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from Georgia. The Carters still live in our state and continue to do good things. We were lucky to spend an hour every As a concerned Athens citizen, it came to day this year studying about all pollinators my attention that racially-driven economic do for us, including helping produce fruit, disparities exist within our community. In vegetables and nuts. We also studied the Athens, 12.5 percent of white families live life cycle of a butterfly, called metamorphoin poverty, compared to 32.1 percent of sis, and learned the importance of native black families and 38.2 percent of Hispanic plants. We were sad when we studied about families. Additionally, the median income colony collapse disorder for honey bees and in Athens is $33,846, with whites having the decline in the numbers of migrating the highest median income at $39,097. monarch butterflies. We are happy, though, For African Americans and Hispanics it is because we built this beautiful garden to $25,269 and $26,705, respectively. help with those two problems, and we Also, 19.7 percent of Athenian families promise to always be advocates for you polmake less than $10,000 per year. However, linators wherever we go in life. only 17.6 percent of white families make We were also lucky because Mr. Chris less than $10,000 per year, compared to McDowell, a UGA landscape architect, 24.9 percent of African American families helped us with our garden. He merged our and 19.2 percent of Hispanic families. These racial inequalities increase further for garden designs with his to create the blueprint for our pollinator habitat. Next, he female-headed homes, as 29.4 percent of helped us with our math as we laid out the white female-headed families lived in povgarden and marked it with flags. erty, compared to 50.5 percent of African We had many other helpers. Ms. American female-headed families and 49.6 percent of Hispanic female-headed families. Brendan Nordgren serves as Coile Middle School’s AmeriCorps VISTA member spePoverty overall is disproportionately cializing in school gardens and has been higher in Athens than the national average. with us for the Poverty is pervasive whole adventure. In in Athens, the home October, Mr. Josh of the University of BUMPERSTICKER OF THE WEEK: Podvin from UGA’s Georgia, the first Office of Service state-chartered uniLearning organized versity in the U.S. a giant garden work It appears that the day with volunteers university priorito help us plant. tizes the needs of a Send your sticker sightings to letters@flagpole.com. In the spring, Mr. student population Kevin Kirche from to the detriment of Sustainable UGA organized another volunits permanent residents, and particularly teer work day. Mr. Paul Duncan from UGA’s those belonging to a minority. Latin American and Caribbean Studies During a recent gathering of comInstitute donated seeds and plants from munity stakeholders, Harry Sims, the their ethnobotanical garden. Athens-Clarke County commissioner for We had a visit from Ms. Anne Shenk, the East Athens, declared, “We don’t have director of education at the State Botanical one Athens, but we are going to get there Gardens in Athens, and Athens-Clarke and we are going to do it together,” alludCounty’s Ms. Ania Truszczynski, who ing directly to the racially driven barriers helped us build a rain barrel and taught existing within the Athens community. us ways to reduce our storm water runoff. Broderick Flanigan of Flanigan’s Portrait In January, Ms. Stacy Smith with Keep Studio spoke to me about how racism and Athens-Clarke County Beautiful visited inequality have been plaguing East Athens and helped us prepare our native milkweed for decades. Both he and Sims contend that in order to mitigate the economic and racial seeds to make the seeds ready for planting. We are thankful that our principal, Mr. disparities evident in Athens, all commuDwight Manzy, encouraged us to do this nity stakeholders must work together, to learning journey. We wrote about our garensure social justice. den in the form of nonfiction, fiction and Now is the time for the University of poetry. We created art, and even a scary Georgia and other business entrepreneurs movie called Pollinators in Crisis! to invest in the whole community. Let’s Many of the lessons learned we will stop the rhetoric about our poverty and do never forget, such as the importance of something about it. The time is now! Jess Nobile having access to clean water. Our garden is Athens located far away from a water source. We learned the importance of water conservation since we carried water a long distance many days. We hope to have some water closer to our garden in the future. Dear Pollinators, Speaking of the future, we hope to see Please visit us in the garden we built for you pollinators soon. We have everything you at our school this year! We provided nectar and host plants, in addition to a sup- you need. Plus, we are excited that we get to enjoy our garden for two more years before ply of water, so you can get what you need we move on to high school. to do your important job of pollinating. Sincerely, Former First Lady Ms. Rosalynn Carter The Pollinator Squad with Ms. Kelli Bivins donated funding for our garden. She has 6th Grade ESOL Students this title because she is married to Mr. W.R. Coile Middle School Jimmy Carter; he is the only U.S. president
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Joe-pye Weed or Queen Anne’s Lace? Now You Can Know for Sure, Thanks to Wildflowers of Georgia By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com in the back according to color, so that if Sunday morning: How can I write you’re curious about that spiraldy purple about a wildflower book while the news blossom but don’t know its name, you can is filled with the murders of 50 people at find it by sight, with the page number to an Orlando nightclub? Perhaps the book guide you to its description. contains the sustenance that keeps us from And the descriptions and the page notes becoming murderers, that shows us conare like a quick course in botany, in ecolnections between our lives and nature, that ogy, really, because you quickly see how surrounds us and sustains us and connects wildflowers are just a window into nature us to life, in spite of the horrors that flash as they are parts of before our eyes so its cycle with the regularly in the news. Shepherd’s Purse, Hairy roles they play in polField Guide to the lination, supporting Wildflowers of Georgia Cat’s Ear, Dutchman’s insects that in turn and Surrounding States Britches, Pink Lady’s Slipper… support them. is an imposing work And not only the of scholarship, and at lovely pictures, but the names: Shepherd’s the same time it is a friendly invitation to Purse, Hairy Cat’s Ear, Dutchman’s share knowledge you have wished you had every time you’ve wondered at an unknown Britches, Pink Lady’s Slipper and on and on. They’re all in here: 770 of the most comflower along the roadside or on a walk in mon wildflowers found in Georgia and the the woods. Southeast, and additional information on Linda Chafin is conservation bota550 more. nist out at the State Botanical Garden of A happy side effect of this book is that it Georgia. She has already written a couple makes you want immediately to get outside of books about rare plants, and Carol and here and around the state to spot some Hugh Nourse, the lead photographers on of these treasures for yourself. Thanks to this project, have published a couple of books of Georgia wildflower photographs, so they all knew what they were doing when they set out to bring us this book, published by the University of Georgia Press, which is on a roll with its books by Georgia authors. This one is a chunk: a beautifully printed, heavyduty full-color 516 pages filled with inviting and helpful information. Two things about it jump out at you immediately: The information-gathering and presentation are exhaustive and the tone throughout is informally friendly and helpful. If I had written a book like this, I think I’d have a tendency to feel like after I’d done all this work, why shouldn’t you have to put a little effort into reading it? Maybe it’s because Chafin works at the Bot Garden that she’s so welcoming with all this information she has compiled. She goes way out of her way to help you understand the Chafin, the Nourses and all the other phocomplicated parts, with little asides about tographers, you’ve got everything you need how to pronounce the Latin terminology to head out in confidence. and how to understand the ways plants are But, hey: You can meet the folks behind categorized and other such explications. this book and ask them how they did Reading the book is like having an interestit. Tuesday, June 21 the State Botanical ing chat with somebody who knows a lot Garden of Georgia is hosting a recepabout something you’re interested in and tion, talk and book signing with Chafin who is also good at helping you catch on. and the Nourses, beginning at 6:30 p.m. I mean, Georgia wildflowers? Who has in the administration building. Then, on not seen one and wanted to know what it Thursday, June 23 there’s a talk and signing is? Well, they’re all right here, with good, sharp, clear pictures. And they’re laid out in with Chafin and the Nourses at 7 p.m. in Appleton Auditorium at the ACC Library. f well organized sequences and then indexed
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The Past Isn’t Dead
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During his first 18 months as a U.S. senator, David Perdue had not made much of a splash on the national scene. Perdue had his breakout moment last week when the Republican freshman spoke to conservative Christian activists at a Faith & Freedom Coalition conference. He urged attendees to pray for President Obama and added: “I think we should pray for Barack Obama, but we need to be very specific. We should pray like Psalm 109:8 says: Let his days be few, and let another take his office.” The audience thought that was funny. This joking reference to Psalm 109:8 has been used often during Obama’s presidency as a way for someone to imply they want the president to be physically harmed without actually having to say the words. The key is in the remaining lines of the verse: “Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. “Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. “Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labor. “Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children.” Perdue’s comment put him on the national radar and generated criticism from the opposition, as with this response from the Georgia Democratic Party’s Michael Smith: “Joking about the death of the President of the United States is contemptible and beneath the office of a United States Senator. Senator Perdue should apologize immediately—not only to President Obama, but to the people of Georgia.” Perdue spokesperson Caroline Vanvick fired back: “He in no way wishes harm towards our president and everyone in the
room understood that. However, we should add the media to our prayer list because they are pushing a narrative to create controversy, and that is exactly what the American people are tired of.” As an outsider businessman elected to political office, Perdue has a similar background to Donald Trump. He’s a major Trump supporter and predicts that Trump will win in November, telling a Republican group in Georgia: “I know an outsider when I see one—someone who is listening to us. He’s complaining about the very people we complain about—politicians, bureaucrats, the media. He can win Michigan and Mississippi on the same day. When does that ever happen?… He can help us lead again. But he can also help make America great again.” Trump is embroiled in a controversy over his attacks on federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who’s presiding over a lawsuit involving Trump University. Curiel was born in Indiana to parents who emigrated from Mexico and became American citizens. Trump complained that Curiel could not be a fair judge because he “happens to be, we believe, Mexican,” which was a false accusation. Perdue has his own history with Latino judges. He helped block the federal court nomination of Dax Lopez, a highly respected DeKalb County jurist whose confirmation was supported by many prominent Georgia Republicans. Perdue’s opposition forced Lopez instead to run for another term on the State Court bench. Perdue’s support of Trump, his business background and his disdain for Latino citizens could be hints that the senator wants to get into consideration as Trump’s vice presidential running mate. f
It’s not as if the Ol’ Bloviator and his wonderful bride needed any further confirmation of Gavin Stevens’ famous declaration in Requiem for A Nun that the past is neither “dead” nor “even past,” but if we had, we definitely got it a few weeks back after we made the twisty trek from Lexington, VA, where the O.B. was teaching at that point, across the mountains to Appomattox National Historical Park. The exhibits and artifacts were impressive, but our real destination was the McLean House, where the actual surrender took place. This had come to pass because
all of them with humongous Confederate battle flags flapping all over the place. The O.B. remarked at the time that he hoped to hell they weren’t headed to the same place we were, but they all whipped into a truck stop, and we headed on. We noticed as we neared the park that there were four state-trooper cars with flashing bubble-gum machines along the road and several park rangers, as if they were awaiting either a Donald Trump rally or Bonnie and Clyde in a stolen getaway car. All of this had told the O.B. somehow that we had not seen the last of that ostentatious band of flaggers, and
McLean House
poor Wilmer McLean happened to be the first person Lee’s aide, Col. Charles Marshall, encountered upon arrival at Appomattox Courthouse. When they pressed McLean about a suitable site for the surrender, he first offered a dusty, unfurnished building nearby that struck Marshall as not quite up to snuff for one of the most critical meetings in the nation’s history. McLean then offered an on-the-spot, Medallion-miles-be-damned upgrade, the parlor of his home. After the proceedings were concluded, Wilmer’s coerced hospitality would be rewarded with a locust-like stripping of his furnishings and even pieces of his house itself by Yankee souvenir-seekers who took most anything not nailed down and tore out a lot that was, especially in the “surrender room,” where Lee, accompanied by a single aide, sat at the desk on the left and Grant, surrounded by several members his staff, sat at the one on the right. All in all, at 20 feet by 16 feet, it seemed like a mighty tight space for such a momentous event. The carefully reconstructed courthouse, dwellings, store, etc. definitely took us back and underscored what a tiny, out-of-the-way place the village of Appomattox Courthouse had been in April 1865. It had been a satisfying experience and a sobering one, though perhaps not nearly so much as the one that awaited us. As we approached Appomattox, we had at one point found ourselves in the midst of what seemed like a caravan of trucks and SUVs,
sure enough, upon exiting, as we came upon a little Confederate cemetery on the edge of the park, there they were, apparently holding some sort of rally. As the O.B. stood in the parking lot a hundred feet or so from the proceedings trying to get the widest-angle image an iPhone can deliver, he noticed the approach of a right good-sized fellow whose grim countenance and purposeful stride said that he was less than thrilled by the O.B.’s attempt to capture the event for posterity. Thereupon ensued the following exchange. He: “What are you up to, buddy?” O.B.: “Taking some photos.” He: “I see that.” (Slight, but pregnant pause.) “Would you like to join us?” O.B.: “Not really. Just been over at the park and wanted to see what was up. This is public property, isn’t it?” Instead of replying, he turned away, doubtless after concluding that it would not say a whole lot for his version of Southern honor if he curb-stomped a rickety old geezer six inches shorter and 30 years older than he, especially in plain sight of a couple of park policemen. The incident might have seemed less striking had we not just been hammered with the park service’s emphasis on Appomattox as the place where, thanks largely to two reasonable and heroic men, America came together again. Suffice it to say, you certainly could not prove any such thing by the crowd at the cemetery, who gave little indication they were aware of what actually transpired about a half-mile to the east in Wilmer McLean’s parlor. f
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Opportunity Zone, which means employers are eligible for tax breaks, Link said. In agreeing to jointly fund the $15,000 feasibility study, the four aforementioned entities are flexing to clear what Parker identified as the tallest hurdle standing in the way of change: “Trying to partner together.â€? Nobody, not even the federal government, has the money to do big, transformative projects anymore. As an example, Parker cited the Boys & Girls Club in the H.T. Edwards building, which saved the By Blake Aued and John Huie news@flagpole.com gym of the historic black school and is the result of cooperation among CCSD, ACC and the AHA. “None of those that once housed a Masonic lodge. Now, the alphabet soup The neighborhood surrounding the old West Broad organizations could have done it on their own,â€? he said. gang—AHA, ALT, ACC and CCSD—are collaborating with School is “pretty much the best location in town,â€? with Like H.T. Edwards, the West Broad School is a relic of schools, a Kroger, the library and St. Mary’s all within walk- the Warren Buffett-funded anti-poverty nonprofit Purpose the segregation era, but also a point of pride for the African Built Communities on a “feasibility studyâ€? for the West ing distance, according to Heather Benham, the executive American community. Davis (who is black) called it an Broad neighborhood. As Benham explained, rather than director of the Athens Land Trust, which has developed icon. “This is our last chance to save a part of our history,â€? do a traditional master plan and frustrate people when about 20 affordable houses in the area. she said. The school district is poised in coming years to funding can’t be found, the feasibility study will identify It has a lot going for it, and the land trust’s community renovate it for central offices—a project that could force resources first, and then the community can decide what’s garden and farmers market on the school grounds, like The the removal of the community garden. Dude’s rug, really ties it all together. While the feasibility study is separate Residents have plenty of ideas for how from the renovation project, it could the neighborhood can be revitalized guide district officials if they are at all further. But with home prices skyrockinterested in saving the garden (which, eting in Normaltown and college kids at this point, remains an open quescrowding into the Hancock Corridor tion). The farmers market isn’t the north of Broad, south of Broad the utopia of diversity that people portray Hancock Corridor and Rocksprings it as, Davis contended. “Athens is are the next intown neighborhoods still a very segregated community,â€? marked for gentrification, according to she said. “I go to the market, and the Athens-Clarke County Commissioner white people talk to the white people, Melissa Link. and the black people talk to the black “The challenge is implementing people.â€? what they want to see without disBut back to the study. “I’m not placing them from what is so valusure what’s going to come out of it,â€? able,â€? Benham said at a Federation of Benham said. But Link has a wish list: Neighborhoods meeting last week. loosening zoning regulations to allow With the West Broad Market smaller houses on smaller lots, and an Garden in the news lately, the meetinclusionary zoning policy and density ing drew a standing-room-only crowd bonuses to mandate or at least encourof more than 100 to CinÊ’s lab on age affordable housing. Another posJune 6. They heard from a panel that sibility is redeveloping the Broadacres included Benham; Alvin Sheats, execuand Rocksprings public housing comtive director of the nonprofit Hancock plexes, as the AHA and private develCommunity Development Corp.; Link oper Columbia Residential are doing and Clarke County Board of Education Musician David Court plays harmonica and dulcimer at the West Broad School farmers market. The fate of the community with Jack R. Wells (aka Pauldoe) off member Linda Davis, both of whom garden there has sparked interest in the neighborhood as a whole, which could soon be experiencing gentrification pressure. Hawthorne Avenue. Davis said she’s represent the neighborhood; market a fan of Columbia Brookside, but doing something similar done with them. “You just hate to get up expectations and vendor Willa Fambrough; and Athens Housing Authority in West Broad would erase a connection to the past. “We’re then fail,â€? Benham said. Executive Director Rick Parker. not going to do anything in Broadacres or Rocksprings Already some measures are in place. The Young Urban In 2013 the land trust conducted a charrette with neighwithout our customers being fully in support and engaged borhood residents that recommended, among other things, Farmers initiative pays 14–17-year-olds to start their own in the process,â€? Parker said. [Blake Aued] businesses, ranging from photography to tie-dyed T-shirts traffic calming on Evans Street (a cut-through between to birdhouses, Fambrough said. CCSD has pulled funding Baxter and Broad), a pedestrian pathway through the St. Living Wage: ACC commissioners passed the county budget Mary’s property (which blocks the shortest route to Kroger) for the program in its upcoming budget, but the ALT is for the fiscal year beginning July 1, but continued to get soliciting donations to keep it going. The corridor is also an and doing something with the vacant Art Deco building
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criticism from Athens for Everyone activists at last week’s voting meeting. “There’s no excuse to say we haven’t had time� to institute a living wage for all county employees, Tim Denson scolded commissioners. Partners for a Prosperous Athens recommended raises to at least $10.17 an hour, based on an MIT study, a decade ago, he said. But Denson also said recent discussions have been “fruitful,� and indeed, commissioners seem to have taken the criticisms to heart. Although some seasonal and parttime ACC employees do earn less than $10.17, the new budget includes a 2 percent pay raise for all employees that will raise some of them above that, and the rest could get raises within six months, Commissioner Kelly Girtz said. Such a raise for the lowest-paid employees could be covered by spending only $65,000 a year, but the commission and county manager Blaine Williams have been concerned that such raises would distort the county’s overall pay scale. Instead, they will spend up to $300,000 for a study of how to restructure wages—and then potentially “millions� more to implement the new wage scale, not just for the lowestpaid employees, but for others as well, Williams has said. That’s going to mean higher costs to citizens, Commissioner Sharyn Dickerson pointed out, “because 80 percent of our budget is people.� County revenues are up by 3.5 percent with rising property values, but most of that money will go to higher health insurance costs, manager Williams has said. [John Huie] Complete Chase: And commissioners agreed to postpone changes to the Prince Avenue crosswalk at Newton Street in order to pay for planned changes to Chase Street as approved last month, including adding bike lanes north of the railroad bridge and new crosswalks at Nantahala and at Chase Street Elementary. The much-discussed changes seemed to satisfy most people, although Mayor Nancy Denson said the higher cost “still bothers me greatly� and feared favoring one part of town over another. Complete Streets Athens activist Tony Eubanks praised the results, but not the process of “drop-in� public meetings, where he said “people are making comments in a vacuum� rather than hearing comments made by others. “This process has been a real lemon,� he said. [JH] Mattox Street: Relatives of Jennie Mattox withdrew a request to rename Flint Street after the late activist and county staffer—whom her granddaughter Tikica Platt said “became more of an advocate than a worker� in community organizations—because residents objected to the address changes that would be involved. ACC’s Transportation and Public Works Department also said “Jennie L. Mattox St.� was too long to put on signs, but many streets have longer names. Family members said they will look for a more suitable street to rename. [JH] Must See TV: And while ACC commissioners have taken no official action on televising the commission’s work sessions, Tim Denson turned up a county request for vendors to supply TV equipment “to accommodate the possible future expansion of a live broadcast signal from a separate building approximately three blocks away,� either live or recorded. Work sessions are held at the Dougherty Street building, several blocks from City Hall; commissioners prefer its informal atmosphere to the formal commission chamber. Citizens may attend the sessions, but no public input is taken, and no official records are kept, even when (as they often do) commissioners informally make decisions directing staff to undertake projects that will not be officially voted on (or subject to public comment) until months later. Activists have criticized the process; several commissioners have said the sessions should be televised. [JH] Get Comfortable: Creature Comforts’ “Get Comfortable� campaign raised more than $65,000 for local nonprofits, the brewery announced last week. On Wednesdays when the Athens Farmers Market isn’t in season, Creature Comforts publicizes and solicits donations for local charities and gives them profits from tours. Organizations that have benefited include the Sparrow’s Nest, Action Ministries, the Athens Community Council on Aging, the Athens Area Homeless Shelter and the Athens Land Trust, which split the funds raised. [BA] f
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A New Hope Resource Center Offers One-Stop Services for the Homeless By Prosper Hedges news@flagpole.com
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apartment is fully furnished with a full kitchen, washer and dryer, bedrooms and full bath. The best thing about the Village, though, is that families can stay together. Many shelters split up adults from children of different genders, which is especially heartbreaking for families with a single parent. Another desperately needed service is dental care, says Paige Cummings, executive director of the Athens Nurses Clinic and an ARCH board member. “Without regular care, the teeth can become impacted,” she says. “That’s why you see so many people [in the homeless population] whose lips wrap over their teeth.”
“There can be multiple barriers—anything from needing employment to social skills to past trauma, addiction, mental health. “I’m not saying that we haven’t collaborated with these organizations in the past,” he says. “[Athens] has a lot of social services, and there’s a lot of communication among people trying to work on ways that we share resources.” Sharing a building, though, is a game changer, streamlining the process and helping prevent gaps in care with “a walk down the hall.” The organizations coexist with a mixture of collaboration and clearly defined roles. For example, Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, which offers support for mental
the homeless, and UGA met that requirement by funding the ARCH on North Avenue, closer to other services, rather than set aside part of the Navy School. But the funding, legally, was reserved for buying the land and building the facility. Each of the partner nonprofits has had to find a way to cover operating costs. “We receive over $1 million in federal grants,” says Olivia Long, executive director of AIDS Athens. While appreciated, federal grants can be restrictive, often requiring their recipients to provide an address—the one thing that homeless folks, by definition, do not have. AIDS Athens receives unrestricted supplemental funding from the annual Boybutante Ball, a spring drag extravaganza held at the 40 Watt Club. Other partners have received anonymous donations. “This is something I’ve always wanted to Volunteer dentist Jim Morang works on Stacey Coleman’s teeth at the Athens Nurses Clinic’s new location at 240 North Ave. Shea Post, execudo,” says Patonia Lumpkin, director of the health, addictive disease and developmental tive director of the Athens Area Homeless The Athens Nurses Clinic offers free ARCH’s daycare. She privately owns Little disabilities, manages five of the 23 housing Shelter, says that the ARCH’s residential dentistry (on Fridays) and medical care, Angels Daycare on Oglethorpe Avenue and units at the Village, and the Athens Area portion received an anonymous $50,000 and can both prescribe and fill prescripis opening a second facility at the ARCH contribution towards community enrichtions, as well as parcel out over-the-counter Homeless Shelter manages the remaining this July. Little Angels II has one rate for 18. AIDS Athens has relocated its offices ment through The Community Foundation, medication, all within the same building. the homeless population—who may be entirely to the ARCH, but its long-term ANC tag-teams medical care with residents at ARCH’s 23 transiand permanent housing for HIV and AIDS AIDS Athens, which now has its tional housing units or visiting patients is scattered throughout the county. own clinic for STD testing and for support during the day—and “One of the things we’ve talked about other primary-care services. The another rate for other families in in the development of this process is how two clinics share the second floor Athens. we’re all going to get along and share our at the Athens Resource Center, Before the ARCH, Lumpkin cultures,” says Mills, “and make sure that one of the first buildings you see says she couldn’t afford to offer how we interact with clients is the same.” when you approach the ARCH on childcare for the homeless popuThere is a collective air of respect at the North Avenue. (It’s a bit confuslation. “It was like, ‘Yes!’ This is ARCH, and one representation of this is ing that there is a building called my chance to serve those families the member organizations vesting leaderthe ARC within the ARCH; the that I always wanted to serve,” ship in people with insight. “We have peer downstairs is referred to as the she says. “This opportunity to me recovery groups led by individuals who have Homeless Day Center and the was golden.” lived experience [with addiction],” says upstairs as the clinics.) ARCH board president Evan Jenna Bagby-Moon, program manager at The Homeless Day Center is Mills says that child care was one the Homeless Day Center, “and at the HDC, where a lot of commonly overof the most challenging expenses we have the certified peer specialists that to cover. “We’ve got a family with Evan Mills, who’s been working to open the Athens Resource Center for Hope for looked needs are addressed, like “having an address and a place for lead groups for individuals with severe and three children needing child care a decade, gives a tour of the new facility for the homeless. persistent mental illness. There are also folks to get their mail and access right now,” he says. “That works opportunities for board members and coman organization that facilitates strategic to a phone to use as your number on job out to $480 a week for 52 weeks. That’s a munity members that have experienced philanthropy. This will be used to supply the applications,” Mills says. very large grant, and just for one family. homelessness.” 23-unit complex, which ARCH regulars call In the nurses clinic are hygiene kits in With the employment a lot of these folks One of the things Mills consistently the Village, with amenities like picnic tables. reclosable bags that people can take downare finding, that would be three-quarters of notices about the homeless population is stairs for a shower. Advantage and the a paycheck.” that there is “no feeling of belonging in the Athens Area Homeless Shelter offer food, The ARCH was built with a $7.9 milcommunity. They don’t feel respected, they showers, clothing, blankets, hygiene kits lion contribution from the University of don’t feel listened to, they don’t feel seen,” and more on the first floor. The finished Georgia when UGA took possession of A tour of the Village reveals the streamhe says. “People avert their eyes because basement has conference rooms for peer the former Navy Supply Corps School in lined and resourceful nature of the ARCH’s they’re scared that this person is going to support groups and computers for job Normaltown—which was closed and moved development. Beds are recycled from the attack them or something. They just want searches, professional skills development to Newport, RI—and converted it into old naval base, and door locks are electronand staying in touch with friends and family. to be talked to and treated like a person. a health sciences campus, a process that ic—no need to call the locksmith when “There is usually not just one reason why This is an environment that can be their began in 2006. Federal law requires that residents transition out to independent place, a place of belonging.” f an individual is coming to us,” Mills says. transfer of surplus military property benefit housing and new residents move in. Each fter 10 years of development, Athens is now home to a remarkable collaborative and comprehensive resource center for the homeless of northeast Georgia. The Athens Resource Center for Hope (ARCH) offers free laundry and showers, medical and dental care, counseling and peer-led support groups for mental illness and addictive disease, HIV/ AIDS testing and case management, housing and more. The “one-stop shop” is a joint effort among Athens nonprofits and citizens to identify and close resource gaps. A 2015 point-in-time count found 226 local homeless people last year. That statistic does not include folks staying with friends or in motels, and although it’s down from the year prior, a winter storm the day before the count may have skewed the numbers. Partner organizations include Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, AIDS Athens, the Athens Area Homeless Shelter and Athens Nurses Clinic. Located on North Avenue, the ARCH is strategically nestled along a bus line within walking distance of the Department of Labor, Department of Family and Children Services, Howard B. Stroud Elementary School and the Boys & Girls’ Club on Fourth Street.
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thens’ Rolling Ridge neighborhood just off of Kathwood Drive north of the Loop is a low-income apartment community, and the high risk for young people to drop out of school and get involved in crime made the neighborhood ideal for a running program intended to help curtail youth delinquency. The Athens Ridge Runners—so named by the participants, who range in age from 2–16 and all come from Rolling Ridge— are partnered with the Mayor’s Youth Development Task Force, a group appointed by Mayor Nancy Denson to combat gangs. “Commitment to a goal, resilience, determination, ancillary things to fitness� are the qualities that Clarke County School District grant writer James Barlament says the Ridge Runners program aims to foster among its members.
from the school also volunteer, since they have some prior relationships with some of the kids involved with the Ridge Runners. Volunteers commit to showing up most, if not all, Tuesday afternoons, which is when the Ridge Runners meet. The ARR provide snacks, drinks, water bottles and T-shirts. On this Tuesday, the kids circled up to do stretches; the volunteers shouting “One!� and the kids “Two!� After stretching, the kids ran their first lap around the track. In pink sandals, Kendaijah Yearby crossed the finish line first—though it wasn’t a race— and her face beamed as she was cheered on. A relay race and a few jumping exercises into sandpits, over bars and onto mats finished the afternoon, with Terry heading up the jumps, her specialty at UGA. Every week Barlament, Cole and others who help out talk with members of the
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On May 24, during week eight of a 10-week program, seven kids boarded a bus in Rolling Ridge and went to the UGA track for the second time this spring. Use of the bus is donated by Athens-Clarke Leisure Services, and department director Pam Reidy drives it on a volunteer basis. Mary Terry, a sophomore who runs track at UGA, has volunteered with the Ridge Runners every week so far, going to either Rolling Ridge or the track to help with the program. As soon as the kids get inside the gate to the track, the majority wrap themselves around Terry, excitedly shouting her name. “I just love it. I love these kids. I love doing it every week. It’s something to do besides class and practice,� Terry says. Barlament says “the track and field coach deserves a big kudos,� because many of Petros Kyprianou’s athletes have volunteered with the program. It’s not just college athletes volunteering, though. Many Athens Road Runners, a running club in town and the sponsor of the program, volunteer, including ARR president Paige Cole. She teaches government and history at North Oconee High school, and several students and parents
Rolling Ridge community—parents, family members, police officers and building managers. The goal of their conversations is to ask what members of the community want from the program, not what the program wants from them. The program has served 60 kids in total, with many coming every week. They’ve had as many as 38 on a given Tuesday. “To be in this kind of atmosphere is kind of rare,� Barlament says of their two trips to the UGA track. He thinks it’s important that they can “see the possibilities of running� and how that can help them in life and in their educations. During the weekend of the Twilight Criterium last month, 25 Ridge Runners competed in the kids’ 1K, and one of their own won the race. This month, they’ll have the chance to join the ARR All-Comers meet. The Ridge Runners is a pilot program, and the hope is that organizers can build a sustainable model to transfer to other neighborhoods in Athens that could benefit from it. “I don’t want it to stop,� Barlament says. “If nothing else, we’ll be back in the fall.� f
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Whom Can You Trust? When It Comes to Food Labels, Skepticism Is Best By Lauren Baggett news@flagpole.com
Organic and Natural: When it comes to a basic definition of organic, “you’re already getting into the weeds,” says James Carr of the nonprofit Georgia Organics. “Unfortunately, the term ‘organic’ has been co-opted by a number of different agencies… which is why the term has gotten so out of whack.” The label to trust is Certified Organic, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Organic crops are produced without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides and are grown in concert with the natural environment, and a Certified Organic crop has gone through a rigorous certification process to boot. Plus, the farm pays a hefty fee to earn the label. “All-natural” as a general term, says Carr, doesn’t mean anything. “It’s just a word that is there to make people feel good.” But a Certified Naturally Grown product has meaning. This peer-to-peer system follows similar guidelines to organic, but instead of counting on USDA oversight, farmers keep each other honest. There also aren’t any fees to pay. Compared to 10 Certified Organic farms around Athens, there are almost 30 CNG producers in the area. Non-GMO: The debate is still ongoing with this label. A genetically modified crop has been altered at the genomic level to produce
desirable traits like drought resistance or higher yields. The latest report released from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that GMO crops are safe to consume, but the report emphasized the complexity of providing a simple yea or nay to GMOs. The definition of GMO is becoming murkier by the day given the development of new, more precise techniques such as gene editing. Instead of altering an entire genome, this process simply edits out an undesired trait. The CRISPR mushroom, for example, resists browning as a result of targeting and removing the enzyme that causes browning. This gene-edited food bypasses the Food and Drug Administration’s current GMO regulations. Whichever camp a consumer supports, says Stephen Corradini, southeastern vice president at Whole Foods, he has the right to know what he’s eating. GMO labels are the No. 1 concern of Corradini’s customers, so Whole Foods recently committed to providing accurate labeling on all products by 2018. “Not everything will be GMO-free,” he says, “but we’ll let consumers make the choice.” The Non-GMO Project and NSF True North are trusted non-GMO labels. All USDA certified organic products are also non-GMO. Elina Mark / Wikimedia Commons
Last month, this column profiled a nearby poultry producer. Some readers were very passionate in their responses to their production practices and asked the question, can the humane standards they follow be trusted? This got Flagpole thinking about the many food designations and labels floating around these days, and it’s easy to get lost. So, this article will dig into some of those labels and untangle some of the trickier ones.
Gluten-Free: Of all of the food labels, “gluten-free” is the most straightforward but over-marketed one in the bunch. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, and without it, bread dough can’t leaven or rise. In some
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cases, people can have a negative immune response to the gluten protein, which we know as celiac disease. People with CD avoid gluten entirely because it causes the small intestine to become painfully inflamed. However, CD only affects 1 percent of the U.S. population. About 10 years ago, gluten sensitivity emerged as a possible cause for a whole host of illnesses, from IBS to headaches. Gluten-free labels began to appear on menus and countless food products in grocery stores, even on products that would never need it, like apples. If you’re trying to steer free of gluten, it’s better to bypass the marketing label and look
at the ingredient list for any wheat products. Gluten is intrinsic to wheat, so where you see wheat, gluten follows. Cage Free, Free Range and Grass Fed: Labeling gets even thornier when it comes to animals. The USDA provides some guidelines, but most are concerned with antibiotic use. For example, USDA marketing standards state that “naturally raised” livestock are raised without use of antibiotics or growth promoters. Other terms applied to meat and eggs are generally concerned with whether or not the animal has access to the outdoors. Grass fed, pastured, free range—these labels imply that the animal lives outdoors. There is no legal definition, however, to protect this assumption.
One reason for this is that the right approach to animal welfare is up for debate. Charles Hofacre, a poultry veterinarian at UGA, explains that there are two ways to think about animal welfare. One is to anthropomorphize the animal, to assume “that a chicken is going to have the same feelings and responses as a person.” The second position is to recognize that livestock animals are raised to be eaten, so “what is the best is to raise them so that they don’t have hunger, environmental stress, fear from predation.” Hofacre has served on the science advisory board for the American Humane Association for three years. The AHA’s philosophy aligns with the second camp, and Hofacre feels their scientific approach to certification reflects the research. In the case of free-range chicken, for example, Hofacre argues there is no real evidence to show that chickens prefer to be outdoors. If a consumer wants to know the chicken he’s eating had access to the outdoors, he says, that’s a personal choice, but “as far as the birds, they’re not going to be any healthier or happier whether you let them go in or out.” Other animal welfare certifiers disagree. The Animal Welfare Approved certification requires pasture access, and they will only approve family farms. The key to feeling confident about the food you’re buying is to do a little digging. Labels are meant to make decision making easier, but simplicity can be deceiving. “Employ a strong sense of doubt,” says Carr, and ask where your food comes from. His best advice is to buy from local farmers whenever possible. And as far as certifications go, Hofacre suggests researching the credentials of the certifiers’ advisory board. The bottom line is know what is important to you and research which labels align with your values. Local Athens producers and small retailers will be able to help you find what you need. f
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Quick Picks Two New Flicks to See, and Two To Skip By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com MAGGIE’S PLAN (R) How is Greta Gerwig not a bigger actress than she is? The more affable version of Parker Posey’s independent film it-girl of the ’90s, Gerwig again shines as Maggie, a young woman struggling to find love. As Maggie prepares to go through with her plan to have a baby on her own— thanks to the contributions of pickler Guy (Travis Fimmel, Warcraft)—she falls for an older married man, John (Ethan Hawke), with an intimidating, intellectual wife (Julianne Moore) and two children. Writer-director Rebecca Miller, who happens to be married to Daniel Day-Lewis, has delivered what can best be characterized as a Woody Allen-style dramedy, and that summation is not the least bit reductive. Fans of Allen’s analytical, talky, lightly dramatic romantic comedies or Gerwig’s other collaborations with Noah Baumbach should find lots to enjoy in Maggie’s Plan. Gerwig’s time with Baumbach may have misled us into crediting him as the auteur; it seems we need to begin talking about Greta Gerwig films as their own subgenre. A dreamy, naïve, childish, selfish, awkward, ultimately appealing protagonist struggles to be mature, find love, succeed at a career, etc; sure, it always seems like the same movie, but Gerwig makes watching it worthwhile.
THE CONJURING 2 (R) Horror sequels are notoriously bad. Typically, they are quick cash grabs rehashing the best moments of the origi- Are you there, God? It’s me… you. nal without adding provides Wan with a strong narrative and anything new to the property. While The character frame upon which to build his Conjuring 2 certainly repurposes the narlatest haunted house. The terrified screams rative parts of its predecessor—haunted house, children in danger, possession—this say it all. sequel uses them in fresh-enough ways NOW YOU SEE ME 2 (PG-13) Not quite a and foregoes the lazy route of recycled sequel anyone was clamoring for, Now scares (i.e. no handclaps or Annabelle). You See Me 2 overcomes apprehensions Recounting one of the most documented exactly as its appealing predecessor did. paranormal events ever (or so the movie Seriously, magic is still not cool, but this claims), The Conjuring 2 sends Ed and movie at least makes sure it is fun, which Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera is more important. The Horsemen—Daniel Farmiga) to England to investigate the Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Dylan Rhodes claims of the Hodgson clan. (Mark Ruffalo), Merritt McKinney After box office hits like The Conjuring (Woody Harrelson) and Jack Wilder (Dave and Furious 7, James Wan has finally become known as more than the director of Franco)—team up with a new female, Lula (Lizzy Kaplan, more than ably replacSaw. Again, he proves a master at guiding ing the first movie’s token female, Isla the eye around a dark frame and providing Fisher), in order to take down more evil rich scares that are earned without relying upon people played by Michael Caine and Daniel cheap tactics like gore or surprise. True terRadcliffe. ror infuses the nights in the Enfield house. Director Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2 and 3D Working again with the Hayes twins (rather than longtime collaborator Leigh Whannell) and G.I. Joe: Retaliation; let’s be kind and forget Jem and the Holograms) uses his experience filming choreography, both dancing and action, to make the magic sequences pop. Still, this flick has plot holes that would collapse a less sturdy house of cards. This sequel could have been the entertaining equal of its antecedent had it been more intrigued by its own sleights of hand rather than in building up to some grand mysterious reveal about which few are curious— and which is saved for the inevitable third installment. WARCRAFT (PG-13) I do not want to write off Warcraft completely as a movie. While I have never played the mega-popular MMO, World of Warcraft, I am familiar with the struggle of the Humans and the Orcs from the days of Warcraft II LAN parties during my freshman year of college. The movie, as written and directed by Duncan Jones (the son of David Bowie who earned major credibility with the excellent Moon), does a lot of high fantasy things right. Notably, the Humans and Orcs are treated equally; the war is not simply a battle for the survival of noble man against a race of barbaric beasts. The Orc sequences, highlighted by another stellar motioncapture performance by Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), have more emotional depth than any scene involving Human warrior Lothar (Travis Fimmel, “Vikings”), King Llane (Dominic Cooper) and the Guardian, Medivh (Ben Foster, looking super Jesus-y). Paula Patton makes a great case to be cast as She-Hulk, effectively emoting despite the acting limitations of her tusks and green makeup. High fantasy should be full of wonder and awe, but Warcraft feels more like an afternoon harvesting resources. f
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Cronin and Dieterich wrote a song together, “The Unnatural,” for an “international art project [that] ended up evaporating before anyone got paid,” she says. But the hen she moved to Athens from Los Angeles process proved rewarding for both artists, and they decided last summer, poet and songwriter Claire to continue working on an album’s worth of material. Since Cronin says she was struck by the college Dieterich was living in New Mexico, says Cronin, “our songtown’s creative nucleus. writing process was to work on different parts and ideas “I like that a lot of the folks from legendary Athens separately, and email little recordings back and forth to bands are still in town and making things,” she says. “There each other. Sometimes we talked on the phone, but mostly seems to be a core community of musicians who have lived I think we wrote lots of long emails.” here for a long time and don’t plan on disappearing. L.A. Cronin admits she was hesitant to allow someone else has a lot of people coming and going, and a lot of people in on her creative process. “I had never written songs colchasing fame for fame’s sake. That’s not a force I’ve really laboratively before,” she says. “It encountered in Athens, thank always seemed too scary and psyGod.” I think of poetry and songwriting chically intrusive. Songwriting is Cronin, a PhD candidate very mysterious to me.” in creative writing at UGA, as equally meaningful, difficult But the pair had an undenihas already made a splash on and necessary. able chemistry, as the resultthe local scene with her spare, ing album bears out. “The haunting folk tunes, as heard on Unnatural” kicks off Came Down a Storm, and it is the most Over and Through, a compilation of her material from the striking track in Cronin’s discography thus far. The song’s past few years released last September by New York indie meandering pace belies Cronin’s incisive poetry, as a specBa Da Bing Records. Songs like “Bury My Heart” feature tral string arrangement creeps stealthily alongside and Cronin’s lovely vocals against a backdrop of deliberately Dieterich’s nimble guitar work adds melodic and emotional plucked acoustic guitar. Her sonic depictions of heartbreak depth. and isolation rival those of the late Jason Molina (Songs: The rest of the record’s songs are both beautiful and Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.). terrifying—abstract stories of personal victory set against Last month Cronin released the remarkable Came Down a sea of apocalyptic imagery. It’s music that leaves the lisa Storm, also via Ba Da Bing. The stirring, six-track LP is tener unsettled, like waking suddenly from a vivid dream. a collaboration with Deerhoof guitarist John Dieterich, In contrast to Cronin’s past work, Came Down a Storm’s whom she met while sharing a bill at L.A. DIY venue crisp production allows each song to stand on its own, Pehrspace. unobscured by tape hiss or muddy mixing. “John was on tour with Annie Lewandowski’s band, Lyrically, too, it is sharper. Cronin says she considers it Powerdove, and I was playing a set with Ezra,” she says, referring to Ezra Buchla, her creative and romantic partner. “to be more of a concept album than any of my previous works. The songs are all obsessed with death and the after“John introduced himself to me and we chatted a little, and life and begin to create their own world of overlapping narthen he emailed me a few weeks later about working on a ratives and characters.” project with him.”
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In addition to songwriters like Molina, Nick Drake, Chan Marshall and Jeff Mangum, Cronin cites Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Frank Stanford, Sara Nicholson and other contemporary poets as having impacted her work, which blurs the boundary between music and creative writing in a way many singer-songwriters strive for but few achieve. “I think of poetry and songwriting as equally meaningful, difficult and necessary,” says Cronin. “They may come from the same inner place, but… there is a different burden on poetry to silently perform emotion and nuance to a reader,” whereas “a singer’s voice can impart these things in how it handles lyrics—transforming a really simple refrain into something profound, for example.” Although she has been writing and recording music for a long time—“since middle school,” she says—creative writing has been her main focus in recent years. “I guess I never really pursued music in a professional way until now,” she says. “I was more interested in writing songs than touring and promoting myself. This is how I ended up in poetry school.” Yet Came Down a Storm has begun gathering praise from national outlets, and Cronin and Buchla are just back from a three-week tour in support of the album. (This Saturday’s Caledonia performance will serve as a local release show.) One could read this increased musical focus as evidence that, though Cronin has made her mark on Athens, the town has made its mark on her, too. “It’s funny that I came to UGA to focus on poetry,” she says, “but by the end of my first year I’ve been spending way more time on music.” f
WHO: Claire Cronin, Old Smokey, Blunt Bangs WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Saturday, June 18, 9 p.m. HOW MUCH: $5 (21+), $7 (18–20)
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thens and Atlanta-based noiserockers Vincas’ forthcoming second album, Deep In the Well, simmered in the minds of bassist and vocalist Chris McNeal, guitarist and vocalist Scott Kviklys and drummer Joe McMullen for over three years. That wait has been a blessing in disguise, with Athens’ heightened profile as a noise-rock destination landing the LP on Minneapolis label Learning Curve Records. The wait was in part due to an unorthodox creative process that sometimes leaves McNeal’s ideas dormant. “I had the bass and drum part on ‘Unburied’ down for almost a year before we finished it,” McNeal says. “But there’s also songs on the record we wrote in three minutes at practice. Half of it is super organic and fast. For the other half I’m like, ‘Why is this taking so long? It’s not Pink Floyd. I’m not writing The Wall here, dude!’”
the new album is a swift, violent display of noise-rock brawn with a hint of psychedelia, as on “Not Home” and “Hammer.” The slower, haunting rhythms of “Death March” and “Unburied” maintain that aggression while sounding like sped-up stoner jams. Once the album was complete, McNeal sent it to Mike Keenan, lead singer of Atlanta rockers Hawks. Keenan passed the recordings along to Rainer Fronz of Learning Curve, who agreed to release the album. “He was the second person we sent it to,” McNeal says. “It worked out pretty quick, which is great, because I was super stressed out about spending a couple thousand dollars to press it myself and hack my way through being a fake record label dude.” Both Vincas and The Powder Room are recent Learning Curve signees. McNeal sees this sudden interest in loud, heavy rock and roll from Athens as a direct effect of The
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Most songs began with McNeal humming an idea for a melody or riff into his phone. Those ideas often became demos of proposed lyrics and bass parts, waiting to be fleshed out by Kviklys and McMullen. “That’s how we’ve been writing since we’ve been playing together,” McNeal says. “Sometimes I’ll throw down a little guitar as a placeholder, but usually I let the guys do their thing. We’ll work around it, or it gets thrown away.” McNeal also performs with Athens-born post-rockers Maserati, and his song ideas usually suit one band more than the other. “Most of the time when I sit down to write with this band, I’m in a more aggressive headspace,” he says. “There’s been a few times when I thought a bass line for Vincas sounds more like spacey jam stuff I can use for the other guys. I almost used the bass line from the last song on the record, ‘Lost Spectre,’ as a Maserati song. I kind of approached it like a Can song with the rhythm and everything, which is strange for this band but not for Maserati. It’s cool to do something like that with these guys.” The end result of this grueling process is Deep In the Well, a worthy successor to Vincas’ 2012 debut, Blood Bleeds. At times,
Powder Room and Motherfucker’s willingness to tour and put effort into sharing the city’s poorly-kept secret with the Midwest. Vincas will also tour in the fall, spreading the word of both Deep In the Well and Georgia’s booming noise-rock scene—once a couple of hurdles are cleared. First, fill-in drummer Tim Payne needs to learn the band’s set. (McMullen is taking a break from touring because his wife is having a baby soon.) Also, the longstanding curse on Vincas’ tour vans needs lifting. “I think I’ll bite the bullet and buy something kind of nice this time,” McNeal says. “The last two were shitty medium-grade vans that lasted a hilariously short amount of time. My drummer bought one [for] $3,000 and it lasted one trip to Atlanta. I bought one and it lasted two weeks total, so I’m definitely gunshy on the van thing.” f
WHO: Vincas, Thayer Sarrano, Double Ferrari, Pinko WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Friday, June 17, 9 p.m. HOW MUCH: $7 (21+), $9 (18–20)
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COME TOGETHER: On Friday, July 8 Randall Bramblett, the Rick Fowler Band, Dylan Brady and special guests will perform at The Foundry in benefit of Camp Twitch and Shout. It’s a camp for kids with Tourette’s Syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by vocal and motor tics that is still pretty much misunderstood, although public awareness over the past 20-odd years has improved. Fowler was diagnosed with Tourette’s in the 1990s. This year’s camp runs July 3–8 and is held at Fort Yargo State Park in the Camp Twin Lakes area. The camp doesn’t turn anyone away for financial reasons. Tickets for the benefit show are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and doors open at 6 p.m. with music starting at 7 p.m. For more information, see camptwitchandshout.org.
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GIMME DAT DING: Though he releases music at a snail’s pace, it’s always a treat when Jonah Cordy brings out a new song by Kites With Lights. Seemingly determined to continue with this maple-drip of a schedule, he released a new track, “Feeling Better,” last week. The idea Randall Bramblett is that it’s the first song of a planned EP, and he’ll keep adding songs until it reaches EP status. Please note there’s “no exact date set for that,” and I wouldn’t expect anything else. Truth be told, the only reason I’d complain about a thing like this is because Cordy’s material is just so damn good. As I’ve said before, he’s the only composer in Athens who seems to understand that it’s both subtlety and grandeur that make for great synthpop. Although his hat tips toward the 1980s, to me it feels timeless. Grab your slice of bliss at kiteswithlights.bandcamp. com, and keep up at facebook.com/kiteswithlights. SHAKE IT UP: The Georgia Museum of Art will host its next Museum Mix event Thursday, June 16 from 8–11 p.m. Obviously this happens at the museum, and it always features art, music, food and drink. This time, music is provided by DJ Mahogany and art is provided by “over 130 works by 60 big-name contemporary artists.” So, hell yeah, right? These events are free and open to the public, so go engage with your local museum and be thankful we have such a nice resource in town.
THE NEW SOUNDS: He’s been spending more and more time as a member of the newly formed Space Dungeon collective lately, but beatmaker WesdaRuler (aka Wesley Johnson) is still spending his nighttime hours creating new music under his own moniker. He just released a new nine-track album named [I N] da [M I N D], and, true to its title, it may be the most cerebral thing he’s done. Indeed, the 17-minute title track is composed of all the other tracks stitched together so the listener can stay solidly in a headspace of uninterrupted listening. Beyond this, I’m starting to notice subtle tonal and structural aspects in Johnson’s compositions. This time around, careful listening brought up specks of Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder. Nothing explicit, mind you, and sometimes only a bar or two deep within a track. But there’s something there. Hear for yourself over at wesda ruler.bandcamp.com, and for more information, head over to facebook.com/rulerdawes. SHOPPING TIME: Pre-order season is underway now for the upcoming album by of Montreal. The new record, titled Innocence Reaches, comes out Aug. 12, and the first single, “It’s Different For Girls,” is available for streaming now. There are all sorts of items available, from plain ol’ vinyl to super-fancy vinyl to cassette tapes and more. Check out the stream and place your orders at ofmontreal.band camp.com. THIS IS THE LIFE: The fly-fishing enthusiasts at Atlanta collective Winged Reel are dedicated to promoting the sport and art of the practice through video, photography, etc. To this end, they just released a short video focused on Athens musician Hunter Morris (Blue Blood), who also runs the guide service Fly Fishing North Georgia. It’s beautifully shot and is a nice exploration of a man with twin passions and the sacrifices necessary to tackle each with respect and care. It’s titled By Night, By Day—A Short Film Of Rock and Fly Fishing, and can be seen at vimeo.com/168013394. Check out Blue Blood via bluebloodathens.bandcamp.com, and learn more about Morris’ service at flyfishingnorth georgia.com. f
record review Arbor Labor Union: I Hear You (Sub Pop) In late 2015, after signing a deal with legendary Seattle record label Sub Pop, Athens/Atlanta alternative act Pinecones went through a major shift in identity. Changing its name to Arbor Labor Union, the four-piece quietly shifted from the more aggressive post-punk tones of its debut, Sings For You Now, and began incorporating elements of old-school Southern rock and Americana. The band’s transformation culminates with the release of its sophomore LP, I Hear You, a tight, nine-track album full of ambitious, occasionally staggering rock music. Those initially drawn to the band for its punk-flavored sound may be disappointed; the guttural screams and occasional dips into hardcore are nearly completely absent here. However, songs like “Hello Transmission” and “Volume Peaks” are total barn-burners that showcase a band incredibly confident about its sound, and they serve as a convincing justification for the band veering from its original path. If there’s any glaring weak spot on I Hear You, it’s singer and guitarist Bo Orr’s vocals. While Orr is a competent punk performer, it’s evident on these recordings that his voice was not built for soaring, stadium-level rock. Thankfully, it seems the band is aware of Orr’s limitations and knows when to have him tone it down in favor of emphasizing the group’s strong, occasionally face-melting instrumentals. [Nathan Kerce]
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Marveling at Mixografia Three-Dimensional Printmaking from International Artists By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com characters pop from their backgrounds. His artwork stradExpanding the realm of possibilities with paper as dles the line between printmaking and sculpture through a medium, the experimental printmaking workshop a combination of acrylics, photo litho on paper, cast resin Mixografia excels at producing three-dimensional images fiber and wood. “Mixografiaâ€? also features several sculptural that are often as deep as three inches, allowing for incredible detail. “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de GrĂĄfica works, such as Frank Stella’s rollercoaster-esque creations Mexicana,â€? currently on view at the Georgia Museum of Art assembled from bamboo, carbon fiber and resin, and Jorge through Sunday, Aug. 21, offers a survey of contemporary art created by 60 different collaborators from across the globe. While Mimmo Paladino, Ed Paschke— whose work appears on Flagpole’s cover this week—Ed Ruscha, George Segal, Donald Sultan, Rufino Tamayo and other participating artists create artwork with vastly different styles, their contributions to the exhibition are visually unified through the workshop’s unique printing process. Established by artist Luis Remba, the Mixografia workshop originated as Taller de GrĂĄfica Mexicana in 1968, later relocating from Mexico City to Los Angeles in the mid ’80s. Mixografia has produced handmade paper prints, multiples and sculptures for over 30 years, and the Remba family has been in the business even longer; Luis’ father owned a commercial printmaking service, and his son, Shaye, currently oversees the workshop’s production. In an effort to accommodate painter Tamayo’s desire to add more volume and fine surface detail into his work, Remba was inspired to develop a new fine-art printing process that ultimately evolved into the workshop’s signature technique. In order to create three-dimensional prints, the artist creates a maquette, or “Stonehenge (With Two Persons)â€? by John Baldessari model, using any combination of solid Pardo’s wall-bound diptych print that allows windows of materials that can be carved, impressed or built upon for light to shine through its golden surface. the image. A printing plate is then cast from the maquette, Californian conceptual artist John Baldessari is a major and inks are applied to the plate. Wet paper is then laid on focal point of the exhibition, with a handful of fun pieces top of the inked plate and run through the press, forcing on view. “Stonehenge (With Two Persons),â€? a collection of the paper pulp into the image’s depressions while simultasix prints in various color combinations, is representative neously absorbing the pigments. of an odd practice the artist is often recognized for: obscurGiven the subtle yet undeniably three-dimensional ing faces in black-and-white photographs with colored dots. nature of the works, “Mixografiaâ€? is best experienced in Often incorporating found photography and appropriated person. Not until you’re able to view an artwork from multiple angles and watch as shadows gently shift can you truly imagery into his work, Baldessari began placing price stickers over faces more or less on a whim. He found, however, appreciate its physical depth. The canvases by Larry Rivers, that depersonalizing the human subjects could channel for example, nearly take the form of giant shadowboxes as
viewers’ interest towards subtle details and larger, more universal ideas. Instead of focusing on two vacationing men, Baldessari encourages viewers to contemplate the origins of the mysterious megaliths. Louise Bourgeois, the French-American installation artist best remembered for her terrifyingly large yet benevolent spider sculptures, agreed to create an edition of prints for Mixografia after seeing the sculptural possibilities offered through the workshop’s unique process. Bourgeois used string as the drawing tool to make maquettes for “Crochet I–V, � a series that weaves and knots red string into forms that realistically float on the surface of their white backgrounds. An extension of domesticity, a theme often explored throughout her career, the images vary from a densely woven net or irregularly looping patterns, to a pair of symmetrical compositions to a representation of a woman’s braided hair. The museum’s thrice-annual art party Museum Mix will be held on Thursday, June 16 from 8–11 p.m., right after a Thursday Twilight Tour focusing on highlights from the permanent collection at 7 p.m. In addition to music by DJ Mahogany and snacks from Big City Bread, Museum Mix offers late-night access to all galleries. Current temporary exhibitions include “VVOX: Refining Realities� and “Frank Hartley Anderson: Forging the Southern Printmakers Society�—both of which close this weekend—as well as “George Segal: Everyday Apparitions,� “Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason� and “Twists and Turns: Sculptures by Alice Aycock.� A three-week film series will delve into the illustrious careers and personal lives of several Mixografia artists. Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine, screening on Thursday, July 7, connects several major installations to the life events that inspired them. The following Thursday is a double feature screening Kiki Smith: Squatting the Palace, a documentary that follows the artist as she prepares for an eight-room installation in Venice, Italy, and A Brief History of John Baldessari, a humorous six-minute short narrated by Tom Waits. The series closes out on Thursday, July 21 with Miracle and Premium, two oddly plotted films by artist Ed Ruscha. All films begin at 7 p.m. Correlated events include an Artful Conversation on Wednesday, June 29 at 2 p.m.; a Sunday Spotlight Tour on Sunday, July 10 at 3 p.m.; a Tour at Two led by docents on Wednesday, July 27 at 2 p.m.; and an additional Tour at Two with exhibition curator Lynn Boland on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art will host its quarterly reception, 90 Carlton: Summer, on Friday, July 22 from 6–9 p.m. Earlier that day at 2 p.m., Shaye Remba will visit the museum for a Q&A. f
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Seat in the Shade
Hendershot’s Coffee · 7 p.m. · FREE! Held in conjunction with The Big Read’s programming on Robinson Jeffers, the fifth annual Seat in the Shade poetry series highlights work by Georgia authors. The series, which has shared readings by Keetje Kuipers and Ann Fisher-Wirth so far, continues on Wednesday with Lemuel “Life the Griot” LaRoche, an activist who is well-known for founding Chess and Community. Thursday follows with UGA professor emeritus Coleman Barks, who is the author of many Rumi translations and taught poetry and creative writing for 30 years. Seat in the Shade concludes on Friday with “Poetry by and for Educators: Readings from the Collective” led by UGA College of Education professor Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor. [Jessica Smith]
Tuesday 14 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 CLASSES: 3D Printer Workshop (Madison County Library) Learn how to create files in Tinkercad and print them in Makerbot. Ages 11 & up. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison EVENTS: 2nd Tuesday Tasting (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) This month’s theme is “Rosé.” 6 p.m. $20. 706-354-7901, www. heirloomathens.com
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The Foundry · 7:30 p.m. · $15 (adv.), $20 (door) Tony Joe White is one of those songwriters whose work you’re probably familiar with, even if you don’t recognize his name. His songs, like “Rainy Night in Georgia,” “Polk Salad Annie” and “For Ol’ Times Sake,” have been made hits by Hank Williams Jr., Elvis Presley and Brook Benton, among many others. The Louisiana-born swamp-rock legend collaborated with Tina Turner in the 1980s and has consistently delivered strong solo work through the past couple decades, putting out records on mainstay Americana labels like New West. White’s latest LP, Rain Crow, is out now via Yep Roc. He plays The Foundry Wednesday alongside local guitarist Scott Baxendale. [Gabe Vodicka]
Classic Center Arena · $14–20 The Classic City Rollergirls will welcome fellow skaters from across the country to Athens for an inaugural tournament featuring a dozen games between eight different WFTDA-ranked teams. Joining the home team on the Classic Center flat track are Alamo City (San Antonio), Derby City (Louisville), Dixie (Huntsville), Duke City (Albuquerque), Long Island, Peach State (Marietta) and the Rumble Bs (Atlanta). Each day presents a new bout at the top of every other hour, with Saturday’s activity kicking off at 10 a.m. and Sunday starting early at 9 a.m. Tickets are $14 per day or $20 for the entire weekend, and a portion of proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Extra Special People. [JS]
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First place gets a $30 gift card. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern 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: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 KIDSTUFF: PRISM Film Screening (Oconee County
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Georgia Theatre · 8 p.m. · $12 (adv.), $14 (door) Plenty of contemporary bands turn to classic psychedelic rock for inspiration, but few interpret the source material as faithfully or convincingly as Black Mountain. Led by guitarist and songwriter Stephen McBean and featuring the Grace Slick-like vocals of Amber Webber, the Vancouver five-piece puts a heavy rock spin on the kaleidoscopic sounds of the ’60s. Keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt also plays a major role on the group’s newest album, this year’s IV, which incorporates everything from interstellar synth melodies to lethargic downer-folk balladry. Black Mountain performs at the Georgia Theatre Tuesday along with Majeure, a one-man synth-kraut project from Zombi’s A.E. Paterra. [GV]
Ninja Baby, make a stealthy craft and learn some awesome ninja moves. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2–5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Seat in the Shade (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The summer poetry reading series presents Ann Fisher-Wirth. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 7 p.m. FREE! coe.uga.edu MEETINGS: Coffee Catch-Up (The Rook and Pawn) Come out and network over coffee with local startup entrepreneurs and community supporters. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com
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THE CALENDAR! Gin. For ages 21 & up. 7 p.m. $5. 678-374-9848 EVENTS: RESA Starlab (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn about the stars in an inflatable planetarium. 2 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison EVENTS: Food Truck Market (Jittery Joe’s Coffee) Local food trucks include Jittery Joe’s, Taza, Holy Crepe and more. Every other Wednesday. 5–10 p.m. www.jitteryjoes.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Benson & Leinweber. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Coffee at The Quad (The Quad, 367 Prince Ave.) Meet and greet with Four Athens and ATDC. Open desks are free for the day. 10:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: 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) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq KIDSTUFF: Teen Council Meeting (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Pick up application forms at the front desk. Ages 11-18. 3 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Life-Size Board Game Throwdown (Oconee County Library) Compete in larger than life games. For grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.com/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Family Music Jam (Oconee County Library) Join Miss Rebecca and her ukulele for a singa-long. Limited supply of rhythm instruments available. For children of all ages and their guardians. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet Carol Anderson in celebration of her latest book White Rage. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books (ACC Library) This month’s selection is All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Seat in the Shade (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The summer poetry reading series presents Lemuel “The Life Griot” LaRoche. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 7 p.m. FREE! coe.uga.edu
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MEETINGS: Lunch & Learn (Four Athens) Meet Richard Nailling, lead entrepreneur-in-residence at ATDC. Lunch is provided. RSVP. 12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/ lunch-learn MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) Meet local entrepreneurs, tech talent and other fellow Athenians who are making cool stuff at this weekly Four Athens networking happy hour. 6 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com/happy-hour MEETINGS: Community Office Hours (The Globe) Pop in for a quick session of free business advice with Four Athens and ATDC experts knowledgable about marketing, sales, legal issues, technical support and more. Every third Wednesday of the month. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com PERFORMANCE: A Gospel Explosion (Morton Theatre) Honoring gospel radio personality Lady B, the concert includes performances by Dorothy Norwood, Punch Baldwin, SD.G.M.W.A. Mass Choir, The Anointed Voice and The Christianaires. 6 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25. www.mortontheatre.com
10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Seat in the Shade (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The summer poetry reading series presents Coleman Barks. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 7 p.m. FREE! coe.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet Alison Umminger in celebration of her debut novel, American Girls. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com 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
discuss his experience as a featured banjo player in Lalo Schifrin’s iconic film score. Part of the Summer Classic Movie Series. 6 p.m. www. athenscine.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 LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Sally Kilpatrick has a masters in professional writing from Kennesaw State University. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop. com
and offers advice on how to start and maintain your very own colony. Registration required. 9:30–11:30 a.m. $5. jtorhan1@uga.edu CLASSES: 3D Modeling and Printing Workshop (ACC Library) Print something using the library’s Makerbot. Registration required. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens EVENTS: Cultivators Market (Shields Ethridge Heritage Farm, Jefferson) Today is Blueberry Day and features blueberry muffins, biscuits with blueberry preserves, tenderloin and fruit cups for breakfast. Hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch. The market includes children’s activities, live music and plenty of vendors. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. www.shieldsethridgefarminc.org
Thursday 16 ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Seven galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné, the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo and The Classic Center. A free shuttle runs the full circuit every 45 minutes in a counter-clockwise route; look for the “3Thurs” yard signs near each venue’s drop-off point. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.3thurs.org ART: Rinne Allen & Brian Hart Hoffman (BMA At Home) See botanical light drawings by Rinne Allen. Nearby at Condor Chocolates, author Brian Hart Hoffman will sign copies of The Coupe: Celebrating Craft Cocktails and Vintage Collections. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www. bmaathome.com ART: Thursday Twilight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) View highlights from the permanent collection on a tour led by docents. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Museum Mix (Georgia Museum of Art) The museum’s latenight art party includes refreshments and access to all the galleries. See Art Notes on p. 15. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Robin Coley (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn the basics of painting and bring home your work. Ages 13 & up. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison EVENTS: Healing Circle & Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Experience a variety of healing and meditation modalities. 6 p.m. $5. 706-351-6024 GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8511 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza.com/athens KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Make a self-directed craft. 2:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (Oconee County Library) This special storytime is for the youngest readers-to-be and their caregivers.
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cake, a midnight champagne toast and more. 6 p.m.–12 a.m. www. therookandpawn.com FILM: Cinébaby (Ciné Barcafé) Parents and caregivers can watch an adult movie without having to find a babysitter. $7.50. www.athenscine. com GAMES: Pathfinder Society Event (Tyche’s Games) Fantasy RPG. Bring your imagination. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-345-4500 GAMES: Netrunner Open Play (Tyche’s Games) New players welcome to this fantasy card game open play. 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www. tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Nature’s Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature for points or other nature objects in the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Matthew Neill Null is the author of Honey from the Lion and a collection called Allegheny Front. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com OUTDOORS: Naturalist’s Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Take a hike around the property in search of seasonal happenings. Participants are encouraged to bring a camera and binoculars. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 PERFORMANCE: I Didn’t Ask for This (The Classic Center) The Southern Broadway Drama Ministry presents a stage play produced and written by Pastor Jo Jo Williams. 7 p.m. $25–45. www.classiccenter. com SPORTS: Classic City Crush (The Classic Center) The Classic City Rollergirls host eight teams from around the country for a total of 12 bouts. A portion of proceeds will benefit Extra Special People. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. June 18, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. & June 19, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. $14/day, $20/weekend. www. classiccityrollergirls.com THEATER: 9 to 5 (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description June 16–18, 24–25, 8 p.m. June 19 & 26, 2 p.m. $15–18. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Hairspray (Arts!Oglethorpe) See Friday listing for full description June 17–18 & 23–25, 7:30 p.m. June 19, 3 p.m. $13–18. www.artsoglethorpe.org
Sunday 19 Paintings by Yvonne Studevan are currently displayed at Athens Art and Frame through June. group. 8 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu THEATER: 9 to 5 (Athens Community Theater) Three women team up against their sexist boss in the musical adaptation of the hit movie. June 16–18, 24–25, 8 p.m. June 19 & 26, 2 p.m. $15–18. www.townandgownplayers.org
Friday 17 EVENTS: Pickin’ on the Greene (Downtown Greensboro) This downtown event features a bounce house, food, cash bar and live music by County Dwellers and Darnell Boys. 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.greeneccoc. org EVENTS: Puppy Playtime and Café (Oconee County Library) Cuddle puppies from the Humane Society and have a beverage. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee FILM: Cool Hand Luke (Ciné Barcafé) Paul Newman stars in this iconic Southern prison drama. Live music by Art Rosenbaum who will
LECTURES & LIT: Seat in the Shade (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The summer poetry reading series presents readings from the collective hosted by Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 7 p.m. FREE! coe.uga.edu THEATER: 9 to 5 (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description June 16–18, 24–25, 8 p.m. June 19 & 26, 2 p.m. $15–18. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Hairspray (Arts!Oglethorpe) Plus-size, Baltimore teen Tracy become a dance star in this musical adaptation. June 17–18 & 23–25, 7:30 p.m. June 19, 3 p.m. $13–18. www.artsoglethorpe. org
Saturday 18 CLASSES: Intro to Word (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics. 3–5 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 CLASSES: Saturday at the Rock: Backyard Beekeeping (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Expert Keith Fielder discusses beekeeping basics
EVENTS: Bhagavad Gita (Body, Mind & Spirit) A Vedanta monk teaches from this ancient text. Every Saturday. 3 p.m. $5 donation. 706351-6024 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Joey Quiggins (8 a.m.) and Rev. Conner Tribble (10 a.m.). Today features the Master Gardeners and an educational activity. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.org 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. The Juneneeth Celebration features live music, West African dancers and drummers, storytellers, a puppet show and magician. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: 1st Birthday (The Rook and Pawn) Rook & Pawn celebrates its first anniversary with games,
EVENTS: PawnCon (The Rook and Pawn) PawnCon highlights the Creature Comforts Brewery during an outdoor market featuring local businesses and artists. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. www.therookandpawn.com FILM: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Beechwood 11 Cinemas) Indy and his ex-flame Marion go on a quest to find the Ark of the Covenant. Part of Flashback Cinema. 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. $4-5. gtcmovies.com GAMES: Trivia (Brixx Wood Fired Pizza) Test your skills. Every Sunday. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-395-1660 GAMES: Trivia (Amici) Compete to win. 6 p.m. FREE! www.amici-cafe. com GAMES: Trivia Night (Buffalo’s Café) Alan’s Challenge. Every Sunday. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.buffalos.com/ athens LECTURES & LIT: Introduction to Chinese Language & Literature (304 Caldwell Hall) Dr. Karin Myhre will speak for the Teaching East Asia Seminar. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/teachingeastasiaga SPORTS: Classic City Crush (The Classic Center) See Saturday listing for full description June 18, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. & June 19, 9 a.m.–7
Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com CLASSES: Introduction to PowerPoint (ACC Library) Learn the basics of PowerPoint 2010. Registration required. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615, www. athenslibrary.org EVENTS: Western Square Dancing (Buffalo’s Café) With Randy Ramsey. 7 p.m. www.buffalos.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.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: 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) See Tuesday listing for full description 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721
p.m. $14/day, $20/weekend. www. classiccityrollergirls.com THEATER: Hairspray (Arts!Oglethorpe) See Friday listing for full description June 17–18 & 23–25, 7:30 p.m. June 19, 3 p.m. $13–18. www.artsoglethorpe.org THEATER: 9 to 5 (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description June 16–18, 24–25, 8 p.m. June 19 & 26, 2 p.m. $15–18. www.townandgownplayers.org
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Tuesday 21 CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary.
Wednesday 22 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Finance Seminar (ACC Library) Edward Jones financial advisor Mike Williams hosts “Disciplined Investing in a Changing World.” Reservation required. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8834 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 Colibri. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) See Wednesday listing for full description 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq
Mr. Greg brings his musical PBS show to the library. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Make and take a craft. Grades 6–12. 6 p.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 SPORTS: Rollergirl Bootcamp (Fun Galaxy) See Monday listing for full description June 20, 5:30–9 p.m. June 22 & 26, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. www.classiccityrollergirls.com
LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 14 Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA 7 p.m. $25. www.athica.org DAVID J Founding member of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets performs an intimate solo set. THE HOT PLACE Psychedelic postpunk band from Atlanta. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com KWAZYMOTO Noisy local punk rock duo.
Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 HAUNTED SHED Local band featuring members of Kenosha Kid, Moths and The Glands. The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of rare and classic deep soul, R&B and blues. Every Tuesday! Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 FORT DEFIANCE Folk trio from Nashville, TN. State Botanical Garden of Georgia Sunflower Concert Series. 7 p.m. $15. www.botgarden.uga.edu KLEZMER LOCAL 42 A local sevenpiece Klezmer band specializing in Jewish and gypsy music and featuring Dan Horowitz of Five Eight on bass. MOSAIC Indie-folk group from Athens.
Wednesday 15 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them at the bar!
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COMEDY: Comic Strip Comedy Show (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Weekly “show up and go up” comedy open mic hosted by Alia Ghosheh and Veronica Darby. 7 p.m. $5. ghoshehalia@gmail.com EVENTS: Wine Tasting (Ciné Barcafé) Sample the delicious wines of Spain with wine specialist Phillip Stice. 6 p.m. $30. www.athenscine. com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Magic the Gathering Draughts and Drafts (The Rook and Pawn) Each draft pod gets you a three-pack draft, a participation pack and prize packs for wins. 6 p.m. $15. www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Ovation 12) Hosted by Nic. Play for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: 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 KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18. Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 329 OUTDOORS: Full Moon Hike (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) See the Garden come alive at night. Each hike will focus on a different topic such as the moon, constellations or nocturnal creatures. Be prepared for a two-mile walk through wooded trails. 8 p.m. $5. www.botgarden. uga.edu SPORTS: Rollergirl Bootcamp (Fun Galaxy) Brush up on your skating skills and learn what it takes to be a Classic City Rollergirl. Gear can be borrowed for a $10 refundable deposit. June 20, 5:30–9 p.m. June 22 & 26, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. www. classiccityrollergirls.com
KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indie rock band. BAT HOUSE Math-y, psychedelic rock group from Boston, MA. FISHMONGER New local punk group. TWIN STUDIES Atlanta-based shoegaze/dream-pop band. The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com TONY JOE WHITE A bright combination of rock and country with smooth, deep vocals. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. SCOTT BAXENDALE Guitar dynamism from the owner of Baxendale Guitars. Classic bluesy riffs and a lot of soul. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JAY GONZALEZ Drive-By Truckers’ keyboardist plays your favorite yacht rock, singer-songwriter, power-pop, British Invasion, originals and TV theme songs. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com MOTEL RADIO Southern-fried indiefolk band. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 LEISURE SERVICE Michael Pierce of local experimental outfit Wet Garden plays a solo set. THE ELECTRIC NATURE Psychrock/electro duo from Athens. BIG IFF No info available. WEATHERLY Solo experimental/ ambient project. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com LIGHT ELIXIR Members of Zach Deputy and Trans-Siberian Orchestra playing music “intended to inspire and empower listeners.” 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 This weekly openmic event features up to 10 artists with two song/10-minute performance slots. Sign up to win prizes! Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation TIM MOORE Aspiring local Americana singer-songwriter.
Dear Blanca plays the Georgia Theatre Rooftop on Friday, June 17. GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern 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 KIDSTUFF: Little STEM Scientists (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Have fun with hands-on science experiences. Dress for mess. Kids under six years old will need help from an adult. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2–5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens
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 South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Mr. Greg’s Musical Madness (Oconee County Library)
VIBRANT TROUBADOURS A mix of blues, garage and indie rock all rolled into one band from Wilmington, OH. THE GOOD LOOKS Young band from Madison playing a custom blend of rock, blues, funk, punk and alternative.
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.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com JACOB MORRIS Moths’ frontman performs a solo set of gentle, melodic folk. SISTER SPECIES Minneapolis-based DIY folk duo.
Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com MOTHERFUCKER Hard-hitting, virtuosic local rock and roll band. BUILDINGS Minneapolis-based threepiece drawing on the aggressive, noisy ghost of The Jesus Lizard. OUTER SEA New local psychedelic surf-rock five-piece.
The Foundry 7 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Rev. Conner Mack Tribble. This is the series finale!
Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net BENSON & LEINWEBER Two talented local musicians team up.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SHWIZZ Progressive funk-rock band from New York state. 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.
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Bombs Away Books 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ bombsawaybooks WE THE HEATHENS Three-piece folk-punk band from Wisconsin. THE SUBURBANISTS Folk-punk group from Chicago. THE HIPPIE AND THE PUNK Savannah-based folky punk outfit.
SMOKE N’ MANGOS Bluegrass fourpiece from Maryland. Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation DIABLO SANDWICH & THE DR. PEPPERS New local band featuring Bo Hembree, Adam Poulin and Scotty Nicholson.
Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SEE BRIGHT LIGHTS Acoustic act turned full-on indie pop band. NELLIE PEARL Louisville-based Americana and folk-rock with country influences. HONEYWHEEL New local progressive rock band.
The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll
40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $6. www.40watt.com ARBOR LABOR UNION Atlanta/ Athens-based band that works with repetitious riffs and postpunk rhythms. Formerly known as Pinecones. See Record Review on p. 14. SHADE Dissonant, groove-oriented local post-punk band. LINDA Athens-based pop-punk band featuring members of Deep State and Bathrooms.
JB’s Smokin’ Pig Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! 706-705-6116 TIM MOORE Aspiring local Americana singer-songwriter. Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out. Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation THE DAMN DUO No info available. Main St. Pickin’ on the Green (Greensboro). 7 p.m. FREE! 706-453-7674 THE DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell brothers play and sing country blues originals.
OLD SMOKEY Local folk-rock band with an interweaving sonic palette that includes banjo, cello, violin, lap steel and percussion. BLUNT BANGS Local indie-pop band featuring Black Kids frontman Reggie Youngblood.
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 unexpected faves.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com CHRISTOPHER WITHOUT HIS LIVER Songwriter Chris Ingham plays a set of acoustic music. CABBAGE LOOPER Old school funk, soul and jazz meet today’s fun hip-hop.
Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation THE LUCKY DUTCH Chicago-based blues-rock outfit.
40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www.40watt.com REX NORTON Athens native country singer-songwriter.
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DePalma’s Italian Cafe 7 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Road location) THE LUCKY JONES Rockin’ rhythm and blues from this local band.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MAKSHULA New local alt-rock band led by songwriter Tyler Sloan.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com MAKSHULA New local alternative rock band led by songwriter Tyler Sloan. MATT TOWNSEND Alternative folk singer-songwriter from Asheville, NC.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE HALEM ALBRIGHT BAND Performing a blend of unique songwriting and electrifying guitar playing. Nuçi’s Space 7 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com CAMP AMPED FINALE SHOW Camp Amped concludes with bands of young musicians showcasing the originals and covers they learned during camp.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com BURNS LIKE FIRE Stewed, screwed and tattooed punk rock band. SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE Punk rock band from San Diego. THE RIGGS Columbus-based hardcore punk band. ABOVE REPUTE Punk band from Atlanta.
The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 QUIG AND THE BOYS Local rock band playing old, new, blues and rock with a twist.
40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com SUNNY SOUTH BLUES BAND Local blues-rock band. THE HONEY SLIDERS Original, Detroit-influenced rock from Catropolis. LEATHERWOOD GODS Trio from South Carolina that plays outdoorsy rock.
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The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com GRASSLAND STRING BAND Local traditional and progressive bluegrass group.
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com CLASSICAL REVOLUTION UGA School of Music graduates and students play works by Dvorak, Ligeti, Bach and more.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE HISTORICAL MERCYLAND ABSTRACT Athens legend David Barbe and friends playing the greatest Mercyland hits. THE HERNIES Local riff-heavy rock band displaying influences from classic to indie rock. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com OTIS Four-piece electric blues revival band from southern Kentucky. 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 10:30 p.m. 706-549-9933 LANDON TRUST Local singersongwriter performs an acoustic set of soulful Americana. Hedges on Broad 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.hedgesonbroad. com OPEN MIC Leaving Countries’ Louis Phillip Pelot leads an open mic session. Live Wire 8 p.m. $8 (adv.) $10 (door). www. livewireathens.com THE MALAH Denver, CO based liveelectronic trio.
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Saucehouse Barbeque 7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehousebbq.com JULIE HOLMES Local singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who specializes in acoustic jams.
The Foundry 6 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com FRANKIE’S BLUES MISSION Blues group led by South Georgia native Frankie Lee. This is a special Father’s Day show.
Lake Street Dive plays the Georgia Theatre on Monday, June 20. fixture. He hosts an “all-star jam” every Thursday. Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Road location) MANNY CORTEZ Atlanta-based artist and singer-songwriter.
Friday 17 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 JULIE HOLMES Local singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who specializes in acoustic jams. Buffalo’s Café 7 p.m. $5. www.buffaloscafe.com MATT JOINER BAND Local guitarist draws inspiration from blues and classic rock. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com VINCAS Local downer-punk band featuring snarling guitars and doomy, psychedelic flourishes. Album release show! See story on p. 13. THAYER SARRANO Local songwriter playing hazy, desolate, Southerninspired rock tunes. DOUBLE FERRARI This local band plays virtuosic, high-speed, instrumental rock. PINKO Heavy, noisy art-rock group from San Antonio.
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The Foundry 8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com THE SPLITZ BAND This band’s impressively wide range encompasses classic Motown, funk, disco and both old-school and contemporary R&B. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DEAR BLANCA Folky punk band from Columbia, SC. KEATH MEAD Self-taught singersongwriter from South Carolina. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ BLOWPOP Joe Kubler (CGI Joe) spins a set of tunes. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com OH, JEREMIAH Country band from Mississippi inspired by songwriters like Josh Ritter and Ryan Adams. CORTEZ GARZA Local singersongwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of indie rock and Americana. 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.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 BED AFFECT No info available. 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. 706-546-0840 THE GEORGIA HEALERS Athens’ premier blues band for 25 years! Saucehouse Barbeque 7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehousebbq.com LILY ROSE Local pop-folk singer. VFW 7 p.m. www.vfwathens.com 5 SPEED Country-infused rock band.
Saturday 18 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net JOEY QUIGGINS Local acoustic singer-songwriter. (8 a.m.) REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. (10 a.m.) Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com CLAIRE CRONIN Local singer by way of Los Angeles who plays delicate, haunting folk music. Album release show! See story on p. 12.
CRYSTAL HOPKINS Singersongwriter from Jesup, GA. SARAH ELIZABETH Athens singer with a variety of musical influences. Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-742-7735 SCARLET STITCH Straight-up rock and roll. Georgia Theatre 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. This is a special summer “vs.” series pitting different artists and themes against one another each week. Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece, acoustic band utilizes banjo, ukulele, flute, accordion, saxophone, piano, drums and bass to perform popular American and European roots music of the 1910s, ‘20s and ‘30s. Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ See Friday’s listing for full description
Monday 20 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com BIT BRIGADE Local supergroup plays the soundtrack to a vintage video game while Noah McCarthy plays—and beats—the video game live onstage. DANIMAL CANNON A chiptune, guitar-shredding metal band from Buffalo, NY. DETHLEHEM Self-described “melodic RPG death metal” band with members such as Brutalitus the Bloodbeard and Durock Magicfist. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DRY SUMMERS Fuzz-forward indiepop group from Louisville. JINX REMOVER Fronted by songwriter Kade Kahl, this local band plays driving, melodic indie rock. SMOKEY DEROECK Little Gold/Deep State member plays a solo set. The Foundry 7 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com PETER ASHER & ALBERT LEE The Peter & Gordon member teams with the English guitarist to perform acoustic pieces with soaring harmonies.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SYLVIA NOVAK Alabama singersongwriter with sharp vibrato and a sharper fiddle. 8 p.m. ($25-$28). www.georgiatheatre. com LAKE STREET DIVE Pop-focused, genre-bending band from Brooklyn that’s enjoyed national recognition. HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL Fast rock from North Carolina accompanied by lots of horns and wailing. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE HOLLOWS Roots-rock ensemble of multi-instrumentalists. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday. Hosted by Larry Forte. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 JAZZ FUNK JAM WITH MASON DAVIS Local jazz musician Mason Davis hosts a jam session.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com TEDO STONE Rootsy, Americana band with a touch of psychedelia. FUTURE ELEVATORS Indie rock band from Birmingham, AL. The Manhattan CafĂŠ Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning a set of rare and classic deep soul, R&B and blues. Every Tuesday! Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SESSIONS WITH D-KAPS Enjoy an evening of fresh live tunes.
Wednesday 22 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them! Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC JAM Bands are welcome, backline
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 The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE See Wednesday’s listing for full description Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.
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Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $14 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com BLACK MOUNTAIN Five-piece psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, BC. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. MAJEURE The “sci-fi disco� alter ego of Zombi drummer A.E. Paterra.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JAY GONZALEZ See Wednesday’s listing for full description
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The Foundry 7 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com TWO OF US Playing classic love songs.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 6 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com LIVE MUSIC Featuring the performers Oak House, Wanderwild, Yon Yonson, White Violet, Trey Rosenkampff, Ryan Gray Moore, Drew Kirby, Emily Braden and William Marks.
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Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com FAT NEPTUNE Up-and-coming Athens psych-rock four-piece. UTAKA PRONG Boone, NC-based rock group. THE FEEL GOOD THEORY Young, uplifting local rock band. Formerly known as Classic City Live.
Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net COLIBRI A mix of folk and rock influences.
6/23 :LOVESONGS (Georgia Theatre) 6/23 STRANGE FACES (Georgia Theatre) 6/23 KARAOKE (Go Bar) 6/23 JULIE HOLMES (The Grotto) 6/23 CICADA RHYTHM / JOE MCGUINNESS TRIO (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 6/23 DIABLO SANDWICH & THE DR. PEPPERS (Lumpkin Street Station) 6/23 LEAVING COUNTRIES (Your Pie) 6/24 FALCO BROWN (Boar’s Head Lounge) 6/24 THE ATHENS KING (Buffalo’s CafÊ) 6/24 MICHAEL LESOUSKY / THE BROKEN STRING BAND / MAMIE DAVIS (Live Wire) 6/24 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE (The Office Lounge) 6/25 ANDREW VICKERY (Front Porch Book Store) 6/25 IMMUZIKATION (The National) 6/26 KEVIN DUNN & JOHN NORRIS (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 6/26 BLANKS AND POSTAGE (The World Famous) 6/27 BREATHING KANSAS / COMMUNITY CENTER / ZENITH BLUE (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 6/27 THE POLLIES (Georgia Theatre)
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Art “Oct-POE-ber� 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 Fire Up the Hydrants (Downtown Athens) To celebrate 80 years of drinking water delivery service, 16 fire hydrants in downtown Athens will be turned into functional works of art. Artists and art teams are invited to submit designs for hydrants. Find the submission guidelines and official rules online. Prizes awarded. Deadline Aug. 5. www.athensclarkecounty.com/7057/ Fire-Up-the-Hydrants, savewater@ athensclarkecounty.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 you’re from and website to be featured through social media. TV Gallery is also hosting a pop-up exhibition this summer. Submit up to three pieces via email plus $10 via Paypal. Deadline June 30, 7 p.m. tvartgallery@gmail.com Whit Davis Children’s Park (Southeast Clarke Park) Seeking original playground designs from professional artists or art teams for three-dimensional installations for the Whit Davis Children’s Park at the Southeast Clarke Park. Can be interactive/sensory, but must be non-climbing. Must have highly durable and non-toxic materials.
$32,000 all-inclusive budget for design, materials, fabrication, insurance, travel, installation and artist’s fees. Find RFP online. Deadline June 17. www.athensculturalaffairs.org
Classes Aquatics Fitness Programs (Multiple Locations) “Aquatic Aerobicsâ€? is held at Memorial Park Pool on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 6, 6 p.m. $5 per class. “Aqua Zumbaâ€? is held at Bishop Park Pool on Saturdays through Aug. 8, 10:30 a.m. $5 per class. “Adult Lap Swimâ€? 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 Archery (Hunnicut Farm, Call for Address) Beginner courses, advanced clinics and a youth course are offered. 706-543-3150, www.nowherearchery.com Artist Workshops (KA Artist Shop) “Modern Calligraphy: Beginner’s Basics.â€? June 21, 7–9 p.m. “Silk Painting with RenĂŠ Shoemaker.â€? July 9. “Drawing 101 with Otto Lange.â€? July 13, 20 & 27, 6–8 p.m. www.kaartist.com Body, Mind & Spirit Classes (Body, Mind & Spirit) “Law of Attraction and Manifestation,â€? Tuesdays, 6 p.m. “Mantras and Chants,â€? Wednesdays, 6 p.m. “Healing Circle,â€? Thursdays, 6 p.m. “Bhagavad-Gita,â€? Saturdays, 3 p.m. $5 donation. 706-351-6024 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clayâ€? classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m. “Family Try Clayâ€? classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. www.gooddirt.net
Hatha Yoga (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Relax and move into stillness. Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. $10. www.mindfuliving.org Knitting Classes (Revival Yarns) “Knit 1.â€? June 15, 6–7 p.m. FREE! “Crochet 1.â€? June 24, 10:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! RSVP. www.revivalyarns athens.com Lunchtime Learning (Oconee County Library) Brush up on your Spanish with an hour of conversational Spanish. Fridays. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee Lunchtime Workout (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) BYO mat. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. $5–10. www.athenscine.com Lunchtime Yoga (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Wednesday and Fridays. $5–10. margaretdthomasyoga.blogspot.com One-on-One Digital Media Center Tutorials (ACC Library) Get individual instruction for graphics, audio or video editing projects or learn to convert albums and cassettes to DVDs and CDs. Thursdays, 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m. 706-613-3650 One-on-One Genealogy Assistance (ACC Library) Library staff offer assistance to genealogists and researchers. June 15, 23 & 29. 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 The Alzheimer’s Association (Multiple Locations) “Understanding Dementia-Related Behaviorsâ€? on June 16 at 10:30 a.m. will be held at the Athens Community Council on Aging. “Know the 10 Signsâ€? on June 20 at 10:20 a.m. and “The Basics of
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Alzheimer’s Disease� on June 20 at 11 a.m. will be held at the R.T. Jones Memorial Library in Canton, GA. 800-272-3900, alz.org/georgia Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Yoshukai karate in a positive atmosphere. Classes held Sundays–Wednesdays. FREE! www.athensy.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu
Help Out Community Connection (Athens, GA) Over 130 local agencies seek help with ongoing projects and special short-term events. www. communityconnection211.org PALS Volunteers Needed (PALS Institute) Women of the World is seeking volunteers to mentor young adult women in earning a GED. Spanish speakers needed. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. womentotheworld.org Smart Lunch, Smart Kid (Milledge Avenue Baptist Church) Volunteers are needed to help provide and deliver lunches and educational activities to under-served children in nine communities around Athens this summer. Mondays– Fridays through Aug. 5, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. www.actionministries.net
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Collages by Susan Pelham are currently on view at Hendershot’s Coffee through June, the Grit through July 10 and Heirloom CafÊ through July 11.
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) “Art Club for Teens.� Fridays, 6–8 p.m. $20, $25 for supplies. “Art Club Junior for Ages 9–13.� Fridays, 4–5:30 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 (June 18 & 25), HTML/CSS (June 18 & 25), Python (June 25) and Scratch (June 25). All ages. Laptop required. Register online. www.four athens.com/weekendclasses Film Competition (ACC Library) Filmmakers can enter their work to be viewed at the end of the library’s Summer Reading Program. Ages 11–18. plewis@athenslibrary.org Intermezzo Piano Academy (The Church at College Station) Each day offers classes in rhythm, music history, composition, theory and piano ensemble for beginning and intermediate pianists. Ages 5–14. July 18–22, 9 a.m.–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 6–12. Weeks of June 20 and July 11 & 18, 8:30 a.m.–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 7–11. www.athenslibrary.org/oconee Report Card Rewards Program (Multiple Locations) Any student K–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 Trust’s Williams Farm. For rising 5th–7th graders. Full scholarships available. July 6–15, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. $160. 706613-0122, kelley@athenslandtrust. org, www.athenslandtrust.org Splash Pads (Multiple Locations) ACC Leisure Services offers the Trail Creek Park Splash Pad (closed Mondays) and the Rocksprings Park Splash Pad. www.athensclarke county.com/splashpad Summer Camps (Treehouse Kid and Craft) “Superhero Camp,� “Miniatures & Stop Motion Animation Camp,� “Space Odyssey Camp,� “Intergalatic Planetary Camp,� “Fairy Camp,� “Sewing & Textiles Camp,� “Skateboard & Zine Camp� and more. www.treehouse kidandcraft.com Summer Camps (OCAF, Watkinsville, Watkinsville) “Relate and Create for Teens: Watercolor Painting,� July 11–15. “Relate and Create: Pottery,� July 15–22. www.ocaf.com Summer Camps (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Peace Camp runs June 27–July 1. Hogwarts School at the Pyramid runs July 18–22 and July 25–29, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. www.uuathensga.org Summer Camps (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Full day summer camps from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. are for ages 6–10. $160. Half-day camps from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. are for five year olds. $125/week. www.botgarden. uga.edu Summer Camps Cornerstone offers two camps for students interested in theater. Elementary Summer Camp, grades 1–5. June 6–9, $90. Middle and High School Summer Camp, grades 6–12, July 18–22, $120. cornerstoneproductions777@yahoo. com, www.princeave.org
Support Groups Alanon (540 Prince Ave.) Alanon: a 12-step recovery program for those affected by someone else’s drinking. Noon and evening 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
Caregivers’ Support Group (Tuckston United Methodist Church) Find support with other caregivers. Second Sundays, 3 p.m. June 12 will be a discussion on “stress-busters� and techniques for relaxation. 706-353-1331 Life After Diagnosis (Oasis Counseling Center) An ongoing support group aimed at helping those with chronic or life-threatening diseases. Tuesdays, 4–5:30 p.m. 706543-3522, www.oasiscounseling center.com National Stuttering Association (ACC Library) This support group is for adults who stutter. Next meeting is June 18, 3–4 p.m. elizabethwislar395@gmail.com Project Safe (Athens, GA) Meetings for Warriors: Hope & Healing from Domestic Violence Group are held every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Meetings for the New Beginnings Support Group are held every Monday, 6:30 p.m. Childcare provided. 24-hour crisis hotline:
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s American Lunch (Multiple Locations) Five Restaurant & Bar offers meals through a mobile kitchen. 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Jessie B. Denney Towers on Tuesdays, Sparrows Nest Mission on Wednesdays, and Bigger Vision of Athens on Fridays. www.american lunch.org Athens Street Hockey (YMCA, Hockey Rink) Players of all skill levels can play in a local hockey rink. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 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 CinÊ in November. FREE! www.causeand effectfilm.org Classic City BBQ (The Classic Center) Now accepting vendor booth applications for food vendors, Tailgate Tradeshow exhibitors and chefs for cooking competitions on Aug. 20. classiccitybbqfest.com The Classic City Fringe Festival (Athens, GA) Seeking performers in theater, dance, performance art, puppetry, improv and more. Oct. 27–30. classiccityfringe festival.com f
Through June. LOWERY IMAGING GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery features paper and canvas giclee prints by Athens artists as well as artists’ renderings of Athens. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) 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. • Community Collections on view in the lobby’s glass cases include floaty pens from the collection of Jeff Montgomery and push puppets from the collection of Katherine Winslow. Through June 25. • “Pushing the Press: Printmaking in the Southâ€? highlights contemporary Georgia artists Jiha Moon, Chadwick Tolley, Curtis Bartone, Joe Tsambiras, Kristen Casaletto, Melissa Harshman, Jon Swindler, Ann Stewart and Tom Takashima. Through Aug. 6. • “Multipleâ€? features the work of three current or former graduate printmakers at UGA: Arron Foster, Ry McCullough and Katherine Miller. Through Aug. 6.• “There Againâ€? is a mixed media installation by Jon Swindler and Michael McFalls. Through Aug. 6. • “Double Dutch Press: Athens Neighborhood Series.â€? Through Aug. 6. • In the Lounge Gallery, “Reflections on Yuma Trailâ€? is a series of photographs by Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay, a current graduate student at UGA’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 Sudden’s “Illuminationsâ€? use three gallery spaces to explore light, its physical properties and metaphorical meanings. Through Aug. 28. MAMA’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 “OCAF Members Exhibit.â€? Through July 8. RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism and the Modern South.â€? • “The Greatest Bulldog of Them All: Dan McGill.â€? • “Selections from the Disability History Archive.â€? • “John Abbot, Early Georgia’s Naturalist Artist.â€?• “Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence: The George Foster Peabody Awards.â€? • “Olympic Legacy.â€? Through July. STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Photography by Barbara Holder. Through July 3. THE SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Mary Beth Schmeltzer. Through July 15. 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 Taylor’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. 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.) “Growing Up in the Southâ€? 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, “The Inaugural Art Showâ€? 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. • Paintings by Jessica Shulman and Andrew Huang. Through June.
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MOTEL RADIO
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SYLVIA NOVAK
NO COVER ALL AGES
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THURSDAY, JUNE 16
BARBE NIGHT ON THE ROOFTOP WITH NO COVER
ON THE ROOFTOP
THE HISTORICAL MERCYLAND ABSTRACT WITH
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DOORS 8:00PM • SHOW 9:00PM
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FRIDAY, JUNE 17
NO COVER
DEAR BLANCA WITH KEATH
MEAD
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LAKE STREET DIVE HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL
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THE HOLLOWS
NO COVER
ON THE ROOFTOP
AFTER LAKE STREET DIVE · 21+
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