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 HOMEDRONE: A crowdfunding campaign to help popular local party-starter DJ Mahogany replace ruined equipment was wildly successful.  IN THE LOOP: Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein won’t be on Georgia’s ballot in November. ⋔ GRUB NOTES: Brixx Wood Fired Pizza downtown and Dairy Queen on Broad Street are closed.

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The Church in the Wildwood UGA Press Scores With Another Handsome Volume About Georgia

By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com Two Atlanta guys, Sonny Seals and George Hart, enjoy getting out and driving the back roads of Georgia—thanks to the tolerance of their wives. As they drove and looked, they couldn’t help beginning to notice the old churches, many of which are no longer in use and are in various stages of falling down and fading away. The two city slickers, with their own family roots in rural Georgia, felt that they had stumbled onto a very important, vanishing link with the past out of which modern Georgia was created. They realized that these old church buildings are palpable palimpsests for the history, architecture and community of our state, not to mention its religion.

Those old churches and Georgia citizens were lucky that Seals and Hart happened by, because these two can-do guys decided to do something about these historical artifacts—many of which fortunately are still thriving and tended by their congregations.

In addition to publishing this handsome UGA Press book, Historic Rural Churches of Georgia, Seals and Hart have founded a nonprofit called Historic Rural Churches of Georgia, and they started a web site, hrcga. org. This fall, Georgia Public Broadcasting will release a documentary, Saving Grace: Georgia History Through the Eyes of Her Rural

Churches, and the Georgia Department of Economic Development is working with the nonprofit on a historic rural church trail. In addition, a series of preservation projects is planned to assist and collaborate with communities to help preserve these historic churches. Obviously, Seals and Hart aren’t just church-huggers.

Historic Rural Churches of Georgia has a foreword by President Jimmy Carter, a preface by Seals and Hart telling why they did it and an informative introduction about early religion in Georgia by Mercer University historian John Thomas Scott. It also has some cool old maps of Georgia and excellent, evocative photography by a group of volunteers.

The book is, in fact, dedicated to those photographers, and well it should be. Their work enriches the book, and they were given the space to capture exteriors against soaring cloud formations and also to linger over interiors and details such as beautiful heart pine wood grains illuminated by afternoon sun and adjacent graveyards that witness to the centrality of the churches to the lives of their adherents.

Erin Kirk New’s elegant design uses the large format well and enhances the plethora of pictures with just enough text of

The Antioch Baptist Church in Taliaferro County, built by the children of freed slaves, has fallen on hard times..

sufficient size to tell this multilayered story without keeping the congregation overlong.

Historic Rural Churches of Georgia frankly acknowledges that frontier churches were built on land taken from the Creeks and Cherokees, and that many of the churches were built from the labor of slaves, who were allowed to sit in balconies built for them in quite a few of the older churches in this book. Several of these churches were indeed built for their own worship by former slaves, and Scott traces the rise of evangelicalism in Georgia among both black and white congregations prior to and after the Civil War. They couldn’t get all the old churches into the book, so if you miss a favorite, go online, where you’ll probably find it in the

expanded catalog.

This big, beautiful, informative book is well worth its price at $45 and is a fine gift for anybody interested in Georgia and how it came to be.

Scott sums it all up in the conclusion to his introduction: “Many churches that have survived no longer have functioning congregations, much of rural Georgia having migrated to urban areas in the late 20th Century. Nevertheless, the buildings that remain testify to the commitment, variety and endurance of Georgia Christians, white and black, rich and poor, sophisticated and simple. Georgia’s churches also reflected and reflect the rich, complex and often painful history of the state in its first century and a half.� f

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You Can Vote Them Out After Braves Deal, Voters Show Cobb’s Tim Lee the Door

By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com It’s generally considered impolite to take pleasure in other people’s misfortunes, but sometimes you have to make an exception.

One such exception could be granted in the case of Tim Lee, the chairman of the Cobb County Commission. I have seen quite a few arrogant, egotistical politicians in my years of reporting, but Lee could very well be the most pig-headed of them all.

You may remember that three years ago, Lee secretly negotiated a deal in which he gave the owners of the Atlanta Braves $400 million in public funds to persuade them to build a new stadium in Cobb County. Lee presented his “deal� to the county commission, and demanded that they approve it quickly without having an extended discussion. The commissioners had little time to study the matter, and citizens had no chance to vote in a referendum.

At the lone commission meeting where the stadium deal was on the agenda, Lee treated critics of the transaction with such undisguised contempt, you would have thought they were a bunch of terrorists.

When some local residents tried to express opposition to the proposal, Lee not only refused to let them speak, he ordered police officers to remove them from the meeting.

At that point, there was no danger that Lee’s deal was going to be stopped. A smart politician would have had the decency to allow 15 minutes for critics to have their say, but it wasn’t enough for Lee to win—he had to rub his opponents’ noses in the dirt while doing it.

Earlier this year, Lee ran for re-election against a candidate he had easily defeated in 2012, a retired Marine officer named Mike Boyce. Lee had lots of campaign cash and friends in the business community who appreciated how he poured public money

into a stadium project for private interests.

I’m sure Lee thought that Cobb residents would be so grateful for his bringing in the Atlanta Braves that they would overwhelmingly re-elect him.

The voters, as it turned out, had other ideas. Boyce worked hard to turn out his supporters, who were mindful of Lee’s lack of transparency in finagling that stadium deal. Lee finished second, and it wasn’t even a close second—he had only 40 percent of the vote. Boyce nearly won the race outright with close to 50 percent support.

It was a shocking result for a politician who was used to snapping his fingers and producing $400 million in tax money for his favorite corporate executives. Lee tried to make up the difference in the runoff, but the embarrassment was even worse. He attracted only 36 percent of the vote in the runoff as Boyce crushed him.

It’s clear that Cobb voters were eager to kick Lee off the commission. In most Georgia elections, voter turnout decreases dramatically from the primary to the runoff. That didn’t happen here, as there were actually more ballots cast in the runoff than in the primary. Cobb residents wanted to make sure Lee got the message.

There’s a lesson to be learned from all this: Dollars don’t vote, people do. The lesson, unfortunately, is lost on some politicians. On the night of the runoff, when it was clear that voters had rejected him, Lee told a local reporter, “I’ve been asked many times tonight if I would have done anything differently, and the answer is no.�

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committee would do any good. “I understand about discrimination a little bit more than you do,” said Sims, who attended segregated schools and recalled not being allowed to eat his ice cream on Dairy Queen property.

“Until we change the hearts of people, discrimination ain’t going away,” he said.

Sims also expressed skepticism that the commission is capable of appointing a committee that reflects the diversity of Athens.

It’s hard even for him to find African Americans willing to serve on government boards, he said, pointing out that most in the room who are in favor of the committee were white. “Even tonight, when you look at who got up to speak, not many looked like me,” he said.

While most of the debate focused on the committee, speakers also wanted the local discrimination ban applied to other types of businesses besides bars. “There’s a lot of discrimination that happens outside of those spaces,” Broderick Flanigan said.

Katie Elrod said her multi-racial friend was called “the n-word” by the owner of a Normaltown business. “We were told to get out,” Elrod said. “She was humiliated.”

Discrimination can also be more subtle.

“I’ve had my own fair share of discomfort walking into stores downtown,” said Mokah Jasmine Johnson, leader of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement. “They do not acknowledge you. They do not greet you… Just penalizing the bars is not going to end it.”

Bike Lanes and Sidewalks and Stoplights, Oh My: A new committee appointed by Mayor Nancy Denson that includes staffers representing ACC’s transit and transportation departments, BikeAthens Director Tyler Dewey and other citizens meets this week to begin considering specifics of both a revised Bicycle Master Plan and a Sidewalk Master Plan for the county. The existing Bicycle Master Plan designates Joshua L. Jones

Some Athens-Clarke County commissioners are open to the idea of creating a civil rights committee as part of an anti-discrimination ordinance that’s up for a vote next month, but others are resisting it—including the only African-American commissioner on the board.

The ordinance as written would ban the widespread practices of student bars discriminating against minorities under the guise of dress-code violations or hosting private events. Bars that the county attorney’s office found in violation at an administrative hearing similar to a civil trial could have their alcohol licenses suspended or revoked.

About 20 citizens asked commissioners at their Aug. 16 agenda-setting meeting to include the civil rights committee as well.

“This is merely a bar admission ordinance,” said Jesse Houle of Athens for Everyone. “This is not enough. To make it adequate, we need to add a civil rights committee.” (Houle wrote an op-ed for Flagpole on p. 9 expanding on the need for a civil rights committee.)

Such a committee, as outlined by A4E, would consist of 10 members “who are committed to diversity and civil rights,” one appointed by each commissioner. They would host education programs, serve as a liaison to minority organizations, collect and analyze data on discrimination and monitor the county attorney’s enforcement of the discrimination ordinance.

While commissioners mostly weren’t interested in a civil rights committee with the force of law behind it, several—including Kelly Girtz, Jerry NeSmith, Sharyn Dickerson and Diane Bell—said they’re interested in a committee that serves in an educational and advisory role. “At least some kind of forum for community outreach or dialog would benefit us,” Girtz said.

Commissioner Melissa Link said she won’t vote for the ordinance without a civil rights committee. “I can’t support it as-is,” Link said. “I don’t think it’s complete, and I don’t feel like it’s effective.”

The commission’s only black member, Harry Sims, said he’s skeptical the

County Attorney Bill Berryman said he narrowly tailored the ordinance because the “vast majority” of discrimination complaints gathered by the UGA Student Government Association happened at bars.

In addition, ACC can only regulate a few types of businesses, including taxis, fortune tellers and establishments that sell alcohol; the state issues permits for the vast majority of businesses, Berryman said. What are commonly known as “business licenses” are actually merely tax documents, and ACC can’t suspend or revoke them like a liquor license, he said.

“I feel like, in and of itself, the ordinance is discriminatory toward one type of business,” Link said. [Blake Aued]

Mayor Nancy Denson listens as Mokah Jasmine Johnson speaks about the need for a civil rights committee Aug. 16.

a few major routes, but goes no farther; BikeAthens has called for it to be expanded and updated. Eventually, a consultant will be hired to produce the new plans based on recommendations of the committee.

At the same time, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;roadway safety auditâ&#x20AC;? by several county departments produced a list of streets where the lack of sidewalks constitutes a safety issue, Traffic Engineer Steve Decker told the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legislative Review Committee last week. Topping the list are Oglethorpe Avenue, North Avenue and Atlanta Highway near Hawthorne Avenue. ACC has perhaps $3 million earmarked for building new sidewalks, but the easy ones to build have already been built, Decker said, and there may be â&#x20AC;&#x153;sticker shockâ&#x20AC;? for some future projects. He wants to go ahead with some projects even before the Sidewalk Master Plan is completed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of people walking in the street, which is not safe,â&#x20AC;? he told committee members.

In some cases, construction standards could be modified to fit conditions, he saidâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a 4-foot sidewalk rather than a 5-foot one, for example, or a multi-use path (perhaps along Riverbend Road) rather than a sidewalk. Decker, who formerly designed bike infrastructure in both Florida and New Mexico, also said that in Albuquerque, every business must provide lockers and a shower for bicycling employees to use.

Also in the works: central control of all of Athens-Clarkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 176 stoplights. Webbased software and, in some cases, cameras rather than underground sensors will permit coordination and reprogramming of all Athens stoplights from the Transportation and Public Works Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lexington Road office. That could eventually ease game-day traffic, even eliminating the need for police at some intersections, as well as reduce daily traffic and stoplight waits, and will eliminate the need for technicians to adjust light cycles on-site. The upgrade is being funded by the state. [John Huie] The Bad Kind of Weed: Despite frequent complaints from citizens about overgrown lots, ACC cannot force owners to clean them up, the LRC heard last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The nuisance abatement ordinance, in my opinion, just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work,â&#x20AC;? County Attorney Bill Berryman told commissioners. It is vague about â&#x20AC;&#x153;undesirable vegetationâ&#x20AC;? and takes months to enforce, he said. The ordinance requires title checks, hearings and notices, and is used mainly to allow the county to tear down derelict houses.

While ACC could outlaw weeds above a certain height to discourage rodents and pestsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;maybe 6 or 10 inches high, staffers suggestedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how do you define â&#x20AC;&#x153;weedsâ&#x20AC;?? Is there a conflict with the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tree ordinance, which encourages â&#x20AC;&#x153;forest regeneration areasâ&#x20AC;?? Would English ivy be outlawed?

Gardens would be exempted, but some homeowners like to maintain their yards in a natural state, or with plants that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need much water, Berryman noted, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still struggling with that a little bit.â&#x20AC;?

And since enforcement should be consistent, one complaint in an area could trigger enforcement against others, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you cite this person, do you cite the other 10â&#x20AC;? who may also be in violation? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same discussion that came up in 2007, and in the end [commissioners] decided to let it beâ&#x20AC;? and passed no ordinance against weeds, Building Inspections Director Doug Hansford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get maybe a dozen calls a weekâ&#x20AC;? about

overgrown lots, sometimes including other violations, Community Protection Director John Spagna told the committee. At least if the county had an enforceable ordinance, warning letters could be sent out to apparent violators, and that often results in compliance, the staffers said. They were asked to survey the problem further, and propose specifics of a possible ordinance. [JH] Health Care Costs: For now, a commonly used health insurance plan in Athens is still in network at Athens Regional Medical Center, but that could change once the hospital is taken over by Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare.

A contract dispute over reimbursement rates means that, as of July 1, UnitedHealthCare plans are out of network at five of the six metro Atlanta hospitals Piedmont owns, so about 150,000 Piedmont patients with UHC plans must pay higher rates or find another hospital where their plan is still in-network. The exception is a hospital in Covington that Piedmont recently acquired and is not part of the contract.

ARMC spokeswoman Elaine Cook confirmed that UHC is still in network at ARMC, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear whether it will stay that way. Cook told Flagpole that she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discuss the issue further until Piedmontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s merger with ARMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parent company, Athens Regional Health System, is finalized Oct. 1, because talks are still ongoing.

The basic framework for the merger was approved by the ACC Commission in May and the state attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in June. ARMC will maintain some local control through its local boards, and local hospital staff will continue to run its dayto-day operations, although budgets will be set and major strategic decisions made by Piedmont. The deal will bring $195 million in debt relief and $375 million in capital investment to the local hospital.

Part of the rationale for combining forces was to gain additional leverage in negotiations with insurance companies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It boils down to, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have scale, it really is hard to compete,â&#x20AC;? Jim Hopkins, chairman of the ARHS board of trustees, told commissioners in April.

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In Atlanta, actor Tony Goldwyn, star of the hit show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scandal,â&#x20AC;? was on hand to open Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Georgia campaign headquarters on Sunday. Sure, celebrity endorsements are nice, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;scandalâ&#x20AC;? probably isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the word she wants in headlines.

With Donald Trump about to make an ad buy in Georgia, according to the AJC, Georgia really is shaping up to be a battleground state. The most recent poll, by Fox 5, had the candidates tied at 43 percent, with Libertarian Gary Johnson drawing 11 percent. Green Party nominee Jill Stein failed to gather the required 7,500 signatures to get on the ballot in Georgia. [BA] f

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Not Just Bars Why Athens Needs Its Own Far-Reaching Anti-Discrimination Law

By Jesse Houle news@flagpole.com In 1964, the federal government passed the Civil Rights Act, a landmark bill that laid the foundation for protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. In the years since, additional legislation and the establishment of the federal Civil Rights Commission have made strides in desegregating schools, providing basic protections for workers and ensuring people have equal access to facilities that serve the general public. The latter, be they businesses, nonprofits or government entities, are referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;public accommodations.â&#x20AC;?

The Civil Rights Act and Commission are limited in whom they protect and how, so many state and local governments have responded to these shortcomings by enacting laws and establishing commissions of their own. Typically known as anti- or nondiscrimination legislation, 22 states have made such progress, focusing especially on

Shortly thereafter, more than 400 Athenians marched through downtown in blistering cold, their chants echoing down Clayton Street: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Racist bars have got to go!â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shut them down!â&#x20AC;? When the march arrived at City Hall, an array of speakers elaborated on the dismal situation for Athenians of color, immigrants and LGBTQ individuals.

While student bars downtown are routinely accused of absurd and inconsistent dress-code policies or phony private events, problems accessing public accommodations permeate myriad businesses countywide, and discriminatory behavior deeply affects all minority residents, not just students. No one needed another study to know these problems run deep and go back generations.

Demonstrators demanded an antidiscrimination ordinance, which would be legally binding, whereas resolutions are merely a formal expression of an opinion.

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The author, Jesse Houle, speaks at the Athens-Clarke County Commission meeting Aug. 16 in favor of expanding a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance.

banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Georgia is not among them. Hundreds of cities have passed similar legislation on the municipal level, as well as so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;welcoming cityâ&#x20AC;? ordinances to support immigrant populations. Athens has yet to join the list.

Late last year, the old pain of racism reared its ugly head and social media quickly blew up as General Beauregardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was exposed serving a watermelon-based â&#x20AC;&#x153;N*****itaâ&#x20AC;? shot, provoking national outrage and surprising no one of color in Athens.

Around the same time, the UGA Student Government Association submitted a report to the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission based on a survey of students regarding discrimination, specifically at downtown bars. As the community began to organize against discrimination, the ACC Commission adopted a resolution to address the complaints cited in the SGA study. The resolution focused specifically on patrons of bars, apropos of the SGA study, which focused solely on the experiences of students at bars.

They also emphasized the need to address all arenas of life, as the Civil Rights Act does, not just access to public accommodations or, more narrowly, bars. Additionally, the people gathered demanded the creation of an Athens Civil Rights Committee (referred to earlier on and elsewhere as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Human Relations Commissionâ&#x20AC;?). Such a body, they argued, must reflect the diversity of the community in a way our institutions and elected bodies do not, and is crucial to making the whole endeavor truly effective.

As months passed, members of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement and Athens for Everyone continued to research and organize with residents, pressed the issue at public meetings and, in early July, held another demonstration. More than 400 people gathered again, this time in sweltering heat, to affirm that Black Lives Matter, condemn violence and reiterate the call for meaningful action from local officials against discrimination. While the ordinance everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been asking for was being drafted, county officials would not meet with community leaders to discuss

what it might look like. There was no reason for public input, officials said, because there was nothing yet to discuss.

County Attorney Bill Berryman presented a draft of an ordinance to a committee that approved it essentially as-is in a meeting with no opportunity for public input that nonetheless drew an unusually large crowd of 75 people. The proposed ordinance provides mechanisms for holding bars accountable through liquor licensing and focuses on curbing discriminatory practices at the front door. It also bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, age, disability or pregnancy, in addition to the five characteristics covered by the Civil Rights Act. Extensive deliberation unfolded about where signs should be placed to display dress-code policies, yet very little time was spent debating the addition of further protections or whether to establish a civil rights committee. Everything proposed remains limited to bars holding a class D, E or F alcohol license. It does not apply to restaurants, even those that serve alcohol, nor any other public accommodations, and it fails to address matters of employment or housing in any way. The proposal heretofore known as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;anti-discrimination ordinanceâ&#x20AC;? is actually a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bar-admittance ordinance,â&#x20AC;? by no means comprehensive in its reckoning of discrimination.

After the meeting, as before, commissionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; engagement with community organizers remained sparse throughout July and August. Last week, the proposed ordinance made its way to the full commission at its agenda-setting meeting, where concerned citizens again filled the chambers. Members of AADM and A4E submitted model language for establishing an ACRC, based on extensive research of hundreds of localities across the country with similar committees and non-discrimination ordinances.

Twenty people spoke against passage of the ordinance unless it is expanded in its scope and an Athens Civil Rights Committee is established. Yet discussion behind the rail indicated scant support for an ACRC, and essentially no time was spent deliberating expansion of the non-discrimination ordinance language.

The commission will vote on the proposed bar-admittance ordinance at its monthly voting meeting on Sept. 6. Until then, the people of Athens will continue to fight for stronger and broader protections and an Athens Civil Rights Committee.

With such things, Athens could be a beacon of hope and equality in the South. Without the ACRC or those expansions, we may see a change in how bars (ab)use dress codes, but little else will change. The county attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office will be solely responsible for handling complaints without any oversight.

Residents will have a difficult time understanding what their rights are or navigating resources to address a grievance. The county will remain disconnected from its minority populations without the research, communication or evaluative feedback necessary to address these systemic problems challenging our community.

Without broader protections, a worker may still be able to be fired for getting pregnant and have no legal recourse. A trans woman may still be denied service in a clothing store because of her gender, and it will be perfectly legal. A same-sex couple may still be denied housing because the landlord hates gay people, and they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to do a thing about it. f

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By Lauren Baggett news@flagpole.com Turning the corner into my grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storeroom was like walking into an oldworld apothecary. Floor-to-ceiling shelves displayed jar after jar of green beans, squash, okra and stewed tomatoes; relishes and salsas; jams, jellies and preserves. These one-quart Mason jars were the cornerstone of our holiday meals, and it never once occurred to me until years later why we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that same room in our home.

My grandmother was one of a generation of Georgians who grew and canned their own food, a staple of Southern foodways.

Once thought to be a dying skill, canning is just one more tradition that has been rediscovered in Athens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a growing interest in canning,â&#x20AC;? observes Katie Hiers, who has taught more than 20 hands-on canning classes through the UGA Family and Consumer Sciences extension. This summer, she led several â&#x20AC;&#x153;make and takeâ&#x20AC;? classes with groups in and around Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;peach salsa with students at the Career Academy, strawberry jam with the Master Gardeners and preserves at Jaemor Farms in Alto. (The next is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 30 at the Athens Community Council on Aging.)

As one of the only free resources available in the area, Hiers gets a lot of calls for

advice on canning. Though only recently certified to teach on the subject, Hiers grew up helping her grandmother prep vegetables for canning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I watched it being done,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the sound of a pressurecanner cooking.â&#x20AC;? Hiers describes that time as romantic, and many of her students approach canning with a similar nostalgia.

But beyond sentimental value, canning, when done right, offers multiple benefits.

For one, canners can control what goes in the jar. Adjust the salt or sugar as you like.

Hiers champions using locally grown produce in all of her classes. Fresher is always better for canning. Plus, buying local supports the local economy.

Hiers has noticed that more so than in other counties, younger Athenians are reaching out to her to get started with canning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to call it a fad. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a fad. I think that younger persons are interested in knowing where their food comes fromâ&#x20AC;Ś and they want to know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going into the jar and being able to control that.â&#x20AC;?

Canning, in essence, is the next progression beyond eating in season. Canning is how to eat locally out of season.

For those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have access to a garden or canning equipment and still want to munch on locally canned goods, several

Susan Rigby co-owns Opa Robbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market, a good place to find locally grown canned foods.

Athens stores offer a range of products. Of course Phickles Pickles is a great source for pickled products, and Piedmont Provisions has you covered for jams and relishes.

Susan Rigby, co-owner of Opa Robbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market, has also been canning a variety of foods for years. Apart from her â&#x20AC;&#x153;tried and true standbysâ&#x20AC;? like chow chow and apple butter, Rigby says some unique items pop up now and again, including lemon puckers, dandelion preserves and piĂąa colada jam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We began offering canned items to help us use our inventory initially,â&#x20AC;? says Rigby, but the canned items quickly became popular. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One customer uses our pucker lemons on bagels with cream cheese and as an addition to her chicken recipes.â&#x20AC;?

Rigby was a self-taught canner, but she took a few UGA extension classes after opening Opa Robbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Hiers says even seasoned canners should consider using the extension as a resource. An improperly canned food can harbor food-borne illnesses like botulism, which can kill you.

Hiers is happy to field questions, check seals or whatever it takes to make sure your canned good is good to eat.

As summer draws to a close, so do her classes, but Hiers is ready to advise any time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The resources have been here for years,â&#x20AC;? she says, referring to materials the FACS extension carries about canning.

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By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Reflecting Athens’ unique position as a community full of artists, a new mural in the courtyard of Creature Comforts Brewery honors a legacy of local music. Young musicians perch upon a cluster of houses—each with a guitar, trumpet, accordion or set of headphones in hand—while strings of lights and slender branches hang overhead. The characters seem pensive, as if they are all in the midst of privately writing a new song. The blue and teal mural—which can be seen on this week’s Flagpole cover—was created by local artist Anthony Wislar with the support of LEAD Athens, a leadership development program through the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce.

Launched in December 2013, the Athens Mural Project was originally planned to cover the exterior wall of the 40 Watt Club. A series of six 16-by-25-foot panels, collaboratively including the talents of multiple artists, was conceptualized as a chronological representation of local music history, spanning from early jazz to R.E.M.’s heyday.

The 40 Watt’s brick facade ended up not working out, so the project was briefly moved to the Georgia Theatre before

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arriving at its final destination at the brewery. Though it surely would have been charming to collage various band references and portraits of performers who have helped place Athens on the map as a music town, it’d be impossible to include everyone into the smaller frame. Rather than crowding as many familiar faces as possible, Wislar opted to illustrate a scene that would convey the town’s enduring and widespread influence on a generation of musicians.

His idea speaks to a deeper question of how a constant influx of artists are able to flourish here year after year. “I focused on the sense of place, rather than a visual rundown of everyone who’s made an impact here,” says Wislar.

Though the changes in location required slight modifications to the dimensions and layout, the extended waiting period gave the artist plenty of time to plan out its final execution. The original illustration was inked on paper, then scanned and colored digitally. In order to scale the image to size, the artist used a grid-enlargement technique and maintained line accuracy through stencils for certain sections.

“The design itself is inspired by the promise and the feel of Athens when I moved here 14 years ago from Chicago: the houses on Boulevard and Buena Vista, the visual impact of all the green trees, the year-round Christmas lights and, of course, the legacy of Athens music,” says Wislar, who was exposed to many Athenian bands while growing up in the Midwest. “I think Athens still radiates the effects of an era when it was a small town experiencing a unique confluence of people whose expression spoke to the times. It grew musicians who were heard everywhere. I hope the art speaks to that resonance.”

Wislar, who taught art at Cedar Shoals High School for five years after earning a master’s in art education, now teaches graphic design at Discovery High in Gwinnett County. An additional mural of his appears inside of Cedar Shoals’ gym, depicting the school’s mascot, a jaguar. LEAD Athens will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the mural at Creature Comforts on Monday, Aug. 29 at 5 p.m.

Flowerland: The stylistic watercolor scenes of Jamie Calkin are immediately identifiable by their bold, translucent color palette outlined in loose black strokes, as well as the familiarity of their Athens-centric subjects. Typically depicting building fronts of local landmarks—with the occasional full landscape of a busy downtown or packed-out football stadium—Calkin’s images make popular items in gift shops as well as exhibition spaces.

In addition to an in-progress mural in Athens Regional Medical Center’s cafeteria courtyard, Calkin’s latest mural is currently underway on the minty green exterior of Flowerland, the family-owned and operated business that celebrates its 47th anniversary this month. As co-owners of a neighborhood institution, it’s no surprise that sisters Jan Hudgins and Deborah Fuller sought an artist who could incorporate various other Athens hotspots into the mural. The two were well familiar with Calkin’s distinctive scenes, which appear in the form of prints and greeting cards inside the shop.

The Milledge Avenue side of the building will focus primarily on depicting downtown and UGA landmarks, while the Prince Avenue wall will include recognizable destinations from that side of town.

Of course, a florist’s mural wouldn’t be complete without an array of colorful flowers. Gerber daisies and black-eyed Susans, requests of Hudgins and Fuller, grow prominently alongside favorites of the Calkin family: sunflowers for Jamie, tulips for his wife Katie and violets and daffodils for their two daughters. Calkin even plans to include a few baby possums and squirrels, which Hudgins rehabilitates.

While Calkin has painted other murals, such as the massive scene inside UGA’s Tate Student Center, painting at Flowerland has unique challenges. Whereas previous large works have been completed flat on panels and then installed, painting on a vertical surface is more difficult.

Flowerland’s mural will be completed over the next several weeks with the assistance of Nicolette Kubea.

St. Mary’s: Gracing the wall in front of St. Mary’s Episcopal Chapel on Lumpkin Street is a new mural painted by and for the many students bustling about on campus. Decades ago, the church occupied the late-19th Century building whose remaining steeple was turned into a legendary landmark by R.E.M. Now, the small, oasis-like chapel is just as picturesque, nestled within its dense garden of blooming flowers amid a backdrop of university buildings.

The project was initiated by Father Gregory Tipton, who approached Joseph Norman, a professor at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art in the drawing and painting department. Norman selected three students from his advanced drawing class to lead the project: Garrett Ray, Selena Roth and Gunnar Tarsa.

The trio met with the priest to conceptualize a design that would remaining visually simple, given the wall’s short height. Working quickly over the course of three days, they depicted St. Francis, St. Patrick and St. Mary. A brown, weaving banding alludes to the traditional Celtic banding that often appears on illuminated manuscripts, while a rose, lily and iris symbolize different qualities of St. Mary. f

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Otherworldly Gillian Welchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Noble Pursuit of Greatness

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everywhere. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a pretty sensitive perillian Welch has a lofty goal in mind son, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometimes a lot of stimuli to every time she takes the stage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My process,â&#x20AC;? says Welch of the usual festival hope is that we can do something experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost more of an athletic fairly transportive and sink into this other event for me. world,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I were not the performer, there is Unfortunately, that objective isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t absolutely a time and place for wanting attainable in every setting. In fact, Welch to go to the carnival and having sound recently coined a neologism to describe and lights coming from everywhere,â&#x20AC;? she music-festival performers with folk sensicontinues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to say anything bilities having to deal with nearby artists against the wildest performing at extreme that any of these volumes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;being I do believe in great art scene festivals can conjure.

Skrillexed.â&#x20AC;? While perat a deep, deep level.

But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just not sure forming at the Austin I can offer the experiCity Limits Festival, ence that our music is supposed to give in Welch had to cut her set short due to the that setting.â&#x20AC;? electronic artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excessive volume.

The folk singer and her partner, producer Wildwood Revival, where Welch will and songwriter Dave Rawlings, have had perform this weekend, is something different altogether. Although this year will mark plenty of practice honing their craft over the past decade-plus, either with Welch her first appearance at the more laid-back festival, Welch is observant enough to call it up front or with Rawlingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; band, the Dave Rawlings Machine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;the antithesis of the big, loud, crazy festiWith the Machine, Welch toured alongvals,â&#x20AC;? before admitting that she feels much side John Paul Jones, the former Led more at home in a theater or club setting.

Zeppelin bassist, composer and arranger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a lovely thing to play outdoors, The group, including Jones, performed at but not when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sound coming from

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Get excited, but be warned: At press time, it appeared that the festival may once again sell out in advance of its three-day run. If you miss out on tickets, your best bet may be to ask and/or click around; there are bound to be folks looking to sell their extras around town and online. [Gabe Vodicka]

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the Georgia Theatre in 2014 on its short jaunt around the Southeast. (The group returned to the Theatre earlier this year minus Jones.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if there are other people like [John Paul Jones]. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a unique guy with a profoundly rich career in music,â&#x20AC;?

Welch says, adding that Jones was gracious and humble throughout his tenure in the Dave Rawlings Machine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just rolled around with us like anybody else in the band. He was very generous,â&#x20AC;? she adds.

Welch says performing alongside a living legend like Jones was simply another experience in a long career of being on the road and in the studio with capable musicians. In addition to Jones, Welch has worked with the late Ralph Stanley, as well as Beatles and David Bowie engineer Ken Scott. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You learn stuff from every person that you play music with. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be hard to put into words, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always better,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Yet staying coherent with the folk tradition throughout her career despite working with a wide variety of artists and producers has been Welchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motive all along. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stay true to that continuity because we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be satisfied otherwise,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the only way we can be happy.â&#x20AC;?

Though some artists might choose to cash in on a more marketable sound, Welch says becoming famous was never part of the plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We never just went and got the big band and did all of the stuff so that more people would play us on the radio,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Despite an uncertain recording industry, Welch stays true to her belief that quality songwriting is a worthy pursuit, no matter the financial outcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an idealist. I believe that if Dave and I write the greatest song weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sell more records. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our bottom line. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our fundamental belief,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Regardless of how her music is received, Welch will go on doing what sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always done, which is writing and performing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do believe in great art at a deep, deep level.

We believe that great artâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;should we ever be capable of making itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will win out,â&#x20AC;?

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rassland String Band’s origin story is refreshingly simple. At a bluegrass jam session on Athens’ Eastside in 2012, banjo player Jody Daniels was introduced to a young mandolin player and singer brimming with talent and energy.

“At the end of that evening, I asked him who he was and who he played with,” says Daniels. “And the answer was, ‘I’m Michael Lesousky, and I’m kind of new here.’ And [that] was the beginning of a friendship, and the birth of Grassland String Band.”

The bond between the twentysomething Lesousky and sexagenarian Daniels is as unconventional as Grassland’s music, which uses traditionalism as its base but adds elements of pop, rock and gospel to create a composite sound that caters to old-school purists and music-fest millennials alike.

Members vary in terms of age and experience. Guitarist Kevin Fleming is classically trained, while Daniels learned banjo later in life. Fiddler Adam Poulin honed his chops by gigging with seemingly everyone in town. The band revolves around Lesousky, a singer-songwriter with a soulful wail, and drummer Todd Ferguson and bassist Nathan Elder employ a jazz-like grasp of dynamics to round out the sound.

After releasing a 2014 full-length, Before the Feast, the group holed up in an Asheville, NC studio during a snowstorm to record a four-song EP, The Echo Mountain Sessions. The storm “[forced] the engineer and support staff to live in-studio for the weekend,” says Ferguson. The EP, recorded live in two days, radiates familial warmth, from opener “American Flag” to single “Give Me a Reason,” slow jam “Diamond” and rollicking closer “Boom Boom.”

The Echo Mountain Sessions reflects Grassland’s evolution, as Lesousky’s folk tunes and Daniels’ spirited anthems have both become rounder and more inclusive.

“The style shift was just a natural progression into the deeper realms of the heart and mind,” says Lesousky. ”I’ve grown a lot personally [and] as a songwriter, and the band grew over the past three years…

I think that allowed us to tread into territories that had more meaning and to be comfortable with leaving the trappings of bluegrass [behind].”

The group’s process is deliberate, Lesousky adds. “We usually don’t settle on an arrangement for months. We make sure the feel of the song fits the story and emotion we want to evoke.”

Though this level of professionalism may be at odds with Athens’ prevailing punk ethos, Grassland has amassed a sizable fan base of folks who might not otherwise find themselves downtown on a Friday night.

From the beginning, says Daniels, “we were all over the spectrum in terms of musical influences and in our ages, [and] that diversity seemed to widen our appeal. We could look out at an audience and see young and old and every manner of cultures.”

Lesousky also released a solo album this month. Deep Shade of Blue is countrytinged, featuring only voice and guitar. In contrast to his band’s intensive approach, Lesousky’s record is nakedly direct. “These songs are raw and immediate,” he says.

“I recorded them [at] a demo session and decided ‘good enough’ was good enough.”

Grassland String Band is busy, and extremely so this week. The band will play an unofficial Wildwood Revival kickoff Thursday and an EP-release show Saturday, and Lesousky will celebrate Deep Shade of Blue Sunday at The World Famous. Each show will offer something different.

“The mystery is the fun part of it all,” says Lesousky. “We usually don’t know exactly what we are gonna do until we are doing it. I like it that way.” f

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF: The first full-length release to come from exciting Athens hip hop collective Space Dungeon is out this week. This collaborative release is titled Spaceships & Beer, and is from members WesdaRuler (aka Wesley Johnson) and Lex Callahan. Johnson has been woodshedding and steadily releasing his own records throughout the past several years, and this new batch of beats features his signature boom-bap steadiness expanded by deft use of samples and melodic signatures (“Haudoken,” “Trash Can Cypher”). For his part, Callahan excels at his craft, especially when creating top-line melodies where none of them are obvious. You can score this download for a mere $3 starting Friday at spacedungeoncollective. bandcamp.com. Space Dungeon next performs live at the Caledonia Lounge Thursday, Sept. 1 along with Atlanta’s The Difference Machine and Savannah’s Dope Knife.

Keep up over at facebook. com/spacedungeon.

HIT ME AGAIN: As threatened a couple of weeks ago, this week the new van-burner of a record from The Powder Room, Lucky, comes out. The thing about Space Dungeon The Powder Room is you don’t have to worry too much when they’re coming at you full force. There’s a comfort within the heavy rock paradigm that dictates that when Gene Woolfolk is screaming at you and driving mad riffage in your face, you’re roughly on the same page. But when the band gets into that slower, guttural, throbby, driving groove, watch out, because that’s where it’s most surprising in terms of lyricism, melody and punchiness. Bring your earplugs to the release show at the Caledonia Lounge this Friday, Aug. 26, and drive home with a copy. The record comes courtesy of Learning Curve Records, and you can sink your teeth into all things The Powder Room at facebook.com/thepowderroomathens.

DREAM A LITTLE DREAM: Athens vaporwave artist Jeff Cardinal (aka Vaperror) and producer Telepath (stylized as T e l e p a t h) will release their next collaborative collection of work by the end of the year, but are planning on

taking pre-orders as early as October. The pair operates together under the moniker Televape, which unleashed a first album, Transcendental Love, last October. Incidentally, that release marked the beginning of the +100 Records label, and so the schedule for this new one is an anniversary celebration of sorts. With this sort of music, it’s easy to be essentialist and reductive to the point where the music takes a backseat to its presentation. And it’s true that +100 and both of these artists use a pastel palette, the Japanese language and semi-hidden identities to wrap around their electronic productions. And it’s also true that you could pick anything from the +100 catalog, keep it in the background and enjoy/ignore it at will.

But, to paraphrase Brian Eno, this is music that doesn’t require attentive listening, but rewards it.

Televape employs what it calls “ambient jazz,” with slight amounts of funk and R&B and keyboard swells and washes, to wonderful effect. For the new record, Telepath is reported to have “[designed] half of the synthesizers both from scratch and from DX7 emulators.” The first composition is “Beam of Love,” and you can catch that at soundcloud.com/vaperror. For further study, see plus100.bandcamp.com and facebook.com/telepathicvapor.

WELL, HOWDY: There’s a new supergroup of sorts in town called Loose Knives. The kinda-dusty, kinda AM Gold band is composed of Christian DeRoeck (Little Gold), Brandon Page (Werewolves, Harsh Words), Maggie Blauvelt (Neighbor Lady) and Kiffy Myers (Roadkill Ghost Choir).

The band’s debut show happens Wednesday, Aug. 24 at The World Famous, where they’re billed with Athens band Linda and Chicago band Animal City. Last Friday, the group released a debut single on MOEKE Records titled “Ice,” and it sounds exactly the way I described the band above. It’s a breezy, short number that fits as easily in between your Jayhawks and Uncle Tupelo records as it does somewhere in the unalphabetized stack that has your Gram Parsons and Buck Owens LPs. Find it at moekerecords.bandcamp.com. f

record review The Powder Room: Lucky (Learning Curve) The Powder Room has had a rough couple of years. After the release of its debut album, Curtains, the band’s touring schedule was marred by chaos when its van suffered a devastating break-in and, later, burst into flames. Both of these incidents ended up costing the band thousands of dollars in damages and lost equipment.

The group’s sophomore full-length, Lucky, features a picture of that burning van on the cover. The image sets the tone for the album, a lean collection of bitter, noisy anthems for people who might feel the need to punch a wall or scream into a pillow to help them get through a shitty day.

Guitarist and vocalist Gene Woolfolk has mastered the art of seething rage; his vocal performances feel like something sinister is bubbling up under the surface. Of note is album opener “Vanburner,” which showcases Woolfolk’s ability to switch between a nuanced delivery and a full-on primal scream.

The album is also mixed well—it will make your crappy laptop speakers feel like 5.1 surround sound (note: Do not listen to this album on laptop speakers). Blues-rock throwback “Workaround” and Nirvana-indebted closer “Abort” highlight the instrumentals of bassist Bubba McDonald and drummer Patrick Ferguson. Lucky is The Powder Room’s best work to date, and a contender for the best local heavy-rock release of 2016. [Nathan Kerce]

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Plus, Surprising Laughs and a Questionable Remake

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But like Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain, another movie about tools in trouble, War Dogs is too entertaining to dismiss out of hand. Spending more than two hours with David and Efraim would be pushing it, but a single viewing will amuse amidst a rekindling of mild Bush-era outrage.

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (PG) After a string of wonderful, sometimes surprising stop-motion animation (Coraline, a gigantic defense contract to supply the HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (PG-13) With Afghan army. But David’s girlfriend (Ana de ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls), Laika What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Entertainment President and CEO Travis Armas) has concerns about her boyfriend, Wilderpeople, writer-director Taika Waititi Knight (son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight) the burgeoning arms dealer, and Efraim has quietly made the two comedies I have makes his directorial debut with another might be less straight-up than the exceedenjoyed the most in the past two years. visually stunning animated adventure. ingly shady persona he exudes.

(This fact has me more excited for the Kubo (v. Art Parkinson) is a one-eyed In only his second non-Hangover flick Waititi-directed Thor: Ragnorok than either boy who supports his ill mother (v. Charlize since 2009, director Todd Phillips (once, previous movie about Marvel’s blond Norse Theron) by playing with origami god.) Comedies do not get much and his shamisen, a threemore pleasant than this one; Hunt for the Wilderpeople stringed Japanese musical Hunt for the Wilderpeople is siminstrument. His life turns upside ply a joy to watch. down when his evil aunts, the Ricky Baker (Julian Sisters (v. Rooney Mara), and Dennison) is a nightmare foster grandfather, the Moon King (v. kid guilty of running away, spitRalph Fiennes), attempt to take ting, kicking things, burning his other eye. Kubo must team things, graffiti and more, accordwith Monkey (also voiced by ing to an intense Child Services Theron) and his samurai father’s employee named Paula (Rachel apprentice, Beetle (v. Matthew House). When tragedy ends McConaughey), to find his Ricky’s perfect placement with father’s lost sword and armor.

Bella (Rima Te Wiata), the young Laika’s stop-motion animadelinquent runs off into the bush Sorry, I forgot it was spaghetti night. tion is tremendous, as always, with her gruff hubby, Hec (Sam and a pleasant alternative to all the cookielong ago, he filmed Road Trip here on the Neill). Suddenly, Ricky and Hec are wanted cutter computer animation proliferating on UGA campus) herds his usual crew of by the law during a months-long chase the big screen. The voice work, especially douchey guys. It’s a testament to Hill that through the bush. that of Theron and McConaughey, is also he manages to make Efraim likable. Teller’s It is good to see Neill back on the big commendable. However, the movie lacks David is too reactionary to generate much screen, but Dennison steals the entire the quirky genre appeal of Laika’s previous in the way of sympathy. Hangover star movie from everyone. Whether the young works. Then again, the movie does feature Bradley Cooper shows up for no more than actor can turn this role into a career George Takei, which is never a bad thing. f a glorified cameo in unflattering glasses. remains to be seen, but he deserves all the accolades for making Baker so damn charming. I am not sure 2016 will see another film so genuinely appealing.

BEN-HUR (PG-13) Thankfully, the internet has been pretty quiet about the latest retelling of General Lew Wallace’s classic novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ; this latest is the fifth movie version, and that is not counting a 2010 television mini-series. I cannot imagine anyone expecting Timur Bekmambetov’s Ben-Hur (I never thought I would type that phrase) to rival one of Hollywood’s most famous and successful epics. 2000’s Gladiator, with its sword-andsandals tale of revenge starring a beefy scene-chewer, is way more of a rival to 1959’s Ben-Hur than this latest adaptation.

Jack Huston (best known as “Boardwalk Empire”’s disfigured marksman Richard Harrow) acceptably, if weakly, takes the mantle of Jewish prince turned galley-slave turned chariot-racer Judah Ben-Hur, who seeks revenge upon his adopted Roman brother, Messala (Toby Kebbell). Morgan Freeman pops up as the Nubian sheik who sponsors Ben-Hur in the climactic circus.

Ben-Hur accomplishes little as faithbased cinema. Kazakh action specialist Bekmambetov (Wanted) successfully revamps the big chariot race for modern audiences raised on CGI, but what cinephile would watch this less-than-epic Ben-Hur just because the effects are better?

WAR DOGS (R) War Dogs is surprisingly more enjoyable than one might assume from its trailers, pedigree and real-life inspirations.

Two twentysomethings—the likable David Packouz (Miles Teller) and his irritating partner, Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill)—land

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Perspectives

OCAF · 6–9 p.m. · $20 As the largest exhibition of its kind in the South, the 14th annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational” features 7,500 pieces created by 50 of the best ceramicists in the state. In addition to the main display, the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation presents three smaller shows: “Participating Potters: 2016,” displaying two works by each artist; “American Ceramic Masters,” curated by Rick Berman; and “Atomic Clay,” featuring clay robots by Michael Klapthor. Friday’s opening gala and preview sale includes a “meet and mingle” with the artists, food and live music by Period Six. The exhibition continues daily through Sept. 14, with pottery demonstrations held on Saturdays from 1–4 p.m.

[Jessica Smith]

Tuesday 23 CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary.

Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com EVENTS: UGArden Produce Stand (Athens Community Council on Aging) The student-run farm offers sustainably grown fruits and vegetables. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. www. ugarden.uga.edu

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MUSIC | Fri, Aug 26

FILM | Fri, Aug 26

The Foundry · 8 p.m. · $15–18 Nashville singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is often cited as one of the forerunners of the alternative country movement, and one can certainly hear the roots of Jay Farrar’s heartfelt twang in Lauderdale’s steady strumming and striking singing voice. He’s flown primarily under the radar throughout his fruitful 35-year music career, providing both support and inspiration for artists who would go on to become better known, but Lauderdale has cranked out a series of essential releases over the past few years, including several collaborations with legendary Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Local songwriter Jim White, another under-theradar talent who’s rightly revered in certain circles, opens Friday’s show. [Gabe Vodicka]

Ciné · 7:30 p.m. · $5 When preparing to film his directorial debut, aspiring independent filmmaker and Oconee County High School alumnus Kevin Tan instantly knew that he wanted it to be shot in his hometown. Tan wrote and stars in Moments Before, the relatable story of a relationship on the brink of collapse and the emotions felt on either side of its final moments. Primarily shot in locations across UGA’s North Campus, as well as in East Athens and the Classic City Church office, the film co-stars another Georgia native, Sarrah Jean Long. Join the cast and crew of Moments Before as they host a red carpet event Friday evening, along with two screenings. Each screening will be followed by a short Q&A session.

[Tyler Wood]

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FILM: Bad Movie Night: Divine Enforcer (Ciné Barcafé) A kickboxing, vigilante priest with psychic powers punishes sinners. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/badmovienight GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289

Moments Before

GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) Trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Compete in happy hour trivia hosted by James Majure.

First place gets a $30 gift card. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn. com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station

ART | Sat, Aug 27

Eye Candy

FILM | Mon, Aug 29

Indie South · 7–9 p.m. · FREE! Craving something sweet?

“Eye Candy,” the first pop-up exhibition from TV Gallery, takes place at the newly opened Indie South shop at 1377 Prince Ave. in Normaltown. Tatiana Veneruso, former director of ATHICA, curates the virtual gallery, which promotes contemporary art “from the Southeast and beyond.” Your Instagram feed will never be the same.

Jurors Victoria Camblin (editor of critically esteemed ART PAPERS), Kristen Ashley (owner of KA Artist Shop) and Flagpole Arts Editor Jessica Smith have selected works by 15 exciting Southern artists, including Andrew Catanese, InKyoung Chun, Alea Hurst, Michael Ross and Tori Tinsley. Music by Zelium and prizes will ice the confection. [Barbette Houser]

Rd.) Every Tuesday evening. 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: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Play to win. 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza. com/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, crafts and fun for preschoolaged children and their caregivers.

Rock ’n’ Roll High School

Creature Comforts · 7 p.m. · $15 New York’s Cinema Under the Influence, which pairs classic films with craft beer, presents its second Athens event Monday at Creature Comforts’ headquarters. The evening kicks off at 7 p.m., when attendees can sample the brewery’s offerings, including the new Athena Paradiso with passionfruit and guava. Then, kick back and watch Rock ’n’ Roll High School, the Roger Corman-produced 1979 musical about and starring The Ramones, who help a group of disaffected youngsters take their school back from the powers that be. Nuçi’s Space’s Camp Amped Band will perform after the film. Advance tickets include two entries for a raffle that includes prizes from Low Yo Yo Stuff, the 40 Watt and other businesses. [GV]

10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–10. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Park Pals (Rocksprings Community Center) Celebrate National Parks Day with crafts, games and a playground challenge.

For ages 3–5. 10 a.m. $5–7.50. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure LECTURES & LIT: Birth of a Nation (ACC Library) Montu Miller

and special guests present a lecture, “Birth of a Nation: A Look at the Nat Turner Rebellion.” 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Coffee Catch-Up (The Rook and Pawn) Network over coffee with local startup entrepreneurs and community supporters. Today features Glenn Stovall, developer and freelance expert of Concordant Solutions, who will lead a discussion on approaches for realisticall pricing dev projects. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com k continued on next page

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ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) See highlights from the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: Gin and Jokes (Buffalo’s Café) Live comedy hosted by Ms. Gin. For ages 21 & up. 7 p.m. $5.

678-374-9848 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy and more. Live music from Joe Willey and the Moving Men. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Movie Trivia (Kumquat Mae Bakery Café) Klon hosts movie trivia every Wednesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.kumquatmaebakery.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Downtown and Broad St. locations) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ blindpigtavern GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox. Prizes. 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: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 KIDSTUFF: Knit Kids Class (Revival Yarns) A beginning knitting class for kids to learn how to cast-on and knit stitch. RSVP. 4 p.m. $15. 706-8501354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com KIDSTUFF: Fiction Addiction (Oconee County Library) Share a story. Moderated by a published young adult author. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: PRISM (Oconee County Library) PRISM is a safe space for teens who share a common vision of equality. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Book Sale (ACC Library) Shop from thousands of books, including fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, hardbacks, paperbacks, DVDs, CDs and more.

Proceeds benefit the ACC Library.

On Saturday, fill an entire bag for $10. Aug. 24, 2–6 p.m. (Friends of the Library members only), Aug. 25, 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Aug. 26–27, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Most books $2 or less. www.athenslibrary.org 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

a presentation on special dietary needs of older adults. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: Athens Science Café (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Dr. Robin Shelton from the UGA Department of Physics will present “The Cosmic Symphony: Galaxies in Motion.”

7 p.m. FREE! athenssciencecafe. wordpress.com EVENTS: Healing Circle & Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Experience a variety of healing and meditation modalities. 6 p.m. $5.

706-351-6024 GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq 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 GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner and experienced players welcome. 7 p.m. ejstapler@ gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based games. Blocks provided. For ages 8 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-7955597 KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library) Bring your pajama-clad kids in for storytelling and readings by special guests. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT: Book Sale (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description Aug. 24, 2–6 p.m.

(Friends of the Library members only), Aug. 25, 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Aug. 26–27, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Most books $2 or less. www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Authors (Avid Bookshop) Meet author Liana Krissoff and photographer Rinne Allen in celebration of the updated edition of Canning for a New Generation. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Climate Change and Biological Conservation in Georgia (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Ecology professor James W. Porter will announce a discovery in the Tallassee Forest area that demonstrates the benefits of land conservation. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. libs.uga.edu MEETINGS: CCDC Meeting & Phone Banking (1068 Baxter St.) Participate in phone banking to talk with community members about the issues that matter to them. 6–8 p.m. FREE! ccdc.communications@ gmail.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 group. 8 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Golden Age Band (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The band performs music from the era of John Philip Sousa. 7:30 p.m. $6 (w/ UGA ID), $20. bands.uga.edu

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ART: “Perspectives” Opening Gala and Preview Sale (OCAF, Watkinsville) Meet this year’s partici-

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pants in the “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational,” a large show featuring the work of 50 potters. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 6–9 p.m. $20. www.ocaf.com CLASSES: Crochet 1 Class (Revival Yarns) Get acquainted with the tools and craft of crochet. The class is free with the purchase of materials.

RSVP. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-8501354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Join instructor Jerry Gale for a meditation session in the galleries. Meet in the lobby. 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! branew@uga.edu, www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: Moments Before (Ciné Barcafé) Former Athens resident Kevin Tan presents his first short film, shot locally. The film will screen at 8 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 7:30 p.m. $5. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Friday Night Magic Draft (Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Spanish Storytime (Oconee County Library) Listen and practice Spanish songs and stories.

Participants do not need to speak Spanish. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Book Sale (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description Aug. 24, 2–6 p.m.

(Friends of the Library members only), Aug. 25, 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Aug. 26–27, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Most books $2 or less. www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet Linda Chafin in celebration of Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia and Surrounding States. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: Glitterbomb Burlesque (Lumpkin Street Station) A burlesque performance with live music by New Mantra and Deadly Lo-Fi. 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation THEATER: Hairspray (Oconee County Civic Center) Plus-size, Baltimore teen Tracy become a dance star in this musical adaptation.

Aug. 19–20 & Aug. 26–27, 7 p.m.

Aug. 21 & Aug. 28, 3 p.m. $14–18. oconeeyouthplayhouse.com THEATER: The Clean House (Athens Community Theater) A funny and moving play about a Brazilian maid, her boss, the boss’s wandering husband and his lover. Aug. 26 & 27, 8 p.m. Aug. 28, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org

Saturday 27 ART: “Eye Candy” Juried Summer Pop-Up (Indie South, 1377 Prince Ave.) TV Gallery’s first pop up exhibition features artwork selected by guest jurors Jessica Smith (Flagpole arts editor), Kristen Ashley (KA Artist Shop) and Victoria Chamblin (editor at ART PAPERS) along with TV Gallery curator Tatiana Veneruso.

The reception will be held in Indie South’s new brick-and-mortar space.

Music by Zelium. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/teeveegallery ART: “Perspectives” Opening Day (OCAF, Watkinsville) The 14th annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational” includes an exhibition and sale of 7,500 pieces by 50 potters. Additional exhibitions include “Participating Potters: 2016,” with two works by each potter; “American Ceramic Masters” featuring works by top ceramicists; and “Atomic Clay,” clay robots by Michael Klapthor. The sale continues through Sept. 14. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

FREE! www.ocaf.com

ART: Brunch and Learn (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Athens Area Arts Council presents a panel discussion on the pros and cons of working with creative collectives.

Speakers include Peter Muzyka (Abandoned Rural America), Courtney McCracken (Athens Free School) and Philip Goulding (Farmington Depot Gallery). 10–11 a.m. FREE! (AAAC members), $15 (non-members). www.athensarts.org CLASSES: Protecting Plant Diversity (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This course surveys threats to biodiversity worldwide, examples of rare plant research, techniques for restoration and reintroduction and ways to make a difference in protecting rare plants of Georgia. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $105. 706-542-6156, www. uga.edu/botgarden CLASSES: Certificate in Native Plants (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn about “Protecting Plant Diversity.” 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $94.50 (members), $105. www. botgarden.uga.edu COMEDY: Comedy Show and Benefit Concert (Rashe’s Cuisine) Benny Pitts hosts with guest DJs. A percentage of food sales will benefit Chess and Community. 7–9 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-4164 EVENTS: Dragon Con Dry Run (The Rook and Pawn) A costume party to test out your cosplay creation before Dragon Con and the Wild Rumpus parade. Prizes. 8–11 p.m. www.therookandpawn.com EVENTS: Pre-PRIDE Week Benefit (Bar Georgia) Start PRIDE Week early with a benefit for Ms. Lori Divine. 9 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.athenspride.com EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods.

The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Tug of Love (ESP Jackson County Camp, Jefferson) Extra Special People host a day of tug-ofwar competitions with food, water activities and games. 9:30 a.m.–3p.m. FREE! www.extraspecialpeople. com/tug-of-love EVENTS: Groovy Nights: Battle of the Decades (40 Watt Club) Take a trip through the decade that taste forgot. This year’s theme is ‘70s vs.

‘80s. Participate in raffles, dance ‘til you drop and compete in the Groovy costume contest. Proceeds benefit Project Safe. 8 p.m. $25. www. project-safe.org EVENTS: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Go Bar) Featuring Ms. Sasha Nicole Stephens-Jones, Kellie Divine, Alice Divine, Jenn Sparx, Muffy VanderTits, Kai Hudson and Cola Yasmine. 10 p.m. $3. www. facebook.com/athensshowgirls EVENTS: 4th Annual Running for Rankin 5K (Oconee Veterans Park) The 5K run/walk raises funds for the Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Foundation. 7 a.m. (registration), 8:30 a.m. (race). $20–25. www.active.com EVENTS: “In Their Shoes” Fundraiser (Athens Regional Medical Center, front lawn of Outpatient Surgery Center) Shop at this community yard sale to support the Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athenshealth.org EVENTS: Adult Coloring Program (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Coloring sheets and pencils will be provided for participants to drop in, color and relax.

4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison

EVENTS: 6th Annual Dirty Dance Party (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A family-friendly event including food vendors, a silent auction, dancing and face painting. All proceeds benefit Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful. 5–9 p.m. $3-5. www. keepathensbeautiful.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Live music by Gary Grossman (8 a.m.) and M.S.R.P. (10 a.m.). 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net FILM: Clueless (Ciné Barcafé) See styles inspired by the movie in a local fashion show then watch the ‘90s classic in celebration of its 20th anniversary. 7 p.m. (fashion show).

8:30 p.m. (screening). $9.75. www. athenscine.com GAMES: Day of Board Game Demonstrations (Tyche’s Games) Learn to play new games. 12 p.m.

FREE! www.tychesgames.com GAMES: Adult Chess Tournament (ACC Library) The Swiss-format tournament features prizes like a one-year membership to The Rook and Pawn, a Kindle Fire HD and a $50 gift card. Chess sets provided. 1 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Zoo Day 2016 (Memorial Park) Activities include arts and crafts, concessions, exhibitors and discussions regarding zoo animals. Participants can play the role of a zookeeper who has lost their keys and must solve clues in order to get the spare set. 12–3 p.m. $2–3. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ bearhollow LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Zombie Coffee and Donuts) Meet local author Jim Evans in celebration of his novel Zombies in Paradise.

2-4 p.m. FREE! jameskevans.com LECTURES & LIT: Book Sale (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description Aug. 24, 2–6 p.m.

(Friends of the Library members only), Aug. 25, 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Aug. 26–27, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Most books $2 or less. www.athenslibrary.org SPORTS: Athens Road Runners (The Bottleworks) Go on a three or six mile group run. Coffee afterwards. Meet in the parking lot behind Bottleworks on Prince Avenue. 7:15 a.m. FREE! www. athensrr.org THEATER: The Clean House (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description Aug. 26 & 27, 8 p.m. Aug. 28, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Tom Cat (Morton Theatre) This pre-Civil Rights stage play about an ill-fated, interracial love triangle echoes many of the same social ills that plague American society today: racism, classism, sexism, police brutality, crime and violence. 6 p.m. $15–25. pr@ dreamstylemedia.com THEATER: Hairspray (Oconee County Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description Aug. 19–20 & Aug. 26–27, 7 p.m. Aug. 21 & Aug. 28, 3 p.m. $14–18. oconeeyouthplayhouse.com

Sunday 28 ART: Opening Reception (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Artist Judy Bolton Jarrett “300 Seasons: A Colorful Journey,” featuring a new collection of paintings. 2–4 p.m FREE! 706-542-6156, www.botgarden.uga.edu ART: Athens Historical Society (Georgia Museum of Art) Local researcher Mary Bondurant Warren presents “Meet Mary Jett Franklin:

Athens Artiste Extraordinaire.”

Museum registrar Christy Sinksen discusses the recent restoration of two of Franklin’s works. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens ART: Artist Reception (Athens Academy) The “Retrospective Art Exhibition” shares works by some of the 300 artists who have shown artwork in the school’s galleries in the past. 1–3 p.m. FREE! www. athensacademy.org CLASSES: Salsa Cubana (Dancefx) Beginner/intermediate Cuban salsa lessons are held every second and fourth Sunday of the month. 4–6 p.m. $5. salsadancecollective@ gmail.com EVENTS: Soula Women Empowerment Summit (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Mokah Johnson leads a discussion on health, beauty and image. Proceeds benefit VIP Girls youth group.

Includes a fashion show, guest speakers and live performances. 6 p.m. $10 suggested donation. 678740-3884 EVENTS: Detox/Retox: Bewery Yoga (Terrapin Beer Co.) Terrapin and Vestigo present a relaxing afternoon of yoga, beer and outdoor music. 12 p.m. $10–25. www.terrapinbeer.com EVENTS: Adult Coloring Program (Madison County Library, Danielsville) See Saturday listing for full description 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison GAMES: Trivia Night (Buffalo’s Café) Alan’s Challenge. Every Sunday.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.buffalos.com/ athens GAMES: Netrunner Open Play (Tyche’s Games) All are welcome to join in. 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www. tychesgames.com THEATER: Hairspray (Oconee County Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description Aug. 19–20 & Aug. 26–27, 7 p.m. Aug. 21 & Aug. 28, 3 p.m. $14–18. oconeeyouthplayhouse.com THEATER: The Clean House (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description Aug. 26 & 27, 8 p.m. Aug. 28, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org

Monday 29 CLASSES: Windows 10 for Beginners (Oconee County Library) Registration required. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty. com/oconee CLASSES: Genealogy Online (Oconee County Library) Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: UGArden Produce Stand (Clarke Middle School) The studentrun organic farm presents locally grown fruits and veggies. 4–6 p.m. www.ugarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Line Dancing with Ron Putman (Buffalo’s Café) For all skill levels. 6–8:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens EVENTS: 3 Forward Athens Mural Project Unveiling (Creature Comforts Brewery) See the unveiling of a mural by local artist Anthony Wislar. See Art Notes on p. 11. 5 p.m. FREE! www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com EVENTS: Athens PRIDE Talent Show (Go Bar) Show off your hidden talent. Part of Athens PRIDE Week. 10 p.m. www.athenspride.com FILM: Sold (Ciné Barcafé) The story is adapted from the novel by Patricia McCormick and based on true stories of child trafficking. 8 p.m. www. athenscine.com FILM: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (Creature Comforts Brewery) Cinema

Under the Influence, which pairs screenings of classic films with craft beer, presents the Roger Cormanproduced musical starring The Ramones. Live music by the Camp Amped Band. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 7 p.m. $15. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted

by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Ovation 12) Hosted by Nic. Play for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner and experienced players welcome. 1 p.m. $5. ejstapler@gmail.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: 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 MEETINGS: Georgia Climate Change Coalition (Two Story Coffeehouse) Learn what you can do about climate change. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiaclimatecoalition.org

PRIDE Week. 6:30 p.m. www.athenspride.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 6 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: 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: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721

tions and interviewing skills. All day.

FREE! 706-613-3650 CLASSES: Flower Arranging Unit 1 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Upon completion of this five-unit series, participants will receive a Basic Design Certificate from the Garden Club of Georgia. Registration required. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $45. 706542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden 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 from Scott Baxendale. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Who Let the Dogs Out (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Bring your dog and take a hike with the

team and compete. 8 p.m. saucehouse.com KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Cosplay Tea Party (Oconee County Library) Come dressed as your favorite character and sip tea or lemonade as you snack on fancy treats. Includes games and prizes. 6–8 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 MEETINGS: Lunch & Learn (Four Athens) Carli McDonald and Ori Epstein from HA&W will break down “Tax Credits for GA Startups.” Lunch is provided. RSVP. 11 a.m. www. fourathens.com/lunch-learn

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GENETIC OUTCAST Sexual noise karaoke with voice memos, samples and soundbytes as sweet as the taste of candy.

HALF ACID Greg O’Connell experiments with synths and talk boxes.

BILLBOARD BAGGINS No info available.

LOVEDRAGON No info available.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com THE NATURALISTS Garage-rock trio from Buffalo, NY. Highwire Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com ACOUSTIC NIGHT Local musicians showcasing original acoustic sets, every third Tuesday.

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

The Foundry 7 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com THE BIG SMOOTH Bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com MOON TAXI Retro-inspired jam band with an eclectic sound featuring unique melodies.

THE NORM Local group that combines funk, reggae, pop, rock and hip hop.

MARADEEN Five-piece rock group from Nashville, TN. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BIRDCLOUD Modern-day country musicians with hyper-realistic lyrics.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 LYR Lydia Brambila (Sea of Sogs, Outer Sea, Signal Mountain) performs a solo set.

BIG EATER New York-based lo-fi pop project.

EMILEIGH IRELAND Local songwriter and former member of indiepop group Helen Scott performs.

MATT BACHMANN Brooklyn, NY-based singer-songwriter.

Tuesday 30 CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary.

Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com COMEDY: Nitro Comedy Show (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Shaunak Godkhindi hosts a comedy show the last Tuesday of every month. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: 5th Tuesday Tastings (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) This month’s theme is “Oregon Wine Country Road Trip.” 6 p.m. $20.

706-354-7901, www.heirloomathens.com EVENTS: Swing Dance Night in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) UGA Swing Dance Club presents a night of dancing in the tropical conservatory. No previous dance experience or partner required. 8 p.m. (dance lessons), 9–11 p.m. (open dance). FREE! www.athensswingnight.com EVENTS: UGArden Produce Stand (Athens Community Council on Aging) The student-run farm offers sustainably grown fruits and vegetables. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. www. ugarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Western Square Dancing (Buffalo’s Café) With Randy Ramsey. 7 p.m. www.buffalos.com EVENTS: Athens Swing Night (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) No previous dance experience or partner needed to attend. 8–11 p.m.

FREE! www.athenswingnight.com FILM: GLOBES Reception & Athens PRIDE Spectrum Film Festival (Ciné Barcafé) GLOBES hosts its annual fall reception prior to a screening of Entre Nous (8 p.m.), which will be introduced by Richard Neupert, professor of French Film Studies at UGA. A screening of Viva will follow. Part of Athens

Tarantino directing a Thin Lizzy video in the low desert.”

DEMITRI Groove-metal outfit from Atlanta.

JET ENGINE DRAGONS Local band playing a blend of shoegaze, progressive rock and technical metal.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com W. FREEMAN LEVERETT Local guitarist and songwriter performing a selection of Bossa Nova hits.

Maradeen plays the Georgia Theatre on Wednesday, Aug. 24.

GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee PERFORMANCE: Faculty Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) David Starkweather will give a cello recital.

8 p.m. $6 (w/ UGA ID), $12. www. pac.uga.edu THEATER: Uncanny Valley (UGA Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) Set in the near future, a scientist teaches a robot how to be a human and forges a complex friendship.

Sept. 22–24 & 27–30, 8 p.m. Oct. 2, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

Wednesday 31 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Career Coaching Seminar (ACC Library) Library staff and local professionals will cover topics like searching for a job, writing a resume, filling out applica-

Center’s staff, who will cover trail etiquette. 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3615 FILM: Spectrum Film Festival (Ciné Barcafé) Athens PRIDE hosts a screening of Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party. Part of Athens PRIDE Week. 8 p.m. www.athenspride.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Kumquat Mae Bakery Café) Klon hosts movie trivia every Wednesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.kumquatmaebakery.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 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: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a

OUTDOORS: Athens Road Runners Trail Run (Sandy Creek Park) Meet in the main parking lot near the lake. The trail is approximately 6.5 miles long. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athensrr.org

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 23 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com AUVA Psychedelic-tinged indie-pop group from Boston, MA. LUNA No info available, but presumably not the ‘90s dream-pop stars.

BENJAMIN SIMPSON Young local singer-songwriter plays a mix of ‘70s and ‘80s music, along with original compositions.

The Foundry 7 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com TWO OF US Playing classic love songs. Featuring Kip Jones.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com REPEAT REPEAT Whimsical, surftinged pop music from Nashville, TN. MIGHTY Alternative rock group from Atlanta.

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!

State Botanical Garden of Georgia 7 p.m. $15. botgarden.uga.edu FIVE EIGHT Legendary Athens rock trio that consistently pumps out boisterous rock and roll.

BRIDGES Anthemic local alt-rock group led by singer-songwriter Alex Young.

Wednesday 24 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them at the bar!

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

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). caledonialounge.com BLACK PUSSY Controversially named rock band that sounds “like

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!

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DEACONS Local group led by Athens rock fixture Reverend Conner Tribble.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 ALEX CULBRETH Edgy alt-country singer-songwriter from Virginia.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 STEVE SHIVER Athens-based singersongwriter.

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of originals, improv and standards.

The World Famous 11 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens ANIMAL CITY Buzzy indie-pop that combines the carefree slackerdom of Pavement with emotive art-rock groups like Joan of Arc. LINDA Athens-based pop-punk band featuring members of Deep State and Bathrooms. k continued on next page

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Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation DIABLO SANDWICH & THE DR. PEPPERS Local rock band featuring Bo Hembree, Adam Poulin and Scotty Nicholson.

ONE No info available.

LOOSE KNIVES New project from local musician Christian DeRoeck.

JEREMY RAY Punky singer-songwriter from Atlanta.

Thursday 25 The Bar-B-Que Shack 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752 BLUEGRASS JAM Bring your own instrument! All pickers are welcome every Thursday.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 ALL-STAR JAM Local musician Joey Quiggins hosts a jam every Thursday.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com GREY WATSON Psychedelic-tinged rock and roll group from South Korea via Alabama.

WILD ABANDON Songwriter Jesse Kennedy’s experimental folk project.

VEGAN CHURCH No info available.

40 Watt Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com DJS IMMUZIKATION & TWIN POWERS Two of the Booty Boyz

STUPID IDIOTS Local experimental group fronted by Ash Rickli.

CIRCLE OF TOTEMS Dark, droning synthwave with intense vocals.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com WINFIELD & BOYS Seasoned country-rock group from Savannah.

ADAM PAYNE Payne writes songs with a lot of heart that can either make you tear up or laugh out loud.

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

Saucehouse Barbeque 7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs tasty sets of funky Southern folk rock ‘n’ roll on guitar, bass drum, harmonica and vocals.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SYOP Local rock band with driving guitars.

RABIES SCYTHE FIGHT Experimental electronic local band.

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

The Foundry 8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com GRASSLAND STRING BAND Local traditional and progressive bluegrass group. EP release show! See story on p. 13.

SAM BURCHFIELD The Atlantabased singer-songwriter plays a set of his folk-pop tunes.

Saturday 27 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GARY GROSSMAN Local folk artist whose music is informed by his scientific teaching background. (8 a.m.)

Brian Byers

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $12 (21+), $14 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE DARNELL BOYS The three brothers play and sing country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and percussion.

RADIOLUCENT Popular local band falling somewhere between Southern rock and pop-country.

CICADA RHYTHM Acoustic guitar and upright bass duo playing bluegrass-tinged indie-folk, filled with paired vocal harmonies.

GRASSLAND STRING BAND Local traditional and progressive bluegrass group. See story on p. 13.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 CAPTAIN GREEN Funk-fusion band from Baton Rouge, LA.

Cloverleaf Farm 2 p.m. www.wildwoodrevival.com WILDWOOD REVIVAL Day one of the Americana festival, featuring Athens Cowboy Choir, The Lone Bellow and live-band karaoke with Heath Haynes and The Hi Dollars. See story on p. 12.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com THE WHIGS Hard-driving former Athens rock trio with heavy pop sensibilities.

MUSIC BAND Psychedelic garagerock band from Nashville.

CHIEF SCOUT Bracing local rock band led by songwriter Trey Rosenkampff.

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.

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.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com CAMPGROUND New, Athens-based jammy rock band.

SOJOURN No info available.

SEE BRIGHT LIGHTS Acoustic act turned full-on indie-pop band.

CAPITAL ARMS Six-piece indie rock band from Atlanta.

The Foundry Ignite the Night. 6 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com DEVON GILFILLIAN Nashville-based blues and soul singer-songwriter.

MOSAIC Indie-folk group from Athens.

HILL ELLIOTT Americana singersongwriter and guitarist influenced by artists like John Mayer and Eric Clapton.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ADRON The strong, fluttering voice of Atlanta’s Adrienne McCann meanders through her blend of mellow Tropicalia and low-key jazz.

Peelander-Z plays Lumpkin Street Station on Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com THE SPACE TIME TRAVELERS Atlanta-based funk-rock band, possibly from space originally.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $21 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com COREY SMITH Singer-songwriter who combines emotional country influences with rough, soulful vocals.

MUSCADINE BLOODLINE Country duo from Mobile, AL. On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com PHYSICAL JERKS Playing all Elvis Costello covers to celebrate the artist’s birthday.

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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.

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 D-KAPS AND S-WORDS Damian Kapcala and Clint Swords team up for a night of music.

The Hedges on Broad 11 p.m. FREE! www.hedgesonbroad. com LEAVING COUNTRIES AND FRIENDS Featuring the Leaving Countries band, as well as songwriters Matt McKinney, Tim Moore and Hunter Grayson.

Buffalo’s Café 7 p.m. $5. www.buffalos.com BIG DON BAND Southern-fried local rock group.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com BILL HART BAND Atlanta-based jazz group that plays with a funky groove and a touch of rock.

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Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-742-7735 BETWEEN NAYBORS Local trio playing a variety of folk-based music that ranges from ‘60s coffeehouse to Richard and Linda Thompson-esque duets to rhythmic, Tom Waits-y rants.

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Road location) PAUL TURNER Acoustic soul singersongwriter.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). caledonialounge.com THE POWDER ROOM Local sludgy noise-rock trio. Lucky LP release show. See record review on p. 15.

MULTICULT Noisy post-punk band from Baltimore.

VINCAS Local downer-punk band featuring snarling guitars and doomy, psychedelic flourishes.

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spin the newest dance party jams and classic favorites.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com JIM LAUDERDALE Multiple Grammy-winning Americana/ bluegrass artist. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

JIM WHITE Winterville-based singersongwriter with a canny lyrical style and a Southern gothic flair.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $21 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com COREY SMITH Singer-songwriter who combines emotional country influences with rough, soulful vocals.

MELODIME Rootsy, Southernflavored alt-rock band from Northern Virginia.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ELECTRIC WESTERN Nashvillebased DJs Jacob Jones and Reno Bo spin “danceable and obscure pop, doo wop and rock ‘n’ roll.”

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 R.ARIEL Synth-based trip-hop artist from Phoenix, AZ. MIDNIGHT BOI Alias of local musician Eli Rickli, playing “pseudoSatanic hip hop.”

musicians play to a great crowd every weekend.

JB’s Smokin’ Pig Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! 706-705-6116 PAUL TURNER Acoustic soul singersongwriter.

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 NEW MANTRA Local hard rock group, formerly known as The Athens Band.

DEADLY LO-FI Garage-rock project that alternates between a duo and a one-man-band.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 FALCO BROWN Funky, soulful local indie rock band.

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 ORIGINAL SCREWTOPS Crankin’ the blues since 1962.

M.S.R.P. The Michael Spence Rock Project plays a set of acoustic tunes.

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Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). caledonialounge.com DOUBLE FERRARI This local band plays virtuosic, high-speed, instrumental rock.

MONSOON Female-fronted local post-punk band that dabbles in rockabilly and new wave.

GRAND VAPIDS This local altrock band has a dense, dreamy, slowcore-inspired sound.

JANA HORN The lead singer of Austin band Reservations performs a solo set.

Cloverleaf Farm 11 a.m. www.wildwoodrevival.com WILDWOOD REVIVAL Day two of the Americana festival, featuring Gillian Welch, Big George Brock, Hackensaw Boys, the Legendary Shack Shakers, Indianola, JP Harris and Susto.

See story on p. 12.

Creature Comforts Brewery 1 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com DIABLO SANDWICH & THE DR. PEPPERS Local band that dabbles in country, bluegrass, jazz, rock and more.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ See Friday’s listing for full description 11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with wireless headphones and two channels of music. One of them is a request line!

The Island 9 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/diverseuniversestudio DJ CHARGER Exploring the roots of reggae, rock and R&B. Little Kings Shuffle Club Project Safe Benefit. 10 p.m. $5. www. facebook.com/lkshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Live Wire 8 p.m. $15. www.livewireathens.com JESSE JAMES Deep-soul and blues artist with ties to artists like Sly Stone and Gunsmoke.

SHIRLEY DIAMOND Singing R&B music with a twist of pop.

ATLANTA ZONE BAND R&B and blues act from Atlanta.

Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation HEAVY MOJO Alternative hip hop group from Atlanta.

Mama Jewel’s Kitchen 11 a.m. FREE! 706-850-9797 HUNTER GRAYSON Playing classic country music.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 ERIK NEIL BAND Local trio playing blues/rock covers and originals.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 ELI CARLAN BAND Commercebased group exploring blues, rock and pop.

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com PAUL TURNER Acoustic soul singersongwriter.

7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehousebbq.com JULIE HOLMES Local singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who specializes in acoustic jams.

VFW 7 p.m. $15. www.vfwathens.com THE SENSATIONAL SOUNDS OF MOTOWN Six veteran musicians entertaining crowds in the Southeast for nearly 18 years promise an exciting, live-energy show. Featuring Mr. Motown!

Sunday 28 Cloverleaf Farm 10 a.m. www.wildwoodrevival.com WILDWOOD REVIVAL Day three of the Americana festival, featuring Houndmouth, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Nellie Pearl, Thayer Sarrano, Ancient Cities, Brian Wright, Julie Rhodes and Sammy Brue.

See story on p. 12.

The Foundry 4 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com NEW SOUTH SHOWCASE Host Caroline Aiken interviews and introduces performers Brian Ashley Jones and The Pussywillows.

The World Famous 9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens MICHAEL LESOUSKY Local folk singer-songwriter and member of Grassland String Band. See story on p. 13.

MATT TEMPLETON Local folk singer.

MATT HAECK Singer-songwriter from Nashville playing “cosmic American music.”

Monday 29 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com LIVINGDOG Alternative folk singersongwriter from Asheville, NC. JOHN FERNANDES The local experimental musician and constant collaborator performs a solo set.

CLAIRE CRONIN Local singer-songwriter by way of Los Angeles who plays delicate, haunting folk music.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE DRUNKEN HEARTS An electric powerhouse of alternative Americana.

PONY BRADSHAW Roots-minded artist from Chatsworth.

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.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 UNPLUG & UNWIND A weekly “acoustic fam-jam” hosted by Joey Quiggins.

Tuesday 30 The Foundry 7 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com TWO OF US Playing classic love songs. Featuring Kip Jones.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com :LOVESONGS Athens-based experimental band with jazz, electronic and metal influences.

Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation PEELANDER Z Japanese power-pop that utilizes over-the-top costumes and insane props with lots of audience interaction.

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!

Wednesday 31 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them at the bar!

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

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net SCOTT BAXENDALE Guitar dynamism from the owner of Baxendale Guitars. Classic bluesy riffs and a lot of soul.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com 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.

WILLI CARLISLE Americana singersongwriter from Fayetteville, AR. JULIANNA MONEY New local singersongwriter.

The Foundry 5 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com KINKY WAIKIKI Relaxing, steel guitar-driven band following the traditions of Hawaiian music.

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. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com OLD SEA BRIGADE New, Atlantabased indie-folk band.

LINDSAY JARMAN New local indie musician.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 TUG New local noise-punk group.

FISHMONGER New local punk group.

PISS SHY Noisy, Atlanta-based punk band.

MALEVICH New metal-hardcore group from Athens and Atlanta.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com W. FREEMAN LEVERETT See Wednesday’s listing for full description Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com ATHENS RISING See Wednesday’s listing for full description Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation BREADFOOT Americana project from North Carolina.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 CHRIS PADGETT Local guitar virtuoso performs a solo set.

The Office Lounge Athens Pride Chill Out. 8:30 p.m. 706546-0840 JACLYN STEELE & THE REVEREND Reverend Conner Tribble teams up with singer Jaclyn Steele for a night of music.

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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Down the Line 9/1 HOT CORNER HIP HOP / The Difference Machine / Dope Knife / Space Dungeon (Caledonia Lounge) 9/1 MOSAIC / SUNGHOSTS / RIGHTEOUS LOVE / FABULOUS BIRD (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 9/1 REPENT AT LEISURE / BETWEEN NAYBORS (The Foundry) 9/1 REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DEACONS (Georgia Theatre) 9/1 AUSTIN DARNELL / CITY MOUSE / HONEYCHILD (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 9/1 TECROPOLIS (Live Wire) 9/1 DIABLO SANDWICH & THE DR. PEPPERS / ONE (Lumpkin Street Station) 9/1 DYNAMO (Nowhere Bar) 9/2 DEVIN DENNIS (Buffalo’s Café) 9/2 BURNS LIKE FIRE / THIRD SEASON / SWINGSET (Caledonia Lounge) 9/2 CHRISTOPHER WITHOUT HIS LIVER / LYDIA SERA (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 9/2 OF MONTREAL / RUBY THE RABBITFOOT (40 Watt Club) 9/2 PARTIALS / CAPITAL ARMS (Georgia Theatre) 9/2 REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DEACONS (Nowhere Bar) 9/3 OLIVER JORDAN / TODD LISTER (Bishop Park) 9/3 THE TAJ MOTEL TRIO / FORSAKEN PROFITS / ASTRO PHANTOM / LINDA (Caledonia Lounge)

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Art Athens Voices (Athens, GA) The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Athens Voicesâ&#x20AC;? exhibition at The Dairy Barn in Athens, OH, is open to artists living in any Athens across the country. Deadline Sept. 15. www. dairybarn.org Call for Artists (KA Artist Shop) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of Portraitureâ&#x20AC;? will be on display Sept.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. Submit photographs and a brief description of work by Aug. 25. kaartistshop@ gmail.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cleverâ&#x20AC;? Juried Art Student Exhibition (Just Phoâ&#x20AC;Śand More) Seeking two-dimensional artwork inspired by the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;cleverâ&#x20AC;? from current undergraduate art students. Email up to two images.

Customers will vote on their favorites; winner receives solo exhibit in October. Deadline Aug. 27. Exhibit runs Sept. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 9. justphoandmore art@gmail.com Exhibition Proposals (Lyndon House Arts Center) The center reviews proposals for future art exhibitions twice annually. Exhibitions can be by local, regional, national or international artists, invitational or juried exhibitions, themed exhibitions or exhibitions of historical works owned by local collectors.

Due date Sept. 20. www.athens clarkecounty.com/6657/exhibitionproposal-form Lickskillet Artists Market (Lyndon House Arts Center) Currently accepting vendor applications for a market on Oct. 22, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;40/booth.

Download application from website.

Deadline Sept. 19. www.lyndon houseartsfoundation.com Open Studio Membership (Lyndon House Arts Center) Local artists can now access studio facilities through a new open studio

monthly membership program.

Studios include ceramics, jewelry, painting, fiber, printmaking, photography and woodshop/sculpture studios. Up to 32 hours per week.

Begins Sept. 1. $65/month or $175/ three months. 706-613-3623, www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure â&#x20AC;&#x153;POE-toberâ&#x20AC;? Juried Art Exhibition (ACC Library) The NEA Big Read is sponsoring an exhibition of artwork inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. Submit images via email. Prizes awarded.

Deadline Sept. 11, 8 p.m. Exhibition on view throughout October. acc librarypoeartexhibition@gmail.com Sculpt Monroe (Monroe, GA) Sculpt Monroe, a partnership between the Monroe Art Guild and Downtown Development Authority, is seeking sculptures for an 18-month outdoor display at various locations downtown. All artists receive $800.

Deadline Aug. 31. Installation Nov. 1. www.monroedowntown.com/ sculptmonroe Statewide Art Competition (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Seeking student artwork to use on items in the gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift shop. Open to GA students in ninth grade or above. Winners can receive up to $1,000. Deadline Dec. 1. www.botgarden.uga.edu TV Gallery (Athens, GA) TV Gallery is a virtual gallery promoting contemporary art in the Southeast.

Email high-resolution .jpegs with the title, media, where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re from and website to be featured through social media. tvartgallery@gmail.com Transpectacle (The Tasting Room at Jittery Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roasting Company) Currently accepting art vendor applications for an event featuring art cars, a market, live painters, on-site installations, food by Preserve and performances. $40. Deadline Sept.

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Classes 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) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creative Journaling for Adults.â&#x20AC;? Sept. 6, 10:30 a.m. or 6 p.m. $45. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Calligraphy: Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basics with Kristen Ashley.â&#x20AC;? Aug. 30 or Sept. 13, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $40. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watercolor Painting for Beginners with Katherine Dunlap.â&#x20AC;?

Sept. 12, 19, 26 & Oct. 3, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $80. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silk Painting with RenĂŠ Shoemaker.â&#x20AC;? Sept. 17. $85. www.kaartist.com Body, Mind & Spirit Classes (Body, Mind & Spirit) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law of Attraction and Manifestation,â&#x20AC;?

Tuesdays, 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mantras and Chants,â&#x20AC;? Wednesdays, 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healing Circle,â&#x20AC;? Thursdays, 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bhagavad-Gita,â&#x20AC;? Saturdays, 3 p.m. $5 donation. 706-351-6024 Citizenship Classes (ALCES) Prepare for the citizenship exam and interview through a series of 10 classes. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. $10.

706-549-5002 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheel every Friday from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. www.gooddirt.net Code Classes (Four Athens) Learn to code with six-week courses in Web Fundamentals, Intro to Ruby and Intro to JavaScript for beginners, plus intermediate Ruby or HTML/CSS for more advanced skill building. Aug. 29â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 6, Mondays and Thursdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. www.four athens.com/classes

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Twelve-Year Retrospectiveâ&#x20AC;? includes works by some of the hundreds of artists, including Leah Mantini, who have displayed works at Athens Academy in the past. A reception will be held on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 1 p.m., and the exhibit will remain on view through Friday, Oct. 28.

Fall Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) An array of classes for all ages and skill levels. View website for course descriptions. www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure Functional Flexibility Clinics (AKF Athens Martial Arts) Clinics focus on balance in motion on Sept. 10 and core training on Oct. 15. $40â&#x20AC;&#x201C;50/session. $80â&#x20AC;&#x201C;100/family. www.akf-athens.doodlekit.com Gypsy Bellydance (Center City Ballet Studio) Learn authentic bellydance and Rajasthani dance. Twelveweek series. First class free, $60/ six classes. uskudaramusicdance@ gmail.com Martial Arts Classes (Live Oak Martial Arts, Bogart) Traditional and modern-style Taekwondo, Jodo, self-defense, grappling and weapons classes for all ages. www.liveoak martialarts.com Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workshop (Athens Regional Medical Center, Healing Lodge) Eight weeks of instruction and a one-day mindfulness retreat focused on reducing stress and anxiety and increasing general well-being. Mondays, Aug. 29â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 17, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $225. 706543-0162, mfhealy@bellsouth.net, www.mindfuliving.org OCAF Art Classes (OCAF, Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Form & Surface Pottery Workshop with Kevin Snipes.â&#x20AC;? Aug. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;28, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $165. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If You Can Hold a Pen, Pencil or Crayon, You Can Cartoon.â&#x20AC;?

Saturdays, Sept. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. $110. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Portrait Drawing with Abner Cope.â&#x20AC;? Wednesdays, Sept.

14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 26, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $170. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pet Portrait in Clay with Jean Westmacott.â&#x20AC;? Wednesdays, Sept.

28â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 26, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $170. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Button it Up with Sylvia Dawe.â&#x20AC;?

Oct. 1, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $95. www.ocaf.com PALS Institute (PALS Institute) The PALS Institute provides training in GED preparation, literacy, EFL, business and computer skills to women. 706-548-0000 Quilting Classes (Crooked Pine Quilts) Amanda Whitsel offers classes in quilting and sewing for all levels and ages. 706-318-2334, needleinahaystack7@yahoo.com, crookedpinefarm.blogspot.com Scar Correction & Tattoo Removal (Midnight Iguana) Ron Hendon presents a scar correction and tattoo removal training classes.

Sept. 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;28, 8:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m.

706-255-5897 Spanish Classes (ALCES) ALCES offers beginner and intermediate classes in Spanish. $75 per month, plus materials. 706-549-5002, susan.wilson1998@gmail.com Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Yoshukai karate in a positive atmosphere. Accepting new students. No experience necessary.

See website for schedule. Classes held Sundaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Wednesdays. FREE! www.athensy.com

Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

Help Out PALS Volunteers Needed (PALS Institute) Seeking volunteers to mentor young adult women in earning a GED. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. www. womentotheworld.org

Kidstuff Sportstime (Multiple Locations) Players will be introduced to different sports. Ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4. Mondays, Sept. 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 17, 4:45â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. at Bishop Park. Tuesdays, Sept.

20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 18 at Southeast Clarke Park. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure

Support Groups Adoptee Support and Encouragement (Oasis Counseling Center) Group meetings are held for teens ages 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17 to explore and share the feelings, experiences and views of being an adoptee through art, journaling, media and activities. Sept. 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 6. www.oasiscounselingcenter.com

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 Caregivers’ Support Group (Tuckston United Methodist Church) Find support with other caregivers.

706-850-7272 Caring for Caregivers (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) An ongoing support group for people caring for a loved one. www.cedar creekwellness.org Life After Diagnosis (Oasis Counseling Center) An ongoing support group for those with chronic or life-threatening diseases. Tuesdays, 4–5:30 p.m. 706-543-3522, www. oasiscounselingcenter.com Project Safe (Athens, GA) Meetings for Athena, a skillsbased group covering relationship topics, are held every Thursday,

12–1:30 p.m. Meetings for the New Beginnings Support Group are held every Monday, 6:30–8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Monday of the month. Childcare provided. 24-hour crisis hotline: 706-543-3331. Teen texting line: 706-765-8019. www.project-safe.org

On The Street ALT Multi-Farm CSA (Athens, GA) Athens Land Trust’s Multi-Farm CSA provides organic and certified naturally grown vegetables and fruits to Athens area communities. It is currently accepting members for spring.

Small and large shares available.

Sept. 2–Nov. 23. 706-613-01222, www.athenslandtrust.org Athens Pétanque Club (Outside of 1000 Faces Coffee) Play a friendly game of Petanque with Le Boule Dawgs at the Pétanque terrain.

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

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) “Athens in Black and White” benefits A New Hope Animal Sanctuary. Through August.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) New paintings by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Chatham Murray, Candle Brumby, Lana Mitchell and more.

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

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Bertelsmann Lobby Gallery, pieces by graduates of the UGA Continuing Education Center’s photography class is displayed alongside ceramics by Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation members. Reception Aug. 28. Currently on view through Sept. 30. • On view in the Myers Gallery “A Twelve-Year Retrospective” shows works by some of the 300 artists who have displayed at the school in the past.

Reception Aug. 28. Currently on view through Oct. 28. • In the Harrison Center Foyer Gallery, “Seven Elements of Art” features sculptural works by Lawrence Steuck, Leonard Piha and Lorraine Thompson.

ATHENS ART AND FRAME (1021 Parkway Blvd.) Silk paintings by Margaret Agner. Through August.

ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) A display of 1996 Atlanta memorabilia includes tickets, clothing, posters, patches, brochures and more. Through August.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “Watered Down: Under the Influence of John Waters” celebrates the cult film director through works in all media. Through Sept. 18.

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

CINÉ BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Pop art by Carol John. Through August.

CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) “Practice Practice Practice: Landscape Architects at Work.” Through September.

CITY OF WATKINSVILLE (Downtown Watkinsville) “Public Art Watkinsville: A Pop-up Sculpture Exhibit” consists of sculptures placed in prominent locations around downtown. Artists include Benjamin Lock, William Massey, Stan Mullins, Robert Clements and Joni Younkins-Herzog. “Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artland” features eight newly commissioned art panels and six refurbished panels of paintings.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, “High Contrast” features bold, black-and-white works by Timothy D. Hubbard, Kyle Kizzah, Jon Vogt and Eileen Wallace. • In Classic Gallery II, “A-Town” showcases works examining Athens architecture by Lewis Bartlett, Robert Brussack, Dortha Jacobson and Jacob Wenzka. Through October.

CRAFT PUBLIC HOUSE (1040 Gaines School Rd.) Drawings and paintings

by Mina Kim. Through Sept. 1.

DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) The Athens Photo Guild shares a collection of works by members. Through August.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Patrick Sprague. Through August.

FARMINGTON DEPOT GALLERY (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 14 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics and fine furniture. Permanent collection artists include Matt Alston, John Cleaveland, Peter Loose, Michael Pierce, Dan Smith, Cheri Wranosky and more. • New work by sculptor Kipley A. Meyer. Through Aug. 28.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Maria Rodriguez. Through August.

FRONTIER UPFRONT GALLERY (193 E. Clayton St.) Nature photography by land artist Chris Taylor.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Spotlight” features artwork

by Judith McWillie, Teresa Cole and Pete Schulte. Through Sept. 15.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) In the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, “Twists and Turns: Sculptures by Alice Aycock” includes two sculptures, “Waltzing Matilda” and “Twin Vortexes.” Through Sept. 4.

• “Recent: Acquisitions” includes over two dozen works of art in a variety of media: works on paper, decorative arts, works on canvas and a neon light sculpture. Through Oct. 9.

Beginners welcome. Email for next game. athenspetanqueclub@gmail. com, athenspetanqueclub.wix.com/ play 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 Bike Clinic (1075 W. Broad St.) Learn how to repair your bike with tools and advice from experts.

Thursdays, 6–8:30 p.m. $10 donation. bikeathens.com Boo-le-Bark on the Boulevard (The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company) Accepting sponsorships for Athens’ first costume dog parade on Oct. 16, 3–5 p.m. The parade benefits Athenspets, Inc. www.barkon boulevard.com Cause + Effect (Athens, GA) The progressive film festival is 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 Ciné in November. FREE! www.causeand effectfilm.org Local School Governance Teams (Athens, GA) The Clarke County School District is seeking community members, parents and teachers to serve on teams that will represent each school and give input to the CCSD. Deadline to apply is Sept. 30. www.clarke.k12.ga.us/ charter The Classic City Fringe Festival (Athens, GA) The Classic City Fringe Festival is seeking performers in theater, dance, performance art, puppetry, improv, comedy and more. Deadline Aug. 31. Festival Oct. 27–30. classiccityfringefest@ gmail.com, www.classiccityfringe festival.com f

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Jamey Grimes’ Northern Lightsinspired “Aurora” is an installation illuminated by natural light during the day and a color-based lighting cycle at night. Through September.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Photos by Matthew Mach.

HEIRLOOM CAFÉ (815 N. Chase St.) The “Athens Art Association Exhibition” includes works by various artists. Through Aug. 29.

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) “The Eiffel Tower” includes 13 interpretations of the iconic Parisian landmark by Charley Seagraves. Through August.

HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) New paintings and collages by Logan Shirah. Through August.

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” features a collection of Athens area dug bottles from Eric Krasle. Through Aug. 27. • “Textiles: The Sense of Touch,” curated by UGA professor Jennifer Crenshaw, shows textile work by Tanya Aguiniga, Erin Geagon, Johanna Norry, Courtney McCracken and Zipporah Johnson. Reception Sept. 8. Open Aug. 27–Oct. 8. • “Abandoned Rural America” is a group exhibition of 30 artists who address changing landscapes and the transition of family farms. Reception Sept. 8. Through Oct. 20.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA-98, Danielsville) “Ocean Bound: Upstream and Downstream” features kaleidoscopic photographs of the Broad River and its tributaries. Through Aug. 29.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) Richard Sudden’s “Illuminations” use three gallery spaces to explore light, its physical properties and metaphorical meanings. Through Aug. 28.

MONROE ART GUILD (205 S. Broad St., Monroe) See 113 artworks by 44 area artists. Through August.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Artwork by Hannah Wolfe. Through August.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational” is one of the largest pottery events in the region and displays 7500 works. • “Participating Potters: 2016” exhibits two works by each of 50 Georgia potters. • “American Ceramic Masters” includes well-known artists such as Peter Voulkos. • “Atomic Clay” features clay robots by Michael Klapthor. Opening reception Aug. 26. Through Sep. 14.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Keep Your Seats Everyone… The Redcoats are Coming!” is an exhibition of photographs, uniforms, sheet music and more memorabilia related to the UGA Redcoat Marching Band. Through Dec. 23.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “300 Seasons: A Colorful Journey” is a new collection of paintings by Judy Bolton Jarrett. Opening reception Aug. 28.

THE SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Painted quilts by Margaret Agner. Through Sept. 16.

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.) Artwork by Ansley Sproull.

Through August.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) The Women of Watercolor present an exhibit of wide-ranging subjects, styles and interpretations of the world around them. Through September.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Paintings by Ella Salt. Through August.

WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) Artwork by Forrest Neely, Kate Blane, Dortha Jacobson, Madison Binkley and Lisa Storey.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more. • Will Eskridge’s “Deep Blue Waves” is a series of cyanotype solargrams depicting sea creatures assembled from plant life. Through Oct. 1.

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For Sale Antiques Archipelago Antiques: The best of past trends in design and art! 1676 S. Lumpkin St. Open daily 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-3544297.

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When Impotence Is a Bigger Issue Advice for Athens’ Loose and Lovelorn

By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com My husband has recently developed a pretty severe erectile dysfunction. For the record, my husband is much older than me, so this makes sense considering his age, but in the beginning of our relationship we would have sex every day—sometimes twice a day. As an adult, I know this is normal and I don’t hate him for it.

I know many couples experience this, and there are many ways to handle such an issue.

So what’s the problem? He refuses to handle the issue! We don’t often have “successful” intercourse—we often have to stop because he loses his erection right when I’m about to orgasm (FRUSTRATING). When our lovemaking falls apart and I am not content to just cuddle, he begins sobbing, hard.

I’ve kind of reached my limit, and I can no longer be quiet and “just support him,” because I’ve begun to wonder if my sexual needs matter at all. It’s incredible. If I try to actually discuss the problem—asking him more about what’s going on mentally, suggesting that we go to a therapist, recommending that he go separately to a therapist—he begins to only focus on the point that he is not satisfying me sexually and then he just starts

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sure I could go down to General Beauregard’s and find some young buck with a big truck.

Please help. I don’t wanna cheat, but I am feeling hopeless that we can actually get back to a healthy sex life.

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This is a very common issue that lots of couples deal with, but your husband is acting like a giant douche. The tears are a total manipulation, and you seem to get that. I’m glad you don’t fall for them.

This guy might be too old for you, because I can’t think of any other reason why he wouldn’t care to treat your marriage like an actual partnership. I agree that he probably thinks coupling and marriage are situations of convenience, and his past relationship failure is a serious red flag. He is absolutely forcing your marriage down a path of dysfunction.

This is gonna sound harsh as hell, but I think you need to talk to your husband about separating or becoming non-monogamous. I really don’t think this guy is gonna budge, especially if he’s an older man who’s set in his ways.

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sobbing, almost uncontrollably. The conversation stops, and I end up apologizing for upsetting him and pushing the topic—for essentially just wanting to be able to bang my husband.

I think he thinks I should just take what I get from him, sexually. If I want to masturbate alone after failed intercourse, he insists on being present, but sometimes I am so annoyed with him that I just want to take care of myself, scratch my itch and go do some damn laundry or something.

He had a previous relationship with similar problems. He told me that he and his ex eventually stopped having sex altogether, but they continued to live together and share a bed for years. She began to cheat on him, and he knew about it and did nothing, while he became addicted to porn. I worry we are headed down the same road—that he thinks all couples eventually become sexless and being sexually dysfunctional is normal.

I have never ever cheated on a partner of mine, ever, but the students are back, and I’m

You’re right, hon—your husband doesn’t care about your happiness, or at least doesn’t care about it more than his own ego. He’s more concerned about feeling like a man who can provide his woman with anything than actually being that man. Honestly, he sounds very controlling (insisting on being present while you masturbate is manipulative and creepy), and this whole situation is pointing to your relationship becoming exactly like his old one.

So cheat on him if you want, and ease into a mediocre life in your May-December marriage, or better, think about what that future would really be like. He’s already refusing to address a serious issue, and he cries about it when asked. You’re stuck, unless you love yourself enough to put your happiness first. It’s not like he does. f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, use the anonymous form at flagpole.com/getadvice, or find Bonita on Twitter: @flagpolebonita.

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