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The Voice from The Cloakroom Voters Like Incumbents After All Bob Stephens: Our Congressman with a Bipartisan Sense of Humor Trump-Fueled Anger Didn’t Affect Down-Ballot Races By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com Angela Stanley, head of archives and special collections at the ACC Library, emailed to ask if I knew anyone who might want a bunch of surplus bound volumes of The Athens Observer. Of course I went right over and loaded them into my car. Then I unloaded them. Then I carried them upstairs to my office, with a little help from my friends. Then I dusted them off and lined them up in order against a wall. I must say that the whole operation gave me great respect for the work librarians do. Those things are heavy. But they are also a treasure trove and fit nicely with the volumes I already had, making a run from 1974–1991. I have already discovered several pieces I had not been able to locate on microfilm. Just glancing through issues of the old Observer, the weekly paper I was part of before Flagpole came along, is a reminder of just how long we’ve been writing about issues like neighborhood protection, the integrity of downtown, the growth of the university and safety on Prince Avenue. Reading through the old issues is a reminder, too, of just how important an independent, locally owned newspaper is to a town like Athens. Among the many delights I have encountered is a series written by former Congressman Robert G. Stephens Jr., beginning in 1986—30 years ago. Bob had an A.B. and an M.A. in history from UGA and also a law degree. He taught history at Georgia for a while, and he had a year of study abroad in Germany in the mid-1930s, where he observed life under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. Bob served in the Army during the war and afterward on the prosecutorial staff at the Nuremburg Trials. Then he came back to Athens to practice law. He served in the Georgia legislature for several terms, then in 1960 was elected to represent Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, the same year Jack Kennedy was elected president. Bob served eight terms in Congress until he retired in 1976. I had been bugging Bob to write something for the Observer, and he finally came in and announced that he would write some reminiscences under the title “Cloakroom,” which of course is the gathering place for congressmen when they are not actually
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By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com out on the floor conducting their business. Bob gave us a very reasonable price, but he wanted it all up front, because he was taking care of a couple of elderly sisters as well as his own large family. I seem to remember that the total came to $500, a steal for what we got in return, but still difficult for us to come up with at that time. Now, Bob was gregarious and a very witty man, which meant that he had a lot of good friends among his fellow congressmen and a lot of good stories. “Cloakroom” was a great addition to The Observer, and it ran right on the front page as long as I was still at the paper. Each week, Bob regaled us with the behind-the-scenes doings of congressmen current and past, many of whom were familiar figures. Given the tenor of our present Congress, it doesn’t seem possible that a member could write with affection, respect and humor about colleagues on both sides of the aisle. It also no longer seems possible that we could have a congressman with the governmental experience, education and respect for learning that Bob took to Washington. Bob was descended from several illustrious Georgia families, and though his mind was quick, he spoke in a Southern drawl. Once, in a congressional committee hearing, he was questioning a colleague, Rep. Moorehead from Pennsylvania. Bob repeatedly referred to Mr. “Mohead” this and Mr. “Mohead” that, until the chairman, Rep. Conti of New York, interrupted. “Excuse me, Congressman,” Conti said to Bob, “don’t you know that the gentleman’s name has an “r” in it?” “Co’se I know it has an ‘r’ in it, Mr. Chairman,” Bob responded. “If it didn’t, it would be “Moohead.” The library is working toward having those old Observers in a searchable format online, so someday we may be able to enjoy Congressman Stephens’ wit and wisdom again. Meanwhile, his son, Judge Lawton Stephens, got a full inheritance of Bob’s humor, which he sometimes displays in civic fundraisers or other speeches. They’re always worth the price of admission—much mo’, actually. f
In the end, the political insurgency that supposedly would sweep incumbents out of office in last week’s primaries turned out not to be much of an insurgency. It seems that a majority of the state’s voters are OK with the people who are currently representing them in Congress or the General Assembly. There was a slate of candidates, many of them tea party activists, who were fired up by Donald Trump’s success as an outsider running for president and hoped to duplicate that at the local level by challenging incumbents in their own primaries. These outsiders were spitting mad at congressmen who voted for John Boehner as speaker, or legislators who voted for the motor fuel tax increase. That anger, however, never translated into any kind of political wave. Three congressmen from North Georgia districts that are among the most conservative in the country faced down this primary opposition and will go back to Washington. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville) got 60 percent of the vote against a field of four opponents. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) also had four opponents, one of them a former congressman, and did slightly better than Loudermilk by attracting 61 percent support. Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ranger) outperformed them both by getting nearly 76 percent of the vote against two opponents. It was a similar situation in the legislative races, where influential lawmakers who hadn’t had opposition in a long time had to get out there and actually knock on doors asking constituents for their votes. From House Speaker David Ralston on down, nearly all the incumbents who were party leaders or committee chairmen won their primaries by comfortable margins and can
look forward to reelection in November with little or no Democratic opposition. For the second election in a row, Ralston fended off a challenge from high school wrestling coach Sam Snider by about the same two-to-one margin. The majority leader in both chambers won their respective primaries by lopsided margins, including Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert (R-Athens), who won against Patricia Daugherty. And five Republican senators in North Georgia survived primary challenges with relative ease, including Sen. Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville). Despite the embarrassment of a DUI arrest in the middle of his campaign, Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) piled up almost 73 percent of the vote to rout Tom Owens, a DeKalb County political activist. Sen. Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) may have had the most impressive result of all. He was running against a wealthy investor, Aaron Barlow, who had the financial means to put at least $317,000 of his own money into the campaign. Beach is also a major supporter of MARTA expansion, an issue that has been deadly for Republican politicians in the northern suburbs. Beach still wound up with 58 percent of the vote and now has an endorsement to go back to the capitol and keep pushing for more rail lines. You have to go down to the county commission level to find a prominent incumbent who didn’t finish first. That would be Cobb County, where Commission Chairman Tim Lee was finally punished by the voters for funneling nearly $400 million in public funds to the Atlanta Braves for their new stadium. Lee finished a weak second in his primary race and may not survive the runoff. f
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But several commissioners said they Thompson has included $75,000 to lease Last Tuesday’s election flew under the support a plan proposed by Commissioner space for for an arts and tech incubator in radar like no other in the 12 years I’ve covKelly Girtz to bring those part-time and her proposed budget. Currently the ADDA ered Georgia politics. temp workers up to $10.17 gradually over helps startups by subsidizing the tech “Huh?” you’re probably saying to yourthe next two years. Girtz said he wants incubator Four Athens’ short-term leases self to right now. “There was an election? Williams to embed 99 part-time year-round on ever-shifting vacant office space downBut I already voted for Bernie.” And you employees in ACC’s pay matrix by the end town. Noting that local startups are quickly wouldn’t be alone. Just 10 percent of of the calendar year, because they should outgrowing their spaces, Thompson is proAthens’ 52,000 registered voters turned earn the same hourly wage as their full-time posing that the ADDA lease a bloc of office out. For comparison, turnout for local and counterparts. Summer-camp temp workers space and work with Four Athens to fill it. state elections in May 2014 was a still-palBoard member Regina Quick (who is also would be brought in next summer, and poll try 24 percent, and for the March presidenworkers by the 2018 election. a state representative) expressed skeptitial primaries it was 56 percent. In Oconee The debate has roughly mirrored the County, the turnout May 24 was 29 percent cism, questioning how such a plan would national one over raising the federal minifulfill the ADDA’s mission of economic (also down from 2014). mum wage. Commissioner Melissa Link development. “I’m not interested in taking Granted, state legislators messed with Athens’ election schedule a few years ago by money away from parkers who are spending pushed to act faster, noting that the cost of money downtown and property owners and everything, especially housing, is going up, moving nonpartisan races from November making it harder to live on Athens’ notorigiving it away,” she said. (Perhaps Quick to coincide with partisan primaries. And should read the article on two rapidly grow- ously low wages. “We used to be a bastion there wasn’t as much on the ballot this year of affordable living, and that’s no longer the ing downtown tech companies on p. 7.) as two years ago. In 2014 Mayor Nancy case… and with our obscene poverty rate, The program would be self-sustaining— Denson and two sitting commissioners it’s the right thing to do,” she said. funded in future years by rent collected, faced challenges, and there was a hotly Commissioner Sharyn contested race for an open Dickerson resisted the idea, commission seat as well as a calling $10.17 “an arbitrary wide-open GOP primary for number” and said giving U.S. Senate. raises to those who make less But that points to apathy would demean those who in and of itself. This year, currently earn that amount. none of the five commission“We’d all like to be paid what ers up for re-election were the president of the United challenged. Even with all the States gets paid [$400,000 a controversy surrounding year], but we don’t have the the Clarke County School knowledge, skills and ability, District, in three races only nor have we paid our dues to one person ran. For the open get there,” she said. District 8 BOE seat, John Commissioner Jerry Knox defeated Kamau Hull NeSmith reminded by 37 votes in an election Dickerson that MIT’s living that drew just 825 voters. wage calculator isn’t arbiDeputy Tax trary. “It’s a floor,” he said. Commissioner Toni Meadow “It’s well established based won a promotion by beaton research on what a living ing Dave Hudgins with The five people who voted in Athens elections May 24 check results at newly elected school wage is.” 62 percent of the vote in board member John Knox’s victory party at the Morton Theatre. the Democratic primary Downtown Parking: Commissioners also Thompson said. “We’ve talked about (no Republican is running). All of Clarke said they’re on board with adjusting downdiversifying business downtown, bringing County’s other constitutional officers town parking rates as part of the fiscal in offices,” added Mike Hamby, an Athensand judges, including Sheriff Ira Edwards Clarke County commissioner who serves on 2017 budget, which kicks in July 1. Deck and District Attorney Ken Mauldin, are rates would drop from $1.50 per hour to the board. “We want people working downunopposed. So are Athens’ three state town” because that benefits restaurants and $1, while the 75-cent rate for on-street representatives, Democrat Spencer Frye parking would go up a quarter. Equalizing retailers, too, he said. and Republicans Regina Quick and Chuck those rates should encourage people who One issue is that Thompson hasn’t yet Williams. State Sens. Bill Cowsert and worked out the details. A formal proposal is are planning on staying downtown a while Frank Ginn faced only token opposition to park in the decks, opening up on-street coming in two or three months, she said. in the GOP primary and will be back for spaces for people running quick errands another two years. and benefiting retailers by increasing turnLiving Wage: When the Athens-Clarke One of Athens’ congressmen, Doug over in those spaces. Collins of Gainesville, easily beat four oppo- County Commission votes on its 2017 budAnd in future years, expect deck rates get June 7, it likely won’t include raises for nents in the Republican primary, including to drop further and to pay more to park 240 part-time and temporary employees Paul Broun, and has no Democratic chalin a metered space. “This is a step in the who make less than $10.17 an hour, which lenger. The other, the ultra-conservative right direction, but we need to go further,” MIT has identified as a living wage for a Jody Hice of Social Circle, is—stop me if Commissioner Jared Bailey said. “Decks single adult in Athens. you’ve heard this before—unopposed. should be cheaper by far than the on-street The progressive group Athens for The upshot of all this is that the parking.” Everyone has been pressuring commisNovember ballot will be really, really short: Link also lobbied for policies to encoursioners to include $78,000 in the budget president and U.S. Senate. That’s it. age drivers to park on the outskirts of to bring those employees up to the livdowntown if they’re looking for cheap ing wage. It became clear at the May 17 Tech and Arts Incubator: Pamela spaces. “In a lot of cities they charge a Thompson, executive director of the Athens agenda-setting meeting that wasn’t going premium price for on-street parking in preto happen—ACC Manager Blaine Williams Downtown Development Authority, is mium areas,” she said, or ACC could extend had told commissioners earlier that those working on a plan to boost the tech industhe two-hour time limit on the edges of modest wages could create a cascade effect try and the arts downtown, but the ADDA downtown. f costing “millions.” board is divided.
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Four Athens Has Coding Classes for Everyone By Kat Khoury news@flagpole.com
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demystify what’s going on in your phone,” Jim Flannery says passionately. “Everybody should take a coding class. Even if they choose not to pursue it, let’s demystify.” Flannery is the herder of cats, as he says, the traffic controller, or if you want to be technical, the executive director of Four Athens, a local organization which helps entrepreneurial startups in the area succeed. Early last year Four Athens, with the guidance of Flannery, Jordan Burke and Antoinette Stevens, launched coding classes for anyone and everyone—at least, that’s the hope. “In January 2015 we started to notice that a lot of our faster-growing companies were having trouble hiring, and it was across the board, senior and junior level, you name it,” Flannery says. The skills to fill those positions aren’t easy to come by, and Burke says that even computer science students at the University of Georgia weren’t getting the marketable skills they need, focusing a lot on theory but not so much on practical experience. Consumers—not just professional coders—can use those skills as well. Flannery and Burke, the adult education director for Four Athens, both deeply believe that the future is technology, and that a basic level of technical literacy is already an important and necessary pursuit. “Teslas that are on the road today are already self-driving.
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This is not something that’s in the future; it’s happening now. Technology is eating us alive,” Flannery says. His goal is to convince everyone that they can learn to code, saying that the middle-class workforce of the future is going to be heavily computerscience based. “The geniuses are still going to be the geniuses, and they’re still going to make the most money, and they’re going to be designing the systems, but you need people on sort of all levels of the chain doing work,” he says. For Burke, he’s concerned with security, as well as social media—“where that information is coming from, why that information is being presented, when it is and why it is.” They also have a little bit of a political agenda. Flannery wants Athens to be a forerunner in the field of technology. “Let’s let Athens be ahead of the curve in something,” he says. “Too often I think that Athens is reactionary instead of visionary in its change. This is an area, I think, where we could lead.” The skills themselves can be political, too. As Burke puts it, “having an understanding of technology is going to become vital to the democratic process.” Classes are taught by professional coders. Much of the program’s focus right now is on training the teachers, and Burke says they are talking with the College of Education at UGA, getting feedback on structure and curriculum. The curriculum for kids as young as 7 was created mainly by
Burke and Stevens, then a UGA computer science student who moved away after graduating. “One of our challenges is that the parents that understand it’s important will do pretty much anything to get their kids into these classes. The parents that don’t, we don’t yet know how to communicate with them that this is important,” Flannery says. Eventually he wants to start outreach programs that go into communities and offer sessions to educate people on the importance of technological literacy. But knowing that something is important isn’t always enough. Burke says the No. 1 thing people who think they can’t code say is “I’m not good at math.” That doesn’t matter, he says, “because that’s what computers are good at,” so it’s a fairly common misconception that only mathletes can code. “I would love to do more learning by doing, having more startups and more established companies take risks on junior developers and giving them practical experience,” he says. “We’re not there yet, but it’s coming. Because that’s really the biggest thing—the more practical experience you can get at something, the more things stick and the more it’s going to make sense.” While anyone can learn to code, the methods differ for different ages. While adults start at the beginning, the kids take coding on with a more thrown-into-thedeep-end approach. “With the adults, we definitely teach more high-level concepts like the theory behind why this code does what it does. With the kids it’s more, ‘Here
is how you would do this, now break it,’ essentially,” Burke explains. He says this is effective because kids have more of an exploratory nature, while the adults are there to learn a particular skill or gain a particular toolset so they can take their career to the next level. This year the program has expanded from three or four schools to 11 or 12. Four Athens’ goal is to teach 400 kids how to code, with half of them being on scholarship. “We don’t want money to ever be an issue. We understand that the classes are expensive, but they kind of have to be,” Flannery says. The program has worked with the Girl Scouts of America as well as Chess & Community, a local outreach program for kids. Another long-term plan is to have a computer lab and instruction space downtown so that kids without computers can have a dedicated place and tools to use. Flannery says schools will eventually have mandatory technology literacy classes—some high schools are already moving in that direction—and when that happens, the program will become less oriented towards training kids and focus more on adult education. He hopes to make a small dent in the half-million unfilled software jobs in the country—positions that can’t be filled by the mere 60,000 computer science graduates every year. For those who do go through the coding classes, the success rate is high, and most are still living in Athens, feeding back into the city’s economy with their new skill sets.
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Of the first class taught through the program, made up of four students, two have gone on to land developer positions or contract positions in town, and a third is running his own startup, according to Burke. “Our biggest challenge is scheduling the classes so we have enough spaces and enough teachers,” Burke says. Right now, they teach in several locations aside from the schools they go to. UGA has lent them space in the Broad Street design studios. They’ve taught in the Tree Fort, which is the Society of Entrepreneurs’ spot in the Bank of America building downtown, the Four
Athens Hancock Street office, the Quad in the Bottleworks and the RoundSphere solo labs at One Press Place. Although school-based classes have wound down for the year, Four Athens is partnering with AthFest to teach classes during the festival, will put on two summer camps (not open to the public) at Athens Academy and will offer several adult classes throughout the summer where you can take classes on web fundamentals or intro classes for the coding languages Javascript or Ruby, among others. Go to fourathens. com for more information. f
The Future of Downtown Could Be Software Firms A May forum held in conjunction with National Small Business Week was the latest in an ongoing community discussion on the future of downtown Athens. The future just might be a serial entrepreneur who moved to Athens based on an online quiz. The forum’s goal was to field ideas about what kinds of businesses should be downtown. Service-oriented and retail, of course, but tech companies that can provide competitive salaries with good benefits are crucial—companies like RoundSphere, a local tech firm and startup incubator that hosted the downtown forum, and Docebo, a multinational “Software as Service” (SaS) corporation. RoundSphere owner Brandon Checketts and his wife, Kelly, moved to Athens in 2007 when, in their search for a reasonable cost of living and moderate climate, they took a quiz on the quirky-looking website findyourspot.com. The list of tech companies Checketts is connected to is impressive. One of them, Sellerlabs, markets Feedback Genius, a highly successful program in what has become a crowded market of software and services designed specifically for Amazon Marketplace sellers. “Ours was the first software [for automated order confirmation emails] that pulled in carrier tracking numbers,” Checketts says. He grins widely. “The first time I got an email from our service, I was so pleased.” Right now, the end of the academic year is a big time for BookScouter.com, another of the companies at RoundSphere. Enter a book’s ISBN at the website and get a list of how much each of more than 50 vendors will pay for the book. The company has grown to process more than 1 million book searches a day and has a staff of 10, headed up by Checketts’ brother, Dustin. The newest company in the group is Snagshout.com, designed to help new products in the Amazon Marketplace garner feedback quickly by providing a platform for sellers to offer a deep discount in exchange for a review. The FAQ on the site makes it clear that the reviews do not have to be positive, but they do have to be honest. “We’re accelerating the process that would happen naturally,” Brandon Checketts says. “Sellers can’t pre-approve buyers. We have a ton of technology built around honesty on the site.” Alessio Artuffo was at the RoundSphere forum—held in the company’s office space on the second floor of the News Building formerly occupied by the Banner-Herald’s newsroom—as well. He’s the head of the Athens office of Docebo, which sells and services a cloud-based proprietary learning platform software system to large corporations to enable them to provide consistent and trackable training to their employees, often in many different geographic locations. Their customers include Bloomberg, Reuters, Pepperidge Farms and Sharp. Though tech companies are often touted as one of the most desirable types of daytime businesses for any thriving downtown, Docebo and RoundSphere also present unique challenges for a city the size of Athens. They may only hire a handful of employees at first, but if successful, they can easily grow fast—faster than real estate agents accustomed to working with traditional businesses realize. After growing out of several shared spaces downtown, Docebo is now in the old public defender’s office across from the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections on East Washington Street. They had hardly unpacked and moved in when Artuffo began planning yet another expansion. “After much searching, when we found this place and renovated it, the Realtor said, ‘This should hold you for another three years or so,’” Artuffo says. That was when he realized that fast-growth startups like Docebo bring different challenges to the ecosystem of a downtown. “We grew to over 30 full-time employees and went from 90 to 980 customers in less than three years,” he says. Artuffo explains that, while it is standard in Athens for landlords to require a long-term lease, that is almost impossible for a fast-growth company. If it’s successful, the company hopes to outgrow the space quickly, and if it’s not, it’s gone. He says he’s also been asked to provide a “personal liability contract” for a property owner, even though this multinational firm is legally a corporation. But if these challenges can be met, Artuffo imagines a future lunch hour in downtown Athens when many of the employees of, say, 70 companies like Docebo and RoundSphere leave their creative space offices to explore downtown for quickservice food they can take to a green gathering space nearby. Later, after the traditional work day, many might choose to gather again downtown to socialize, in the process supporting more individual businesses and learning from each other. Both Artuffo and Checketts say they have experienced the creative outgrowth that can happen when a community of smart people share their ideas. “Every time we have people here, we all get smarter,” Checketts says. [Shaye Gambrell]
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unfortunately, baddies Psylocke and Angel X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (PG-13) The results are the odd X-Men out. Cyclops and Jean of this sixth X-Men movie (ninth if you Grey get ample and appropriate coverage; count the two Wolverine solo outings and Sheridan and Turner have potential, though Deadpool) and director Bryan Singer’s the eventual love triangle with Wolverine fourth entry are not as consistently specseems creepier (and more illicit) than ever. tacular as its immediate predecessors, First Overall, the movie gives good X-fan Class or Days of Future Past. The conclusion service. You-know-who makes an uncredof the X-prequel trilogy launches a new ited, extended cameo that is less narraantagonist in the gray-skinned Apocalypse, tively necessary than personally pleasing. but is more successful at reintroducing fan Even mutant locator Morlock and evenfavorites like Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Jean tual Apocalypse acolyte Caliban (TĂłmas Grey (Sophie Turner, known as Sansa Stark Lemarquis) shows up. But it is Evan Peters’ of HBO’s “Game of Thronesâ€?), Nightcrawler Peter Maximoff who steals the show; this (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and Storm (Alexandra version of Quicksilver scores a rare victory Shipp). By the end of Apocalypse, the route for the 20th Century Fox films over their forward for the X-Men is clear, even if the Disney counterparts. Quicksilver’s loopy path is strewn with the rubble of its own action set-piece is the movie’s strongest retconning. and most original, though action is not Apocalypse begins way back in ancient Apocalypse’s best attribute anyway. Egypt, where some poor Egyptian resemNot a disaster (it will be hard for any bling Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron from X-film to be worse than the utter debacle The Force Awakens) has his consciousness that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine) nor a replaced by that of first mutant En Sabah triumph like its two immediate precursors, Nur. The action then shifts to 1983—22 X-Men: Apocalypse could stand an injection years after First Class and a decade after of humor, more compelling stakes (or a Days of Future Past—where Erik “Magnetoâ€? more sinister villain) and enhanced action. Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) is hiding out in Poland with a wife and daughter, X-Men: Apocalypse Raven “Mystiqueâ€? Darkholme (Jennifer Lawrence) is on the run, and Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) is educating young mutants at his school in Westchester, NY, until the awakening of Apocalypse reunites them. Where the movie So take these broken wings‌ fails most noticeably The movie teeters toward tedium but always is in its representation of Apocalypse, one regains its balance thanks to the surprisof the X-Men’s—as well as the Marvel ingly comically nimble Quicksilver or some Universe’s—key villains. Always traveling sort of fan servicing. Alas, Marvel and the with his Four Horsemen means a chunk last two X-films have led us to X-pect more of the movie catalogs Apocalypse putting together his team of Storm, Psylocke (Olivia from our comic book spectacles. Munn), Angel (Ben Hardy) and Mags. Then ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (PG) Apocalypse sets out on a tedious, megaloIn six years, you may have forgotten maniacal mission that culminates in a coup how bad Tim Burton’s mega-blockbuster de grâce that can most nicely be described Alice in Wonderland (It made over $1 bilas “been there, done that.â€? lion globally!) was. The visually innovaAs a false god, comic Apocalypse spent tive fantasy was a narrative disaster that centuries fomenting war betwixt civilizacould not decide if the protagonist was tions; movie Apocalypse wakes up and Mia Wasikowska’s Alice or Johnny Depp’s recreates a mashup of Superman IV and carrot-topped Mad Hatter. Shockingly, every disaster movie. The destruction of a the sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass, major city has become de rigueur for multilost Burton yet is an improvement. Mind million-dollar blockbusters. Recognizable you, improving on awful is not much of an landmarks no longer topple with any emoimprovement, but it is growth. tional impact stronger than apathy. Isaac Alice returns to Wonderland and finds does what he can, intoning ominously but Depp’s Hatter not just mad but dying. The not interestingly. Like movie Doctor Doom, flaxen-haired heroine must abuse Time Apocalypse and audiences deserved better. (Sacha Baron Cohen, a smart new resident Though the makeup and effects are of Wonderland) to save the Hatter’s family. laudable, they may be a little too faithful. Most of the first movie’s performers return, For a franchise that proudly shied away but no one stands out as much as Depp, from the blue-and-yellow spandex, Munn’s Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Psylocke is little more than first-rate cosvillainous Queen of Hearts. I would not recplay. Granted, this oversight is necessitated ommend this second trip down the rabbit by the (re)introduction of so many charachole, but at least it is better than the first. f ters; someone is going to get left out, and
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1. “Nomadic.” This is how Buress describes the state of his personal life for the past year. A national tour, a comedy album/Netflix special and a series of film and television roles dominated his schedule for nearly all of 2015. Now that it’s a new year, and he’s embarked on a new chapter in his career, Buress still doesn’t have the time or the desire to be at home. “I don’t really know how to feel comfortable in my apartment anymore,” he says. “I just got back from being gone for a couple of months, and last time I was here, I stayed for maybe a day and a half. I feel more comfortable in hotel rooms now. Mostly because they’re actually clean and don’t have clutter all over them, or baggage from my past relationships.” Buress is about to embark on another tour that will last the rest of 2016. In preparation, he is doing a set of “warm-up” shows that will mostly consist of him doing threenight stands in some of his favorite clubs and locations around the country. Athens, one of his first stops on tour, is a place Buress has gained a lot of love for over the last few years. “First off, I’m a fan of the 40 Watt,” he says. “I’ve been there a lot recently. [It’s] kind of a legendary place. It seemed like a good place to kind of help get the show together, get into the flow of things.” As for why all the three-night stands, Buress says, “I enjoy not having to travel every day. When I get into the groove of the tour, I’ll probably be doing a different city every night. So it’s nice to kind of camp out somewhere for a few days early on. I can
chill out and relax. I’ll see the city, enjoy the food, enjoy the nightlife.”
2. “Growing.” This is how Buress describes how his stand-up career has changed for the better since his last appearance in Athens. In late 2014, Buress gained national attention after one of his routines reminded the public of the largely buried rape allegations against Bill Cosby—which led to one of the biggest news stories of the decade. Since then, Buress has been routinely hounded by reporters asking him inane Cosby questions, and many have attributed his recent success to that initial routine. While it’s undeniable that those news stories led to a somewhat increased profile, Buress was already well on his way to being one of the most popular comedians in the country, and his stand-up work in 2015 shows that he has more than enough charisma for his name to stand completely on its own. “I’ve had a solid fan base for a while,” says Buress. “But it’s definitely been growing for the past year. People are still discovering my work, mostly thanks to Netflix. We’ve got all my new stuff, like the Comedy Camisado special and my documentary, Hannibal Takes Edinburgh, on there, but we’ve worked out a deal to get all my old specials on there now, too. So casual fans have the ability to look up my name or something else I’ve been in and find my entire body of stand-up work. It’s a valuable thing to have people stumble across your material like that.” Buress is one of Netflix’s biggest names in its ever-growing comedy pool of original series, movies and specials. For Buress, signing a deal with the streaming service was a no-brainer. “When you’re putting out different projects, you get offers from a lot of different networks,” he says. “Netflix was one we were interested in right away, and we kind of approached each other at the same time. We had offers to put my content elsewhere,
but Netflix seemed like a good spot because it’s worldwide and people can access it on pretty much anything, anywhere.”
3. “Surprising.” With a laugh, this is how Buress describes his thoughts on his increasingly prolific career as a film and television actor. “I enjoy it. It’s never been my main focus, and it’s not something I really push for a lot in my career, but I have a lot of fun doing it,” he says. “It’s wild to just… be in movies. To go from stand-up to being in a lot of movies, like five or six this year alone—it’s cool. I’ve been able to learn a lot from people and to work with people I admire and whose movies I’ve watched and loved. It’s pretty fucking crazy.” In particular, Buress beams with excitement about May 20, when he appeared in three big summer movies released all at once: Angry Birds, The Nice Guys and Neighbors 2. In addition to the animated Angry Birds, Buress will appear in the upcoming The Secret Life of Pets. “It’s kind of crazy working on animated movies, because you’re so disconnected from the creative process,” he says. “You say your lines, but the animation and the story, you’re not really a part of it. So you go record your lines and do it, then you kind of forget about it after a while. I think
my first meeting for Angry Birds was in late 2013, and my first session for Secret Life of Pets was early 2014? There was another project, I don’t think I can say the name, it was supposed to be a huge animated movie, and they just ended up scrapping the whole thing. It’s a long, complicated process. I’m just glad that as of today I haven’t died yet and I’ll finally be able to go see these movies with my nieces and nephews.” As for Buress’ future, though he has a few notable film appearances coming up— including a minor role in the new Baywatch movie that he says he specifically took to work with the film’s star and his childhood hero, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—he’s mostly focused on furthering his stand-up career by touring consistently. “Stand-up is the only thing I can guarantee for my future,” he says. “But even looking back just a few years ago, I would have never predicted I’d be doing all the stuff I’m doing with my life and career right now, so who knows. Whatever happens, I’m just gonna try to have fun in everything I do.” f
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Pushing the Press Printmaking Exhibitions at the Lyndon House By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Bringing in the summer season with an inspiring place to cool off, the Lyndon House Arts Center has been gracefully sweeping through various transitions lately. Most notably, the center’s co-founder, Nancy Lukasiewicz, recently retired after 40 years of service, and Beth Sale, who previously worked as the director of art galleries for the University of North Georgia, has been hired as the new exhibitions curator. Outdoors, the majestic heritage willow oak tree, which has witnessed much of Athens’ history, was removed after reaching the end of its life cycle and now lives on through Oneta Woodworks. Meanwhile, the WareLyndon Formal Garden has been officially completed, and features four statues representing the muses as well as perennials and herbs reflecting local heritage. Of course, the Lyndon House also has a handful of new exhibitions, this time thematically centering around printmakers of Georgia. Pushing the Press: Highlighting contemporary art in Georgia, “Pushing the Press: Printmaking in the South” focuses on nine artists with distinct styles. Curated by Lyndon House program supervisor Didi Dunphy, the exhibition was organized in partnership with the Georgia Museum of Art, which assisted in logistics and lent several works. Its focus on printmaking is particularly complementary to the museum’s “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana,” an expansive survey of three-dimensional prints by 60 contemporary artists, which opens this Saturday. Balancing techniques learned through still life and scientific illustration with influences drawn from art history and mass media, Curtis Bartone explores the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Inhabited with coexisting creatures like a bat, snake, great horned owl, ferret,
Siamese cat and cows, his large-scale etchings investigate how the idea of wilderness has morphed from a pristine place to a mythologized world. The intricate etchings of Joe Tsambiras blend influences of surrealism and symbolism into bizarre narratives inspired by fairy tales, science fiction and fantasy. In “Fairy,” a girl lifelessly hunches over as mushrooms sprout from her back. In “Dream/Window,” a sleeping girl reclines out of a frame, allowing her Rapunzel-like hair to extend downwards through the floor, disappearing into the silhouette of a curled body. Born in Daegu, South Korea, and currently based in Atlanta, Jiha Moon juxtaposes Eastern and Western imagery into her artwork to explore themes of “foreignness” and cultural pluralism. Her works often begin by employing the flowing brushstrokes of traditional Asian landscape painting, but then are imaginatively layered Chadwick Tolley with everything from embroidery, emoticons and pop culture references. One such piece, printed on the shape of a Chinese take-out box combines a Lucky Cat and cranes with peaches and “Bless this House” hearts. Melissa Harshman contributes chandelier-inspired works that include both real and printed crystals, while Kristen Casaletto prints etchings directly onto a clothing iron and canned ham. “Pushing the Press” also includes colorful screen prints influenced by graffiti and pop culture by Chadwick Tolley, monoprints repurposing
leftovers by Jon Swindler, a pair of prints with undertones of deterioration by Tom Nakashima and 3D-printed nylon shapes in Plexiglas cubes by Ann Stewart. Multiple: Entering the main floor of the Lyndon House, you’ll find the works of Arron Foster, Ry McCullough and Katherine Miller, three current or former graduate printmaking students at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art. “Multiple” presents contemporary works that apply digital influences to traditional techniques. Foster contributes a series of shapes on gridded paper alongside a video loop, while McCullough offers a trio of images that transition from full-color to shades of gray. Athens Neighborhood: Offering a hyperlocal focus on printmaking in Georgia, “Athens Neighborhood” is a series of screen prints designed by Prince Avenue studio Double Dutch Press. The selected districts include Boulevard, Cobbham,
Chicopee-Dudley, Eastside, Five Points, Forest Heights, Newtown, Normaltown and Pulaski Heights. Each print aims to visually represent the charm of its hood; Forest Heights has a herd of deer peeking out from behind a metallic dusted forest, while Cobbham’s print is covered in yellow roses, orange sunflowers and purple wisteria to honor the location of America’s first garden club, established in 1891. The exhibition also includes a peach-filled silhouette of the state and a landscape of the Classic City’s most infamous invasive species, kudzu.
There Again: Created between printmaker Jon Swindler and sculptor Michael McFalls, “There Again” combines pieces of previous collaborations with new elements into a large, site-specific installation. In the past, the two artists collaborated on “From Here to There,” an experimental work made while McFalls was completing a Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Gothenburg. Blurring the lines between disciplines, UGA printmaking professor Swindler’s collages of textural, irregular shapes became the backdrop to McFall’s installation of trees. Reflections on Yuma Trail: Dedicated to quarterly solo exhibitions by emerging artists, the Lounge Gallery is currently showing “Reflections on Yuma Trail,” a photography series by Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay, a graduate student at Lamar Dodd who is originally from Kolkata, India. The black-and-white images document the artist’s grand-aunt and grand-uncle as they prepare to move to a new residence after spending four decades in their home in Georgetown, KY. Each portrait is framed in a way such that the eyes are drawn to the faces hanging in frames on the walls and the material possessions that make a house feel like a home. The series is overall visually stunning in the way the couple is often captured indirectly through reflections in mirrors, alluding to all of the memories that will linger long after relocating. An opening reception to welcome the new exhibitions will be held on Thursday, June 2 from 6–9 p.m., and “Reflections on Yuma Trail” will have its own closing reception coinciding with Third Thursday on Aug. 18 from 6–8 p.m. With the exception of Mukhopadhyay’s show, which remains on view through Saturday, Aug. 18, the last day to view the exhibitions will be Saturday, Aug. 6. f
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Sunny Sounds Jianna Justice’s Summer Mixtape By Jianna Justice music@flagpole.com
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6. The Beach Boys: “Cool, Cool Water�
“Palm trees and pools/ The water’s blue, swallow the pill/ Keepin’ it surreal.� Channel Orange is one of the few albums I always keep in my car (CD No. 6, I believe!). “Sweet Life� is a lighter track that is perfect for car rides. I have so many memories of my best friend Emily singing this track at the top of her lungs while we drove to grab late-night McFlurries.
What is a summer playlist without the Beach Boys? The drummer in my band, Jonny Williams, introduced me to this lesser-known track off of Sunflower. It is pool days, it is cool nights, it is everything you want from a Beach Boys track and more.
3. Beat Happening: “Indian Summer�
Erykah Badu is a badass, and everything she touches turns to gold. This track is no exception. It’s the perfect soundtrack to a vibrant summer night, going out with your closest friends and coming back way too late. I’d recommend listening to the entirety of Worldwide Underground.
Calvin Johnson’s lazy vocals over a pounding kick drum embody a certain longing and nostalgia embedded in sum-
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you’re seeking a soundtrack for summer 2016’s front-porch throwdowns and late-night pool runs, look no further than Jianna Justice. The 20-year-old Athens singer-songwriter crafts earnest, impossibly charming music permanently situated in those few fleeting moments between youth and adulthood, complete with all the joy and chaos that transition entails. Justice became a fast Flagpole favorite with 2015’s stylishly lo-fi Party Songs and Penny Lame EPs; the recently released “Twenty,� an emotional gut-punch of a song that introduces a shinier, full-band version of her wistful folk-pop, suggests even better things to come. In honor of the season’s change, and ahead of her show at Caledonia Wednesday, we invited Justice to curate a mixtape of her favorite warm-weather jams. “I don’t know if this playlist makes sense in any conventional way,� she says. “Instead, it taps into my personal summer memories: long drives with the windows down, nights spent on porches lit with street lights, walking back from Go Bar down an empty Prince Avenue, early mornings at Ideal Bagel, swimming in pools that you don’t belong to. It is at times quiet, yet very much alive.� You can hear these tracks at flagpole.com. Settle in next to a body of water—a kiddie pool and a backyard will do—pop the top on a can of something and dig in. [Gabe Vodicka]
2. Frank Ocean: “Sweet Life�
1. Nana Grizol: “Tambourine-N-Thyme� “Summer in my town is nice/ My front porch is my paradise.� One of my first Athens-music memories is seeing Nana Grizol at Orange Twin in the light heat of a summer night with glimmering lights covering the stage. There was a certain reverence to it all, and they quickly became the single most influential artist to my personal writing. Love It Love It, their first full album, is summer in Athens, and I usually have this album on repeat during the months of June and July.
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4. Frankie Cosmos: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Foolâ&#x20AC;? Frankie Cosmos is bright and refreshed. Her new album, Next Thing, is a little bitter in a still redeeming way. The third track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fool,â&#x20AC;? is about waiting on someone and feeling, well, foolish. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s light, relatable, yet still serious. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find yourself humming this for days after.
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Without a doubt, Ryan Gray Moore is one of the most brilliant artists in town. We had the pleasure of playing a solo show together at The World Famous, and I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to stop listening to his tracks since. This song is understated and stunning.
10. Daniel Johnston: â&#x20AC;&#x153;True Love Will Find You in the Endâ&#x20AC;? Summer is a time for love. Daniel Johnston finds the fragility in this moment and captures what it feels like to love and long all at once. This song is near-perfect in my eyes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be sad, I know you will, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up until/ True love will find you in the end.â&#x20AC;? f
WHO: Jianna Justice, Scooterbabe, Free Cake for Every Creature, Brother Mary WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Wednesday, June 1 HOW MUCH: $5 (21+), $7 (18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20)
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Seriously, Screw Cancer Plus, More Music News and Gossip By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com SCREW CANCER: Longtime Athens musician, seamstress and designer Becky Brooks was diagnosed with breast cancer last month. A fundraising effort was established last week to provide for her comfort and lessen her worry over daily needs being met while undergoing treatment, and the Athens community has responded generously. Brooksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; specific cancer will require chemotherapy, as a lumpectomy or even mastectomy will not protect her entire body. Thus far her doctors seem to have a solid plan of treatment in Mike White ¡ deadlydesigns.com
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mind and a clear path of procedure, but this is a scary time for her and her loved ones. Please consider helping with any amount at gofundme.com/24zhbmc. NEW â&#x20AC;&#x2122;TUNE: The only Athens band that deftly blurs the already blurry lines between psychedelia, shoegaze and indie bliss, Fat Neptune, just released a new single named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fluff.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a follow-up to the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-titled EP from last December. Bassist Michael Purvis handled engineering duties, and overall it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t veer too much from the blueprint the band already had in place. More specifically, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a continuation of its tasty blend of soft vocals, impeccable sense of melody and fuzzy guitar hooks. It is, though, a little more directed and focused than the stuff on the EP, which should mean that when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for a full album, everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be crystalline. Listen over at fatneptune.bandcamp.com, and keep up with the band at facebook.com/fatneptune. LET â&#x20AC;&#x2122;EM EAT CAKE: OK, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this duo named The Cupcake Conquistadors that has been operating in that totally self-conscious, overtly humor-laden way since 2010. Past releases include titles such as Every Day Is a Good Day For a Homicide, The Good Hooch Is That A-Way and I Was ShitFaced and He Was Nigerian. Their newest release is titled Bananabilism 2016, and, of course, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dude on the
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front in a banana costume eating a banana. By every single personal standard of mine, I should hate all this in a totally hardcore way. But I set this latest album a-streaming the other day, and dammit if there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t some really sweet, painfully personal songs on here. To wit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Wanna Be Your Boyfriendâ&#x20AC;? is a total tearjerker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet Marieâ&#x20AC;? is wistful and tuneful and lovely. Even the faux-radio outro â&#x20AC;&#x153;All That You Wished It Could Beâ&#x20AC;? is kinda touching. They are, like most of the Cupcakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music, simple guitar compositions. I dunno. Maybe I just had a soft moment that day, but I swear there are gems among the jokes. Check â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em out at thecupcakeconquistadors1.bandcamp.com. WOBBLE WOBBLE: Athens-based Echobass Records has exactly two artists with a jaw-dropping 18 releases. Razzi King is straight up post-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s oldschool reggae with a healthy dose of dub, and the all-instrumental Cabbage Looper is electronic dancehall-styled loops, beats and grooves. The latest Cabbage Looper release, Mayday, is credited to â&#x20AC;&#x153;C-Loopâ&#x20AC;? and digs a lot deeper into the groove side of things with leaden-paced head trip innerspace meanderings. The tracks, named for the days of the week, keep this slow pace all the way from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moondayâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;? but pick up the rhythm on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thursday,â&#x20AC;? which stays steady through â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday.â&#x20AC;? Then, on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soonday,â&#x20AC;? things crash headway into clanging guitars and an overall sense of weariness and dread. All of which is to say: Hey, Athens! Cabbage Looper just wrote an album describing your whole week! Check this out at echobassrecords.bandcamp.com. THIS IS YOUR SLICE OF LIFE: OK, 99 percent of the time this column is 99 percent local music, but this next bit is just too important to ignore. Athens will receive a very special visit from legendary bassist, guitarist, songwriter and author David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) very soon. On Monday, June 13 heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll appear at Avid Bookshop from 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. in celebration of his book Who Killed Mister Moonlight?: Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction. This critically acclaimed tome came out in 2014, and I bet if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re nice heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d autograph it for ya. This appearance is free of charge. The next night, J will play at ATHICA as part of his current â&#x20AC;&#x153;living roomâ&#x20AC;? tour. Due to the intimate setting and limited seating, no one will be admitted without an advance ticket. They are $25 and must be purchased from davidjofficial.bandcamp.com. No tickets will be sold at the door. Nada. None. Zilch! Also, a minimum of 25 tickets must be sold or this show will not happen. So get on it. I bought mine already. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the whole thing should wrap before 11 p.m. By a ticket, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be late. And thanks to Avid, ATHICA and everyone involved in making this happen. f
record review Brother Mary: Immolate! EP (Independent Release) As the electro-dreampop act Brother Mary, Ivano Milo expresses heavy realizations of love, addiction and mental illness through carefully crafted beats. Immolate! is a visceral, drowned-out experience. Milo creates a world for each song, utilizing different sets of instruments and sampled sounds. Standout track â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kintsugiâ&#x20AC;? highlights Miloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technique and finesse, with soft fuzz breaking the song up into thematic sections that hinge on his every word. And there are reasons to listen to the lyrics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ashesâ&#x20AC;? cleverly teases religious imagery with lines such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a crucifix written on the walls with lipstick,â&#x20AC;? while communicating a much heavier message: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I miss you.â&#x20AC;? As a first release, Immolate! is fresh, all-consuming and relatable. Intricate and slightly dark, the EP is a vulnerable and honest experiment in kintsugi, the Japanese art of repair and rebirth that involves mending broken things with gold. [Maria Lewczyk]
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the calendar! calendar picks ART | Fri, June 3
Annual Members’ Exhibition
Claypool Lennon Delirium
MUSIC | Fri, June 3
Nive & the Deer Children
OCAF · 6–9 p.m. · FREE! Hendershot’s Coffee Bar · 8 p.m. One of the Oconee Cultural Arts Greenlandic singer-songwriter Nive Foundation’s long-standing traditions is Nielsen’s output is informed by her its Annual Members’ Exhibition, which Inuit background but heavily indebted showcases the talents of the gallery’s to American folk and indie rock sounds. supporters. This year, the gallery decided Feet First, Nielsen’s most recent release to expand the exhibition into all three with her extraordinary backing band, the galleries, allowing space to include more Deer Children, was recorded in fits and than 150 works. While many of the galstarts at locations all over the globe— lery’s members are nationally renowned including right here in Athens—and artists who have exhibited in galleries and features contributions from Howe Gelb, museums across the country, many othRalph Carney and other notable names. ers are just starting out. The exhibition The record showcases Nielsen’s evolution levels the playing field by promising to from ukulele-strumming folkie to fearhang at least one piece by each applicant. some frontperson. On album highlight Artwork ranges in media from painting, “Tulugaq,” frosty guitars meld with soarpottery and sculpture to fiber art, jewelry ing vocal melodies and an unstoppable and photography. The exhibition will drum rhythm to create a singular sound. remain on view through Friday, July 8. New Orleans musician Julie Odell opens [Jessica Smith] Friday’s show. [Gabe Vodicka]
Tuesday 31 CLASSES: Computer Class: eBooks and Audiobooks (ACC Library) Learn how to use Georgia Download Destination. Registration required. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com COMEDY: Nitro Comedy Show (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Shaunak Godkhindi hosts a comedy show the last Tuesday of every month. 9 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com
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EVENTS: “Chopped Jr.” Viewing Party (The Foundry) Watch local 12-year-old kid chef Luke Krohn as he competes on Food Network’s Season 2 of “Chopped Jr.” Followed by a performance from Mamie Davis. Food donations will benefit Food 2 Kids. 6 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Western Square Dancing (Buffalo’s Café) With Randy Ramsey. 7 p.m. www.buffalos.com EVENTS: Afternoon Crafts and Snacks on Sticks (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Make a variety of crafts on sticks while eating fruit kabobs. Ages 5 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison
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EVENTS: Swing Dance Night in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) UGA Swing Dance Club presents a night of dancing in the tropical conservatory. No previous dance experience or partner required. 8 p.m. (dance lessons), 9–11 p.m. (open dance). FREE! www.athensswingnight.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature
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MUSIC | Tue, June 7
Multiple Locations Demonstrating the camaraderie between local potters, multiple Athensarea studios will host open houses and sales during the first weekend of June. Boulevard neighborhood potter Carter Gillies will open up his home studio, located at 572 Nantahala Ave., from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Watkinsville’s Wolf Creek Studio will also host a sale from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. featuring ceramics by Jorie Berman, Juana Gnecco, Jen Graff, Nancy Green and Minsoo Yuh, plus prints by Rich Panico and hand-printed textiles and paper by Sara Lee Parker. Happening simultaneously over at Farmington Pottery, Geoff and Lisa Pickett will offer up a variety of pots, as well as herbal soaps and skincare products made with their garden’s herbs. [JS]
Georgia Theatre · 8 p.m. · $28–32 The debut full-length from the Claypool Lennon Delirium is a fun and frightening freak-out. Monolith of Phobos took shape last fall, when the unlikely duo started bouncing raw ideas back and forth after Sean Lennon’s band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger toured with Les Claypool’s Primus. Monolith of Phobos covers much ground, from the proggy grooves of “Cricket and the Genie” and the bass-plucky “Mr. Wright” to the Beatles-esque “Oxycontin Girl.” This week’s Georgia Theatre show is part of the quartet’s lead-up to Bonnaroo and a West Coast stint later in the summer. Incidentally, Lennon isn’t the only Beatle’s son to perform in Athens this week; James McCartney plays The Foundry June 6. [T. Ballard Lesemann]
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trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Play to win. 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza. com/athens GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami) (Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Win drinks, sweet treats and gift cards. Every Tuesday on the patio. 6 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Compete in happy hour trivia hosted by James Majure. First place gets a $30 gift card. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com
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GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: PRISM (Oconee County Library) PRISM is a safe space for all teens who share a common vision of equality. Watch Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Popcorn and drinks provided. Grades 6–12. 3 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, crafts and fun for preschoolaged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Afternoon at the Little House on the Prairie (ACC Library) Participants will enjoy activities Mary, Laura and Carrie would approve of. Ages 5–11. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens MEETINGS: Coffee Catch-Up (The Rook and Pawn) Network over coffee with local startup entrepreneurs and community supporters. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com
Wednesday 1 COMEDY: Gin and Jokes (Buffalo’s Café) Live comedy hosted by Ms. Gin. For ages 21 & up. 7 p.m. $5. 678-374-9848
EVENTS: Ordering Microfilm through FamilySearch (ACC Library) The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah possesses the world’s largest genealogical collections. Microfilms can be mailed to you using FamilySearch.org. Learn to take advantage of this resource. Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary. org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Chris Padgett. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Food Truck Market (Jittery Joe’s Coffee) Local food trucks include Jittery Joe’s, Taza, Holy Crepe and more. This week, bring a blanket and watch a movie. 5–10 p.m. www.jitteryjoes.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for an exciting round of trivia. 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Come on out and test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Test your general knowledge! 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (Downtown and Broad St. locations) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ blindpigtavern GAMES: Cribbage (Kumquat Mae Bakery Café) Play cards every other Wednesday. 2 p.m. FREE! www. kumquatmaebakery.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Watch some anime and manga, listen to J-Pop music, eat Japanese snacks and share fan art. Ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Kitty Kapow and Professor Whiskers: Rock Band for Kids (Oconee County Library) Rock out with these musical superheroes to interactive songs that’ll get you singing and dancing. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Barry Stewart Mann (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Storyteller Barry Stewart Mann presents Lazy Louie’s Lucky Day with puppets, props and audience participation. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 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: “Animals are Soul, too” (ACC Library) Attendees can share spiritual experiences, dreams and past lives. 6 p.m. FREE! www. eckankar-ga.org
Thursday 2 ART: Artist Reception (Lyndon House Arts Center) See the Lyndon House’s new exhibitions “Pushing the Press: Printmaking in the South,”
“Multiple,” “Athens Neighborhoods: Double Dutch Press,” “There Again” and “Reflections on Yuma Trail.” See Art Notes on p. 11. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse COMEDY: Hannibal Buress (40 Watt Club) Hannibal Buress is the 2012 winner of Comedy Central’s award for Best Club Comic. A former staff writer for both “SNL” and “30 Rock,” Buress is the co-host of Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show” and a character on “Broad City.” See story on p. 9. June 2–4, 8 p.m. $28–31. www.40watt.com EVENTS: Healing Circle & Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Experience a variety of healing and meditation modalities. 6 p.m. $5. 706-351-6024 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza.com/athens
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ART: Opening Reception (OCAF, Watkinsville) The “Annual Members’ Exhibition” includes over 150 works by the gallery’s members. See Calendar Pick on p. 14. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com COMEDY: Hannibal Buress (40 Watt Club) See Thursday listing for full description June 2–4, 8 p.m. $28–31. www.40watt.com EVENTS: Wine Tasting (The Globe) Sample five go-to summer wines. Try two wines from Oregon’s winery Sieann, plus wines from Spain and southern France. 7 p.m. $10. 706353-4721 EVENTS: Yoga Warriors Benefit Concert (Healing Arts Centre) Hear “Fragments of Your Ancient Name” by Roger C. Vogel, professor emeritus at UGA. 5:30 p.m. Donations encouraged. www.yogawarriors.com
ART: J.B. & Friends Art Show and Sale (1790 Salem Rd., Farmington) Jeff Bishoff and friends share recent works of pottery and art. June 4–5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 678-863-1847 ART: Open House Pottery Sale (Farmington Pottery, Farmington) Geoff and Lisa Pickett offer a selection of all kinds of pots, as well as herbal soaps and skincare products. See Calendar Pick on p. 14. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-769-8100 ART: Carter Gillies Pottery Sale (572 Nantahala Ave.) View the latest collection of functional tableware and decorative pots by local potter Carter Gillies. Children can buy smaller sized cups and bowls for half the price. See Calendar Pick on p. 14. Jun. 4–5, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-546-7235, www.cartergilliespottery.wordpress.com
Georgia and the Athens Farmers Market SNAP doubling program. 1–4 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer. com EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods. The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment. Today’s market features Tre80 (9 a.m.), Blacknerdninja (10 a.m.), Profound (11 a.m.), Africasoul (12 p.m.) and a Master Garderner/ Composter Workshop (9 a.m.–1 p.m.). 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Bhagavad Gita (Body, Mind & Spirit) A Vedanta monk teaches from this ancient text. Every Saturday. 3 p.m. $5 donation. 706351-6024 GAMES: Shadowrun RPG Demo (Tyche’s Games) Visit Seattle in
Artwork by Dan Smith is included in “Wild Wooly Wonderful Athens,” a group exhibition currently on view at Gallery@Hotel Indigo through Sunday, June 26. GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8511 LECTURES & LIT: Mushrooms: Love or Lethal? (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Pathologist and mycologist Dr. Denis Benjamin speaks about mushroom edibility and the social aspects of foraging and consumption, including aphrodisiacs and “pseudo-poisoning.” 8 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty. com/sandycreeknaturecenter MEETINGS: Oconee Rivers Audubon Society (Memorial Park) (Picnic Shelter #1) Elect officers for the upcoming year then enjoy a potluck picnic. Bring a dish to pass. 7 p.m. FREE! www.oconeeriversaudubon.org OUTDOORS: 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 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu
EVENTS: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Ben Burton Park) The park celebrates its boat launch, allowing non-motorized, small water crafts river access. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/trails EVENTS: Civic Hacking Hackathon (RoundSphere) Join fellow hackers, makers, citizens and netizens for a weekend of creative problem solving and community service coordinated by Developers of Athens, RoundSphere and others. 6:30 p.m. www.fourathens.com GAMES: Friday Night Magic Draft (Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Friday Night Paddles (Sandy Creek Park) Experience the moon over Lake Chapman as you paddle around in a canoe or kayak. For ages 18 & older. Pre-registration required. 8–10 p.m. $8–12. $8–12. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure THEATER: Our Town (Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder) Leland Downs Karas directs the Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. May 27–28 & June 3–4, 7:30 p.m. May 29 & June 5, 3 p.m. $12.50. 770-867-1679
ART: Wolf Creek Pottery Sale (Wolf Creek Ceramics) See new works by potters Jorie Berman, Juana Gnecco, Jen Graff, Nancy Green, Minsoo Yuh and Rich Panico. Plus, handprinted textiles by Sara Lee Parker and prints by Panico. See Calendar Pick on p. 14. June 4–5, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-410-5200 COMEDY: Hannibal Buress (40 Watt Club) See Thursday listing for full description June 2–4, 8 p.m. $28–31. www.40watt.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Liam Park (8 a.m.) and Foxfire Revival (10 a.m.). 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Good Food Good Beer Block Party (Creature Comforts Brewery) Sample dishes from 7 local groups including Heirloom Cafe, Last Resort Grill, Pauley’s Crepe Bar, The National, Five & Ten, The Branded Butcher and 3 Porch Farm. Plus, sample Creature Comforts’ brews. Music by DJ Osmose. Proceeds benefit Wholesome Wave
2071, when magic and megacorps clash. 12 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com GAMES: Heads or Cocktails (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Rhett Junkins. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub 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: Snake Day (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Learn more about snakes from on-hand experts, make crafts and play games. 12–4 p.m. $3–5. 706-613-3615 THEATER: Our Town (Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder) See Friday listing for full description May 27–28 & June 3–4, 7:30 p.m. May 29 & June 5, 3 p.m. $12.50. 770-867-1679 THEATER: Friendly’s Fire (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Athens Playwright Workshop presents a staged reading of a new play by John Patrick Bray. A reclusive, bee-herding Gulf War veteran is discovered by a friend in a fevered state after bringing the wrong woman for NSA sex. Followed
by a dance party with DJ L.A. Darius. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com
Sunday 5 ART: Opening Reception (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Dr. Valerie Babb, director of UGA’s Institute for African American Studies, conducts an informal conversation with Dr. Arthur Bacon, an artist and activist who has a selection of paintings on view. 1 p.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org ART: Wolf Creek Pottery Sale (Wolf Creek Ceramics) See Saturday listing for full description June 4–5, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-410-5200 ART: Open House Pottery Sale (Farmington Pottery, Farmington) See Saturday listing for full description 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-769-8100 ART: J.B. & Friends Art Show and Sale (1790 Salem Rd., Farmington) See Saturday listing for full description June 4–5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 678-863-1847 ART: Carter Gillies Pottery Sale (572 Nantahala Ave.) See Saturday listing for full description Jun. 4–5, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-546-7235, www.cartergilliespottery.wordpress. com EVENTS: Ice Cream with Local Authors (Oconee County Library) Meet three local authors at this ice cream social. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: BikeAthens Program (ACC Library) BikeAthens will perform safety checks on adult and children’s bikes (2–4 p.m.) and then mechanic Patrick Stanley will present the “family tree” of bicycle history. Free helmets available. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens GAMES: Trivia Night (Buffalo’s Café) Alan’s Challenge. Every Sunday. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.buffalos.com/ athens GAMES: Athens Area Homeless Shelter Trivia Night (Porterhouse Grill) The Home Game is an annual charity trivia game. Register in teams of up to 6. Proceeds help the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. 5 p.m. $100/ team. 706-354-0423, www.helpathenshomeless.org GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (2440 W. Broad St.) Every Sunday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes & Noble) Martha Lemasters will read from her memoir The Step. 2 p.m. FREE! www.bn.com PERFORMANCE: Spring Ensemble Showcase (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The Athens School of Music presents an afternoon concert featuring students and teachers performing rock, jazz, blues, reggae, pop, bluegrass and punk. 4–6 p.m. www. hendershotscoffee.com PERFORMANCE: Cirque de la Musique de Chambre (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) Artists come from cirque programs throughout the world and performances are professionally choreographed. Reception to follow. 7:30 p.m. $5 (w/ UGA ID), $25. www. mmcc-arts.org THEATER: Our Town (Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder) See Friday listing for full description May 27–28 & June 3–4, 7:30 p.m. May 29 & June 5, 3 p.m. $12.50. 770-867-1679
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THE CALENDAR! comedy open mic hosted by Alia Ghosheh and Veronica Darby. 7 p.m. $5. ghoshehalia@gmail.com EVENTS: Annual Preservation Awards (Morton Theatre) The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation showcases projects that have revitalized local historic places. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.mortontheatre.com EVENTS: Line Dancing with Ron Putman (Buffalo’s Café) Line dancing for all skill levels. 6–8:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens 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 GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Ovation 12) Hosted by Nic. Play for valuable prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www. dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com KIDSTUFF: Brown Bag Movie (Oconee County Library) Bring your lunch and watch a movie on the big screen. Ages 0–10. 12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Cookbook Club (Oconee County Library) Each month attendees read the same cookbook and prepare a recipe to bring and share. June’s meeting will discuss Alton Brown’s book, I’m Just Here for the Food. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee MEETINGS: The Hancock Corridor & West Broad Market (Ciné Barcafé) Join the Federation of Neighborhoods for a forum abotu the future of Hancock Avenue and the West Broad Market. A groups of market vendors will be on hand to offer samples. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. accneighborhoods.org
Tuesday 7 CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com EVENTS: Friends of AthensClarke County Library (ACC Library) The annual meeting includes a keynote address by Athens Regional Library System director Valerie Bell. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Western Square Dancing (Buffalo’s Café) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. www.buffalos.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami) (Downtown) Surf
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the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Win drinks, sweet treats and gift cards at this fun bingo. Every Tuesday on the patio. 6 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza.com/athens KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–10. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured readers are Theresa Davis and Collin Kelley. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/athenswordofmouth
LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 31 Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE HEAP Funky indie-soul band with a killer horn section and fronted by Bryan Howard’s low bass growl. The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com MAMIE DAVIS Young local singersongwriter influenced by grunge and folk. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com HARVEY FUNKWALKER Athensbased trio “steeped in deep funk roots and laced with tinges of jazz, blues and rock.” SLOW CLAP Progressive rock trio that incorporates various musical styles to create a cohesive collection of eclectic original songs.
Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SCOOTERBABE Scrappy, jangly local noise-pop/emo group. FREE CAKE FOR EVERY CREATURE Female-fronted lo-fi pop group from Philadelphia. JIANNA JUSTICE Athens-based lo-fi indie-folk project. Formerly known as Gal Pal and Penny Lame. See story on p. 12. BROTHER MARY Producer Ivano Milo of Downer plays “vacuous Muzak.”
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DIGG Denver-based progressive rock/ funk band.
Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CHRIS PADGETT Local guitar virtuoso performs.
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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.
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 HONEYWHEEL New local progressive rock band. TREES ON MARS Jam-metal band from Columbia, SC.
Wednesday 8 COMEDY: Gin and Jokes (Buffalo’s Café) See Wednesday listing for full description 7 p.m. $5. 678-3749848 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Bill Long & Now & Then Band. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Rabbit Box: Tying the Knot (The Foundry) Hear stories about weddings gone right or wrong. 7 p.m. $7. rabbitbox.org GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) See Wednesday listing for full description 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq 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: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) See Wednesday listing for full description 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 KIDSTUFF: Laughter Yoga (Oconee County Library) Laugh yourself silly during a guided session with a yoga instructor. Forced laughter turns into real and contagious laughter. For grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Fancy Dancy Sock Hop (Oconee County Library) You may dress fancy or silly and dance your socks off at this daytime prom. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/happy-hour
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Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. $3. www.georgiatheatre.com CHA WA Mardi Gras Indian funk band with sing-chanting and captivating percussion rhythms. 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 TIM MOORE Aspiring local Americana singer-songwriter. Hedges on Broad 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.hedgesonbroad. com OPEN MIC Leaving Countries’ Louis Phillip Pelot leads an open mic session. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OLD SKOOL PRESENTS… Former members of Old Skool Trio Jason Fuller (keys and vox) and Seth Hendershot (drums and vox) are getting together with friends to bring you some of their favorite sounds. Live Wire 10 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com TECROPOLIS Athens’ longest-running electronic dance music series, with special guests. The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. He hosts an “all-star jam” every Thursday. Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Road location) THE ORANGE CONSTANT Playing acoustic jam-rock with a hint of folk.
Friday 3 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 KIP JONES BAND Local songwriter playing all your favorite covers and some of his own tunes. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. www.caledonialounge.com HEATHEN SONS Alt-countryinfluenced rock band from Nashville. THE BLACK MAGS Alt-rock group from Nashville.
Shantih Shantih plays the Caledonia Lounge on Saturday, June 4. The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of classic deep soul, R&B and blues. Every Tuesday!
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com DJ TONY CHACKAL Spinning allvinyl set of music with a different theme each show.
STAY THE SEA Local instrumental post-rock band. INVOKING THE ABSTRACT “Tech death” progressive metal group.
Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!
Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com ATHENS RISING This weekly openmic event features up to 10 artists with two song/10-minute performance slots. Sign up to win prizes!
Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com OLD SMOKEY Local folk-rock band with an interweaving sonic palette that includes banjo, cello, violin, lap steel and percussion. NEIGHBOR LADY Rock group led by local singer-songwriter Emily Braden. SMOKEY DEROECK Little Gold/Deep State member plays a solo set. STATE CHAMPION Rock and roll band from Louisville, KY.
Boar’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.
Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local singer-songwriter performs with his trio.
The Foundry On the Patio. 6 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com KIP JONES Local songwriter playing all your favorite covers and some of his own tunes.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SESSIONS WITH D-KAPS Enjoy an evening of fresh live tunes.
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Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MIGHTY Alternative rock group from Atlanta. LIGHT BEAM RIDER Riffy, melodic alt-rock group from Nashville, TN. The Foundry 7 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com THE ORANGE CONSTANT Playing acoustic jam-rock with a hint of folk. 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. PARTIALS Local psychedelic pop four-piece. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $22 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com ELI YOUNG BAND Country-rock group from Texas known for hit singles like “Crazy Girl.” CALE DODDS Nashville-based singer-songwriter.
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com NIVE & THE DEER CHILDREN Greenlandic folk singer Nive Nielson and her band play folk melodies with old-timey story-style lyrics. See Calendar Pick on p. 14. JULIE ODELL Singer-songwriter from Ruston, LA.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com L.A. DARIUS The DJ formerly known as Kayez spins the hottest dance records, with a mix of dance, top 40, hip hop, Latin and dancehall beats. Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-742-7735 NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND See band name.
Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ Jeremy Raj is bringing together the best that Athens jazz has to offer. A trio of incredibly talented musicians play to a great crowd every weekend.
Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac tribute band based in Atlanta. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DANGFLY Local rock band featuring an all-star lineup, including Adam Payne, Shawn Johnson, Jay Rodgers, Scotty Nicholson and Adam Poulin. THE ROYAL VELVET Three-piece local rock band.
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.
Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ See Friday’s listing for full description
Sunday 5 ACC Library 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens THE GENTRY Traditional original Irish music trio.
Monday 6 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com YOUTH LEAGUE Math-y post-pop band from Wilmington, NC. GLAND Punk trio from New Orleans. GREAVER Post-hardcore group from North Carolina. NIGHTMARE COAST New local posthardcore outfit.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 BLUES NIGHT WITH BIG C Nobody in Athens sings the blues quite like Big C. The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 UNPLUG & UNWIND A weekly “acoustic fam-jam” hosted by Joey Quiggins.
Tuesday 7 Flicker Theatre & Bar 11 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com EHIOROBO Soulful hip hop/electronic artist from New Jersey. GOOD LUCK SPACEMAN New Jersey indie rock band with hints of psych and emo. The Foundry 7 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Rev. Conner Mack Tribble. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $28 (adv.), $32 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM Eclectic, abstract musical combi-
Wednesday 8 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them at the bar! Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 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 BIGGER MOUNTAIN No info available. BOSCO New local indie rock band featuring featuring Tim Foley, Joshua Sherrill and Jack Colclough. NANNERCUP No info available. COUCHLOCKED New psychedelic/ progressive folk duo. Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE NOW AND THEN BAND Playing a mix of bluegrass, country and Americana covers and originals.
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The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. Every Friday! 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!
The Globe JAGA Presents. 7 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). 706-353-4721 GRANT COWAN Local jazzinfluenced, piano-based singersongwriter.
West Broad Market Garden West Broad Farmers Market. 9 a.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org AFRICAN SOUL A unique and stirring combination of poetry and song. PROFOUND Energetic and lyrical local hip hop artist. BLACKNERDNINJA Eugene Willis delivers explosive rhymes over organic, high-energy beats. TRE80 Hip hop artist from Gainesville.
VFW 7 p.m. $8. www.vfwathens.com HIGHWAY 211 BAND Country-rock duo from Lawrenceville.
Saturday 4 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net LIAM PARKE Member of local band Repent at Leisure plays a solo set of Irish folk. (8 a.m.) FOXFIRE REVIVAL New local folk collective. (10 a.m.) Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 BIG MORGAN Local band consisting of former members of Atlanta band Lotus Slide. WIEUCA Local band playing cheeky, guitar-driven indie rock. Buffalo’s Café 7 p.m. $10. 706-354-6655 MONDAY’S ALIBI Local band specializing in ‘70s and ‘80s rock and roll. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THAYER SARRANO Local songwriter playing hazy, desolate, Southerninspired rock tunes. SHANTIH SHANTIH All-female Atlanta-based band that draws from ‘60s psychedelic and ‘80s dreampop. THE HERNIES Local riff-heavy rock band displaying influences from classic to indie rock. Creature Comforts Brewery Good Food Good Beer Block Party. 1 p.m. FREE! www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com DJ OSMOSE International touring DJ and Athens resident lays down an all-vinyl set of funk, soul and reggae.
James McCartney plays The Foundry on Monday, June 6. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta faves. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 FAT ARM DADDY New local rhythm and blues trio. Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.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. Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com BLACKWATER DEEP Athens-based acoustic indie-folk band.
The Foundry 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com JAMES MCCARTNEY Critically acclaimed alternative rock singersongwriter. CHRIS MCKAY Popular local songwriter plays a solo set. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE HIGH DIVERS Twang band that plays rebellious Southern music. KATHERINE BALL A taste of Southern gothic blues. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday. Hosted by Larry Forte.
nation of Les Claypool and Sean Lennon. See Calendar Pick on p. 14. CHICANO BATMAN Four-piece psychedelic band with a Tropicalia flair. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE TAXICAB VERSES Local group/ recording project inspired by Jim Wilson’s time spent doing field recordings and collaborating with musicians in Ghana. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com PERIOD SIX Playing a unique blend of jazz standards featuring soulful improvisation. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SESSIONS WITH D-KAPS See Tuesday’s listing for full description
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com CATERPILLAR Pop with magic spices. PONYBOY AND THE HORSEGIRLS Summery pop group from Austin, TX. UNPOPULAR Texas-based rock band featuring members of Party Plants. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JAY GONZALEZ See Wednesday’s listing for full description 8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com ALLEN STONE Soul musician who transcends pop convention.
THE SHEEPDOGS Canadian rock band that’s a mix between Led Zeppelin and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com VEGABONDS Alternative Americana band from Auburn, AL. Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday! Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com ATHENS RISING See Wednesday’s listing for full description 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 The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.
Down the Line 6/9 BLUEGRASS JAM (The Bar-BQue Shack) 6/9 BRAVE BABY / BUFFALO RODEO (Caledonia Lounge) 6/9 THE PRODUCERS / CASPER AND THE COOKIES (The Foundry) 6/9 FAYE WEBSTER / NEIGHBOR LADY (Georgia Theatre) 6/9 JAZZ JAM (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 6/10 THE SPLITZ BAND (Buffalo’s Café) 6/10 MERLE HAGGARD TRIBUTE / Mike Mills / Neil Golden / Dave Marr / Todd McBride / Bo Bedingfield / Clay Leverett (40 Watt Club) 6/10 SONS OF SAILORS (The Foundry) 6/10 PALACE DOCTOR / BLUE BLOOD (Georgia Theatre) 6/10 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE (The Office Lounge) 6/10 LANDON TRUST (Saucehouse Barbeque) 6/11 JEREMY LUM / SCARLET STITCH (Bishop Park) 6/11 OLDE WORLD MONKEYS / THE STIR (Caledonia Lounge) 6/11 GAR GAR (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 6/11 DUNGEN / NEW MADRID (40 Watt Club) 6/11 BREAK POINT (Front Porch Book Store) 6/11 BOOTY BOYZ / Immuzikation / Twin Powers / Z-Dog (Georgia Theatre) 6/11 LORD HURON / OH PEP! (Georgia Theatre) 6/11 KINKY WAIKIKI (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 6/11 HUTCH MCCOLLUM (Saucehouse Barbeque) 6/12 THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR / John Dunn & the Jazzman Band (The Foundry) 6/13 PHEASANTS / TOONCES / JULIE ODELL (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 6/13 ROOSTERFOOT (Georgia Theatre) 6/13 OPEN MIC (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 6/13 UNPLUG & UNWIND (The Office Lounge)
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bulletin board Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board is every THURSDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com.
Art â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oct-POE-berâ&#x20AC;? Juried Art Exhibition (ACC Library) The NEA Big Read is sponsoring an exhibition of artwork inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. All ages and experience levels welcome. Submit images via email with name, grade level, phone number, address, title, media and dimensions. Prizes awarded. Deadline Sept. 11, 8 p.m. Exhibition on view throughout October. acclibrarypoeartexhibition @gmail.com Outside the Lines (Athens, GA) TV Gallery and Pixel & Ink are gathering submissions for the second volume of its all-ages coloring book. Proceeds benefit local public schools and non-profits. tvartgallery @gmail.com 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. TV Gallery is also hosting a pop-up exhibition this summer. Submit up to three pieces via email plus $10 via Paypal. Deadline June 11, 7 p.m. tvartgallery@gmail.com
Classes Aquatics Fitness Programs (Multiple Locations) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aquatic Aerobicsâ&#x20AC;? is held at Memorial Park Pool on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 6, 6 p.m. $5 per class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aqua Zumbaâ&#x20AC;? is held at Bishop Park Pool on Saturdays through Aug. 8, 10:30 a.m. $5 per class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adult Lap Swimâ&#x20AC;? is held at Bishop Park Pool on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 6:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. $55. www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure
Artist Workshops (KA Artist Shop) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creative Journaling for Adults with Hope Hilton.â&#x20AC;? June 7, 10:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. or 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Calligraphy: Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basics.â&#x20AC;? June 11, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. or June 21, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silk Painting with RenĂŠ Shoemaker.â&#x20AC;? July 9. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drawing 101 with Otto Lange.â&#x20AC;? July 13, 20 & 27, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. www.kaartist.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 Dog Obedience Training (Southeast Clarke Park) Puppies and dogs of all ages will learn basic skills such as stay, sit, heel, come when called, walk nicely on a leash and more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dog Obedienceâ&#x20AC;? takes place Saturdays, June 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 30, 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 a.m. or Tuesdays, June 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 26, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $100â&#x20AC;&#x201C;120. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure Gentle Hatha Yoga (St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church) De-stress, relax and move into stillness. Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. $10. www.mindfuliving.org Inaugural Academy of Crop Production (Hotel Indigo) Greenhouse mangers, nursery growers and landscape designers will about learn in-depth and technical crop production research. June 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. $400. t.uga.edu/21R Intro to Knitting (Oconee County Library) Learn to knit in this five-part workshop with Dorothy Algie. Thursdays, June 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee Lunchtime Workout (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) BYO mat. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12:45 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.athenscine.com
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One-on-One Genealogy Assistance (ACC Library) Library staff offer assistance to genealogists and researchers. May 26, 10 a.m. www.athenslibrary.org/athens Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cubanstyle salsa dance classes with SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Every Wednesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10 (incl. drink). www.facebook.com/ salsaathens Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Yoshukai karate in a positive atmosphere. Accepting new students. No experience necessary. See website for schedule. Classes held Sundaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Wednesdays. FREE! www.athensy.com Yoga Classes (5 Points Yoga) The studio offers classes for all levels including hot flow, gentle flow, Iyenger yoga and meditation. www. athensfivepointsyoga.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 Community Connection (Athens, GA) Community Connection of Northeast Georgia assists volunteers in finding flexible service opportunities at various organizations. www.community connection211.org PALS Volunteers Needed (PALS Institute) Women of the World is seeking volunteers to mentor young adult women in earning a GED. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. www.womentothe world.org
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Dario Escobarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s print is included in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paper in Profile:Mixografia and Taller de GrĂĄfica Mexicana,â&#x20AC;? which features work by 60 contemporary artists. The exhibition opens Saturday, June 4 and will remain on view through Sunday, Aug. 21. Smart Lunch, Smart Kid (Milledge Avenue Baptist Church) Volunteers are needed to help provide and deliver sack lunches and educational enrichment activities to under-served children in nine communities around Athens this summer. Mondaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fridays through Aug. 5, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. www.action ministries.net
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 Art Classes (KA Artist Shop) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Club for Teens.â&#x20AC;? Fridays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $20, $25 for supplies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Club Junior for Ages 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13.â&#x20AC;? Fridays, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. $15, $25 for supplies. Both classes are taught by Hope Hilton. www.kaartistshop.com Athens Code Camp (Four Athens) Four Athens offers classes focused on programming concepts in Ruby, Python, JavaScript and HTML/CSS. All ages. Laptop required. Register online. Saturdays through July, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. www.fourathens.com/ weekendclasses Intermezzo Piano Academy (The Church at College Station) Each day offers classes in rhythm, music history, composition, theory and piano ensemble. Ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14. July 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. $160. www.intermezzoacademy.com
New Moon Summer Adventure Camp (Athens, GA) Now accepting registration for a summer camp that travels to different locations daily. Activities include hiking, swimming and boating as well as educational trips. 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 Portuguese for Kids (Oconee County Library) Kids can learn to speak Portuguese. Wednesdays through June 15, 6:15 p.m. Ages 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11. www.athenslibrary.org/oconee Report Card Rewards Program (Multiple Locations) Any student Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 in Athens may bring his or her final report card with all As and Bs to the ACC Leisure Services Aquatics Office for a free summer pool pass or 10 free swims. 706-613-3589, ext. 226, www.athens clarkecounty.com/aquatics Rooting for Community (Williams Farm, 235 Northside Dr.) Kids can learn the ropes of the farm and make dishes from fresh produce at the Athens Land Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Williams Farm. For rising 5thâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;7th graders. Full scholarships available. July 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $160. www. athenslandtrust.org 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. 706-546-7914, www.uuathensga.org Summer Camps Cornerstone offers two camps for students interested in theater. Elementary Summer Camp,
grades 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. June 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9, $90. Middle and High School Summer Camp, grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12, July 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22, $120. www.princeave.org Summer Camps (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Full day summer camps from 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m. are for ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. $160. Half-day camps from 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. are for five year olds. $125. www.botgarden.uga.edu Summer Camps (Treehouse Kid and Craft) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superhero Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miniatures & Stop Motion Animation Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Space Odyssey Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intergalatic Planetary Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fairy Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sewing & Textiles Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skateboard & Zine Campâ&#x20AC;? and more. www.treehouse kidandcraft.com Summer Food Service Free lunches will be served to children at over 20 locations around Athens. Through July 15. www.decal.ga.gov Summer Theater Camps (Athens Little Playhouse) 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. 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. $25. 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 Water Safety Week (Georgia Aquatic Center, Watkinsville) Kickboards, fins and float belts provided. Group swimming lessons. May 31â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 4. FREE! www.georgia aquaticcenter.com
Support Groups Alanon (540 Prince Ave.) Alanon: a 12-step recovery program for those affected by someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking. Meetings are held throughout the week. FREE! www.ga-al-anon.org Amputee Support Group (ACC Library) All are welcome. Meets every first Thursday of the month. Contact Reyna, 706-498-4313 Caregiversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Support Group (Tuckston United Methodist Church) Find support with other caregivers.
Second Sundays, 3 p.m. June 12 will be a discussion on â&#x20AC;&#x153;stress-bustersâ&#x20AC;? and techniques for relaxation. 706-353-1331 National Stuttering Association (ACC Library) This support group is for adults who stutter. Next meeting is June 18, 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. elizabethwislar395@gmail.com Project Safe (Athens, GA) Meetings for Warriors: Hope & Healing from Domestic Violence Group are held every Tuesday, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Tuesday of each month. Meetings for the New Beginnings Support Group are held every Monday, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Monday of the month. 24-hour crisis hotline: 706-5433331. Teen texting line: 706-7658019. 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
art around town A. LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Artwork by Perry McCrackin. AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Have Voiceâ&#x20AC;? is a solo show by Crystal Wellborn. Through June. 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. BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years. CINĂ&#x2030; BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swim Teamâ&#x20AC;? is a series of paintings by Jaime Bull. Through June 17. CITY OF WATKINSVILLE (Downtown Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public Art Watkinsville: A Pop-up Sculpture Exhibitâ&#x20AC;? consists of sculptures placed in prominent locations around downtown. Artists include Benjamin Lock, William Massey, Stan Mullins, Robert Clements and Joni Younkins-Herzog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artlandâ&#x20AC;? features eight newly commissioned art panels and six refurbished panels of paintings. THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, â&#x20AC;&#x153;High Contrastâ&#x20AC;? features bold, black-and-white works by Timothy D. Hubbard, Kyle Kizzah, Jon Vogt and Eileen Wallace. â&#x20AC;˘ In Classic Gallery II, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A-Townâ&#x20AC;? showcases works examining Athens architecture by Lewis Bartlett, Robert Brussack, Dortha Jacobson and Jacob Wenzka. Through October. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Evan Blackwell shows floral ink drawings and a sculptural window installation. Through June 18. DONDEROSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) The Athens Photo Guild shares a collection of works by members. Through June. EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Chip McDaniel. Through June. 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. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silenceâ&#x20AC;? is a solo exhibition by Cameron Bliss. Through June 30. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Geometric paintings by Hannah Jones. Through June. GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wild Wooly Wonderful Athensâ&#x20AC;? features works by Jared Brown, Timi Conley, James Greer, Michael Lachowski, Ali Norman, Dan Smith and Kaleena Stasiak. Through June 26. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frank Hartley Anderson: Forging the Southern Printmakers Society.â&#x20AC;? Through June 19. â&#x20AC;˘ Created by design studio VolvoxLabs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;VVOX: Refining Realitiesâ&#x20AC;? is an immersive triptych utilizing digital visualization. Through June 19. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason.â&#x20AC;? Through Aug. 7. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de GrĂĄfica Mexicana.â&#x20AC;? June 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Aug. 21. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twists and Turns: Sculptures by Alice Aycockâ&#x20AC;? includes two sculptures, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waltzing Matildaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twin Vortexes.â&#x20AC;? Through Sept. 4. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Jamey Grimesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Northern Lightsinspired â&#x20AC;&#x153;Auroraâ&#x20AC;? 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.) Paintings by Ryan Berry. Through June 19. HEIRLOOM CAFĂ&#x2030; (815 N. Chase St.) Collages influenced by Surrealism and Magic Realism by Susan Pelham. Through July 11. HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Susan Pelham creates collages influenced by Surrealism and Magic Realism. Through June. JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trolls and Humans: Stronger Together?â&#x20AC;? features paintings and drawings by Tekla Vanderplas. Through June. K.A. ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) Mini art, prints, merch and installa-
The Legacy Circle: A Monthly Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Empowerment Journey (The Mother-Daughter Nest) Practice the art of sacred self-care and support your own personal growth. www. themotherdaughternest.com
On The Street ACC Pool Season (Multiple Locations) Pools are located at Bishop Park, East Athens Community Center, Lay Park, Memorial Park and Rocksprings Park. $1 admission. www.athens clarkecounty.com/aquatics American Lunch (Multiple Locations) Five Restaurant & Bar offers free meals three days a week at various locations. The food truck is available 11:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;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 Street Hockey (YMCA) (Hockey Rink) Players of all skill levels can play in a local hockey rink. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. athensfloorhockey@gmail.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 Cause + Effect (Athens, GA) Seeking short films focused on social, political, environmental or economic issues facing Georgia. Winners receive a $1000 prize. Submissions accepted through Oct. 2. Winners will be screened at CinĂŠ in November. causeandeffectfilm.org The Classic City Fringe Festival (Athens, GA) Seeking performers in theater, dance, performance art, puppetry, improv, comedy and more. Festival Oct. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30. classiccityfringefest@gmail.com, www.classiccityfringefestival.com f
tion pieces by local artists. Through June 2. LOWERY IMAGING GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery features paper and canvas giclee prints by Athens artists as well as artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; renderings of Athens. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) 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. â&#x20AC;˘ Community Collections on view in the lobbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glass cases include floaty pens from the collection of Jeff Montgomery and push puppets from the collection of Katherine Winslow. Through June 25. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pushing the Press: Printmaking in the Southâ&#x20AC;? highlights contemporary Georgia artists Jiha Moon, Chadwick Tolley, Curtis Bartone, Joe Tsambiras, Kristen Casaletto, Melissa Harshman, Jon Swindler, Ann Stewart and Tom Takashima. Opening reception June 2. Through Aug. 6. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multipleâ&#x20AC;? features the work of three current or former graduate printmakers at UGA: Arron Foster, Ry McCullough and Katherine Miller. Opening reception June 2. Through Aug. 6.â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;There Againâ&#x20AC;? is a mixed media installation by Jon Swindler and Michael McFalls. Opening reception June 2. Through Aug. 6. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Double Dutch Press: Athens Neighborhood Series.â&#x20AC;? Opening reception June 2. Through Aug. 6. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Lounge Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reflections on Yuma Trailâ&#x20AC;? is a series of photographs by Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay, a current graduate student at UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Closing reception Aug. 18. Currently on view through Aug. 20. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) Richard Suddenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Illuminationsâ&#x20AC;? use three gallery spaces to explore light, its physical properties and metaphorical meanings. Through Aug. 28. MAMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BOY (197 Oak St.) Photograms by Jen Holt. Through June. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Artwork by Margaret Olivastro. Through June. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) See works in all mediums at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;OCAF Members Exhibit.â&#x20AC;? Opening reception June 3. Through July 8. RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism and the Modern South.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greatest Bulldog of Them All: Dan McGill.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selections from the Disability History Archive.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Abbot, Early Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Naturalist Artist.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence: The George Foster Peabody Awards.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olympic Legacy.â&#x20AC;? Through July. STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Photography by Barbara Holder. Through July 3. 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. TERRAPIN BEER CO. (265 Newton Bridge Rd.) Chris Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nature photography captures interesting land installations in the wild. Through July. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) Professor and civil rights activist Dr. Arthur Bacon presents acrylic and ink wash paintings and drawings inspired by the rural South. Opening reception June 5. Through July 17. WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Paintings of scenes around Athens by Mary Porter. WILLSON CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND ARTS (1260 S. Lumpkin St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing Up in the Southâ&#x20AC;? is a photography exhibition presented by the Do Good Fund. The show includes images by Joshua Dudley Greer, Paul Kwilecki, William Greiner, Dave Anderson, Rosalind Solomon, Cynthia Henebry, Whitten Sabbatini, Oraien Catledge, John Menapace and Bill Yates. Through Aug. 15. WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) Curated by Jimmy Straehla, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Inaugural Art Showâ&#x20AC;? showcases work by Cameron Bliss, Tex Crawford, Margot Ecke, Peter Loose, Terry Rowlett, cap man and several more Winterville area artists. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more. â&#x20AC;˘ Paintings by Jessica Shulman and Andrew Huang. Through June.
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2BR/1BA basement apartment. Close to UGA. LR, DR, fridge, stove, garbage, electric heat-A/C, no pets, yd. maintained. $400/mo. 117.5 Johnson Dr. Avail. now. Stan (706) 543-5352. 2, 3 & 4BR apts preleasing for Aug. 480 N. Thomas St. All appliances, furnished, W/D, parking, internet, Direct TV, water, trash incl. Starting at $1150/mo. (706) 548-9137. Advertise your properties in Flagpole Classifieds! Call (706) 549-0301! 2, 3 & 4BR apts preleasing for Aug. 480 N. Thomas St. All appliances, furnished, W/D, parking, internet, Direct TV, water, trash incl. Starting at $1150/mo. (706) 548-9137.
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Avail. June 1! Spacious 2BR/1BA apt. just steps t o U G A . G reat , q ui et location. 2027 S. Milledge. CHAC, DW, W/D, HWflrs. $700/mo. (706) 202-9905. Eastside quadraplex, 2BR/2BA, $500/mo. & 2BR/1BA, $475/mo. Eastside duplex, 2BR/1BA & FP, $525/mo. 3BR/2BA & F P, $ 7 0 0 / m o . C a l l McWaters Realty: (706) 353-2700 or cell: (706) 540-1529. Location, location... Downtown across from campus. University Towers. 1BR/1BA, 600sf. $725/mo. Avail. Aug. 1. Call/text Don, (603) 690-5689. Pre-Leasing for Fall: 415 Peabody Dr., 2BR/2.5BA Town Home for rent in Five Points. $1000/mo. (706) 850-5922 for more info or to set up a showing. Pre-Lease For Fall! Amazing 2BR/1BA apt overlooking Milledge Ave. Close to UGA w/ private garden, sundeck. W/D incl. Must see to appreciate. $775/mo. Call (706) 202-9905. 2027 S. Milledge Ave.
Commercial Property Eastside Offices For Lease 1060 Gaines School Road. 1325 sf. $1400/mo. 1200 sf. $1000/mo. (706) 2022246.
Condos for Rent 2BR/1BA condo. Stadium Village. Walking distance to UGA campus. Gated, p o o l , f i t n e s s c e n t e r. Excellent condition. Avail. 6/1. $600/mo. (706) 2062347.
Beautiful 2BR/2.5BA condo. Avail Aug. 1. Quiet neighborhood w/ lots of green space and river walk. HW & tile floors, granite counters, stainless appliances spacious rooms. W/D hookup. $800/ mo. Pets ok w/ deposit. River Station Condos 385 Old Epps Bridge Rd. (706) 202-9905. Find your next home sweet home with Flagpole Classifieds! Just reduced! Investor’s West-side 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) 5401529. Next to downtown/ U G A ! 4BR/2BA. W/D, DW, HVAC. Makeover for New Tenant! Balcony overlooking small creek. Spacious! 4 Parking Spaces! Ground floor! $1100/mo. Avail. Aug.1. (706) 296-9467. Renovated large 2BR/2BA Condo Flat at The Courtyard, corner of Milledge and Baxter. W/D, Alarm, Pool, Porch, Busline. Avail. Aug. 1. Rent $950/mo. (770) 9533855, (404) 226-2200.
Duplexes For Rent S. Milledge, Venita Dr. 4 B R / 2 B A , W / D , D W, fenced back yd.! Close to everything yet private. $999/mo., negotiable. Avail. Aug. (404) 5583218, or bagley_w@ bellsouth.net. Electronic flyers avail.
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Streets Cafe, Local Athens Food Truck. Sale includes fully equipped food truck. $29,000. Clarke County health department approved. Contact Ryan: (706) 540-2134.
3BR/2BA spacious farmhouse: 1321 Dowdy Rd. off Epps Bridge. $900/mo. CHAC, DW, W/D, large deck, high ceilings, huge yard. Pets welcome w/ fee. Avail. Aug. 1. rentals@boulevard p ro p e r t y m a n a g e m e n t . com.
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Polleria Pablo: Famous Peruvian roasted chicken: 1/4 chicken w/ 2 sides, $5.99! Authentic Peruvian, Mexican. Ceviches. 3073 Danielsville Rd., inside Petro gas station. Th.–Su., 9–9. (706) 4612533.
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Normaltown 7BR/5BA fully renovated home w/ c h a r m ! H Wf lr s. , h u ge kitchen, 2 laundry rooms w/ W/D incl. Avail for Fall. $500/BR. (706) 546-6900, www.valerioproper ties. com.
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. (706) 354-4297.
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 Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are tax-deductible. Call (706) 227-1515 or come by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St.
Instruction Athens School of M u s i c . Instruction in g u i t a r, b a s s , d r u m s , piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin, fiddle & more. From beginner to expert. Instrument repairs avail. Visit www. athensschoolofmusic. com, (706) 543-5800.
Music Services Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition.Wuxtr y Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn. (706) 369-9428.
Services Cleaning P e a c h y G re e n C l e a n Co-op, your local friendly Green Clean! Free estimates w/ rates as low as $29. (706) 248-4601, 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.
Printing S e l f P u b l i s h Yo u r Book. Complete local, professional publishing service. Editing, design, layout and printing services. 25 years experience. (706) 3954874, booksprintedhere. com.
Jobs Full-time Experienced maintenance personnel needed for a large apt. community. Electrical, plumbing and CPO certified. Valid Drivers license, background check, drug test. Email resume: carouselvillage@att.net. Line/Prep Cooks N e e d e d . 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. Swimming pool service company needs FT help. E x p e r i e n c e p re f e r re d but not req. Must have work references and a valid driver’s license. Please fax resumes: (706) 850-5253 or email: poolservicesathens@ gmail.com.
Opportunities Seeking: a landscape hero to sort out our cursed yard where nothing good will grow and chaos reigns (along with seemingly invincible ticks). steph@ hometownunicorn.com
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Blind Pig Tavern (W. Broad Location) is hiring experienced cooks and FOH management. Please stop by the restaurant from 2–4 p.m. to fill out application or send resume to bptavern2@ gmail.com.
Experienced kitchen help needed. Bring resume or fill out application at G e o r g e ’s L o w c o u n t r y Table. No phone calls please. Groove Burgers (new restaurant) is hiring FOH and BOH positions. Looking for positive people with the passion for food. Apply online: grooveburgers.com, send your application to: info@grooveburgers. com or call: (762) 4995699. Looking for the per fect employee? Advertise job opportunities in Flagpole Magazine! Low weekly rates. Call (706) 549-0301 for more info. Now Hiring Experienced Line Cooks, Daytime Servers, Drivers, Locos To G o G o s & H o s t s a t Locos Grill & Pub, 2020 Timothy Rd. Locos is looking for highly e n e r g e t i c , c u s t o m e rfocused individuals who want to work at the busiest restaurant in town. We offer great pay–not competitive pay–but pay that makes others look silly. Apply inside between 2–4pm or email us at: westside@ locosgrill.com. The UGA Hotel a n d C o n f e re n c e Center is looking for temporary, PT housekeepers. E x p e r i e n c e 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. u g a j o b s e a rc h . c o m , create online account and application, search job posting #20151318 (Temporary l a b o r p o o l – s t a ff no benefits), apply. Posting will describe in detail the duties and physical demands.
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Vehicles 1996 Volkswagen Jetta. Runs great. 2 litre w/ 230k miles. $500 OBO. Contact Tommy: (706) 201-1012.
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