a student-run organization on campus marijuana is boostthat advocates for ing tourism, with marijuana reform, almost half of is working with Legalization in Colorado generated millions those surveyed lawyers to draft of dollars in sales and tax revenue in 2014. by the Colorado legislation that they Tourism Office saybelieve will decrimiMedical marijuana sales: $386 million ing it influenced nalize marijuana.

Recreational marijuana sales: $313 million their choice of After the county Tax revenue: $63 million destination. attorney’s opinion Licenses and fees: $13 million Of course, set the group back, Source: The Washington Post Colorado has differmember Morgan ent demographics King said their than Georgia, and next step is finding Colorado is not an exact predictor of the a legal way to reform Athens’ marijuana potential economic effect legalization could policy, but their main obstacle is not havhave on Georgia. However, supporters ing any members who are law students or a think mere decriminalization could have an connection to local lawyers. For that, they effect on the local economy. are turning to support from Students for Legalizing marijuana because of the ecoSensible Drug Policy, an international organomic impact it could have is a “no-brainer,” nization that is “pushing for sensible poliSharp said. However, he believes the ecocies to achieve a safer and more just future, nomic advantage of decriminalization is while fighting back against counterproducless clear cut. Although the state will save tive Drug War policies,” according to the money by imprisoning fewer people, and group’s website. police will be able to spend more time on Jeremy Sharp, a board member for Students for Sensible Drug Policy, said find- other duties, it will cost the state in other ways, he said. “Misdemeanors have turned ing a legal solution for decriminalization in into cash cows,” he said, due to the fines for Athens has been difficult due to the limits marijuana possession. the Georgia Constitution places on cities If decriminalization efforts succeed in and counties’ lack of leeway on criminal Athens, fewer people would be imprisoned, sanctions. Sharp said they are looking for which will not only decrease jail costs but ways to circumvent this. “The goal is to get also allow people to be hired or get better around it and draft a bill that can be used jobs, King said. “We have one of the worst as a model for Athens and other cities in poverty rates in Georgia, and I think just Georgia,” he said. getting people out of jail could help the Meanwhile, Wayne said their focus is on economy,” she said. educating students on campus and increasLink also believes this will improve the ing support for drug reform. lives of those in poverty. In her central Wayne also said he is not waiting for Athens district, Link said she has met Gov. Nathan Deal to address this issue “dozens who have felony records for minor because Wayne doesn’t believe he is willdrug possession” and are unable to get a job ing to move forward with any legislation due to their criminal record. “It has clearly on decriminalization. While Deal signed a devastated communities,” she said. “When medical marijuana bill last year, he resisted you have a felony on your record, you are efforts to strengthen it in the most recent much less likely to get a job, not to mention session and has said he doesn’t want to see defending yourself in court could be unafGeorgia become Colorado, where the drug fordable.” f is legal.

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How Not to Score Weed Anonymous Tales from the Trenches Compiled by Kat Khoury and Maria Lewczyk

Weedgate

I was 16, and it was the first time I ever smoked weed.

I was at a friend’s birthday gathering where we were all thrown in a pool to clean off the pistachio pudding we had drenched each other in and had to change into a friend’s boxers and sleep shirts.

My friends took me into a bedroom, turned on 97.1 The River, where “Take on Me” was playing, and lit a bowl. I had my friend light it for me because it was amateur hour somewhere. We soon depleted our resources, so a weed run had to be made, but first, we had to call the guy. No one wanted to speak to him, so they gave the phone to me.

He lived in one of the more bougie neighborhoods with a gate Once, my weed guy was super code he had previously provided into dabs. I’d go over and he’d us. The driver refused to put in set them up, the same way that the gate code, so I had to get out you offer a guest water. And I of the car and do it myself while wanted to be cool. But I’d be I was wearing a giant T-shirt stuck at his house for over an and boxers. I tried the code a hour, because I’d immediately number of times to no avail. It be too stoned. took way longer than it should have, and I held up close to 10 cars that spilled out onto the main road, one of which belonged to my I was introduced to a supplier of math teacher (who later called me out on this).

THC pills at the age of 15. I was an David Mack Embarrassed, I had to call the dealer again explaining avid stoner at the time and found the what was happening, and he said he could see it from his idea of being able to ingest my high as attractive window. as smoking, because I would be able to get high at school.

We finally got in, got to his house, My sister’s boyfriend was living with this lady at the got the weed stuffed within the time, so I decided to spend a Saturday night there trying pages of The Perks of Being a her product out with the supplier, my sister and my sister’s Wallflower and left. It was only a boyfriend. About an hour after taking the pill, I began to gram. I never went back to him. feel good. Like, really, really good. I’m talking, “I’ve never felt this good in my life, what kind of weed pill could this possibly be?” kind of good.

The next day, I proceeded to take down orders from an ungodly number of other 15-year-olds for a shipment of I got stuck watching the drug what I promised to be “the best shiznit you’ve ever had.” My dealer’s wedding videos that he had tiny private Catholic high school was about to be the single filmed for a couple while he kept saystoned-est student body in Los Angeles County. ing how “dope” they were. Don’t buy from a talkative or social drug dealer.

A Dab’ll Do Ya

Pills and Thrills

Wanna Hang?

Klon Waldrip

Don’t Chance It I once knew a guy who tried to buy an ounce of pot from this redneck dude in Newnan. After giving him the money, and after 24 hours had passed, the drug boy openly admitted that he had ripped my friend off. My friend decided to tell him that he would come to his house with a few guys and convince him to return the money, and the dealer was like, “Bring it on, motherfucker, I’ll be here waiting to sic my dogs on you, and you can taste the barrel of my shotgun.” Honestly, I think the dude was bluffing, but nothing happened after that.

No McD’s for Me My dealer once met us at a dollar-store parking lot. We got in his car. There was pizza on the floor. Like a slice, on

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Allen

I used to buy from this dude who would meet you someplace and make the deal real fast—quick high five, little dap, etc. He wasn’t a businessman by any means, didn’t always have a bag (70 percent of the time I was walking away with a handful of weed), and he certainly ran on weeddealer time.

One day I hit him up and he tells me he’ll be at McDonald’s all day—he makes sure to specify he’ll be there all day. I tell him I’ll be there in a few hours, figuring he’s working and can pop out real fast to make the deal.

I get to McDonald’s and call him: “I’m here, dude.”

“Yeah, I’m in the side parking lot, white Civic.”

At this point I figure he’s taking his smoke break and needed to run to his car to get it. I find this man in a wifebeater, boxer shorts popping out the top of his pants, perma-leaned all the way back in the driver’s seat of this dirty-sink-white Honda Civic with too-dark-to-be-legal tint—slingin’ dime sacks from 8–5 at McDonald’s. He had spent the day trappin’ out the drive-thru.

Luckily, a mere days before taking the close to $300 I had in orders, I found out that these pills were not the THC that I hoped they were. My sister, with tears in her eyes, informed me that the euphoria I felt and ability to stay up all night were effects of none other than ecstasy.

I immediately canceled all of the orders I had and thanked my lucky stars that I didn’t become the most infamous accidental designer drug trafficker in my high school’s history.

Ruth

Fries With That?

a plate. And he wrapped my dub in a McDonald’s receipt. It ruined my cover, because mom knows that I don’t eat Big Macs.

Sack of Crime In the first half of 2015, I lived in a run-down rental house and managed to sell enough weed to pay for my rent and still have a significant amount of leftover profit every month. A large factor in my ability to pull it off was my ludicrously cheap rent and absence of a lease. I lived with three other young guys, all also in their early 20s.

On the day of one of my roommates’ birthday, we got pretty drunk by 2 p.m., and while sitting outside drinking on the porch, we heard some distant gunshots, but thought nothing of it because it wasn’t all that uncommon in our neighborhood. We went inside and continued drinking until sundown. Shortly thereafter, I decided to clean my room, and in the process, I temporarily moved all of the illegal things in my possession to the living room. As I sat on the couch sorting all this stuff to move it back, the living room was quickly bathed in a wash of blue light, and there was a loud, I’m-a-cop knock at the door.

In my drunken, stoned and now terrified stupor, I threw a felonious amount of weed with various scales and paraphernalia into a backpack and retreated to the back door with one roommate as another stepped out to speak with the police. We slipped out the back door and around the corner, and just as we snuck past the side of our house one officer came around Miss shining his flashlight at us. yK ulik He asked us if we lived at the house, and my roommate said yes. This officer then turned to another who was just getting out of a CSI van, spoke quietly and turned his light back to my friend and me with our backpacks and young faces. He saw two bewildered college students, despite the fact that neither of us were actually in college. He told us to have a safe night, and we hastily darted down the street.

Along the way, my sack of crime still on my back, we saw nine squad cars parked in driveways. The police, interrogating a number of my mostly elderly, mostly black neighbors, would occasionally shine their lights at us or remind us to get home safely. We eventually reached another friend’s house a few streets down, and I spent the night.

In the morning I learned that the police had been looking for and eventually found a man who was firing what turned out to be a stolen gun, and were in no way after my small-time weed venture. That day was as much of a lesson in what not to do when the police show up as a rather disgusting exercise in white privilege. f

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My Dabs Experience Never Smoke with a Blowtorch, Kids

By Tokey Dokey

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll

never forget my famous last words: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dab?â&#x20AC;?

Curiosity has often led me into some intense situations which later have me questioning how I survived. This was one of those times. After inhaling my first â&#x20AC;&#x153;dab,â&#x20AC;? I coughed for what felt like 10 minutes.

In my humble, recreational-drug-using opinion, a dab can be best described as the marijuana version of crack cocaine.

However, I found out later that my first dab experience was not the norm. Apparently, my â&#x20AC;&#x153;friendâ&#x20AC;? gave me a bit too much, on purpose (a bad joke), and that explained my reaction.

Technically, a dab is a more concentrated form of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the chemical component in cannabis that gets you high. In this form, it takes the shape of a waxy, crystallized substance, kind of like hash. A dab isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily more potent but, depending on the size of the dose, it can carry a heavier weight than most light smokers are used to. (Full disclosure: I come from a background of robust experimentation followed by years of sobriety, but now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m back on the horse searching for an appropriate adult balanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;yes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a thing.)

The process for consuming dabs works like a vaporizer. As I waited to consume my first dab, my friend heated up a ceramic bowl with a hand-held blowtorchâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;drug user pro tip: If you need a blowtorch to get high, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone too far (or not far enough). The bowl was attached to a glass water chamber and, after it was hot enough, the waxy dab was placed on the bowl with a metal rod.

My job was to simultaneously inhale as the dab was dropped onto the bowl. As I did, I could see the dab instantly vaporize.

The vapor filtered through the glass water chamber sending a scorching hot vapor

down my throat and into my lungs.

To be honest, it was not a pleasant experience. It was like consuming a jointâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of THC in 10 seconds. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been that high since I was in high school.

My early experimenting days, which were filled with uncontrollable giggling, drooling and the desire to eat a whole box of cereal in one sitting, all suddenly came back to me. For those of us whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to the mountaintop, there is such a thing as being too high.

I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly freak out, but at one point during my stupor I pulled out my smartphone to ask it what the hell I had just ingested, how long it was going to last and what to expect from the residual effects. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siri, how high is too high?â&#x20AC;?)

Fortunately, the Internet is amazing. And I treated my smartphone like it was my Hitchhikersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guide to the Galaxy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t panic,â&#x20AC;? Siri said, as she pulled up a recent series in The Cannabist (a pot-based publication from The Denver Post) called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Concentrates 101,â&#x20AC;? which exquisitely explains the science behind dabs and other THC-based concentrates. As the author notes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Concentrates can be intimidatingâ&#x20AC;? for people whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never tried dabs or overdo it on their first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most users who have a poor experience with dabs find themselves in that situation because they consumed too much, too quickly. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly easy to do five dabs in a row in less than five minutes (or

to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bite off more than you can chewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with one large dab, so to speak), itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little harder to smoke five joints in that same amount of time.â&#x20AC;?

I like weed. I like it a lot. And I still consider my first experience with dabs as an unpleasant one, mostly because I was ignorant of the amount I was consuming.

Within an hour of smoking the dab, another friend wanted go hang out in downtown Athens. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure I was coherent enough, but I decided to roll the dice and go listen to some live music.

Compared to an average joint, bowl or blunt, dabs made the auditory hallucinations that often accompany a dose of THC more intense. Inside the venue, next to the stage, I listened to a band rock out and could practically feel the sound waves bouncing around the room (and inside my head).

Then the dean of my college walked in.

Could I carry on a conversation without being discovered? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. I like to think I did. I vaguely remember smiling and nodding a lot, but I could say that of a lot of my memories. Smiling and nodding are what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about.

It was a solid three hours before I started to come down from the effects of the dab. I ended that night saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t smoke another dab again. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need that much instant gratification.â&#x20AC;? But I was wrong.

Several months later, a (much better) friend offered me another dab. I explained my reservation to the friend. It made my second time much different. One (much smaller) hit lasted about two hours and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely debilitate me. I could actually communicate with words instead of slobber. Good times. f

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Where Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smokeâ&#x20AC;Ś Vapingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Popularity Rises in Athens

By Maria Lewczyk music@flagpole.com

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a recent sunny day in downtown Athens, people lined the streets. Out of the crowds of people, clouds of smoke-like fog rose into the air. But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t coming from cigarettes, and it smelled likeâ&#x20AC;Ś fruit.

The trend of â&#x20AC;&#x153;vapingâ&#x20AC;? started as an alternative to smoking. By puffing on mechanisms filled with combinations of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, nicotine concentration and flavoring, users take advantage of what is supposedly a healthier alternative to cigarettes. (Recent studies have cast doubt on this claim, linking vaping to various health risks.)

Herbert A. Gilbert, the inventor of the smokeless, nontobacco cigarette, is considered the father of the vaporizer (vape for short). His patented designs were for a mechanism with a flavor cartridge at one end and a controlled heating unit within the productâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all the basics of a modern-day vape.

In 2003, a medical researcher from China named Hon Lik released a new version of a smokeless cigarette. His design, released to the public in 2006, included a battery, a plastic cartridge filled with nicotine solution and propylene glycol and an atomizer. This electronic cigarette is the design used for popular brands such as blu eCigs and Vuse, and are called â&#x20AC;&#x153;cig-a-likesâ&#x20AC;? for their close physical resemblance to a cigarette.

As vapingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popularity increased in the mid-2000s, people began â&#x20AC;&#x153;moddingâ&#x20AC;? their vapes, creating different variations and physical structures based on the characteristics they wanted most. DIY vape culture gained momentum through the internet. Purchasing parts for custom-made vapes became easier, and the demand for better vapes and different juices kept growing.

Currently, there are three variations: the vape, the e-hookah and the electronic cigarette. The only difference between a vape and an e-hookah is the presence of nicotine.

While vapes use juices with nicotine concentrations ranging between zeroâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 milligrams per milliliter, e-hookahs use juice that contains no nicotine, just vegetable glycerin and flavoring.

Because vapes allow for different ranges of nicotine concentrations, they help habitual smokers lessen their addiction or kick the habit entirely. Garrett Macfalda, a 28-year-old Athens line cook, started smoking at age 17 and used vaping as a means to quit smoking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For most of my life, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a pack-a-day smoker,â&#x20AC;? says Macfalda. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest benefit for me is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nicotine delivery system that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t killing me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had less than 10 cigarettes this year since I took vaping back up.â&#x20AC;?

The maximum concentration of nicotine provided in vape juice is 12 milligrams per milliliter, which is equivalent to one cigarette. However, many smokers turned vapers drop their consumption down to around three milligrams per milliliter, where they hover or stop their nicotine intake completely. According to Andrew Dingman, the manager at Vape Dynamiks, the best way to quit smoking is to change your taste palate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People pick a fruity flavor or something that tastes nothing like a cigarette, and they get set on that, because even though it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taste like a cigarette, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole new thing altogether. It satiates their fixation,â&#x20AC;? says Dingman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People that get tobacco-like flavors end up just going back to their cigarettes, because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to emulate a cigarette, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not that good at it.â&#x20AC;?

E-cigarettes are commonly characterized by the disposable pen shape, and are available at gas stations. Unlike the vape, an e-cig is designed for limited-time use and does not provide user control over flavor and other settings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went through three of those things at $60 each, and every two weeks the batteries would just die,â&#x20AC;? says Dingman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I looked into it, and all the big name e-cigs you can buy at gas stations are all made by cigarette companies. Electronic cigarettes are designed by cigarette companies specifically to fail.â&#x20AC;?

Although the claim seems far-fetched, in April 2012 the blu eCigs company was purchased by the Lorillard Tobacco Company, which was in turn bought in 2015 by Imperial Brands PLC, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth-largest international cigarette company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cigarette companies have controlled tobacco taxation and trade for over 100 years, and the only reason that something like [vapes] didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen before was because any time [a vape supplier] popped up, they were snuffed out,â&#x20AC;? says Dingman.

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The rivalry between tobacco and vape companies is coming to a head. Over the past couple of years, states and counties have passed legislation banning the use of vapes and other mechanisms, calling their presence a nuisance and comparing their use to that of a cigarette. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vape legislation is currently centered around treating it like a traditional cigarette or tobacco product, which is an immense mistake. Vaping is allowing so many people to quit smoking that legislating it into the ground is going to literally kill people,â&#x20AC;? says Macfalda.

Unfriendly legislation isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only issue facing vaporizers. The growing percentage of â&#x20AC;&#x153;hobbyists,â&#x20AC;? or people who vape for the fun of it, cast a shadow on the practice. Many hobbyists mod their vapes to produce the most fog, often doing â&#x20AC;&#x153;vape tricksâ&#x20AC;? with the clouds. Trent Johnson, a student at the University of Georgia, does not vape and says the hobbyists give vaping a negative stigma. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vaping as an alternative to smoking is something I think I can get behind, but the people who vape for fun just blow my mind,â&#x20AC;? said Johnson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sense of empowerment they get when they release a huge vape cloud indoors. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s synonymous with guys who drive big trucks or wear cut-off shirts to show off their biceps. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just not impressed.â&#x20AC;?

With vape technology constantly evolving, these cigarette alternatives are becoming a popular choice amongst habitual smokers. However, with great smoke comes great responsibility. According to Dingman, vaping includes a code of responsibility. The bottom line is respect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside of a restaurant, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a jerk about it. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vape in Walmart. The etiquette is always to ask someone who works there first if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re OK with vaping.â&#x20AC;? f

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420 feature

flagpole’s 420 Playlist Athens Musicians Pick Their Favorite Weed-Smoking Songs

By Various Authors music@flagpole.com

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420 expedition would be complete without a playlist. We invited some of Athens’ finest local musicians to tell us their favorite tunes to put on when it comes time to burn one (or two).

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Sun Kil Moon: “Dogs” Although the song is essentially a list of Mark Kozelek’s teenage sexual attempts, it is thematically set in the age and era of teenage weed smoking (and of Pink Floyd’s “Dogs”)—plus, it sounds great when baked.

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Bryan Rucker (The Norm)

Devin The Dude: “Doobie Ashtray” This ’02 Devin classic goes over what happens when the party finally ends. Off of the underground style album (for the underground style chiefin’) Just Tryin’ ta Live, we suggest you find company with the nerve (and the funds) to put the herb in the doobie ashtray this coming Wednesday.

Sublime: “Smoke Two Joints” “I smoke two joints, a dime apiece, and two the time before/ I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints/ And then I smoke two more”

Mad Ace: “Sticky Herb” This little nugget by local “urban” artist Mad Ace is pretty upbeat. It’s not a sink-into-your-couch-and-crush-a-

Pink Floyd: “Dogs” Which leads us to the song itself. Of all of PF’s great stoner anthems, this is the most stoner of all, and was Vic Chesnutt’s personal favorite. Vic and I bonded by playing this song over and over in a motel room in St. Louis and smoking multiple “fatties.”

Red Hot Chili Peppers: ”Under the Bridge” “I don’t ever wanna feel, like I did that day/ Take me to place I love, take me all the way”

Matt Anderegg (Mothers) Lifetones: “For a Reason” A deep grip of dub-slush for any lawn-mowing occasion.

Phelan LaVelle (Shade)

Neil Young: “Cortez the Killer” Despite the temptation of going with Neil’s “Roll Another Number for the Road,” “Cortez” is the true stoner anthem of all time, as well as possibly my alltime favorite song.

Electric Wizard: “Vinum Sabbathi” This is so, so sick. I listen to this song walking my dog around and it always makes me way higher than I already am. It makes me excited in this very optimistic way. In my headphones, I pass by people in the street with the bulging secret that I am deeply lost in another world.

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The Grateful Dead: “Candyman” This is another one of those songs I’ve played so profusely I wonder if there isn’t something wrong with me. But I’m high, so that’s always something right :). The chorus literally makes my special parts tingle.

Deafheaven: “Dream House” Probably a curious choice and not for the light of heart, this nine-minute black-metal composition is a transcendent, emotional powerhouse of an experience. The blast-beat drums, swirling mix of distorted and clean guitars, angst-filled vocals and heartwrenching lyrics all come to true fruition when stoned. In the final three-and-half minutes, the song collapses into a triumphant half-tempo finale. As you lie back and soak in this climactic refrain while lead singer George Clarke powerfully expresses, “I’m dying/ Is it blissful?/ It’s like a dream/ I want to dream,” allow yourself to become enveloped by the most surreal bittersweet emotions imaginable.

Steely Dan: “Any Major Dude Will Tell You” Ahhhhhhh sooooo gooood. I believe some of the dopest lyrics ever written were written by Steely Dan. When you’re on The Vibe they can filter in like sunlight through rocks at a very certain time of day down into a cave and reveal an exquisite room you’ve never been to before.

Sleep: “Dragonaut” Again, makes me higher than already. Like, I’m listening to it and I realize I’m holding my breath.

So heavy. Shade covered this one time and I realized it’s way hard to play stoner metal like this where it’s slow and everything repeats so many times. It’s hard to keep track of because it’s designed to get lost in.

Gene Clark: “Strength of Strings” From his cult masterwork No Other, it is unbelievable just how much sheer power is packed into this haunting track. The emotional heft is especially apparent amidst certain movements of the song where only vocals, meandering strings and wandering percussion are present. The irregular pacing, how it unfolds in such an unpredictable yet beautiful pattern and the vocal arrangement all serve to wonderfully complement the deceptively simple yet profound lyrical content: “Notes that roll on winds with swirling wings/ Brings me words that are not the strength of strings.” Still not convinced? Roll a doobie and give it another go.

Drake: “Hotline Bling” We love Drake. He’s always dressed in such soft fabrics.

Really, his whole look is just so good right now… He’s got the beard. He’s bulked up some. I don’t know, he just looks so inviting and huggable… Like I just want to hold him all the time and feel his wonderful, cozy self against me. And his high-end sweats really give off a classic, unassuming “off-duty uncle” vibe, which we adore. He is great. We really just love Drake.

Incubus: “Aqueous Transmission” “I’m floating down a river, oars freed from their homes long ago/ Lying face up on the floor of my vessel, I marvel at the stars and feel my heart overflow”

Cassie Chantel Bob Marley & the Wailers: “Positive Vibration” My meditation process has to have positive vibrations, and Bob Marley has one of the strongest frequencies of all time. I love listening to “Positive Vibration” when I take off. season-of-“X-Files” kind of song, more like a go-to-Krogerand-awkwardly-run-into-your-ex-boss song. Looks like someone’s been blowing on that sativa.

DJ Screw: “Smokin and Leanin” R.I.P. Screw. This Dirty South gem is best served with a side of cheese grits and Rohto.

Damian & Stephen Marley: “All Night” When I’m not using the herb for its medicinal powers, I’m exercising its energetic effects. I love dancing. If I really want to go crazy, I turn on “All Night.” I consider myself Rastafari, so reggae and a little dancehall are the main ingredients to my musical vibes. f

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feature

Get It Together On Its Third Album, The Explorers Club Gains Control

By Bill Kopp music@flagpole.com

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both stayed on me for a couple of months. hen The Explorers Club released And I really started getting my writing its debut album, 2008’s Freedom Wind, critics raved, but some also groove back.”

Soon after, Brewer put together a new, wondered aloud if the group sounded a bit smaller version of The Explorers Club. too much like the Beach Boys. Leader and Returning were drummer Kyle Polk and songwriter Jason Brewer admits as much. keyboard player Paul Runyon; new to the “It was the first time I had made a real group were bassist Wyatt Funderburk (“a album,” he says. “I approached it as, ‘What fellow musician who’s been a friend of the can we do, but still stay inside the confines band for a long time,” says Brewer) and guiof what the record company that signed us tarist Mike Williamson. is looking for?’ So we stuck with the Brian “Mike played guitar and bass on both Wilson thing.” previous albums; he sang on everything The group—at that point, Brewer in we’ve ever done, and even toured with the the studio plus friends assembled for the band for a while on our first album tour,” occasional live date—ended its association Brewer says. “The other with the label Dead versions of the band Oceans and began work Until now, it just didn’t were fun, and they were on its follow-up, Grand all talented people. But Hotel, released in 2012 come together in a until now, it just didn’t on Rock Ridge Music. way that it should have. come together in a way “With the second that it should have.” album, maybe I was Brewer believes Together, scheduled for being immature about it,” Brewer says. He release June 24 on the group’s own label, took the band in a different, commercially “is the first one that we’ve done that was riskier and altogether more ambitious really born out of a personal feeling. The direction, creating songs and arrangements lyrics are way stronger than on the other that evoked the sounds of AM-radio pop of two; all the lyrics on all the songs have a the early 1970s. Grand Hotel often recalls little more meaning to me.” And rather groups like The Association and The 5th

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Dimension; one song sounds like it’s lifted right off of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass’ 1965 smash hit Whipped Cream & Other Delights.

“Grand Hotel certainly combined other elements,” says Brewer. “There was maybe too much of a conscious attempt to get away from the sound of the first album, though it still showcased the vocal harmonies and the old-school feel.” Brewer adds that the album “was hard to make; half the band quit in the middle of making it; I don’t think they were into it.”

Experiencing a crisis of confidence and facing the potential end of his band, Brewer relocated from Charleston, SC to Nashville, a place he found more conducive to focusing on his music. Brewer recalls that his friend and Superdrag founder John Davis “said to me, ‘I really hope that Grand Hotel is not the last thing you do. Because you could make another really great record.’ He gave me a real kick in the butt.” Likewise, Brewer says BMI’s Brad Wilson “sat me down and gave me a pep talk, a motivational speech. They

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than cede control and responsibility for extra-musical matters to a label, these days The Explorers Club keeps it all in-house. “I talked to a bunch of different labels,” says Brewer, explaining that several liked the band’s music but “nobody knew what to do with it. And I just got tired of bad offers. So I started a label.”

As a result, a conversation with Brewer often includes phrases like “distribution channels,” “licensing” and “social media advertising budget.” But for him, the bottom line in all the business dealings is the freedom to make music the way he wants. “I got what I wanted, and I got the control,” he says. “You can’t complain about that.” f

WHO: The Explorers Club, Robert Schneider, Casper & the Cookies WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Thursday, Apr. 21, 8 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $7

music

threats & promises

R.I.P. Daniel Marler Plus, More Music News and Gossip

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

Kelly Hoyle

GODSPEED: Very sad news came in last week that longtime Athens musician and songwriter Daniel Marler passed away suddenly. He’d been teaching English in China since 2011 after spending just over a dozen years here in Athens playing music with a host of bands, including Lionz, Boo Ray and the Burning Angels. Most of all, he was known for his duo work with his brother Drew under the name The Bros. Marler. The pair moved to Athens from Auburn, AL in 1998, and I was fortunate enough to know them since about 2001. Although deeply interested and influenced by a range of styles and players, Daniel and The Bros. Marler were best known for their acoustic duo style, with which they toured extensively along the East Coast and Florida.

The bond between Daniel and Drew was clear to all who met them, and music was a lifelong pursuit and passion for them.

The closeness they shared often made it difficult to imagine one without the other. More than anything else, I know I’ll never forget Daniel’s disarming smile, immediate graciousness and permanent friendliness. He continued to release and play music during his time in China and had been booked in several cities there since his arrival.

He was preceded in death just last month by his father, Roger, who was an ardent supporter of his sons’ music and had been known to travel great distances to hear his boys play. Daniel was born June 18, 1974 in Opelika, AL and is survived by his brothers Drew and Bart, his mother and fiancée. His family Daniel Marler has set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses, to which you can find a link in the online version of this story.

SWEEP THE DECKS: Hip-hop artisan Donny Knottsville just released a new mix of instrumentals, sound loops, samples and other stuff titled The Studebaker Hawk Tapes. It’s exactly what it sounds like, too: Ten tracks using noise, sound effects, beats, movie and TV dialogue and other stuff to create a nice jammy background for whatever you’re doing.

As Knottsville says, “It might be good kind of background

music for while you’re doing your spring house cleaning or playing pinochle or Parcheesi with friends.” This is the first Knottsville release to require payment for downloading, as he’s trying to raise funds for the release of what he’s calling his official debut album, although he’s got tons of material already out. Anyway, if you’ve been enjoying his music for free all this time, throw a few bucks his way and let’s make this happen. Dig it at donnyknottsville.bandcamp.com.

UNDER THE BIG, BLACK SUN: Composer Michael Potter has a new cassette album out through his project The Electric Nature. Joining him on this round of exploratory merriment are Scott Crossman, Michael Pierce, Thom Strickland and Ben Vance. The four-track record is titled Dark Sun Sets Circle, and the pieces are “Dark Sun Sets Circle” I–IV. This harshly aggressive instrumental work punches hardest on the second track after opening up kinda gently on the first. There’s no way to reasonably experience this, though, without simply sitting back and letting the noise float through you. It’s all actually quite musical if you give it half a chance, and Lord knows I gave it a full one. Go and do the same. Check it out via illuminatedpaths. bandcamp.com.

CONVERGENCE: This season’s occurrence of the Georgia Museum of Art’s Museum Mix will happen Thursday, Apr. 21. For the unfamiliar, these events mix music and art in a casual setting that allows people to see current exhibits, enjoy some tunes and hang out with like-minded folks in a refreshment-punctuated atmosphere. Music this time around is provided by DJs Lunar Landers and Jack Jigglez—good Lord—who will spin 45 RPM records. The Slingshot-associated exhibition “VVOX: Refining Realities” is available for viewing, as well as the current Masters of Fine Arts show by graduate students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. The whole thing is free, includes refreshments (including food!) and runs from 8–11:59 p.m. f

record review Crunchy: Crunchy EP (HHBTM) Two years ago, power trio Shade unleashed their mighty debut upon us, and hordes came a-clamoring to witness their supernova-rock. Now, fuzz-master Phelan LaVelle brings us the first tape from her other band. For the most part, Crunchy (the EP saw a limited release last year as Spicy World and was reissued recently via HHBTM) delivers just what we’ve come to expect from LaVelle and her drummer partner, Kathleen Duffield: grungy sledgehammer riffs and monster rhythms that turn on a dime.

The combined attack is pretty rad, but with just five tracks to play around with, Crunchy shortchange themselves by not trying anything else. “DUOP,” at least, stands out for its impish, Replacements-like glee and existential lyrical dilemma of realizing one has become a corpse.

(Literal? Metaphorical? Who knows?)

But whoever mastered this thing squashed it into a pancake, dulling LaVelle’s voice and the edge of her bass.

Maybe Crunchy wanted the tape to sound like a toss-off, but it’s frustrating to hear them hold back on tracks like the devilish “Doom Dancer.” Crunchy hits the spot if you’re starved for raw meat, but it’s too short to leave much of an impression. [Lee Adcock]

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arts & culture

art notes

California Classicism & Southern Printmaking Spring Exhibitions at the Georgia Museum

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com David Ligare: Nowadays, virtually anything can be evaluated or appreciated as art if presented as such, creating an endless, albeit shallow, stream of new works to rapidly consume and quickly forget. David Ligare, however, is radical in his rejection of the contemporary art world, opting to counter-balance the predictability of fleeting trends with a return to intense mastery.

A self-proclaimed classicist, Ligareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work ranges in content from sublime landscapes to delicately balanced still lifes to architectural and figurative paintings heavily influenced by antiquity and idealism. His paintings often transcend time and place by presenting narratives that, while rooted in ancient history, have contemporary applications.

On view through Sunday, May 8, the retrospective exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;David Ligare: California Classicistâ&#x20AC;? features nearly 80 paintings representing the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique attempt at time traveling.

Motivated by the writings of John Steinbeck and Robinson Jeffers, Ligare moved to Monterey County, CA in his early 20s and found a home in Big Sur where he could be immersed within the misty landscape of seaside cliffs he had read about. Four decades later, the artist returned to the sun-soaked coastline as a major source of inspiration, finding that while many art trends had come and gone, Big Sur had remained virtually unchanged. This timelessness has been of great interest to the artist, and while many of his paintings are specific to a present time and place in California, they remain remarkably universal.

Breathtakingly illuminated by the sun and nearly photographic in precision, his subjects are peculiarly surreal through their homage to history.

Very early in his career, Ligare sought to understand the underlying principles of Greco-Roman cultureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;admiring its intense curiosity and thirst â&#x20AC;&#x153;Landscape with an Archerâ&#x20AC;? by David Ligare for knowledgeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and found that many fundamental lecture is one of many events spotlighting Jeffers, who is concepts have resurfaced in various forms over the centuconsidered an early pioneer of the environmental moveries. In his search for the source of Western art, he has crement. On Saturday, Apr. 30 from 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m., the ated narrative paintings that return to origins through an museum will offer Family Day: Poetry and Art, further abstraction of history. Figures from classic mythology may exploring the connection between Jeffers and Ligare. On appear in modern-day settings, beautifully balancing the Thursday, May 5 from 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m., the museum will past and present. host a wine tasting night inspired by Ligareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition.

Ligare will visit the museum to discuss his body of work and exhibition on Thursday, Apr. 28 at 5:30 p.m. During Frank Hartley Anderson: The only major graphic arts socian additional Gallery Talk held the following afternoon at ety to exist in the Southeast during its time, the Southern 2 p.m., the artist will describe the influence poet Robinson Printmakers Society enabled etchers, lithographers and Jeffers has had on his paintings. Part of the The Big Read wood engravers from across the country to share resources supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, this

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and contribute to touring exhibitions in a region with few venues for viewing art. Founded in 1935 by Frank Anderson and his wife, Martha Fort, the society circulated dozens of shows and published fine editions of selected works for catalog sale over the course of a full decade.

Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, Martha Fort Prince, placed more than 70 of the societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prints on long-term loan at the Georgia Museum of Art in 1994, making the gift official in 2008. On view through Sunday, June 19, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frank Hartley Anderson: Forging the Southern Printmakers Societyâ&#x20AC;? showcases an impressive variety of styles, subjects and techniques in print media.

Organized by guest curator and scholar on Southern prints Lynn Barstis Williams Katz, the exhibition is thoughtfully arranged, with many works complementing their neighbors. Some images are grouped together by subjectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;four portraits stare across the gallery at four wintery rural scenesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;while others are intuitively paired based on their compatible compositions.

John Alexander Brandonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lithograph â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out of the Rocksâ&#x20AC;? depicts a sturdy albeit bare-limbed tree doing its best to survive in a terrain with little water or soil. To the left, Warren Mackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indian Summerâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willows on the Waterâ&#x20AC;? touch on another challenge: human interventionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influence on nature through agricultural control and aesthetic interest.

The vaulted ceilings and arched windows within Leon Pescheretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s etching â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great Tapestry Hall, Hampton Court Palaceâ&#x20AC;? are beautifully echoed by the sharp horizon of snow-capped mountain peaks in Frances Gearhartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colored woodcut â&#x20AC;&#x153;Austerity.â&#x20AC;?

Though wildly different environmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one indoors and manmade, the other expansive and untouchedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both settings are presumably quiet and revered.

Carl Werner Holtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skipperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Addressâ&#x20AC;? is an unusual nautical scene, a complex composition that focuses more intently on the busy, abstract patterns created on the surface of the water by anchors, chains and ropes than by the boats floating above. Beneath his etching, a lithograph by Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer similarly captures swirling reflections near a dock.

In-house curator Sarah Kate Gillespie will lead a Tour at Two on Wednesday, May 25 at 2 p.m.

Art Parties: Both â&#x20AC;&#x153;David Ligareâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frank Hartley Andersonâ&#x20AC;? will be focal points of Museum Mix on Thursday, Apr. 21 from 8 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 a.m. and 90 Carlton: Spring on Friday, Apr. 29 from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:30 p.m. The thriceannual party Museum Mix will feature DJs Lunar Landers and Jack Jigglez spinning 45 RPM records, complimentary refreshments and late-night access to galleries. The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarterly reception will offer gallery activities, door prizes and an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ask the Expertsâ&#x20AC;? hour. Other exhibitions currently on view include â&#x20AC;&#x153;VVOX: Refining Realities,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;George Segal: Everyday Apparitionsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twists and Turns: Sculptures by Alice Aycock.â&#x20AC;? f

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grub notes

Burger Beat Two New Beefy Options in Athens

By Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com BURGERTOWN, PT. 1: Sometimes I wonder if the design of the new shopping center on Epps Bridge Parkway/the Oconee Connector is deliberately disorienting, like a casino, constructed in such a way that one wanders around not knowing exactly where to go but unable to find one’s way out.

You may have a slightly hard time locating the new Groove Burgers (1791 Oconee Connector, 762-499-5699), which is in the middle section, shaped like a squashed hexagon, near Guitar Center and Alumni Hall, even though a few church BBQ-type signs attempt to point the way.

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Surrounded on all sides by chains, it is, at least for now, a one-of-a-kind business, although clearly one with an eye toward franchising. Brought to you by Bridger Loftin of Locos, which has successfully duplicated itself many times throughout the Southeast, Groove Burgers takes a cue from Taqueria del Sol. Walk in and order at the counter, take your number, grab a seat, and your food is out speedily. If there’s a line, you can sit at the bar and order there.

Clean accents of corrugated metal, taking inspiration from the “groove” of the name, are everywhere, and the look is chill, not hyper, apart from the TVs tuned to ESPN. The menu is more thoughtful and interesting than the average burger joint, chain or not. Rather than retro (little-bitty burgers with ketchup and mustard, paper hats, not much else, maybe some chili), it’s contemporary, with turkey, chicken and veggie burgers alongside the beef and actual vegetables, not just starches, in the “sides” section. The fries are skinny and simple, crisp, not soggy, unless you get the poutine, which tops them with a fairly bland cheese and a salty brown gravy. The mac and cheese is ignorable, but the roasted Brussels sprouts are tasty and the onion rings big and lightly battered; there’s also asparagus, sweet potato chips and fried okra.

Maybe the smartest and best thing on the menu is the “street corn,” Groove’s

version of elote, a popular Mexican snack food consisting of a whole ear of grilled corn with the husk bent back and the kernels coated in a mixture of chili powder, mayo, crema and cotija cheese. Intensely flavored and cutely executed (the husk is tied in a cute bow that also serves as a neat handle), it is, in fact, better than the more authentic version served at the Pendergrass Flea Market, although you may need some floss when you’re done.

Everything is à la carte; no combo platters here. The bun tends to dissolve, especially if you order a burger with more toppings, like the Groove Burger (bacon, “groove sauce,” house pickles, caramelized onions, Bibb lettuce, heirloom tomatoes and cheddar).

Flip it upside down, do your best to eat it quickly, and hope you have a wet wipe handy. Caramelized onions show up a lot, but for good reason: they hold their flavor well, can be prepared in advance and taste good.

The “groove sauce” is not, for once, just the same old mixture of ketchup and mustard, and it also shows up (along with the onions) on the Smokin’ Thighs sandwich made with grilled chicken thighs, another smart decision by the restaurateur.

Why eat a sad grilled chicken breast when you could eat an actually good chicken thigh? The lamb burger is a bit of a disappointment (too dense; all the salt is in the tzatziki, not the patty), and the salted caramel shake is fine but not mind-blowing, but the Churrasco burger makes a strong argument in favor of chimichurri sauce as a new standard, if you don’t mind garlic breath. (It’s worth it!)

Groove Burgers is efficient and well put together, has a patio outside, is open for lunch and dinner every day and has beer and wine, including some decent stuff, but the soft drinks are only Pepsi products.

BURGERTOWN, PT. 2: More briefly, Fatburger (196 Alps Road, 706-354-6655), the international chain, is open inside Buffalo’s Cafe, in Beechwood. Walk in and there’s a counter to your right. You can order there or, if no one’s manning it, at the hostess station, then sit in the restaurant or get your stuff to go. Its menu is smaller than the one at Groove Burgers and aims for simple excess.

You can add egg, chili, bacon, onion rings and cheese to your burger, plus a glutenfree bun. It also offers turkey, chicken (crispy, grilled or Cajun) and veggie options, although the latter is both too strong-tasting and too bland at the same time.

The burgers are big and messy and totally acceptable, very similar to the ones Five Guys offers. Fancy is not the goal, but it’s still a step up from a drive-thru. Fries come in fat, skinny (both descriptions of actual dimensions, not healthiness) and chili-cheese. The shakes (thumbs up on strawberry) are topped with whipped cream. Fatburger is open from 11 a.m.–11 p.m. daily. f

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ittle-known fact: Hops—the flower buds that both preserve beer and impart flavors from pine to pineapple—are a relative of the marijuana plant.

So that’s another reason to include beer reviews in Flagpole’s “weed issue,” other than the obvious intoxicating effects.

Feeling we could blend in, Flagpole sent its two resident bearded staffers, City Editor Blake Aued and ad rep Carey McLaughlin, to join hundreds of our fellow beer nerds last week at the 21st annual Classic City Brew Fest, where we were able to sample a few dozen (often extremely strong) brews and live to tell the tale. Here are some of our favorites: Creature Comforts King’s Ransom: At 10.2% ABV, this collaboration with Brooklyn’s Other Half brewery has a king’s ransom worth of booze, that’s for sure. You’ll #feelthebern when drinking this Baltic porter—brewed with the lager yeast used in Creature Comforts’ pilsner, Bibo—but coffee and smoke come through, too. Plus, now you know something good came out of Scandinavia other than democratic socialism. It’s available in cans, so pick some up and save it for next winter. [BA]

Deschutes Mirror Mirror: What kind of beer is this, even? No one seemed to know, but everyone I talked to agreed it’s delicious. (For the record, it’s a barleywine aged in red wine barrels, but it also tastes like a Scotch ale but hoppier, and there’s some bourbon flavor in there, too.) Sadly, you can’t get Deschutes in Georgia right now, but it’s opening a second brewery in Virginia in 2021. [BA] Southern Brewing Co. West Side Pale Ale: This new pale ale from Athens’ newest brewery is their best yet, boasting some citrus on the finish in classic, now ubiquitous West Coast style. Striking the perfect balance between outrageous and boring, WSPA proves that sometimes, subtlety can taste just as fresh. [CM] Terrapin Anniversary Ale: Terrapin is known for getting insane in the mem-

Strangeways Brewery Woodbooger Belgian Style Brown Ale: Part of this Richmond, VA brewery’s “Nucleus Series” of flagship beers, Woodbooger pulls rich caramel and vanilla notes with a relatively light finish and a touch of Belgian character and malt making this one of the more interesting brown ales I’ve tasted. According to Urban Dictionary, which we know to be a rock-solid source of information, Woodbooger is yet another moniker Don’t let the beards fool you—we’re not actually beer experts. for the mysterious Yeti. Honestly, it seems mildly derogatory towards the myth- brane with the hops, but this is like nothical creatures, but considering there were as ing you’ve had from the Athens brewery many Yeti-sized beards in the upstairs galle- before—an amber-colored sour brewed with Belgian yeast, coriander, orange peel ria as I’ve ever seen in one place, I figured it and chamomile that’s just bitter enough to was prudent not to inquire further. [CM] be balanced. [BA] Goose Island Ogden: Hoppier than the Wrecking Bar Victor IPA: I had a version usual Belgian trippel, Ogden is 9% ABV, but infused with grapefruit and cedar. One of you’d never know it. Honorable mention my favorite IPAs is Ballast Point Grapefruit goes to its more floral Champagne-y saison cousin Sophie, also produced by the Chicago Sculpin, and this blew it out of the water.

It’s always worth stopping by the Wrecking brewery. [BA] Bar brewpub in Little Five Points whenever you’re in Atlanta, and Trappeze often has Rogue 8 Hop IPA: Confronted with Rogue’s something of theirs on tap, too. Almost numerical hop series 4, 6, 7 and 8 Hop IPA, everything they make is terrific. [BA] I figured 8 (a robust 8.8% that utilizes all of Rogue’s homegrown hops) would be a JailHouse Conjugal Visit: By the time I punch to the face. So of course after 30 reached Hampton, GA’s JailHouse Brewery, or so tastes of beer, I went for it. Yes, the the taste of hops burning through my hops are monstrous, but they’re flavorful. tongue, I was ready for something slightly Everything just works with this one. In fact, going backward and tasting the far less different. This American Red/Amber Ale combines medium bitterness with hints of intense 4 Hop IPA proved to be relatively caramel and honey and a welcome touch of pedestrian. 8 Hop’s got all the goods a hop mint and herbal goodness. I was so spent lover could want: citrus, fresh herbs, hints by the time I finished my taste, the prison of pine and an intense but expertly balguards had to escort me out. [CM] f anced sip. [CM]

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is a fault of mine, not Nichols’ storytelling.

Midnight Special is paced within an inch of perfection as it parcels out its revelations.

You feel prepared for what will unfold based on prior genre experiences but never know the next destination.

One unsurprising reveal is the extraordinariness of the acting ensemble. When is Shannon not the most fascinating actor in

By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com the room? When he is matched by a group of peers like Lieberher, who elevated both cult called the Ranch. Alton’s birth father, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (PG-13) I have seen St. Vincent and Aloha, and Driver, who gives Roy, hits the road with Alton and taciturn some good movies during the first quarter good Goldblum as an NSA egghead, that’s pal Lucas (Joel Edgerton), barely a step of 2016; Midnight Special is the first great when. Edgerton may never be a household ahead of the feds (represented by Adam one. With three films (Shotgun Stories, Driver and the unanticipated Paul Sparks of name, but the Warrior star deserves to Take Shelter and Mud) under his belt, filmnever again be confused with maker Jeff Nichols has been Sam Worthington. For now, he on the edge of hitting it big.

The Jungle Book proves he can stand toe to toe His science-fiction adventure is with Shannon. intelligent, exciting, mysterious As we enter the blockbuster and unpredictable. Nichols’ film months of summer, science ficwears influences ranging from tion and superheroes promise Spielberg’s Close Encounters to to rule the big screen. All will Carpenter’s Starman to Stephen outearn Nichols’s latest treat, King’s Firestarter to everything but none will cast as long a cinMichael Mann. Despite such ematic shadow. See last year’s familiar trappings, Nichols Tomorrowland, which Nichols’ surprises, occasionally shocks film easily surpasses, despite and thoroughly tweaks the the former’s employment of emotions as a father (Michael George Clooney, Brad Bird and Shannon) seeks to protect his I heard you got a role in the next Avengers movie.

House. Midnight Special is the son (Jaeden Lieberher) from a tour de force sci-fi fans have been seeking; “Boardwalk Empire” and “House of Cards”) cult, the government and who knows what I hope they all take this opportunity to join or the Ranch’s tough guys (the familiarly else. forces with independent film fans to see it. unfamiliar Bill Camp). As their pursuers This sci-fi twist on the child prophet get closer, the audience wonders more and story may not seem fresh, but it is narTHE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Forgive my cagimore where they are headed and why, esperatively far from its expiration date. Young ness about a live-action Jungle Book; I still cially as Alton’s powers continue to grow.

Alton Meyer sports blue goggles to keep My sole complaint about Midnight Special remember 1994’s attempt by The Mummy’s his eyes from emitting a blinding light à is that it takes too long to answer the multi- Stephen Sommers. Nothing about this la Cyclops of the X-Men. Alton’s assorted CGI remake of Disney’s 1967 classic disaptude of questions generated by this fantaspowers appeal to his adopted father, points. An inspired cast of voice actors, led tically intriguing film, but that impatience Brother Calvin (Sam Shepard), who runs a

by Bill Murray as Baloo (Who else would be a better sloth bear?), Ben Kingsley as Bagheera and Idris Elba as Shere Khan, join charming newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli.

The high points childhood-you remembers from the cartoon—namely, “The Bare Necessities” and “I Wan’na Be like You,” now memorably sung by Christopher Walken—are ticked off by director Jon Favreau, who combines his knack for effects-laden spectacle (Iron Man) with his family-friendly expertise (Elf). If Walken as a singing gigantopithecus doesn’t win you over, what will?

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BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT (PG-13) This third trip to Calvin’s barbershop is a surprisingly effective lecture on the woes of urban life—gangs, violence—without sacrificing the laughs that make such a two-hour sermon palatable. The male-dominated shop has changed a lot in a decade—it’s now co-ed—but the resulting experience is not unsatisfactory. Malcolm D. Lee, a fresh filmmaker for the franchise, is able to balance the sitcom gags with the serious messages that should be delivered by Keenen Ivory Wayans’ Don’t Be a Menace mailman.

Ice Cube may not be as talented an actor as his son, but his charisma is undeniable.

The rest of the ensemble ranges from hilarious (Cedric the Entertainer is particularly on fleek) to surprisingly appealing (I may now be a Nicki Minaj apologist) to sort of disappointing (J.B. Smoove needed more than his character, One-Stop, has to offer).

If the new Barbershop does one thing, hopefully it will be to elevate the profile of “New Girl”’s Lamorne Morris. I would immediately make an appointment for a rom-com spinoff featuring Morris’ Jerrod and Margot Bingham’s Bree. f

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Wild Wooly Wonderful

Gallery@Hotel Indigo · 6:30 p.m. · FREE! Curated by Didi Dunphy, “Wild Wooly Wonderful Athens” is a group exhibition spotlighting fantastical and eccentric works by local artists. The detailed, black-and-white dystopian cityscapes of James Greer complement the dark, graphite scenes inhabited by mythological creatures in Ali Norman’s “Dreamgates.” Kaleena Stasiak and Jared Brown incorporate textiles into their work reflecting influences of feminism and folk, while paintings by Dan Smith explore the many identities artists carry. Photography

by Michael Lachowski and a painting by Timi Conley capture a bright blue sky and deep blue sea. WWWA will remain on view through Sunday, June 26.

[Jessica Smith]

Tuesday 19 ART: Artist Reception (Ciné Barcafé) “Max” features photography

by Mo Costello. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com CLASSES: Tech Tuesdays (Lay Park) Participants can catch up on smart phone, Fitbit, tablet and iPad use in these stress-free sessions.

9:30–11 a.m. $10–15 (per session). www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure CLASSES: Green Gigs (Miller Learning Center, Reading Room) A discussion panel and networking session on careers in sustainability.

4 p.m. FREE! www.sustainability. uga.edu

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EVENT | Sat, Apr 23

Fluke

40 Watt · 11 a.m.–6 p.m. · $2 It’s time for the 15th anniversary of Fluke! This mini-comics and zine festival showcases 65 artists from Athens and beyond.

The one-day-only event remains free of big commercial brands and is locally run by organizers Robert Newsome, known for his pro-wrestling fanzine Atomic Elbow, and Patrick Dean, creator of the upcoming Eddie’s Week. Local highlights include Lee Gatlin (Flagpole illustrator), Michele Chidester (who works in both 2D and 3D media) and Jerrod Porter (Satisfactory Print Shop). A full list of artists is available at flukeisawesome. blogspot.com. Fluke celebrates the art of small-scale visual storytelling; witty or epic, there’s something for everyone.

[Madeline Bates]

CLASSES: iPad Basics (ACC Library) Call to register. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This comedy show allows locals to watch quality comedy or perform themselves. Email to perform. First and third Tuesday of every month! 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell

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Southern Surf Stomp

Little Kings Shuffle Club · 6 p.m. · $5 Surf-rock is experiencing a resurgence in Athens. A handful of surf-inspired groups have surprisingly sprouted up over the past few years, each drawing from genre forebears like The Ventures but putting its own mark on the sound: Check the psychedelic space-surf collective Outer Sea or the punk-leaning Flamethrowers Surf Band for two distinct examples. The first local Southern Surf Stomp, Saturday at Little Kings, will feature five local groups, including the aforementioned Flamethrowers, as well as The Cryptides, Kinky Waikiki, Revenge Beach and Vacations, as well as Atlanta outfit The Mystery Men?. DJs Nate from Wuxtry and Kurt Wood will spin between bands. [Gabe Vodicka]

Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Jim Maudsley presents the program “A Night at the Museum.” 7:30 p.m.

FREE! wwwathensrockandgemclub. org EVENTS: Western Square Dancing (Buffalo’s Café) Dance with the Classic City Squares. 8 p.m. www.buffalos.com FILM: Movie Premiere (ACC Library) Watch a movie made by teens and the YA department. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens

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MUSIC | Tue, Apr 26

The Foundry · 6 p.m. · $10–13 At 28, New York City-based Julian Lage left the “child prodigy” tag behind long ago and is now one of modern jazz’s most innovative and celebrated guitarists. After exploratory collaborations with Wilco alchemist Nels Cline and bluegrass fixture Chris Eldridge, Lage returns to more familiar territory on Arclight, out last month via Mack Avenue Records. Armed with only a Telecaster and alongside the other two members of his trio—bassist Scott Colley and drummer Kenny Wollesen—Lage comfortably feels his way around 1920s-era jazz and swing standards and innovative originals.

The guitarist’s folksy yet fiery brand of playing should appeal to casual jazz fans and genre obsessives alike. [GV]

The World Famous · 9 p.m.

After attracting early attention on the strength of some lo-fi home recordings, which blended the playful spirit of Tropicália with the mind-expanding sounds of British and American psychrock, Brazilian band Boogarins released As Plantas Que Curam in 2013 on the Other Music label. Last year, the core duo of Fernando “Dino” Almeida and Benke Ferraz returned with the excellent if understated Manual, an 11-song collection of infectious, politically-minded psychpop, all sung in Portuguese. Put down that Tame Impala record and make your way to The World Famous Tuesday: Boogarins are the real deal. Atlanta singersongwriter Adron and local freaks Cult of Riggonia also play.

[GV]

Julian Lage Trio

FILM: Automatic for Autism Movie Screening: Autism in Love (Ciné Barcafé) This PBS film explores how adults with autism find and navigate romantic relationships. 5:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com FILM: Ciné’s 9th Anniversary: Embrace the Serpent (Ciné Barcafé) Watch the Colombian adventure-drama with guest speaker Pilar Chamorro Fernandez, UGA Professor of Linguistics. 7:30 p.m. $9.75. www.athenscine.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) General trivia with host Caitlin

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Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) 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: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com

GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Play for drinks, sweet treats and gift cards out on the patio. 6 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.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 KIDSTUFF: Tea on Tuesday Book Club (Bogart Library) Decorate a journal to celebrate National Poetry

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Month. Girls, ages 8–11. 4 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart 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: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2–5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens 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 LECTURES & LIT: Mr. Owita’s Guide to Gardening (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Richard Wall talks about his late wife Carol Wall’s memoir, Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening. Followed by a book signing and reception. 7 p.m. www.botgarden.uga.edu MEETINGS: Lupulin Ladies (Blue Sky) Learn about beer in Terrapin’s women-only beer club. 6:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com MEETINGS: Coffee Catch-Up (The Rook and Pawn) Network over coffee with local startup entrepreneurs and community supporters. Corey Marcel of Docebo, NA will talk sales essentials for startups. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com PERFORMANCE: The Hodgson Wind Ensemble (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The spring concert includes Antonin Dvorak’s “Serenade,” Olivier Messiaen’s “Oiseaux Exotiques” and the first movement of Eric Morales’ “Concerto for Trumpet.” 8 p.m. $5 (w/ UGA ID). $10. www.music.uga.edu

Wednesday 20 ART: UGA CSO Holiday Pottery Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) The sale features hand-built sculpture and functional pottery by the UGA Ceramic Student Organization and faculty. Apr. 20–21, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! tsaupe@uga.edu ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, leads a tour of the installation by VolvoxLabs, “Refining Realities.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: RunFit (Horizon Physical Therapy, Watkinsville) This hourlong training session is designed to increase strength, core stability and balance while targeting weather muscle groups that often cause running-related injuries. 4 p.m., 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. $25. 706-548-7300 CLASSES: InDesign for Beginners (ACC Library) Learn the basics to make flyers, or menus for a business. Registration required. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens CLASSES: The Buddha’s Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Bring more inner peace to your life.

Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: Flower Arranging Unit 5 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This class focuses on creative miniature design. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $45. www.botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Intro to Beekeeping (ACC Library) Cyndi Ball, owner of Lazy B Farm, will go over honey bee biology, equipment, hive management and more. 6 p.m. FREE! ugaextension.com/clarke COMEDY: Gin and Jokes (Buffalo’s Café) Live comedy hosted by Ms. Gin. For ages 21 & up. Every Wednesday in April. 7 p.m. $5. 678374-9848 EVENTS: Refined Singles Unwind (The Rook and Pawn) Older adults can engage in a friendly Battle of the

Sexes game tournament. RSVP. 3–6 p.m. $5. 706-549-4850, nfrederick@accaging.org EVENTS: Lip Sync Battle (The Foundry) The Standard at Athens and River Mill present a lip syncing battle. A $500 prize will be awarded to the top performer, and $1000 will be given to the largest team to attend. Register teams online. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.americancampus.com/ athens EVENTS: Bogart Write-In (Bogart Library) Write without distraction at the library. 3-5 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Cortez Garza. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Coffee at The Quad (The Quad, 367 Prince Ave.) Meet and greet with Four Athens and ATDC. Open desks are free for the day.

10:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of music trivia. 7:30–9 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Weekly themed games.

House cash and drink prizes. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Weekly Game Night (2nd & Charles, 2656 Atlanta Hwy.) Learn to play Bang! the Dice Game. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.2ndandcharles.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Downtown and Broad St. locations) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ blindpigtavern GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Wednesday Library Adventures (Bogart Library) This month’s adventures in storytelling and hands-on fun focus on nature, science and National Poetry Month.

Ages 3.5–8. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Music Therapy Workshop for Kids (Oconee County Library) Learn how to express feelings through music.

Instruments and materials provided.

4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 5 & under. Every Wednesday.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Careers (YouMay-Not-Have-Considered) in Music (Hugh Hodgson School of Music, Room 521) Musicians in different sub-fields discuss how they

came into their careers. 7 p.m. FREE! 76-542-4752 LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books (ACC Library) This month, members will read and discuss their favorite poems in honor of National Poetry Month. Newcomers welcome.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Tess Davis Lecture (Georgia Museum of Art) Davis, a lawyer working against the illicit antiquities trade, will speak on “Tomb Raiders and Terrorist Financing: Cutting off the Islamic State’s Illicit Traffic in ‘Blood Antiquities.’” 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org MEETINGS: Lunch & Learn (Four Athens) Chad Ruff, ATDC entrepreneur in residence, covers the basics of marketing automation. Lunch is provided. RSVP. 12 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.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 knowledgeable about marketing, sales, legal issues and more. Every third Wednesday of the month. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com THEATER: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (UGA Fine Arts Building) University Theatre’s final production of the season is a dark and grisly comedy about a barber who exacts revenge on a judge and the town that exiled him by murdering his customers and using them as the secret ingredient in his popular meat pies. Apr. 20–23, 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.drama.uga.edu

Thursday 21 ART: Opening Reception (Gallery @ Hotel Indigo–Athens) “Wild Wooly Wonderful Athens” features work by Jared Brown, Timi Conley, James Greer, Michael Lachowski, Ali Norman, Dan Smith and Kaleena Stasiak. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com ART: Opening Party (KA Artist Shop) “The Spring Showcase” features installation pieces and mini art from local artists. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www. kaartist.com ART: Public Art Master Plan Open House (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission hosts an open house with consultant Todd Bressi to provide information on and collect public input about the Athens Public Art Master Plan. Visiting artist Wing Young Huie will lead an interactive “Chalk Talk.” 5:30 p.m. FREE! athensculturalaffairs@gmail.com 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: UGA CSO Holiday Pottery Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 20–21, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! tsaupe@uga.edu

ART: Thursday Twilight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) View highlights from the permanent collection on a tour led by docents. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Gallery Walk-Through (Lyndon House Arts Center) Take a tour of the Lyndon House’s “41st Juried Exhibition” with artists Broderick Flanigan, Otto Lange, Christina Foard, J. Doyle Rogers and Jennifer Kirkpatrick. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 ART: Museum Mix (Georgia Museum of Art) The museum’s latenight art party includes refreshments and access to all the galleries. DJ Lunar Landers and DJ Jack Jigglez will spin 45 RPMs. See Art Notes on p. 16. 8 p.m.–12 a.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org ART: Athens Photography Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) Meet and learn from other photographers in Athens. This month, display and discuss images from the “People, Places and Animals” photo editign challenge. 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! www. athensphotographyguild.com CLASSES: The Basics of Alzheimer’s Disease (ACC Council on Aging) This program provides information on Alzheimer’s and related dementias. 10:30 a.m. www.accaging.org CLASSES: Computer Class: Working with Data in Excel (ACC Library) Registration required.

6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens 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: Knit-Lits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels can knit together. Ages 16 & up. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart EVENTS: Stories of Oconee Hill Cemetery (Oconee Hill Cemetery, Sexton House) The program includes an introduction to the new website CSI: Dixie, walking tours and a barbecue lunch. 11:30 a.m. willson.uga.edu EVENTS: Council of the Blind Benefit (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Music, food and a silent auction will benefit the Athens Area Council of the Blind. 5–10 p.m. Donations encouraged. www.georgiacounciloftheblind.org FILM: Down the Dixie Highway (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Auditorium) This documentary shares the history and significance of an early road network. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the screening. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-542-5788 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Bogart Library) Read aloud to a canine friend. RSVP. 4–5 p.m. FREE! 770725-9443, www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart KIDSTUFF: Planting a Garden for Kids (Oconee County Library) Kids will learn the basics of planting and keeping a garden. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Dungeons and Dragons (ACC Library) Beginners welcome. Thursdays through April.

6 p.m. FREE! plewis@athenslibrary. org KIDSTUFF: Bug-a-palooza (ACC Library) Celebrate Earth Day with an insect-themed puppet show written by local author Ann Blum and make bug crafts. Ages 2–11. 3:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (Oconee County Library) This special storytime is for the youngest

readers-to-be and their caregivers.

10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: The Big Read: Nature Writing Guided by the Poetry of Jeffers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Take a tour of the International Garden inspired

by Robinson Jeffers’ works then try your hand at nature writing and poetry through guided exercises with UGA professor Melisa CahnmannTaylor. 5 p.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Mandala Launch Party (Avid Bookshop) Mandala Journal is a student-run, multicultural literary journal at UGA that includes poetry, short fiction, non-fiction and art. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: UGA CWP Faculty Reading (Ciné Barcafé) LeAnne Howe, Reginald McKnight, Ed Pavlic, Andrew Zawacki, Magdalena Zurawski and Jed Rasula read new and recent works. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com LECTURES & LIT: The Big Read: Jeffers Inspired Poetry (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Cora Keber will lead a tour of the International Garden then Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor will lead guided exercises inspired by the writing of Robinson Jeffers. 5 p.m. FREE! botgarden.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: The Big Read: Georgia Review Earth Day (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Poet and writer Alison Hawthorne Deming will read from her work. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: “Driving Dixie: The Politics of Early Automobile Tourism” (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Room 271) Dr. Tammy Ingram will give a talk then sign her recent work, Dixie Highway: Roadbuilding and the making of the Modern South, 1900-1930. 4 p.m.

FREE! 706-542-5788 LECTURES & LIT: Literary Reading (Ciné Barcafé) The UGA Creative Writing Program presents a faculty reading with LeAnne Howe, Reginald McKnight, Ed Pavlic, Jed Rasula, Andrew Zawacki, Magdalena Zurawski and Christine M. Lasek. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com PERFORMANCE: Celtic Woman (The Classic Center) The multi-platinum Irish sensation returns to North America with a new show, “Destiny.”

7 p.m. $39–99. celticwoman.com THEATER: Live Art (Memorial Park, Quinn Hall) This unique musical review features over 25 Broadway songs. This year’s theme “Murder & Mayhem” will explore the darker side of Broadway. Audience members will enjoy classic tunes as playbills come to life. Apr. 21–23, 7:30 p.m. & Apr. 24, 3 p.m. $12–15. 706-6133771, www.mortontheatre.com THEATER: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 20–23, 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.drama.uga.edu

Friday 22 ART: Opening Reception (Lamar Dodd School of Art) See new works by UGA undergraduate students Austin Lonsway, Anthony Gaskins and Sarah Wingate in the “Printmaking Exit Show.” 6–8 p.m.

FREE! art.uga.edu ART: BFA Exit Exhibition II (Lamar Dodd School of Art) See works by exiting undergraduate students. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Exploring the Edge (Richard B. Russell Building Special

Collections Libraries) Nancy Lowe discusses contemporary artists who use scientific illustration and natural history collections in their artworks.

Featured artists include Walton Ford, George Boorujy, Brandon Ballengee, Rosamond Purcell and Suzanne Acker. 6–8 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu EVENTS: Earth Day Parade and Festival (College Square, Hull St. and Dougherty St.) The parade and festival will feature live bands, dancing and booths. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiaclimatecoalition.org EVENTS: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Go Bar) Featuring Ms. Sasha Nicole Stephens-Jones, Kellie Divine, Alice Divine, Jenn Sparx, Muffy VanderTits, Kai Hudson and Cola Yasmine. 10 p.m. $3. www. facebook.com/athensshowgirls EVENTS: Wine Tasting (The Globe) Come taste five rose wines from France. 7:30–10 p.m. $10. 706353-4721 EVENTS: Basketball & Ballots Voter Registration Drive (Athens YWCO) The committee to elect A. Kamau Hull for Clarke County Board of Education hosts a voter registration event with basketball games.

Bring a valid driver’s license or identification card to register. 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.hull2016.com FILM: Children of the Amazon (Miller Learning Center, Room 214) The Latin American Sustainable Agriculture film series concludes with a documentary about how the environment and lives of indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest are transformed by the construction of a highway. Felice Wyndham will lead a discussion before the film, and director Denise Zmekhol will offer a Q&A following the screening via Skype. 6 p.m. FREE! gardnerj@ uga.edu FILM: Shakespeare 400 Film Screening (Oconee County Library) Watch a modern adaptation of a Shakespeare classic. 3 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee GAMES: Friday Night Magic (Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30 p.m. www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Zine Workshop (ACC Library) Learn about Fluke and make your own zine. For ages 11–18. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Earth Day Adventures (Rocksprings Community Center) This playtime includes recycling and a craft. Ages 2–5. 10–11:30 a.m. $5–7.50. www.athensclarkecounty. com/leisure PERFORMANCE: With Flying Colors (Canopy Studio) The aerial show highlights Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” with all the colors on the spectrum. Apr. 22, 8 p.m. Apr. 23, 4 & 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2 & 6 p.m. www.canopystudio.org PERFORMANCE: Revolution (Morton Theatre) DanceFx presents their adult spring concert. Apr. 22-23, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 23, 7:30 p.m. $16. www.mortontheatre.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The performance will include Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony. 8 p.m. $5 (w/ UGA ID), $10. www.music. uga.edu THEATER: Live Art (Memorial Park) See Thursday listing for full description Apr. 21–23, 7:30 p.m. & Apr. 24, 3 p.m. $12–15. 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com THEATER: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 20–23, 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.drama.uga.edu k continued on next page

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Saturday 23 ART: Drop in and Dye Day (The Williams Farm, 481 Ruth St.) Drop by the home of Sea Island Indigo and celebrate Earth Day by repurposing your old garments. Vats of indigo will be set up for dying. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $20. indigogrower@ gmail.com, www.seaislandindigo.net CLASSES: Scientific Illustration (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Nancy Lowe teaches workshops on scientific illustration with graphite and pen (10 a.m.) and watercolor (2 p.m.). 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu EVENTS: Earth Week: Farm to Tap (Terrapin Beer Co.) Local chefs will prepare sustainably sourced food.

Proceeds benefit the Fresh Food Bus. 4:30–7:30 p.m. $20. www. sustainability.uga.edu EVENTS: 15th Annual Fluke MiniComics Festival (40 Watt Club) Mini-comics, zines and independent publications by comic artists, underground publishers and enthusiasts.

See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 11 a.m.– 6 p.m. $2. www.flukeathens.com EVENTS: iRun & Walk for the Health of It (Dudley Park) The Zeta Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority raises money for obesity awareness. 9 a.m. $5–15. runsignup.com/irunathens EVENTS: Bhagavad Gita (Body, Mind & Spirit) A Vedanta monk teaches from this ancient text. Every Saturday. 3 p.m. $5 donation. 706351-6024 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Live music by Scott Baxendale (8 a.m.) and Rev Conner Tribble (10 a.m.). This week features a Greens Cook-Off (10 a.m.). 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: The Great Cloth Diaper Change & Earth Day Expo (The Natural Baby) Celebrate Earth Day by getting together to change as many cloth diapers as possible in one place. Includes refreshments, a silent auction, playtime and giveaways. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www. thenaturalbaby.com EVENTS: The Collectors Auction: All About Art (Georgia Museum of Art) The biennial fundraising dinner and silent auction benefits the museum’s acquisitions fund. 6:30 p.m. $100–125. gail.uga.edu EVENTS: Super Spring Saturdays (Washington Farms) Celebrate strawberry season. Farm activites include a petting zoo, jumping pillows, cow train, wagon rides, a vortex tunnel and more. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.washingtonfarms.net EVENTS: Annual Spring Plant Sale (ACC Extension Office) The Athens Area Master Gardner Association hosts a fundraiser selling herbs, vegetable plants, annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, ferns and seedlings. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! lisloh@uga.edu GAMES: Pathfinder Society Event (Tyche’s Games) Fantasy RPG. Bring your imagination. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-345-4500 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: New Baby in the House (ACC Library) Participants can hear stories and sing songs about and with new siblings. Ages 0–5. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens

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KIDSTUFF: Extravagant Extravaganza (Rubber Soul Yoga) Rubber Soul’s Theater of Pure Form presents comedy for all ages. Apr. 23, 8 p.m. or Apr. 24, 1 p.m. $5–10. www.rubbersoulyoga.com KIDSTUFF: It’s for the Birds (Lay Park) Celebrate springtime by building a birdfeeder and learning how to attract new, feathered neighbors.

For ages 6–10. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $5–7.50. www.athensclarkecounty. com/lay KIDSTUFF: Family Fishing (Sandy Creek Nature Center) This program is for all ages and takes place at the Claypit Pond. Bait, poles and tips are provided. 6–7:30 p.m. $7–10/ family. 706-613-3615 PERFORMANCE: Revolution (Morton Theatre) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 22-23, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 23, 7:30 p.m. $16. www. mortontheatre.com PERFORMANCE: Another Kids’ Treasure Island (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) UGA’s Children’s Theatre Troupe presents a story about Liza, Jack and Avery Hinkley,

Sunday 24 FILM: Kings, Queens & In-Betweens (Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder) The documentary shares the stories of eight drag performers and their troupes. After the screening, sister filmmakers Gabrielle and Ursula Burton will discuss their work. 4 p.m. FREE! 678-425-6836 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Every Sunday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com GAMES: Trivia Night (Buffalo’s Café) Alan’s Challenge. Every Sunday.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.buffalos.com/ athens GAMES: Trivia (Brixx Wood Fired Pizza) Test your skills. Every Sunday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-395-1660 KIDSTUFF: Extravagant Extravaganza (Rubber Soul Yoga) See Saturday listing for full description Apr. 23, 8 p.m. or Apr. 24, 1 p.m. $5–10. www.rubbersoulyoga. com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet Kristy Woodson Harvey in celebration of her latest book, Lies and Other Acts

24, 3 p.m. $12–15. 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com THEATER: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 20–23, 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.drama.uga.edu THEATER: Catch Me If You Can (Oconee County Civic Center) See Saturday listing for full description Apr. 23, 2:30 or 7:30 p.m. Apr. 24, 2:30 p.m. $12–15. 706-705-2599

Monday 25 CLASSES: Preserving Your Family Papers & Photographs (Oconee County Library) Learn practices to store family memories. Part of Preservation Week. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenshomeorganizer.com 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 CLASSES: Basic Computer Skills (Rocksprings Community Center) Participant will learn about social

FILM: The Hunting Ground (Ciné Barcafé) The documentary looks at campus sexual assault and widespread institutional cover-ups. Sally Sheppard from The Cottage Sexual Assualt Center will monitor a discussion after the screening. 5 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: 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: 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

Marlene Lipinski’s exhibition “Portraits of the Working Class: Trees” is currently on view at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia through Sunday, May 1. three kids who found themselves lost on an abandoned island after a boating afternoon gone awry. 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. $5. www.botgarden.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: With Flying Colors (Canopy Studio) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 22, 8 p.m. Apr. 23, 4 & 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2 & 6 p.m. www.canopystudio.org SPORTS: Athens Road Runners (Meigs and Newton St.) Go on a three or six mile group run. Coffee afterwards. 8 a.m. FREE! athensrr.org THEATER: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description Apr. 20–23, 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.drama.uga.edu THEATER: Live Art (Memorial Park) See Thursday listing for full description Apr. 21–23, 7:30 p.m. & Apr. 24, 3 p.m. $12–15. 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com THEATER: Catch Me If You Can (Oconee County Civic Center) The musical comedy is based on the hit film and incredible true story. Apr. 23, 2:30 or 7:30 p.m. Apr. 24, 2:30 p.m. $12–15. 706-705-2599

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of Love. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: FOL Meeting (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Join the Friends of the Library. 3 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison PERFORMANCE: With Flying Colors (Canopy Studio) See Friday listing for full description Apr. 22, 8 p.m. Apr. 23, 4 & 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2 & 6 p.m. www.canopystudio.org PERFORMANCE: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The program “Glorious Sextets” features string sextets by Richard Strauss, Antonin Dvorák and Johannes Brahms. 3 p.m. $40 pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Classic V Brass Quintet (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The band, which includes two trumpets, a trombone, French horn and tuba, will perform a variety of baroque, classical and contemporary music. 2 p.m. FREE! botgarden. uga.edu THEATER: Live Art (Memorial Park) See Thursday listing for full description Apr. 21–23, 7:30 p.m. & Apr.

networking and multimedia applications. Ages 15 and up. 10–11 a.m. $5–7.50. www.athensclarkecounty. com/leisure CLASSES: How to Search the Internet (ACC Library) Registration required. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens COMEDY: Comic Strip Comedy Show (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Weekly “show up and go up” comedy open mic hosted by Alia Ghosheh and Veronica Darby. 7 p.m. $5. ghoshehalia@gmail.com EVENTS: Wine & Dinner with Giulo Parentini (George’s Lowcountry Table) Guilo Parentini of Moris Farms in Tuscany, Italy, hosts an all-inclusive wine dinner. 6:30 p.m. $40. 706-548-3359 EVENTS: Line Dancing with Ron Putman (Buffalo’s Café) For all skill levels. 6–8:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens EVENTS: Athens Chefs Dinner (Creature Comforts Brewery) Ten local chefs cook ten courses in collaboration with Creature Comforts.

Proceeds benefit The Giving Kitchen.

6 p.m. $100. thegivingkitchen.com

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: Monday Fun-Days (Bogart Library) Little ones ages birth to three and their caregivers can participate in songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Money Smart Week: Monopoly (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Bring the whole family for a game of Monopoly.

Several boards will be available all day. Ages 8 & up. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison LECTURES & LIT: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) This month’s meeting will feature environmental science writer Barbara

McDonald. 5:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. patricia.priest@yahoo.com LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library) To celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, this month’s book is William Shakespeare’s King Lear. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Dirty Dulcimers (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn to play and read music with other dulcimer players.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison PERFORMANCE: UGA Wind Symphony (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The group includes undergraduate music majors, music minors and gifted non-majors who are preparing for careers in performance, music education or a lifelong involvement with music. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu

Tuesday 26 ART: Roll Out the Barrels Silent Auction (Southern Brewing Company) Local artists have transformed ordinary rain barrels into functional pieces of art. Proceeds benefit the Green School Program.

5–8 p.m. www.rolloutthebarrels.org CLASSES: StoryCorps App (ACC Library) Learn how to record interviews with family and friends using the StoryCorps app. Part of Preservation Week. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu EVENTS: Kitty Cat Café (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a cup of coffee or juice and play with adoptable kittens from the Athens Area Humane Society. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee FILM: Bad Movie Night: The Pit (Ciné Barcafé) A boy feeds his oppressors to prehistoric trolls. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ badmovienight GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Play for drinks, sweet treats and gift cards out on the patio. 6 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 5:30–6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Money Smart Week: Tax Form Origami (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Recycle old tax forms into origami art. Ages 8 and up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Lunch & Learn (Bogart Library) Learn about history. Bring a bag lunch. 12:15 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See

Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Money Smart Week (ACC Library) Teens can learn what it takes to start your own business in â&#x20AC;&#x153;So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur.â&#x20AC;?

Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens LECTURES & LIT: UGA Charter Lecture (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Former Secretary of Defense Dr. Bill Perry and Senator Sam Nunn will deliver a Charter Lecture titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe In An Age of Terrorism.â&#x20AC;? 3:30 p.m. FREE! www. calendar.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Philharmonia Spring Concert (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The ensemble is one of the Hugh Hodgson School of Musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large orchestral ensembles. 8 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu

Wednesday 27 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the collection. 2 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Creating Your Own Business (ACC Library) Local women business owners will share stories and resources for women interested in starting their own business. Part of Money Smart Week.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens CLASSES: Video Editing for Beginners (ACC Library) Learn the basics of video editing using Adobe Premiere. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org/athens CLASSES: The Buddhaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: Converting to Digital Media (ACC Library) Learn how to convert old photos, VHS movies, cassette tapes, out of print albums and more into a digital format. Part of Preservation Week. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens COMEDY: Gin and Jokes (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) See Wednesday listing for full description 7 p.m. $5. 678-3749848 EVENTS: Make It An Evening (Georgia Museum of Art) Enjoy Jittery Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coffee, Cecilia Villavecesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cakes and a gallery tour prior to a performance by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and chorus in Hodgson Hall. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! $5 (coffee & dessert). www.pac.uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Joe Willey & The Moving Men. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. highwirelounge.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Downtown and Broad St. locations) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ blindpigtavern GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) See Wednesday listing for full description 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq

GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com KIDSTUFF: Wednesday Library Adventures (Bogart Library) See Wednesday listing for full description 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: PRISM (Oconee County Library) PRISM is a safe space for all teens who share a common vision of equality. Grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 5 & under. Every Wednesday.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Anti-Prom (Oconee County Library) The dance provides an alternative safe space for teens who may not feel welcome at traditional dances because of their sexual orientation or any other reason.

Grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Money Smart Week Craft: Piggy Banks (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Make a recycled piggy bank. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison LECTURES & LIT: CafĂŠ Apollinaire (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) The Georgia Fine Arts Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenth CafĂŠ Apollinaire includes ten-minute plays by students of Dr. John Patrick Bray. The program also includes a performance

by Rebecca Simpson-Litke, a play by Bowen Craig and more. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/happy-hour PERFORMANCE: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The program will include A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms. 8 p.m. $25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;65. www.pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Bread and Puppet Theater (40 Watt Club) Bread and Puppet Theater perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Public Access Center for the Obvious Presents: The Situation,â&#x20AC;? a new work featuring cardboard hoarses, a ship of fools, a swinging brass band and more. 8 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 suggested donation. www.40watt. com, www.breadandpuppet.org THEATER: Next Act Presents Musical Theater History Cabaret (Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar) Next Act presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timeline,â&#x20AC;? a cabaret celebrating the anthology of western musical theater. 7 p.m. www. hendershotscoffee.com

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 19 The Foundry 7 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Rev. Conner Mack Tribble.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $22. www.georgiatheatre.com SOMO Joseph Somers-Morales sings intimate, sex-obsessed R&B. QUINN XCII Indie pop artist that draws from hip hop and tropical influences.

On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER The former Fiery Furnaces member performs a set of her melodic indiepop. See Calendar Pick on p. 23.

ICEWATER Mellow and dreamy indiepop band.

NICHOLAS MALLIS & THE BOREALIS Mallisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; music is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a cross between David Bowie, The Ventures, and a little bit of Neil Diamond.â&#x20AC;?

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GARY EDDY Local psychedelic singer-songwriter plays a solo set.

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

GENETIC OUTCAST Sexual noise karaoke with voice memos, samples and soundbytes as sweet as the taste of candy.

HEAT SUREENS Alias of Sean McDonald, who makes experimental, psychedelic, ambient music.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18 (door). www. hendershotscoffee.com THE DAVE LIEBMAN GROUP Fiveman jazz and improvisational band.

The Manhattan CafĂŠ Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of rare and classic deep soul, R&B and blues. Every Tuesday!

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Wednesday 20 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!

Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC JAM Bands are welcome, backline is provided and the jam rocks until 2 a.m.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-songwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of indie/Americana.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DOWNER Raucous new local guitarrock band.

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THE CALENDAR! The Globe 7 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Local jazz singer Mary Sigalas and her band perform hot jazz and swing selections.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GINKO Edgar Lopez’s fuzzy, beatdriven experimental hip hop project.

CULT OF RIGGONIA Experimental soundscapes with tribal, world music beats and ornate instrumentation.

MIDNIGHT BOI Alias of local musician Eli Rickli, playing “pseudoSatanic hip hop.”

WET GARDEN Synthesizer explorations with erotic incantations.

YUNG YANG Local DJ does creative live mixing of vogue house, dancehall, juke, bounce and other propulsive club oddities new and old.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com DJ TONY CHACKAL Spinning an all-vinyl set, with a different theme each outing.

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

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 fun!

Hosted by a local band each week.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 STEREO GLASS No info available.

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 Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com HIBBS BROTHERS Featuring Rob Hibbs on acoustic guitar and Garrett Hibbs on mandolin, showcasing originals and covering singer-songwriters such as Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young and Howe Gelb.

Thursday 21 The Bar-B-Que Shack 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752 BLUEGRASS JAM Bring your own instrument! All pickers are welcome every Thursday.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com FOOFARAW New local shoegazeinspired indie rock band.

GOODNIGHT ALIVE Macon-based electronic indie rock band.

KWAZYMOTO Noisy local punk rock duo.

BROKEN WINDOWS Local trio with a mathy, noise-rock vibe. Formerly known as RoHit. DePalma’s Italian Cafe 7 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Road location) THE LUCKY JONES Rockin’ rhythm and blues from this local band.

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Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com MAD ACE Local beat-oriented, hip hop-influenced cellist.

SPINES Atmospheric, Alanta-based indie rock band.

JOSHUA LONER Atlanta-based singer-songwriter.

JACK’S JOHNSON Featuring members of Wieuca and Big Morgan.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7. www.40watt.com THE EXPLORERS CLUB Psychedelic pop-rock band from Nashville. See story on p. 14.

ROBERT SCHNEIDER The Elephant 6 mainstay and Apples in Stereo frontman performs a solo set.

CASPER AND THE COOKIES Local legends playing eccentric and energetic pop-rock.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com WALDEN Georgia native four piece playing smooth rock influenced by Mumford and Sons and Coldplay.

EP release show!

GRAND Newly formed alternative pop band with colorful stage presence.

WANDERWILD Local project led by local songwriter Matt Martin.

with his unique blend of indie and Americana.

Georgia Museum of Art 8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org MUSEUM MIX Enjoy art, refreshments and music courtesy of DJs Lunar Landers and Jack Jigglez.

Friday 22 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 NATHAN SHEPPARD Talented local singer-songwriter with a ‘70s pop style.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR Folkinfluenced psych-rock six-piece from Athens via Deland, FL. TEDO STONE Rootsy, Atlanta-based Americana band with a touch of psychedelic fuzziness.

OAK HOUSE A mix of prog, folk, indie and everything in between.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com MARSHMALLOW COAST Longtime Athens band associated with the Elephant 6 collective, led by songwriter Andy Gonzales.

MARGO PRICE Gritty, Nashvillebased singer-songwriter.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com GRASSLAND STRING BAND Local traditional and progressive bluegrass group. EP release show!

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com RANDALL BRAMBLETT & GEOFF ACHISON BAND Bramblett’s Southern-tinged music pulls from a variety of influences. Tonight, he’s teaming up with Australian blues guitarist Achison and his band for a collaborative set.

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 8 p.m. $7. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub TRIBUTE TO WIRE Local bands perform the music of the legendary post-punk band. Featuring

8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE GEORGIA HEALERS Athens’ premier blues band for 25 years!

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com HALEM ALBRIGHT A blend of unique songwriting and electrifying guitar, from rock to reggae, Americana to experimental.

VFW 7 p.m. www.vfwathens.com TIME TRAVELERS Playing classic country from the ‘60s to today.

Saturday 23 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net SCOTT BAXENDALE Guitar dynamism from the owner of Baxendale Guitars. Classic bluesy riffs and a lot of soul. (8 a.m.)

REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. (10 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com MUSIC HATES YOU Long-running local three-piece heavy rock band.

HOT BREATH Long-running local thrash/punk/metal trio.

Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-742-7735 THE DIXIELAND 5 Local trad-jazz/ Dixieland band that features a front line of trumpet, clarinet and trombone and a rhythm section of piano and tenor banjo.

Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $35 (adv.), $40 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW / MARGO PRICE See Friday’s listing for full description The Globe JAGA Presents. 7 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). 706-353-4721 HOT CLUB OF ATHENS Multinational four-piece jazz project featuring locals Kishi Bashi, Keiko Ishibashi, Antoon Speters and Elijah Smith.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 FISHMONGER New local punk rock group.

WASTE LAYER Thrash-punk band from Atlanta featuring members of Bukkake Boys.

NAG New Atlanta band featuring members of Predator and Wymyns Prysyn.

HARSH WORDS Fast hardcore group featuring members of Shaved Christ and Gripe.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com THE CADILLAC THREE This Nashville trio playing Southern jam-rock has had music featured on TV shows including “Nashville” and “CSI Miami.”

TRAVIS DENNING Modern country artist from middle Georgia.

HANNAH DASHER Personalitypacked singer-songwriter of blues, country and soul.

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com TIMI CONLEY AND THE WONDERLAND RANGERS Local pop rabblerouser performs with his new backing band featuring Andrew Hanmer, Kevin Sims, Shelley Lotus, Tony Oscar and Chris Byron.

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 Louis Phillip Pelot plays funky Southern folk rock ‘n’ roll.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 5 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ATHENS AREA COUNCIL OF THE BLIND BENEFIT Featuring The Pop Tarts, Repent at Leisure, The Dixieland 5, S-Words and Friends, The Vinyl Strangers and The Athens Singing Circle.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE VINYL SUNS Athens-based blues-rock five-piece.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble hosts an “all-star jam” every Thursday.

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Road location) CORTEZ GARZA Local singersongwriter pushes the envelope

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SUMMER SALT Surfy, reverb-soaked indie rock band from Austin, TX. AJ GRIFFIN Griffin, of French Exit and Circulatory System, plays a solo set.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $6. www.40watt.com CAPITAL ARMS Six-piece indie rock band from Atlanta.

SWANK SINATRA Rowdy, Atlantabased rock band.

SLOWRITER Atlanta-based experimental rock group led by songwriter Bryan Taylor.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com TRIBUTE Allman Brothers tribute act.

Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $35 (adv.), $40 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Acclaimed folk and bluegrass outfit from Nashville, TN.

New Wives, Yip Deceiver, Wieuca, Feather Trade, Eureka California, Hunger Anthem, Antlered Aunt Lord, Tunabunny, Bee Terror Thing, Noseeum and Outersea.

No. 3 Railroad Street 7 p.m. $15. www.3railroad.org AMY STEINBERG Singer-songwriter and storyteller who blends “the sacred and profane, fusing the dreamlike nature of spirit with the rooted realness of sexuality and humor.”

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DYNAMO Nashville-based instrumental fusion band.

The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. Every Friday!

BEAST MODE Intense local heavy metal group.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com TALLFINGER Local trio playing internationally influenced, improv-heavy music.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com OVER YONDER Garage-rock band from Atlanta.

UNDER SURVEILLANCE Charleston, WV-based rock and roll band.

OLDE WORLD MONKEYS Local Southern rock four-piece.

The Foundry 9 p.m. $12 (adv)., $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com ABBEY ROAD LIVE Beloved local Beatles tribute band known for its attention to detail and musical proficiency.

DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ See Friday’s listing for full description Iron Factory 10 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 ISAAC BRAMBLETT BAND Southern soul singer backed by a rockin’ homegrown Georgia band.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 6 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub SOUTHERN SURF STOMP Local surf bands perform. Featuring The Flamethrowers, Kinky Waikiki, Revenge Beach, The Cryptides, The Mystery Men? and Vacations. Plus, DJs Kurt Wood and Nate from Wuxtry spin vin-

tage surf sounds. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 HOOCH HOLLER Country group from Commerce.

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehousebbq.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs tasty sets of funky Southern folk rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll on guitar, bass drum, harmonica and vocals.

Sunday 24 The Foundry 6 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR WXAG radio DJ Dwain Segar curates a night of smooth jazz, featuring music from Fusion Triangle.

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 faves.

Monday 25 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE POWDER ROOM Local sludgy noise-rock trio.

SOON Band from Chapel Hill that plays atmospheric folk metal.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com JULIAN LAGE TRIO Young, innovative jazz guitarist and composer performs with his talented trio. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 PLAINS Glammy, Birmingham, AL-based garage-rock band.

HEAT SUREENS Alias of Sean McDonald, who makes experimental, psychedelic, ambient music.

FOOFARAW New local shoegazeinspired indie rock band.

CJ BROWN No info available.

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

Hosted by Larry Forte.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Grateful Dead.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 UNPLUG & UNWIND A weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;acoustic fam-jamâ&#x20AC;? hosted by Joey Quiggins.

Tuesday 26 Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com ROSE HOTEL â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bedroom-rockâ&#x20AC;? alter ego of Kentucky songwriter Jordan Reynolds.

TREY ROSENKAMPFF Frontman for garage-rockers Chief Scout plays a solo set.

JACK BLAUVELT Dana Swimmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singer and guitarist performs solo.

EMILY BRADEN Local singer-songwriter and Neighbor Lady founder.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $18 (adv.), $22 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com BUTCH TRUCKS AND THE FREIGHT TRAIN BAND Butch Trucks, drummer and founding member of The Allman Brothers, leads a jazz-influenced jam session.

THE RIES BROTHERS Brother duo that showcases a love of rock, blues and reggae.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com MARC SCIBILIA Nashville-based pop singer-songwriter.

THE WELCOME HOME Local fourpiece indie rock band.

KEVIN WHITFIELD Alternative country artist from Jefferson.

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE TOUGH SHITS Retro-garagepop band on Burger Records.

MAGNUM CUM LORD No info available.

The Manhattan CafĂŠ Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of rare and classic soul, R&B and blues. Every Tuesday!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SESSIONS WITH D-KAPS Enjoy an evening of fresh live tunes.

Stegeman Coliseum 8 p.m. $20. tate.uga.edu FETTY WAP Popular hip hop and top 40 artist known for radio hits like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trap Queen.â&#x20AC;?

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens BOOGARINS Psychedelic rock fourpiece from Brazil. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

ADRON The strong, fluttering voice of Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adrienne McCann meanders through her blend of mellow Tropicalia and low-key jazz.

CULT OF RIGGONIA Experimental soundscapes with world music beats and ornate instrumentation.

Wednesday 27 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!

Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC JAM Bands are welcome, backline is provided and the jam rocks until 2 a.m.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com BATTLE OF THE BANDS Presented

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The Classic Center 7 p.m. $30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$40. www.classiccenter. com ALABAMA SHAKES Grammywinning, Alabama-based rock group with blistering vocals and intensely emotional grooves.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net JOE WILLEY AND THE MOVING MEN Folk music from the local songwriter and his band.

The Foundry 6 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke. Featuring Cortez Garza, Mike Mantione, Chris McKay, Owen Scott III, Kelly Hoyle and William Tonks.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com ZOSO Formed in 1995, this ultimate Led Zeppelin tribute band has played over 2,400 live performances.

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com CRANE A high-energy band that falls into genres ranging from Southern rock to hip hop to funk.

The Globe 7 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

Live Wire 8 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com OPEN MIC & LATE NIGHT JAM See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 LORD NELSON Virginia band of â&#x20AC;&#x153;two brothers, one greasy trombone, backbone bass, pocket drums, dirty South guitar and a hell of a lot of fun.â&#x20AC;?

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday!

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faces of Immigrationâ&#x20AC;?

(ATHICA) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faces of Immigration: Community, Culture and Conversation about Immigration in Americaâ&#x20AC;? is an on-going, participation-based project for the galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Land: Immigration in the United States.â&#x20AC;? Bring a story, photograph or image (heirlooms discouraged) that deals with the theme of immigration to pin to the wall during gallery hours. Through May 28. www.athica.org Exhibition Proposals (Lyndon House Arts Center) Exhibitions can be by local, regional, national or international artists, exchange exhibitions from other states and countries, invitational or juried exhibitions, themed exhibitions or exhibitions of historical works owned by local collectors. Due date Apr. 20. www.athensclarkecounty.com/6657/ exhibition-proposal-form TV Gallery (Athens, GA) TV Gallery is a virtual gallery promoting contemporary art in the Southeast. Email high-resolution .jpegs with the title, media, where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re from and website. tvartgallery@gmail.com

Aprende EspaĂąol (Oconee County Library) This eight-week Spanish course is designed for beginners. Attendance at all classes is not mandatory. Registration required. Wednesdays through Apr. 20. FREE! 706-769-3950, www. athenslibrary.org/oconee Artist Workshops (KA Artist Shop) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Calligraphy: Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basics.â&#x20AC;? Apr. 26, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. or May 17, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $40. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creativity Takes Courage with Hope Hiltonâ&#x20AC;? Apr. 23, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $45. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All About Color: Impressionist Still-Life Painting with Will Eskridge.â&#x20AC;? May 10, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $40. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drawing 101 with Otto Lange.â&#x20AC;? May 11, 18 or 25, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $101. www.kaartist.com Bikram Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Classes in hot yoga are offered seven days a week. Karma Classes on Sundays at 6 p.m. benefit Project Safe. www.bikramathens. com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheel every Friday from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net Code Classes (Four Athens) â&#x20AC;&#x153;HTML/CSS Bootcamp.â&#x20AC;? Apr. 23, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. Also offering classes in web fundamentals, Ruby on Rails and JavaScript throughout the year. www.fourathens.com/classes Happy Yoga Happy Hour (Kumquat Mae Bakery CafĂŠ) Get your weekend off to a serene start with a stress-eliminating yoga session. Fridays, 5:15 p.m. A portion of donations will go to Nuciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space. www.holistichealthrevolution.com

Auditions On Golden Pond (Elberton Arts Center) Encore Productions presents the classic love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer. Actors should come prepared to read from the script. Auditions May 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. Performances July 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16. 706283-1049 Wizard of Oz (Athens Little Playhouse) Auditions May 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18.

Performances July 29â&#x20AC;&#x201C;31 & Aug. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7. athenslittleplayhouse@gmail. com, www.athenslittleplayhouse.net

Hatha Yoga (Healing Arts Centre) (Sangha Yoga Studio) Michelle Arington leads a yoga practice for all skill levels. Saturdays, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1:30 p.m. $14. www.holistichealthrevolution. com Lunchtime Workout (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Rebecca Thaw and Jenny Hill Carter host full-body workouts during lunch hour. All skill levels welcome. BYO mat. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12:45 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.athenscine.com Lunchtime Yoga (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) BYO mat. Wednesday and Fridays. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. margaretdthomasyoga. blogspot.com Natural Dye Workshop with Protein Fibers (Sea Island Indigo at The Williams Farm, 481 Ruth St.) This two-day workshop instructs on how to dye silk and wool. Apr. 30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 1, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $250. indigogrower@gmail. com, www.seaislandindigo.net OCAF Art Classes (OCAF, Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chroma-licious: A Color Liberation with Alicia D. Keshishian.â&#x20AC;? Apr. 22, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $135 + materials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Handmade Card Workshop: An Interactive Workshop for the Creatively Curious with Alicia D. Keshishian.â&#x20AC;? Apr. 23, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $110 + materials. www.ocaf. com Pilates and More (All Body Studio) All Body Studio offers Prana Flow Yoga, Yoga Wheel and Pilates Mat and Apparatus classes. Check website for classes. www.mindbody online.com Quilting Classes (Crooked Pine Quilts) Classes are offered in sewing, quilting, fabric dying and knitting for all levels and ages. needleinahaystack7@yahoo.com, crookedpinefarm.blogspot.com Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cubanstyle salsa dance classes with

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Three paintings by Amy Watts are currently on view in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;41st Juried Exhibitionâ&#x20AC;? at the Lyndon House Arts Center through Saturday, May 7. Selected exhibiting artists will offer a gallery walk-through during Third Thursday on Apr. 21 from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m.

SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Every Wednesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10 (incl. drink). www.facebook.com/ salsaathens Tai Chi Easy (Rocksprings Community Center) Tom Wittenberg leads an hour of this healthful exercise. No experience necessary.

Thursdays, 10 a.m. $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. 706548-1310 Yoga 101 for Beginners (Yurt Yoga Athens) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Integral Yoga Teacher Training.â&#x20AC;? Two weeks in May and two weeks in December. 706-548-3625, www.yurtyogaathens.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

Help Out 2-1-1 Volunteer Operating Training (Athens, GA) Learn Community Connectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2-1-1 interface, plus other policies and procedures for volunteering. Fill out online application. Sessions held Apr. 27 & May 4. www.community connection211.org Call for Volunteers (Nuçiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space) The Athens Human Rights Festival is looking for volunteers.

The 38th annual will be held downtown on Apr. 30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 1. Meetings are held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

706-202-9169, www.athenshuman rightsfest.org Community Connection (Athens, GA) Community Connection of Northeast Georgia assists volunteers in finding flexible service opportunities at various

organizations. Visit the website for a calendar and to register. www. communityconnection211.org Great American Cleanup (Oconee County Library) Join Keep Oconee County Beautiful in a beautification project. Apr. 30, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. www.kocbc.com Over the Edge (SPARC Building, 2040 W. Broad St.) Fundraise $1,000 and rappel down the side of a building or support a brave edger

by May 4. Proceeds benefit Nancy Travis Childcare Project, Interfaith Hospitality Netwok, Children First. www.overtheedgecwe.com PALS Volunteers Needed (PALS Institute) Women of the World seeks volunteers to mentor young adult women in earning a GED. The program focuses on business training, computer skills and literacy. Spanish speakers needed.

Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. www.womentotheworld. org

Kidstuff ACC Summer Camps (Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in science, dance, sports, art and more.

Visit website for dates and details.

706-613-3580, www.athensclarke county.com/camps New Moon Summer Adventure Camp (Athens, GA) Now registering for a camp that travels to different locations daily.

Activities include hiking, swimming, boating and more. Fee includes all activities and travel expenses. For ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. Weeks of June 13 & 20 and July 11 & 18, 8:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $175/week. 706-310-0013

Play Minecraft in a Movie Theatre (Ovation 12) Gamers will play and collaborate on teams of of 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 members. Saturdays, Apr. 30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 21. 10 a.m. $50. www.superleague.com Portuguese for Kids (Oconee County Library) Kids can learn to speak Portuguese. Wednesdays, Apr. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 15, 6:15 p.m. Ages 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11. www.athenslibrary.org/oconee Summer Camps (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Peace Camp runs June 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 1.

Hogwarts School at the Pyramid runs July 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22 and July 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;29, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. www.uuathensga.org Summer Theater Camps (Athens Little Playhouse) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folk Tales,â&#x20AC;? May 30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mother Goose,â&#x20AC;? June 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Circus,â&#x20AC;? June 13â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fairy Tail,â&#x20AC;? June 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24.

Visit website for registration form. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net Swim School (Bishop Park, East Athens Community Center & Lay Park) Swim school is for ages 3 & up. Multiple sessions available. $33â&#x20AC;&#x201C;50. Check website for dates. accaquatics@athensclarkecounty. com, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ leisure The Heroines Club (1161 Long Rd.) A monthly mother-daughter empowerment circle based on the sharing of real-life heroines and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Sistersâ&#x20AC;?

Circle is for ages 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Sistersâ&#x20AC;? Circle is for ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14.

Visit website for next meeting. $25. www.themotherdaughternest.com Theatre Academy (Rose of Athens) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teaching Life Skills Through Stage Skills.â&#x20AC;? For grades 1stâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12th. Multiple sessions available. June 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22. $85â&#x20AC;&#x201C;385. www.roseofathens.org

Support Groups Adoptee Support and Encouragement (Oasis Counseling Center) Group meetings are held for teens ages 12–16.

Parents meet at the same time in a separate area. Thursdays through April. 706-543-3522, www.oasis counselingcenter.com Amputee Support Group (ACC Library) All are welcome. Meets every first Thursday of the month.

Contact Reyna, 706-498-4313 Caregivers’ Support Group (Tuckston United Methodist Church) Find support with other caregivers.

Second Sundays, 3 p.m. 706-7428441 Project Safe (Athens, GA) Meetings for Warriors: Hope & Healing from Domestic Violence

Group are held every Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Tuesday of each month.

Meetings for the New Beginnings Support Group are held every Monday, 6:30–8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Monday of the month.

Childcare provided. 24-hour crisis hotline: 706-543-3331. Teen texting line: 706-765-8019. Meeting information: 706-613-3357, ext. 772. www.project-safe.org 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 The Legacy Circle: A Monthly Women’s Empowerment Journey (The Mother-Daughter Nest, 1161 Long Rd.) Practice the art of sacred self-care and support your

art around town A. LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Artwork by Perry McCrackin.

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) A collection of new paintings by Matt Bahr.

Through April.

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 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. Through May 20.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “This Land: Immigration in the United States” was curated by Venezuelan American artist and University of North Georgia art professor Stanley Bermudez. Through May 28.

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.) “Max” features photography by Mo Costello. Currently on view through April.

CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) “American Landscapes of the Country Place Era: Photographs by Carol Betsch.” Through Apr. 28.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, “Hello, Neighbor” features artwork by Terry Rowlett, Michelle Fontaine, René 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.) In celebration of Earth Day, see cyanotypes by Rinne Allen and an installation by the Air Plants Proliferation Project (A-4P). Through May 7.

DONDERO’S KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Ainhoa Bilbao Cebrero’s paintings explore sacred metaphors, renewal and transformation. Closing reception Apr. 30.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Patrick Sprague and Tatiana Veneruso. Through April.

FARMINGTON DEPOT GALLERY (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 14 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics and fine furniture. Permanent collection artists include Matt Alston, John Cleaveland, Peter Loose, Michael Pierce, Dan Smith, Cheri Wranosky and more. • Greg Benson’s “Oil Compass” features eight paintings that create a 360-degree panorama when viewed together. Through April.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Ro Scurry.

Through April.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Wild Wooly Wonderful Athens” features works by Jared Brown, Timi Conley, James Greer, Michael Lachowski, Ali Norman, Dan Smith and Kaleena Stasiak. Opening reception Apr. 21. Through June 26.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition.” Through May 1. • “David Ligare: California Classicist.” Through May 8. • “Frank Hartley Anderson: Forging the Southern Printmakers Society.” Through June 19. • Created by design studio VolvoxLabs, “VVOX: Refining Realities” is an immersive triptych utilizing digital visualization. Through June 19. • 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.) Jamey Grimes’ Northern Lightsinspired “Aurora” is an installation illuminated by natural light during the day and a color-based lighting cycle at night. Through September.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Black-and-white illustrations by James Greer.

Through May 8.

HEIRLOOM CAFÉ (815 N. Chase St.) “Four Corners” presents works by four MFA students graduating this spring: Michael Ross, Drema Montgomery, Spence Townsend and Heather Foster. Through May 1.

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Paintings by Marisa Mustard. Through April.

JITTERY JOE’S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Oils on paper and mono prints by Stuart Libby. Through May 28.

JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) “Feminine Mystique” is a series of still life oil paintings by Manda McKay.

own personal growth. First Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. $15. www. themotherdaughternest.com

On The Street American Lunch (Multiple Locations) Five Restaurant & Bar offers free meals through a mobile soup kitchen. The food truck is available 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Jessie B. Denney Towers on Tuesdays, Sparrows Nest Mission on Wednesdays, and Bigger Vision of Athens on Fridays. www.american lunch.org Athens Free School (Athens, GA) Athens Free School is a learning network where people share skills.

Email with class ideas. athensfree school@riseup.net, www.facebook. com/athensfreeschool

Athens Street Hockey (YMCA) (Hockey Rink) All skill levels.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m. athensfloorhockey@gmail.com Bike Clinic (BikeAthens) Learn how to repair your bike with tools and advice from experts. Thursdays, 6–8:30 p.m. $10 donation. bikeathens.com 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 (Beginner) Duplicate Bridge Games are held Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Party Bridge is held Thursdays at 1 p.m. $5. 706-248-4809 Ladies Rock Camp (Athens School of Music) Women can form bands, writing songs and performing a show. Proceeds benefit Girls Rock Camp. $150–200. www.girlsrock athensga.org f

K.A. ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) Mini art, prints, merch and installation pieces by local artists. Opening reception Apr. 21. Through June 2.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “BFA Exhibition II.” Opening reception Apr. 22. Through Apr. 29.

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.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) In the Lounge Gallery, Spence Townsend presents a collection of paintings examining animals, people and places through a fantastical lens. Through April. • The 41st annual Juried Exhibition presents 228 pieces by 171 artists selected by Jock Reynolds, director at the Yale University Art Gallery. Through May 7. • Paige Adair’s video projection “Daughter of the Cave” explores gender and underground wanderlust. Through May 7. • Newly established in honor of the Willow Oak that recently reached the end of its lifecycle, The Tree Gallery showcases photography by Shannon Williams and kid art projects inspired

by Gustav Klimt.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA-98, Danielsville) Mixed media by Chris Elkins. Through April.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) “Figures, Florals and Fabulous Celestials” presents watercolors by Judith DeJoy, Cindy Malota and Radha Murthy. Through April.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 21st annual “Southworks National Juried Art Exhibit” features 79 works by 52 artists. Through May 6. • This year’s “Encore16” features artists from previous “Director’s Choice Exhibits.” Through May 6.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism and the Modern South.” • “The Greatest Bulldog of Them All: Dan McGill.” • “Selections from the Disability History Archive.” • “John Abbot, Early Georgia’s Naturalist Artist.”• “Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence: The George Foster Peabody Awards.” • “Olympic Legacy.” • Through July.

SIPS (1390 Prince Ave.) Maria Strom shows colorful and humorous prints from her cat series. Through April.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Portraits of the Working Class: Trees” by Marlene Lipinski explores mankind’s relationship with trees. Through May 1.

THE SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Monroe art teacher Bobbie Austin. Through April.

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.

TERRAPIN BEER CO. (265 Newton Bridge Rd.) “New Beginnings are often Disguised as Painful Endings” is a painting series by Maria Nissan. Through April.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) The Ethical Eating Group at UUFA presents, “Get Yourself FREE,” a multi-media display adapting the chorus of Paul Simon’s song “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” Contributing artists are Kate Blane and Melissa Biehl.

Through May. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) The 2016 “Oconee Art Students Exhibit” features recipients of the Outstanding Achievement in Art Scholarship.

Through Apr. 28.

VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Abstract paintings by Antoine Stewart. Through May. WALKER’S COFFEE AND PUB (128 College Ave.) Artwork by Jamie Calkin and Miranda Rupkey. Through April.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Paintings of scenes around Athens by Mary Porter.

WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) Curated by Jimmy Straehla, “The Inaugural Art Show” showcases work by Cameron Bliss, Tex Crawford, Margot Ecke, Peter Loose, Terry Rowlett, cap man and several more Winterville area artists. Through May. 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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Office $350/mo. includes internet and all utils. art studio ok. See online at Flagpole or on Facebook at cantrellgrocery. Available June 1.

Condos for Rent 2BR/1BA condo. Stadium Village. Walking distance to UGA campus. Gated, pool, f i t n e s s c e n t e r. E x c e l l e n t condition. Avail. 6/1. $700/mo.

(706) 206-2347.

Condo at Tanyard, 370 S. Pope St. #16. 2BR/2BA. 1 block from campus. $800/mo. W/D All appliances incl. Avail. Aug. 1.

Call (478) 609-1303.

Advertise your properties in Flagpole Classifieds! Longterm specials available.

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Just reduced! Investor’s Westside condo. 2BR/2BA, FP, 1500 sf., great investment, lease 12 mos. at $625/mo. Price in $50s.

For more info, call McWaters Realty: (706) 353-2700 or (706) 540-1529.

Duplexes For Rent Five Points 2BR/1BA duplex on Mell St. Great layout, lots of off street parking. W/D incl.

Covered front porch. Avail Aug 1. $825/mo. (706) 546-6900 www.valerioproperties.com.

S. Milledge, Venita Dr. 4BR/2BA, W/D, DW, fenced back yd.!

Close to everything yet private. $999/mo., negotiable.

Avail. Aug. (404) 558-3218, or bagley_w@bellsouth.net.

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Houses for Rent 5 Mins. walk to Med. School.

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2BR/1BA. House For Rent.

Separate Dining Room. HWflrs., CHAC, W/D, fenced yd., pets OK. Avail. April 16. Yearly Lease, deposit, references req. $1150 per mo. Details: debjameson@sky.com Tel : (706) 608-4030.

1BR/1BA plus bonus room, Carriage House: 5 miles north of downtown. W/D hookup.

Lawn care incl. $540/mo. plus sec. dep. Avail. May. Evenings (706) 424-1571.

4 Roommates, only $523.75 each! All utils. incl. Each BR has private BA. W/D, DW, CHAC, spacious screen porch w/ swing. Ground floor, plenty of parking. 194-B Talmadge St. (off Bloomfield). Total $2095/ mo. Avail. 8/1/16. Terry, (706) 714-1100.

Boulevard Area 686 1/2 Barber St. Large 4BR/3BA. Screened porch, HWflrs, W/D, DW. Walk Downtown. Lease, deposit, references req. Avail.

Aug. 1. $1,360/mo. Call (706) 540-4752.

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Private. Small pet OK. 185-A S. Finley St. $1350/mo. total.

Avail. 8/1/16. Terry: (706) 7141100.

Rooms for Rent 1BR in a 4BR/4BA house.

Large rooms! Walking distance to Downtown/campus,158 Strickland St. Three roommates are hardworking, cool guys. $475/mo. Avail. 8/1/16–7/27/17. jay.barden4@gmail.com, (678) 232-6292.

For Sale Antiques Archipelago Antiques: The best of past trends in design and art! 1676 S. Lumpkin St. Open daily 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

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Art 1993 Conrad C-25 Combo Press (electric) for litho or etching w 27x48 bed, stand, new felts, $3500.00. Less than 8 hours of use. Email tom_ hurst@me.com.

Music Services Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition.Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn. (706) 3699428.

Services Cleaning Peachy Green Clean Co-op, y o u r l o c a l f r i e n d l y G re e n Clean! Free estimates w/ rates as low as $39. (706) 2484601, peachygreencleancoop. com.

She said, “My house is a wreck.” I said, “That’s what I do!” House cleaning, help w/ organizing, pet mess. Local, Independent and Earth Friendly. Text or call Nick for a quote (706) 851-9087.

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Businesses Streets Cafe, Local Athens Food Truck. Sale includes fully equipped food truck. $29,000. Clarke County health department approved. Contact Ryan: (706) 540-2134.

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New Pillow Top Mattress Sets in Plastic ! Queens $200 and Kings $300. Can Deliver: (706) 347-4814.

Music Equipment Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are tax-deductible.

Call (706) 227-1515 or come

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Instruction Athens School of Music.

Instruction in guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin, fiddle & more. From beginner to expert. Instrument re p a i r s a v a i l . Vi s i t w w w. athensschoolofmusic.com, (706) 543-5800.

Make money from your music related services! Advertise in Flagpole Classifieds. Call (706) 549-0301 for more info.

Full-time Licensed Barber Instructor: A wellestablished barber school is looking to open in Athens. Looking for a highly motivated, selfstarter and experienced Licensed Barber Instructor.

Full time position, 35 hours per week. Competitive Salary, Benefits and Growth potential. Send resume to BarberNewHire@ Hotmail.com

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Athens Area! Lead G e n e r a t o r- m a k i n g 120–150 Outbound Calls Daily - (no selling) Hours are: Mon. – Fri. 8–5. Payrate is $10–$12 DOE. Friendly, spacious work environment. Please send your updated resume to: jeanne@ staffing-resources.com.

Administrative Assistant - Small office in downtown Athens looking for extremely organized and detail oriented assistant. Please send resumé and cover letter to: wowresumes@aol.com.

Hotel Indigo has openings for: FT maintenance, PT painting and PT housekeeping. Send resumes and/or questions to: l a c e y g re e n @ i n d i g o a t h e n s . com or call (706) 286-1710.

Line/Prep Cooks Needed.The Georgia Center has several positions available 20–40 hrs./week. Pay DOE/ Minimum 3 years in full service restaurant. Email resumes to robh@uga.edu.

Te a c h i n g p o s i t i o n s a v a i l . !

Must have previous child care experience. Please come by to fill out an application or submit your resume to: the. preschool.acad@gmail.com.

Address: 2800 Atlanta Hwy, Athens, GA 30606. Phone: (706) 353-8183.

UberPrints seeks an e x p e r i e n c e d S c re e n P r i n t Operator. FT and PT positions avail. Apply online at www. uberprints.com/company/ jobs.

Opportunities Looking for a highly motivated, service-oriented person to handle the customer interchange for our front office.

A good knowledge of cars is not required, but a plus. Start off at part time but could quickly progress to full time.

Responsibilities: effectively handle multiple calls and customers simultaneously; schedule, estimate and repair appointments, schedule d ro p o ff a n d p i c k - u p o f vehicles, log final billing and closing repair orders, assess customers’ needs to achieve highest satisfaction, build lasting relationships w/ customers/vendors, keep accurate customer records.

Requirements: Excellent communication skills, 2-3 years of experience, great telephone etiquette and active listening skills, customer oriented ability to adapt/respond to multiple personalities. High school degree required along w/ clean and valid G e o r g i a d r i v e r ’s l i c e n s e .

Please send resumes to: athensautoshop@gmail. com by May 7.

Part-time Clocked is looking for an experienced, creative, calm, good natured kitchen people to help close our kitchen at night. Must love music, art, and simple, well-executed comfort food.

We offer good pay, 401K, flexible scheduling, staff meal, and other benefits.

Bring your resume to 259 W.Washington St. or send it to: hollandshield@hotmail. com. We are an equal o p p o r t u n i t y e m p l o y e r.

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The UGA Hotel and Conference Center is looking for temporary, PT housekeepers.

Experience preferred.

Required to work flexible hours any day of the week, including holidays and weekends. How to apply (no calls or drop by applications accepted): UGA requires a background investigation for all new hires. Go to: www.ugajobsearch.com, c re a t e o n l i n e a c c o u n t and application, search job posting #20151318 (Temporary labor pool – staff no benefits), apply.

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Front Desk: PT sub needed.

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Spa experience preferred.

Email resume to: info@ urbansanctuaryspa.com. Apply at Urban Sanctuary: 810 N. Chase St., Athens.

Groove Bur gers (New Restaurant) is hiring FOH and BOH positions. Looking for positive people with the passion for food. Apply online: g ro o v e b u r g e r s . c o m , s e n d your application to: info@ grooveburgers.com or call: (762) 499-5699.

Graduate Athens is seeking PT Baristas at Iron Works Coffee Company. Experience preferred. Weekend availability req. Apply in person.

Graduate Athens seeking PT Marketing Coordinator for proper ty. Graphics design skills (AI and Photoshop) and social media promotion experience required. Apply in person.

Licensed Massage Therapist– Urban Sanctuary has immediate openings for PT and sub positions. Must be proficient w/ deep tissue and pain management massage therapy. Email resume and hours of availability: candice@ urbansanctuaryspa.com.

Local catering company now hiring. Positions include food prep/production, bartender and head waiter. Availability on weekend nights is a must.

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Experienced kitchen help needed. Bring resume or fill out application at George’s Lowcountry Table. No phone calls please.

Pawtropolis is now hiring for Animal Caretakers at both our East and West Athens locations. We’re looking for outgoing, hardworking, motivated “dog people” to join our team. Duties incl. managing doggie daycare playgroups, grooming, facility cleaning and customer service. If interested, please go to www.pawtropolis. com/services/hiring or visit either locaiton for more details.

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The UGA Hotel and Conference Center is looking for Front Desk Clerks and Night Auditors to join our team of professionals, serving the overnight guests of The University of Georgia. We are looking for team members w/ a positive attitude, outgoing personality and strong work e t h i c s ; t h a t a re i n t e r s t e d in working in a fast-paced, p ro f e s s i o n a l e n v i ro n m e n t , serving guests from Georgia, throughout the U.S. and around the world. We invite y o u t o j o i n o u r t e a m ! To a p p l y, p l e a s e v i s i t w w w. ugajobsearch.com to create an online account and application; search job posting 20070351 and apply. The University of Georgia requires a background investigation for all employees.

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Organizations After The End: A PostApocalyptic Book Club. May 5, 7 p.m. Athens-Clarke County Library. May’s pick: A Gift Upon the Shore by MK Wren.

in Athens. Everything you need to get fresh eggs daily in your backyard - 2 hens, moveable coop, feeder, & water container. Available for 4 week intervals. Sign up now!

Web Designer: Athens agency seeks experienced responsive designer who’s good w/ clients. PT up to 40 hrs/week (flexible). More info at: lightmarkmedia.com/job.

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Texts From Exes and Family Strife Advice for Athens’ Loose and Lovelorn

By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com What would you say when your ex texts you and says he wants to talk, then tells you it’s his fifth day of sobriety?

if you want. You don’t have to speak to anyone who hurts you, and that includes your parents.

I’d say lots of things. I’d start with asking why he wants to talk, and why he wants to talk now as opposed to when we were together and trying to make it work. I’m sure sobriety has given him some muchneeded perspective on your relationship, and that’s why he’s reaching out to you, but be cautious if he begs for your return.

Everyone deserves second chances and forgiveness, but let him show you that he’s serious about sobriety and about you before you commit to being A Couple again.

I’m getting married in a few weeks.

Currently my entire life revolves around the circus our wedding has turned into. I’m not worried about the actual event. I hired a wedding planner and have a drawer full of Ativan to get me through. My concern is the aftermath. I’m nervous I’ll experience something akin to postpartum depression (post-wedding slump?). Is this an actual thing? How can I prepare for this? Since all of my free time (and even some work time) over the last year or so has gone into planning this upcoming weekend, it doesn’t seem like feeling grief (not exactly grief but loss of some sort) would be a leap.

What am I going to do with all my spare time?

Not-Quite Wife

I really want to out my dad, a well-known person in Athens, for molesting me and my sister (his daughters) when we were 2 and 3 years old. She has blackmailed him into money, and I am stuck (for a lot of reasons) living with him, way past the statute of limitations. It’s funny—even if you just printed this, Athens would know who he is. But then I would be homeless. Worth it? He doesn’t read this.

If you’ve taken a step like this one, it’s definitely worth it to you. Apparently just me choosing to run this question is enough to out him, and I’m glad to help you however I can. I can see that you don’t

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heard of anyone becoming addicted to being a Bridezilla.

You might have that Lindsey Lohan “chaos addiction” that she admitted to during her Oprah interview.

Ask yourself this: What is it about all this hubbub that makes me feel so vibrant and alive? Why am I enjoying this stress so much? It sounds to me like you’re bored with most other aspects of your life; otherwise, I can’t imagine why you’d be sad to not plan a wedding. If it’s the adoration you’re addicted to, be comforted to know that people fawn over newlyweds just as much as they fawn over engaged couples.

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want to be stuck under his roof and beholden to your abuser, even if it was decades ago. It’s bigger than physical molestation—abusers control the actions and minds of their victims, and keeping you at home as an adult is an extension of his control over you.

You don’t have to out him by name publicly, if that’s what makes you nervous.

You can just tell him (with your sister or another adult present who can defend you if he gets violent) face to face that you know what he did, it’s not forgiven, and he owes you for it. Move out of his home, and if your sister is blackmailing him for money, get in on it and make him get you an apartment.

You’re right, there’s nothing you can do legally at this point, but you can definitely get out of his house and take your life back.

You can cut him out of your life completely

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