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What It Was Was Football Learning Life’s Lessons in the School of Hard Knocks

By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com Football season is back, and I am reminded that football is the hardest work I ever did: exhausting, hot, sweaty, violent, painful and degrading, with coaches screaming insults. Football. Twice-a-day sessions with no water in the August heat in uniforms crusty with the salt and ammonia from yesterday’s perspiration and shoes cracked and hardened from a decade’s use; helmets like toaster ovens, which we were taught to ram into our opponents, long before such tactics became an infraction.

If you want to win, you have to pay the price. You play like you practice. You’re like a blind dog in a meat house. You ain’t nothing but a cigarette-sucking, soda-pop-drinking drugstore cowboy.

You suppose you were supposed to block the end? Well, suppose you run around this field until I tell you to quit. Lying down in the cold shower after practice, too tired to stand up. Waking up in the morning too sore to get out of bed.

Then do it all over.

Compared to the hard labor of practice, games were a snap.

A couple of hours of playing offense and defense in new uniforms with all the water we wanted and the whole town watching us from the stands—parents, girlfriends, uncles and aunts, everybody.

Football would have been fine if we had just gone out there every Friday night and played the game without being sentenced to practice the rest of the week. But no. The basic training had to be tougher than actual battle, so we’d be ready.

After two embarrassing losing seasons, we began to win football games. Instead of everybody in town telling us how sorry we were, we got slapped on the back. Our coaches questioned our manhood less frequently. Friday night football was fun.

We won a regional championship. We have great memories of games and struggles that (thanks, coaches) turned a scraggly bunch of boys into a team who became lifelong friends.

Friday night football is where it all starts. The SEC, the NFL—it all grows out of those high-school football games, but the bigger it gets, the more it morphs, and it becomes dependent on fans, most of whom are divorced from the game, who know how to talk endlessly about football but can’t play it, who can make a season out of complaining about players and coaches but couldn’t survive one wind sprint.

It’s very much like war—the glory, the enemy, the readiness to fight for victory, or at least to watch our team fight: Go Dawgs!

Go America! We’re No. 1. We’re the greatest.

We will bury you tigers, wildcats, commies.

I guess that explains alcohol and sports.

Fans don’t need to stay in shape. Fans don’t need to worry about misjudgment. Fans can make a party out of sports, can eat, drink and be merry at the toil and pain of others.

Fans can invest their psychic happiness in whether their totems win or lose, but they are removed from the sweat and blood.

So, football becomes pornography: avidly watched, but with no skin in the game.

All of us should be age-appropriate athletes—hitting a tennis ball or a volleyball or a golf ball, swimming, running. Our colleges should have more intramural sports: the English department against physics, law against vet medicine and so on to the all-campus playoffs. We’d all be healthier, and we’d be more discerning fans, too, better able to understand our athletes—not just whether they won or lost, but how they played the game.

Somehow, we have the ability to pull for the Dogs, to glory in their wins and agonize in their defeats even though we know the athletic association is a big business under pressure to maximize the return. Business decisions have to be made, too. Do we play Chubb in a non-conference game and risk losing both him and the SEC? Play him at all and risk losing him his pro career? Play more games in Atlanta and make more money? Please that large fan base over there and allow students to go home and go to the game, too?

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By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com It’s an old political truism that a presidential race doesn’t really start until after Labor Day. The conventional wisdom is that people aren’t paying much attention to politics until then, so you shouldn’t take the early polls too seriously.

The old wisdom may no longer be applicable, thanks largely to the national emergence of Donald Trump. Because of Trump, people with just a slight interest in politics have been paying attention to this race for quite a while. That’s not necessarily a positive development for Trump, as the polls are showing, but there’s no question that he has dominated the media landscape ever since he entered the race.

A presidential election isn’t conducted nationally, of course. It is a combination of 50 separate state elections that determine who will get each state’s electoral college votes. When you look at the polling in the battleground states, Clinton is running strongly at this point in most of them.

Trump wanted to sweep the rust belt states through his opposition to international trade agreements, but Clinton has comfortable leads in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania. The race in Ohio is closer, but Clinton has a small lead.

The real surprise in this election year is that Clinton, the Democrat, has the opportunity to shake off the stranglehold Republicans have held over the South for the past several elections. She is running so strongly in Virginia that her campaign decided to stop spending money on TV ads there. Clinton has smaller leads in Florida and North Carolina.

The shocker is that Clinton is even competitive in the deep-red states of Georgia and South Carolina. While there hasn’t been any polling data out of Georgia for several weeks, a cluster of polls in early

August indicated that the state was essentially deadlocked. Trump is in a better position in South Carolina, but even there you have at least one poll that showed the state was split. If those trends continue, the entire Atlantic Coast of Southern states could be in play for the Democratic Party.

Realistically, it’s more likely that Republican voters in Georgia and South Carolina will come home in the closing weeks of the race and tip those states back to Trump. Even so, the fact that we’re even having this discussion shows what a strange election cycle it’s been.

In most years, a candidate with the kind of polling advantage Clinton now has would be considered a sure shot for winning the election. It’s been pointed out by numerous sources that the candidate leading at this stage of the race has gone on to win every presidential election dating back to 1952.

That may not turn out to be the case this time around because of some X-factors that could have an impact on the final outcome.

Trump has a real affection for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, a feeling that is reciprocated on Putin’s part. Russia has some of the shrewdest computer hackers in the world, so who knows what kinds of embarrassing emails they might steal between now and election day?

This has also been a horrendous year for terrorist incidents, as the residents of Brussels, Nice and Orlando can attest. If there is a bombing or mass shooting on American soil in the weeks prior to Nov. 8, how much would that shake up the race?

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distrusted by some parents, Lanoue has had his successes, too; for example, putting technology in the hands of students, transitioning CCSD to a charter system, closing the “achievement gap” between minority and low-income students and their white middle- and upper-class counterparts, and raising the graduation rate from 63 percent to 80 percent during his tenure. He’s been Joshua L. Jones

Philip Lanoue is resigning effective Mar. 1 after more than seven years as Clarke County School District superintendent, after a school board meeting Sept. 1.

Lanoue did not give any specifics on why he is leaving or his next move. “After 39 years in public education, my plan in moving forward is to take time with my family and explore my many passions about educating children in America,” he said in a prepared statement.

Lanoue said he hopes the timing will help the Board of Education find a replacement. “This is an innovative district that I know will attract outstanding leaders for your consideration,” he said. “Please know that I will continue to lead and support the operations of the district and the many instructional innovations in process—thus ensuring a smooth transition.”

The announcement came after a closeddoor personnel meeting with the board (and just hours before Flagpole’s print deadline, which was earlier than usual because of Labor Day weekend).

In February, the 2015 National Superintendent of the Year was poised to be named superintendent of the much larger Fulton County system, but withdrew from consideration after news of a sexual assault at Cedar Shoals High School a month earlier that was not reported to students, teachers or parents rocked the community. “This [Clarke County] is where I want and need to be,” he said at the time.

In response to the scandal, board members have put Lanoue on a tighter leash, digging deeper into his policy recommendations and seeking out more public input, in particular on discipline and attendance.

It doesn’t appear that he was pushed out by the board, though; several members expressed regret that he’s leaving.

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The teams are being formed as part of CCSD’s transition to a charter system.

(Usual caveat: Charter systems are not the same as charter schools.) In becoming a charter system, CCSD has promised to meet certain performance goals in exchange for freedom from state regulations. Charter systems are required to form governance teams at each school, which will have input into hiring the principal, budgets and curriculum, tailoring policies (within the overall district policies) to the needs of each school. Their job is “to align the needs and assets of the schools and the community,” Charter System Director James Barlament

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said during a presentation on LSGTs at Cedar Shoals High School Aug. 30.

An example of an LSGT project that could align a school with its surrounding community is cleaning up a polluted stream, Barlament said. Neighborhood residents could participate in the cleanup alongside public-school and UGA students.

When finished, the stream could become a point of pride and a recreation area for the

whole community, and curricula in everything from science to art could be designed around it, Barlament said.

Teams will have access to an unprecedented amount of neighborhood-level data being collected by the University of Georgia College of Public Health, in partnership with CCSD, the Athens Housing Authority, the Athens-Clarke County government and United Way. “We actually don’t have a good comprehensive picture of what the needs and assets are” in each neighborhood, said professor Grace Bagwell-Adams, who’s heading up the study. “It’s going to be a critical piece of moving forward with the charter system,” she said.

Each LSGT will include three parents or guardians of children who attend the school; two teachers or other staff; two citizens who live or work in the school’s attendance zone; and the principal. In addition, middle- and high-school LSGTs will include a student appointed by the principal, and teams can appoint up to two at-large members if the team lacks diversity or needs special skills. Except for principals, who are ex officio, and students, who serve one year, terms are two years long.

Parents and guardians will elect the parent/guardian representatives and CCSD employees will elect the employee representatives in October, and one “core community member” will be selected by yet-to-be-determined means, according to Barlament. In November and December, the teams will select two more community members, and training will begin in January. LSGTs will start formulating and implementing school improvement plans during the 2017–18 school year.

Applications for LSGT positions are due Sept. 30. Barlament said he’d received 240 as of Aug. 30, but still needed more parent/ guardian candidates at Alps, Barnett Shoals, Cleveland Road, Fowler Drive, J.J. Harris and Clarke Central, and teacher/staff candidates everywhere except Cedar Shoals.

LSGTs will meet at least seven times a year—three times each semester and once over the summer. The time commitment is a minimum of 16 hours, but that only includes meetings, not training or any outside tasks the team might assign members.

“It’s all driven by the nature of the work,”

Barlament said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How much time are you willing to put in?â&#x20AC;? Oh, and LSGTs donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t payâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a volunteer.

To learn more, visit clarke.k12.ga.us/ chartersystem or attend one of three upcoming information sessions: Sept. 12 in the Clarke Central High School auditorium, Sept. 22 at Stroud Elementary or Sept. 29 at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School. All three are at 6 p.m. [BA] Cemetery Greenway: Staff members of the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department and Oconee Hill Cemetery trustees presented plans and photographs of a proposed North Oconee River Greenway expansion through the property at an open house Aug. 30, assuring the boisterous crowd that no final decisions have been made.

The proposed Greenway extension would be an almost mile-long, multi-use path stretching along an existing sewer line that follows the riverbank, skirting the historic cemetery across East Campus Road from Sanford Stadium, where such notables as former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ricky Wilson of the B-52s, early aviator Ben Epps and numerous congressmen, governors and UGA presidents are buried.

It would link to other completed sections of the Greenway to the north and south, increasing connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists.

While funding from SPLOST 2005 is already in place, the extension still faced a preliminary vote of approval from the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission Tuesday, Sept. 6. Yet even if the commission votes to approve the plan, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we are at the mercy of the cemetery,â&#x20AC;? said Mayor Nancy Denson. Regardless of that vote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if the trustees say no, [the plan] is dead in the water,â&#x20AC;? said ACC Park Planner Daniel Sizemore.

The proposed path will not affect any graves, Sizemore said, because the existing sewer line is located in the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s floodplain, where graves cannot be placed.

Furthermore, Leisure Services is giving cemetery trustees control over the aesthetic design and placement of signs, fencing and other features, as well as the ability to shut Greenway gates during funerals, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We certainly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want people to think this is a sealed deal behind the scenes,â&#x20AC;? said trustee Helen Mills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have concerns, but I am also excited at the same time about the potential [of the project].â&#x20AC;? Mills described Oconee Hill as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;living cemeteryâ&#x20AC;? because of the activity that already goes on within the area, which is open to cyclists and pedestrians during its operating hours. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If people can be respectful and enjoy the cemetery as a green space, it could have great benefits,â&#x20AC;? she said.

For Carol Corina, however, the pathway would disrupt the primary purpose of the cemetery: to visit loved ones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sacred place. There should be a reverent attitude.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a playground or recreational area,â&#x20AC;? she said, citing the recent visits to the cemetery by â&#x20AC;&#x153;PokĂŠmon Go-ersâ&#x20AC;? as upsetting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people can find other places to walk besides the cemetery that I just chose for my husband and myself,â&#x20AC;? she said.

As the exact route through cemetery property and other details are finalized, further negotiations are expected between Leisure Services and cemetery trustees in the attempt to both honor and protect the historic cemetery and provide a connective green space for the city. As Park Services

Division Administrator Mel Cochran said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if all the perfect stars align, we could still be two years away from completing the project.â&#x20AC;? [Martha Michael] ICLE: Three employees of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education at UGA were fired last week after an internal audit found financial improprieties, according to the Fulton County Daily Report, a legal publication. UGA has also turned the report over to the state attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office to decide whether to prosecute Executive Director Stephen Harper, Information Technology Director Brian Davis and Office Manager Janet Andrews.

The three are accused of using ICLE resources for personal gain without reimbursement (such as cell phones for the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children), understating taxable benefits, improper record-keeping, inaccurate reporting of leave time, conflicts of interest and shredding documents in a cover-up attempt, according to the audit.

Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer has challenged the auditâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accuracy, and all three employees are appealing their firings.

UGA is handling these accusations differently than in a similar case three years ago, when Sallyanne Barrow blew the whistle on Deborah Dietzler, then the director of the UGA Alumni Association and the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief fundraiser, for financial improprieties. Barrow has said superiors harassed and fired her in retaliation while transferring Dietzler to another job at the same salary and giving her six months to find new employment. She did, at the University of Louisville, but quit when WSB-TV reported on the allegations. Meanwhile, Barrow has sued the Board of Regents. [BA]

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The money would benefit a primary care clinic at the Athens Resource Center for Hope on North Avenue, as well as supportive housing for more than 400 AIDS and HIV patients in the Athens area, and testing and prevention for another 2,500 people. The three-mile walk is from 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, and starts and ends at Tate Plaza. Find a link to register as an individual or a team at aidsathens.org.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather run, on the following Sunday, Oct. 9, AthFest Educates holds its annual AthHalf half-marathon, a fundraiser for local music and arts education grants.

A discounted registration rate is available until Sept. 18, and if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re busy on race day, for half price you can run a half-marathon anytime between now and Oct. 12 and be counted as an official AthHalf participant. See athhalf.org for more. [BA] f

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Bulldogs Beware Game Days Bring more Sexual Assaults

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ootball season is upon us, and while the sport brings to Athens money and glory, it also brings a lot of people, alcohol and crimeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including sexual assault.

A recent study by Texas A&M economics professor Jason Lindo found that, among the 128 schools in Division 1-A, football game days are associated with 253â&#x20AC;&#x201C;770 more rapes per year than other days, according to the Washington Post.

The study looked at FBI data collected over 22 years, analyzing sexual assault reports on game days versus non-game days. While the â&#x20AC;&#x153;red zoneâ&#x20AC;? between the start of school and Thanksgiving break is typically a time of increased sexual assaults, the study controlled for that across different weekdays and times of year.

Women from 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 years old reported sexual assaults at a rate 41 percent higher than normal on home game days and 15 percent higher during away games, the study pointed out. Offenders are largely 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 in age and are typically unknown to their victim. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the opposite of most sexual assaults, which are committed by acquaintances The folks who of the victim.

Another surprising fact: carry out During games where an underthese acts, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dog team beats a higher-ranking school, reports of sexual looking for this kind assault surge by 57 percent. of environment.

Crime across the board is up on these days of citywide partying and school rivalries, according to the study.

Arrests rise 54 percent for disorderly conduct, 20 percent for DUIs and 87 percent for public intoxication. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past we have seen an increase in the community needing our services during home football games,â&#x20AC;? says Sally Sheppard, executive director of The Cottage.

The problem isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily football. Sheppard says that â&#x20AC;&#x153;generalized, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an increase in the number of people in town, also an increase in the risk factors, which are alcohol and people gathering togetherâ&#x20AC;Ś If people were as enthusiastic about going to soccer games or basketball games, it would be soccer or basketball.â&#x20AC;?

The UGA Division of Marketing and Communications did not respond to requests for comment from Police Chief Jimmy Williamson. But Liz Prince, associate director of health promotion at UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fontaine Center, which promotes responsible decision-making regarding drugs and alcohol, says football game days are the perfect environment for sexual offenders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The folks who carry out these acts, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for this kind of environment,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often used as a way to isolate a person.â&#x20AC;?

Athens is a city with a downtown where you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turn around without seeing a bar, where $2 shots are proffered from a chalkboard on nearly every block and you can walk anywhere on campus on a game day and stumble onto a party flowing with booze. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;risk factors,â&#x20AC;? as Sheppard calls them, multiply when the Bulldogs don their helmets in Sanford Stadium. What is an exciting, ritualistic, school spirit-filled weekend for fans is a predatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heyday, and can become a terrifying experience for some.

Sexual assaults are such an under-reported crime that Prince says she thinks the numbers could be much higher than they appear.

While the risk is hard, even impossible, to eliminate and perpetrators are rarely brought to justice, education is the best combatant. For example, last month the UGA Health Center and Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center sponsored â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,â&#x20AC;? an event at which male students literally walked a mile through campus in womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoes to raise awareness of sexual assault. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard from faculty, staff and students that they are taking more action now,â&#x20AC;? Prince says, and she believes awareness is growing â&#x20AC;&#x153;because of work that not just weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done, but the Equal Opportunity Office, the police, the community, the Cottage.â&#x20AC;? f

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Planting a Seed Early Hugh Acheson Gives Kids a Head Start on Nutrition

By Lauren Baggett news@flagpole.com Among a sea of 3-year-olds sprawled across a blue tarp, Hugh Acheson stands in a simple, tan chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apron. He leans down to accept the ear of Silver Queen white corn a small hand is offering him. He peels away a piece of the husk and hands it back to the child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are we doing?â&#x20AC;? he calls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shucking!â&#x20AC;?

Before noon, all six 3-year-old classrooms at Athens Head Start will rotate through this corn shucking activity, one of several events that make up Aw Shucks Day. And Achesonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a celebrity chef whose restaurants include Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Five & Tenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is the guest of honor.

In a flurry of tugging and tearing, one of the students attacks the corn like a wrapped gift. Acheson would say the fresh corn is a gift. Encouraging kids to interact with fresh, healthy foodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;touch it, smell it, taste

demonstration using some of the freshly shucked corn. His plan is to make a simple, tasty salad to show how easy it can be to prepare healthy food. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awareness,â&#x20AC;? says Acheson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planting the seed of an idea in kids that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that hard to eat well.â&#x20AC;?

This is Achesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first demonstration to such a young audience. He normally works with middle-school-age kids who can immediately retain what they learn.

But the National Head Start Association is encouraging programs across the nation to connect with local celebrities who can act as champions for the children. Given his past projects and work within the Clarke County School District, Moon de Avila says Acheson is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;natural partner.â&#x20AC;?

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Hugh Acheson gives a demonstration to 3- and 4-year-olds at Athens Head Start.

itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has been a foundation of his home-ec brainchild, Seed Life Skills. Introducing young children to healthy foods is also a primary goal of Head Startâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curriculum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Head Start has a huge emphasis on the health of children,â&#x20AC;? says Athens Head Start coordinator Angie Moon de Avila. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we think about health, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-inclusive.â&#x20AC;?

That includes nutrition. The best way to get kids to eat their veggies is to expose them to vegetables as often as possible. Athens Head Start designed a playground that features a garden, and 3- and 4-year-olds work in the garden throughout the school year.

Head Start partnered with the Department of Early Childhood Education at UGA to develop the curriculum it uses with its kids, and student teachers teach it.

Karen Higginbotham, director of the Office of Early Learning, says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing to watch a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest in vegetables evolve as the year goes on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At first theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ew, lettuce,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; then they grow it and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough lettuce,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Acheson smiles when he hears this. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the connection,â&#x20AC;? he says. Later in the day, Acheson will perform a cooking

activity: planting basil seedlings. The seedlings, and the fresh basil Acheson will use for his salad, were grown and supplied by Good Roots. A part of the Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living, this training program teaches disabled adults how to foster and grow seedlings.

No doubt the move toward buying and consuming local foods has benefited Athens farmers, chefs and the grazing public. It has also created a network of resources the Head Start program can tap into. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Head Start is designed to support families who need the services the most,â&#x20AC;? says Moon de Avila. Athens has more than 7,000 children under age 5, and 34 percent of those kids live below the poverty line. Only 306 spots are available at the Athens facility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s limited seating,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Good nutrition is critical to a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development and health, and healthy children are more likely to perform well in school. The more the Athens community can do to support nutrition and food-education initiatives, the better our students will do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They need to have a healthy start,â&#x20AC;? says Moon de Avila. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so, so important.â&#x20AC;? f

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A Dual Threat Former UGA Player Malcolm Mitchell Adds Writing to His Playbook

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Mitchell started the organization Read with Malcolm, took an injury in college for New England Patriots with Anne Sapp as executive director, as a platform to reach wide receiver and former Georgia Bulldogs star out to communities and inspire kids to read, with the mesMalcolm Mitchell to discover his love of reading something sage that “the only boundaries are those we create for ourother than X’s and O’s. selves.” The success of The Magician’s Hat was unexpected, Mitchell, who graduated from UGA last spring, even and the book won’t be his last, he says. took it a step further, publishing the children’s book The Magician’s Hat last year. In July, he recorded a reading for the Athens Learning Ally studio, an organization that provides audio versions of books and resources for parents of children with learning disabilities such as blindness or dyslexia.

“When I got to college, I learned how people who had gravitated to reading, or just education in general, had a jump start on certain areas of life that I wanted to venture into outside of athletics,” Mitchell says. “And once I noticed that, I also noticed my inability to read effectively at a certain level, which caused me to begin to read more, and once I began to read more I wanted to encourage the people around me, and especially kids, to read.”

He says he went into “the lab,” as he calls it, with one Malcolm Mitchell records an audio version of The Magician’s Hat at the Athens Learning Ally studio. thing in mind: “to make [the While sitting out for 2013 and most of the 2014 season, book] available to anybody and everybody who wanted to Mitchell discovered his love of reading and explored his read it, no matter what situation they’re placed in.” new passion by joining a ladies’ book club. This led him to The book has exploded, becoming wildly popular among realize the potential of a healthy appetite for books, as it parents and educators, and the power it has to inspire so started to impact his athletic life just as much as his intelmany kids is something Mitchell says is a dream. “A dream lectual one, and he uses his position as an athlete and role without a plan is a wish, but when I shared my idea with model to connect with young readers. Mitchell believes he Anne and Dave Sapp, that dream had a plan and became can use his position as a pro football player to attract the reality. It was something I always hoped for. Did I know attention of kids who may not be as prone to listen to their how to get there? No. Luckily, I was blessed with people parents or teachers when it comes to reading. who could help me.”

“Literally, [reading] had an impact on how I play football, because now I’m retaining information differently.

I’m gathering information differently, because on the field things are happening so fast,” he says. “If you can’t pick up on it then you’re one step behind, so really getting kids to understand the importance of education, with sports, is the No. 1 thing.”

But a 6-year-old doesn’t care what team you play for, he says. “The only thing they care about is why you are there, and if you can prove to them in five to 10 seconds that you’re there for them, they’ll probably listen.”

With The Magician’s Hat and the recording completed through Learning Ally, Mitchell is using his status to help teachers and parents. “If you can empower the teachers in some way so you don’t have to be in the room but your message is there with the kid, as the teacher is trying to teach them, I don’t see anything stopping them.”

Another way he’s making connections is by partnering with Usher’s New Look, an organization dedicated to helping “disconnected” students. The organization is building a Spark Lab in Atlanta where kids can go for safe after-school studying, experiential learning and more. Mitchell will be one of five partners, and is involved mainly with a reading-innovation lab there. He’s also meeting with educators and making an animated interactive video of his book, and Mountain Faith Band of Sylva, NC has even adapted his book into a song.

While he’s still the new kid on the block with the Patriots, who drafted him last summer, Mitchell hasn’t approached his teammates about collaborating with him on these projects, but he says once he’s been a part of the team longer, he’ll feel more comfortable trying to partner with teammates like tight end Martellus Bennett, who he says is “big into reading.”

“My first job in New England is to do the best I can, to make sure I’m a part of that team, a part of that organization as much as I can possibly be. But also a part of me that comes with me everywhere I go is community outreach, the reading, encouraging youth literacy,” Mitchell says. “And that’s how it will always be.” f

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Fall Exhibitions at the Lyndon House Abandoned Countryside, Touchable Textiles and Patterned Prints

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com This seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibitions at the Lyndon House Arts Center reflect the ever-changing physical and cultural landscapes of an increasingly digital age. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Abandoned Rural Americaâ&#x20AC;? finds beauty in deteriorating farms across the countryside, while â&#x20AC;&#x153;Textiles: The Sense of Touchâ&#x20AC;? offers modern applications of traditional fiber art crafts. Jon Vogtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solo show presents works that reflect a centuries-old process modified through digital techniques. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m.

Abandoned Rural America: Celebrating its fifth anniversary, Abandoned Rural America is a network of Georgia artists who address urbanization, disappearing landscapes and transitioning family farms through visual art, writing and music. Spearheaded by Peter Muzykaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whose painting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trail Farmhouseâ&#x20AC;? is on the cover of Flagpole this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the group has grown to over 30 members who work in photography, painting, ceramics and fiber arts.

Their self-titled exhibition, which has toured among galleries in Milledgeville, Sautee Nacoochee and Monroe so far, is an homage to every small-town American farmer.

As major agribusiness has come to dominate the industry, most family farms have been displaced, leaving behind abandoned buildings and deserted land reflective of a way of life that has nearly died out.

Recurring subjects such as vacant farmhouses, rusting equipment and overgrown properties speak to the passage of time. Some of the strongest images in the exhibition are those of dilapidated structures on the brink of sinking back into the earth, such as Blake Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Forgotten School Busâ&#x20AC;? neglected in the woods, or Charles St. John Dyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buzzard Barnâ&#x20AC;? completely reclaimed by sprawling vines and reigning birds. Joseph Cogginsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; series of watercolors present one lonely farmhouse, barn or produce stand per frame, and walking past each spacious landscape is not unlike driving along a country road.

Eugene Swain contributes a collection of mixed-media paintings that incorporate scrap wood, wire mesh and other found materials to add dimension, such as tin roofs on country homes, screened doors on a general store and a hinged door to a red barn. Angelina Bellebuonoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pasture Oraclesâ&#x20AC;? is an interesting cluster of goat portraitsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Fancy, Baybelle, Aretha, Memphis and Loretta among themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all with Waylon, the faithful dog, keeping a watchful eye.

Many of the artists choose to capture the natural beauty of untouched land, demonstrated

by Mev Rozsmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picturesque oil paintings, Lisa Wheelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sprawling cotton-field photograph and Kate Sherrillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colorful botanical paintings. The exhibition also features works by Elizabeth Collins, Chuck Hanes, Mary Leslie Hartman, Cassie Hawkins, Don Jolley, Kate Sherrill, Sam Traina, Kathy Williams and Lori Williams.

Muzyka will lead a special workshop on egg tempera painting on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. During the program, which costs $75, participants will Kate Sherrill experiment with techniques for underpainting, layered color and glazing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Abandoned Rural Americaâ&#x20AC;? remains on view through Thursday, Oct. 20.

Textiles: Curated by UGA professor Jennifer Crenshaw, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Textiles: The Sense of Touchâ&#x20AC;? presents contemporary works rooted in traditional fiber arts techniques, offering a tactile experience in an increasingly digital world. Los Angeles-based designer Tanya AguiĂąiga, whose visit to Athens is funded by the Jack Davis Lectures series, explores how craft disciplines connect people through culture, tradition and function. Her pair of large cotton gauze and wool tapestries embedded with geometric patterns of metallic leafing hang in stark contrast to a wall of grey felted wool hands and matching body suit.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not often that visitors are encouraged to touch works, so take advantage of the opportunity to feel the diverse textures among the artwork of four Athenians. Erin Geagonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Waveâ&#x20AC;? is an optical illusion of delicately suspended linen threads, while Johanna Norryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slightly unsettling â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flesh (Pullum pedes)â&#x20AC;? is a thick pattern constructed from chicken-feet leather. Courtney McCrackenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tender Bodiesâ&#x20AC;? stand front and center adorned with necklaces of colorful handmade rope, while Zipporah Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;geodriftersâ&#x20AC;? float along the wall as hodgepodge works of handspun cord, rope and mixed fibers.

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The Lyndon House will host several free events, including an artist talk with AguiĂąiga on Thursday, Sept.

15 at 6:30 p.m.; an Athens Free School class taught by McCracken on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 11:30 a.m.; and a gallery talk with Thompson followed by a demonstration by Norry on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Textiles: The Sense of Touchâ&#x20AC;? will remain on view through Saturday, Oct. 8.

Jon Vogt: Currently on view in the Lounge Gallery, a new series of relief print collages by printmaker Jon Vogt offers intricate, vibrating patterns achieved through repetitive processes. Each work begins by engraving parallel lines onto a sheet of wood, which is then divided into pieces with a laser cutter that follows a grid pattern of squares and rectangles. This process is repeated with variations in spacing, then the pieces are assembled into a composite matrix from which to print. The final images, further modified through hand-cutting and collage, reveal dense, woven-like patterns.

Vogt was offered a solo show after receiving the Arts Center Choice Award at the Lyndon Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 41st Juried Exhibition this spring. Currently working as an art studio technician and part-time instructor at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, his formal training includes a MFA in printmaking from the University of North Texas. His artwork will remain on view through Nov. 10. f

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Autumn Action 10 Touring Acts to See This Fall

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hat rumbling you hear isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just the frat boys reclaiming Clayton Street after a long, quiet summerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the Classic City concert calendar ramping back up once again. In addition to all the great local bands that populate the clubs night after night, the next few months will see a glut of terrific touring acts hitting town. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve chosen 10 shows that represent this embarrassment of riches, and you can read about them below. Check back here and at flagpole.com for extended previews of many of these concerts as the dates draw near.

Television Saturday, Sept. 10, Georgia Theatre The reinvigorated New York rock and roll icons return to our fair hamlet for the second time in three years, giving those who missed out on the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excellent, sold-out 2013 engagement another chance to experience the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singular post-punk power in the flesh. Original Television member Richard Lloyd is sadly absent from the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current lineup, but aptly named session guitarist Jimmy Rip has ably stepped up in his stead.

Michael Manring Thursday, Sept. 29, ATHICA Michael Manring is most closely identified with the genres of jazz fusion and new age, thanks to his association with Jaco Pastorius and a session stint with softmusic Sony imprint Windham Hill, but his collaborators span the spectrum of sound, from electropop to metal. Using inventive tunings and techniques, Manring invites listeners to reconsider the electric bass.

At ATHICA, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll perform solo and with Vectrexcentricity, a new project featuring local experimental mainstay Killick Hinds.

Destroyer Tuesday, Oct. 4, Caledonia Lounge Songsmith Dan Bejarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Destroyer project predates the New Pornographers, the Canadian indie rock supergroup with which he rose to prominence in the early 2000s.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s released 11 studio albums under the Destroyer moniker, including last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s terrific Poison Season. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup has shifted and evolved over the years, but Bejarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fall 2016 tour finds him traveling solo.

Built to Spill Saturday, Sept. 24, Georgia Theatre

Kamaiyah Saturday, Oct. 8, Georgia Theatre

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure when Built to Spill last performed in Athens, but it was definitely many moons ago. The Northwest rock legends are known for their searing, elastic guitar solos and frontman Doug Martschâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inimitable, caterwauling vocal delivery.

The band, now entering its third decade, hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slowed down, releasing the essential Untethered Moon LP last year. Expect an expansive set. Up-and-comers Hop Along and Alex G open this show.

Two of hip hopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most exciting young talents hit the Georgia Theatre this fallâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the same bill. Oakland, CAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kamaiyah mines 1990s-era Bay Area rap and R&B on her debut album, A Good Night in the Ghetto, which she dropped earlier this year to rave reviews. And SoCal rapper YG survived a shooting last year that prompted self-examination and a stylistic shift towards a more deeply considered brand of gangster rap on this summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Still Brazy.

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Circuit Des Yeux Monday, Oct. 24, Caledonia Lounge Abandoning the soundscapes of past Circuit Des Yeux, Jackie Lynn finds Haley Fohr adopting an urban-cowgirl alter ego thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part escapist fantasy and part winking caricature, not unlike Daughn Gibsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unknowable itinerant. The EP charts a course from country to synthpop, Fohrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commanding voice leading the way. Ryley Walker, another Chicago artist whose Golden Sings That Have Been Sung is one of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best folk records, shares this bill.

Mike Mills Concerto Monday, Oct. 24, Hodgson Concert Hall R.E.M.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members have been active of late, with both Peter Buck and Bill Berry showing up alongside Drivinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; N Cryinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kevn Kinney at the 40 Watt last month.

Mike Mills will hit town in late October for the local premiere of his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Concerto for Rock Band, Violin and Strings,â&#x20AC;? a symphonic piece that pairs classical music with rock and roll. The collaboration with violinist and longtime Mills buddy Robert McDuffie is billed as a celebration of Georgia music.

Richard Buckner Tuesday, Oct. 25, The Foundry Singer-songwriter Richard Buckner has spent 20-plus years carving out a unique space in the Americana scene, employing

craggy folk, textural electronica and melancholy alt-country across his 10 solo full-lengths. 2013â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Surroundedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bucknerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth for lauded North Carolina indie Merge Recordsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was a career-spanning summation that featured some of Bucknerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most impressionistic work yet. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back in Athens for the first time since an unforgettable 2013 set at Normaltown Hall.

Andrew W.K. Saturday, Nov. 5, 40 Watt Club Good-time guru Andrew W.K. hits the 40 Watt on his â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Power of Partyingâ&#x20AC;?

50-state speaking tour, which is billed as â&#x20AC;&#x153;an intimate celebration of discussion, a pep rally for the inner spirit and an optimistic look at the overwhelming intensity of life.â&#x20AC;? During one of the most divisive election seasons in recent memory, W.K. aims to celebrate Americansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basic commonality: love of the party.

Mitski Thursday, Nov. 10, 40 Watt Club Acclaimed indie rocker Mitski Miyawaki returns to Athens one year after her Caledonia appearance with a new album, the pop-forward Puberty 2, in tow. The fuzzsoaked record is concerned with lost love, mental illness and the struggle to transition into adulthood while surrounded by a culture that encourages eternal youth. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way more fun than that makes it sound. f

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Get Lifted Chillith Fair Aims to Inspire and Inform

By Nathan Kerce music@flagpole.com

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ast summer, the first Chillith Fair took place at Go Bar. Described by founder Phelan LaVelle as “a celebration of women, gender non-conforming, trans and queer identities,” Chillith Fair blends art, musical performances and poetry all in the name of charity and awareness. This year, LaVelle looks to further enrich and inform the Athens community with a second event, officially titled Chillith Fair 2, at Go Bar on Sept. 10.

LaVelle—who, in addition to her philanthropic endeavors, is known in the Athens music scene as the singer and guitarist of Shade—created Chillith Fair without much of a plan. “It was honestly whimsical in its formation,” she says. “We didn’t really have specific objectives outside of utilizing the gravity of the scene for good.”

The 2015 event was a success, raising $1,600 for the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. For LaVelle, this was a life-changing, eye-opening moment.

“It felt so powerful. It made me think of philanthropy in a different way,” she says “Historically, philanthropy in this country has been exclusive to the elite, a hobby of the super rich. But what is money? Power.

What is power? Energy. What does everybody in the Athens artistic community

have loads of? Energy, creative force, moral empathy. So we subverted the structure of philanthropy and gathered our collective energy to create positive change.”

This year, proceeds will be donated to two volunteer-based organizations that “require as much exposure and assistance as they can get,” according to LaVelle. The first organization is the Magnolia Fund, a grassroots reproductive-rights network founded by three Athenians and based out of Atlanta that provides abortion assistance to lowincome people across the Southeast. The second is the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, a local group that advocates for racial justice and equality while uplifting and combating discrimination against Athens’ African-American community.

Outside of its financial donations, Chillith Fair has grander social ambitions. LaVelle hopes the event, as it grows, “becomes a tool to inform and engage the community in positive social action.” She describes this year’s festival as “a demonstration of intersectional feminism, a concept which holds that all oppressive institutions are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from each other, and so each must be treated as [being as] completely intolerable as the next.”

Tunabunny LaVelle acknowledges that in a community like Athens, where many folks work low-income jobs, giving back can be hard.

“When you’re giving $15 that represents two hours of work at your job, it can hurt, I get it,” she says. “But maybe that pain you feel can reveal a passion for an issue that you’ve been meaning to support.”

This year’s lineup features artists from across the Athens-music spectrum, from veterans to newcomers. Some of the names include Tunabunny, Shehehe, Coco and Clair Clair and LaVelle’s own Crunchy. In terms of what to expect from the event, LaVelle says it will be “just as kick-ass as last year… It will feature sick bands, tarot readings, poetry, relevant charity and social information, hot dogs from Hi-Lo, dancing,

laughing, face painting, cookies from The Grit, balloons [and more]. It’ll be rad.”

LaVelle hopes everyone who attends Chillith Fair leaves with this bit of knowledge: “These neighbors, these peers, these artists, this positivity surrounding you in your life—this is the community that you inhabit right now. You are participating in a demonstration of love and creativity, and I hope you will walk away feeling lifted.” f

WHAT: Chillith Fair 2 WHERE: Go Bar WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 10, 5 p.m.

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threats & promises

New Tunes From an Old Band Plus, More Music News and Gossip

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com recent tracks like “State of Mind” and “Early Grey Tobacco.” All of these are credited to McDonald, and not Heat Sureens. Check it out at soundcloud.com/mmm-sound, and grab more information at mmmsound.com.

THREE DAY WEEKEND: It’s no secret that Athens—Northeast Georgia’s biggest adult playground—makes a huge deal out of Halloween. The folks at local resMike White · deadlydesigns.com

FINAL TESTAMENT: The last public statement from hardcore heroes Shaved Christ was “This band is over… we still have songs that will come out.” That was January 2015.

Now, 20 months later, they are out. This self-titled batch of six tunes was recorded in Atlanta by Ryan Bell and mastered by Joel Hatstat. As with the band’s other releases, these recordings are a great way to actually hear the group’s dynamism, sense

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of rhythm and homage to established hardcore touchstones like subtle use of echo, off-key feedback, etc. Most of this stuff was totally lost during Shaved Christ’s live shows, although those were always adept at showcasing the punishing forcefulness and in-yr-face-ness of the band that still holds the title for worst Athens band name ever.

Dig it at shavedchrist.bandcamp.com.

SUMMER’S ALMOST GONE: Juan de Fuca will play the Caledonia Lounge Friday, Sept. 9.

Formerly the solo project of Jack Cherry, the group went full-band not long after Cherry released the magnificent Cavern Of last year. That record, a moving collection of dream-pop, still ranks very high, and here’s to the band being able to capture similar emotions. Word is the group has a new album, but it remains unmastered and there are no solid plans for it yet. Arrive early, because Juan de Fuca takes the stage before New York’s Mutual Benefit and Boston’s Quilt (see Calendar Pick on p. 17). Catch up via juandefucamusic.bandcamp.com, and keep up with the band at facebook.com/ juandefucamusicband.

RIGHT IN YR EAR: Sean McDonald, the man behind experimental label MMM Sound and Heat Sureens, has put out several pieces of music over the past several months. The most recent is the 16-minute Artbreaker EP. For this distorted psychic carnival, McDonald uses drums, vocals and effects to lull the listener in, then keep him pinned down. It’s not as ear-grabbing as the massive Meet Quan Yin record he released almost a year ago, but it’s a good stopgap. The same could be said for other

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taurant Preserve are taking this spirit to the stratospheric level this year. Oct. 31 falls on a Monday, and they’re hosting the Halloween Hop at 1660 W. Broad St. (the former Walter’s BBQ for you old-timers).

Touring acts include Floor, Iron Chic, Big Eyes, Shellshag, Vacation, Sonic Avenues, Steve Adamyk Band, Off With Their Heads and Canadian Rifle, and the Athens bands are Feather Trade, Outersea, Area Men, Eureka California and Cancers. It runs from 1–10 p.m., so you can still go nuts elsewhere. Tickets are on sale for $21 (including entry to after-parties and ability to purchase beer for a buck) or $15 for regular admission. This is a huge thing to happen, especially on a Monday. See preserveathens. com/halloween-hop for more information.

CRINKLE, CRACKLE: Jesse Kennedy released a new album from his creative outlet Wild Abandon a few weeks ago. It’s titled Lovedragon, and even though Kennedy tags it as “freak folk,” it’s much better than anything that normally describes. Through these seven tracks, Kennedy explores psychedelic pop with hints of Prince (“Keeping the Light Alive”), dark synth propulsion (“Laura, Too Many Lemons”), rock-operatic semi-grandeur (“Soda Pop Soccer Moth”) and a wonderful, 10-minute long indieorchestral piece named “Spidertank.” This last piece is constructed with, as best I can tell, chimes, cello, violin, guitar and maybe banjo. Honestly, I’ve no real idea. But I can tell you it rivals anything the Elephant 6 collective did during its 1990s heyday or its members have done post-heyday. Let your ears be your guide over at yrdarcyswildabandon.bandcamp.com. f

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By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com HELL OR HIGH WATER (R) The summer movie season ends with a bang as David MacKenzie’s Hell or High Water hits Athens.

Two brothers, Toby and Tanner Howard (Chris Pine and Ben Foster), hatch a plan to rob several West Texas banks in order to buy back the family farm. But they only have a week to stave off foreclosure and benefit from the oil recently discovered on their land. They also have to outwit Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges), who, like every other movie cop, is on the verge of retirement. It is easy to root for the Howard boys, even if Tanner is one couch trip away from being ruled a psychopath.

Taylor Sheridan follows up his excellent but murky Sicario script with this modern-Western crackerjack-heist hybrid.

Pulling for the little guy is always easy, but in today’s economic climate, the 1 percent, even represented by “Small Wonder”’s Dick Christie, looks more evil than ever. Toss in a

From there, I had to read a synopsis of The Mechanic to recall the universe I was reentering via this sequel—a pointless task, as Mechanic: Resurrection has nary a callback to its predecessor.

We are reintroduced to the world of hitman Arthur Bishop, whose M.O. revolves around making his hits look like accidents, while he is in hiding in Brazil. Discovered by a former acquaintance, Riah Crain (Sam Hazeldine), Bishop heads to a hideaway in Thailand, where his pal Mae (Michelle Yeoh, briefly) awaits him. When a pretty young woman named Gina Thorne (Alba) is attacked, Bishop comes to her rescue, only to discover it was all set up by Crain. Now Bishop has to kill three of Crain’s armsdealing competitors or Gina is dead.

Crain’s plan, though successful, seems flawed. Sure, assuming Bishop would save Gina is one thing, but banking on them falling so deeply in love that Bishop would plan

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haunted, sad Captain Kirk, hoping to carve out a better life for his boys—one free from the sickness of poverty, as he puts it—and empathy is bound to go through the roof.

Pine may anchor the film, but Foster is a pistol of a performer who grows more daring in each appearance. His ex-con sets his younger brother’s robbery plan in motion, and Foster makes sure no one forgets it.

Bridges may be playing his umpteenth cowboy, but he does this routine so well.

Such surprising beauty exists in Hell or High Water. MacKenzie finds it in the sparse West Texas landscape. Sheridan finds it in an economic downturn. Pine, Foster and Bridges find it in the character, honor and brotherhood of a reluctant outlaw, an impulsive hothead and a lawman. See this movie come… you know the rest.

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MECHANIC: RESURRECTION (R) After a terrific comic turn in Spy, Jason Statham has reverted to the norm. Truthfully, Mechanic: Resurrection is below the norm, and certainly below career highlights like Crank.

I even kept thinking this was a sequel to Parker until I remembered that flick costarred Jennifer Lopez, not Jessica Alba.

and execute three ridiculously difficult jobs is presumptive, even for an action villain.

The state of modern action has kept Statham from superstardom. Is he in the Jean-Claude Van Damme/Steven Seagal tier of action stars? With its boring baddie, soap opera lighting and rote action, Mechanic: Resurrection unfolds like one of those two actors’ on-the-cheap flicks. This movie feels like a feature-length tax break for its backers. Why waste Statham’s charm with more humorless action when he so deserves an ’80s throwback by Shane Black?

At least an oddly hip Tommy Lee Jones has fun in his tiny amount of screen time.

Unlike Statham, Alba was gifted stardom for a decade and a half, when she is really at home as the pretty face in sun-drenched VOD dreck like Mechanic: Resurrection.

Ever wonder what James Bond would be like as a Neanderthal? Check out Mechanic: Resurrection, though that idea would make a better “SNL” sketch than a movie. One has to question the business plan to sell a sequel to a movie whose name no one recognizes; they might as well have called it Bishop. Or Jason Statham Kicks Ass. That title would have sold more tickets. f

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EVENTS | Wed, Sep 7

MUSIC | Sat, Sep 9

ART | Mon, Sep 12

MUSIC | Mon, Sep 12

Richard B. Russell Building · 4 p.m. · FREE! One of the most prolific songwriters in the history of country music, Whisperin’ Bill has written tracks for the likes of Kitty Wells, James Brown, Lawrence Welk, Jerry Lee Lewis and Aretha Franklin. In addition to performing, he’ll read from his new autobiography, Whisperin’ Bill: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music. Published by the University of Georgia Press, the book illustrates the 50-plus-year career of the mastermind behind 80 charting singles and 37 top-10 country hits. During the following reception, a collection acquired through the Georgia Music Hall of Fame will share one of Anderson’s guitars, a prized “nudie suit,” sheet music and other memorabilia. [Jessica Smith]

Caledonia Lounge · 9 p.m. · $10–12 Brooklyn-via-Boston band Quilt boasts a layered sound, elastic melodies threaded into a rich texture of guitar and organ.

But despite the many intricacies in the music, it retains a playful air. This combination of complexity and impishness is usually found in one-man show polymaths like Ariel Pink and Harry Nilsson. The four-piece Quilt, however, takes a collaborative approach that shows in the variety on its latest record, Plaza.

The album has a laconic, latesummer vibe—fleetingly sweet, with memories of Rubber Soul and Revolver just at the edge of recollection. “Are you looking for an answer?” the band harmonizes on “O’Connor’s Barn.”

Sounds like Quilt might have found it. [Marshall Yarbrough]

Downtown Watkinsville · 10 a.m. · FREE! Exploring Watkinsville’s two major installations of outdoor art, a walking tour led by Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Director Cindy Farley will depart from the Oconee County Library and make its way across downtown. “Public Art Watkinsville: A Pop-Up Sculpture Exhibition” is a collection of three-dimensional works by Robert Clements, Joni Younkins-Herzog, Ben Lock, William Massey and Stan Mullins. “Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artland,” launched in 2000, presents fine-art billboards by artists including June Ball, Ron Meyers, Alex Murawski, Scott Pope and Art Rosenbaum. The tour also includes a visit to OCAF’s 14th annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational.” [JS]

Georgia Theatre · 7 p.m. · $36 With his diverse instrumentation that pulls from a variety of influences and a remarkable work ethic, Chicago native Andrew Bird has enjoyed an increasingly successful career.

Known chiefly for his violin playing, singing, whistling and glockenspiel-ing, Bird has become an indie rock staple. With more than a dozen solo albums under his belt, Bird is currently on tour supporting his most recent album, Are You Serious. The record is unusual among his output, as he draws from a smörgasbord of influences, from classical to folk to jazz and more. New York-based singersongwriter Gabriel Kahane will open for Bird on Monday at the Georgia Theatre. [Abigail Sherrod]

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Tuesday 6 CLASSES: Water Smart Drought and Trees (Snipes Water Resource Center) A workshop on how to care for trees during times of drought. 12 p.m. FREE! www.thinkatthesink.com EVENTS: Western Square Dancing (Buffalo’s Café) With Randy Ramsey.

7 p.m. www.buffalos.com EVENTS: Students 2 Startups (Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication) This event is designed to connect students with the Athens tech startup community.

Refreshements provided. 4:30–6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com FILM: “Atlanta” (40 Watt Club) The FX show is created by and stars Donald Glover. The premiere watch party will have DJs and special guests. 9 p.m. FREE! www.40watt. com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561

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GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Win delicious drinks, sweet treats and gift cards. Every Tuesday on the patio. 6 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf

Andrew Bird

the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 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 KIDSTUFF: Let’s Talk About Books (ACC Library) Talk about what you’ve been reading and get suggestions.

Ages 11 and up. 4:30 p.m FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens

MUSIC | Mon, Sep 12

The Hoot

The Foundry · 7 p.m. · FREE! The Athens Folk Music and Dance Society’s Hoot monthly concert showcase returns Monday after a summer-long hiatus for a special North Georgia Folk Festival preview edition.

This year’s folk fest happens Saturday, Oct. 8 at Sandy Creek Park, and the performers at Monday’s Hoot will give folks a glimpse of what to expect from this year’s gathering. Featured musicians include trad-folk duo Hog-Eyed Man, whose Jason Cade recently won first place in the fiddle competition at the Appalachian String Band Music Festival, along with singersongwriter Cortez Garza and bluegrass group Borderhop Trio.

Longtime Hoot organizer Susan Staley will open and host the show. [Gabe Vodicka]

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: Pajama Story Time (Avid Bookshop) Author and illustrator John Agee will read from his book Lion Lessons. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, crafts and fun for preschoolaged children and their caregivers.

10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

MEETINGS: Coffee Catch-Up (The Rook and Pawn) Network over coffee with local startup entrepreneurs and community supporters. Today features goLuna. 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

FREE! www.fourathens.com

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THE CALENDAR! EVENTS: Whisperin’ Bill Anderson (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Anderson will read from his new autobiography published by the University of Georgia Press, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music, and then play a few songs. A reception, exhibition and book signing will follow. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 4 p.m. FREE! mlmiller@ uga.edu EVENTS: Miracle for Mirabel Variety Show (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) UGA student talents include comedy, music, burlesque and more.

Proceeds benefit UGA international student Mirabel Lee in her fight against breast cancer. 7–10 p.m. $10. miracle4mirabel.bpt.me EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music from The Hobohemians. 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: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. saucehouse.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Downtown and Broad St. locations) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ blindpigtavern GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Chess Club (Oconee County Library) Ages 7 & up are invited to play. All experience levels welcome. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-7693950 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Positivity Power Hour (Oconee County Library) Focus on happiness through art, crafts, games and snacks. Grades 6–12. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (Oconee County Library) This special storytime is for the youngest readers-to-be and their caregivers.

10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Game with Us (ACC Library) Play video games or board games with other teens after school.

Ages 11–18. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured reader is Melisa CahnmannTaylor. Bob Ambrose, Jr. will also read from his new book, Journey to Embarkation. See Art Notes on p.

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MEETINGS: Photo Sharegroup (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The Photo Sharegroup meets at the Garden to share digital images of outdoor photography. Email for more information. 6:30 p.m. FREE! lpetroff@chartner.net, bc.akin@ charter.net MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) Meet local entrepreneurs, tech talent and other fellow Athenians who are making cool stuff at this weekly Four Athens networking happy hour. 6 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com/happy-hour MEETINGS: Anti-Discrimination Meeting (ACC Library) Mokah Johnson hosts a meeting to discuss the purpose and benefits of having an Athens Civil Rights Committee.

5–7 p.m. FREE! ugalive.com OUTDOORS: Guided Ramble (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Naturalist Carmen Champagne will help hikers identify spiders, insects and other small creatures.

Refreshments will be served after the hike. 9–11 a.m. FREE! scncinc@ gmail.com

poems and essays to share with the group. 8:30 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Part of the Thursday Scholarship Series. 7:30 p.m. $6 (w/ UGA ID), $20. www.music.uga.edu

Friday 9 CLASSES: Restorative Circles Workshop (Georgia Conflict Center) Explore a community process for supporting those in conflict.

Sept. 9, 6:30–9 p.m. & Sept. 10, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $25 suggested donation. www.restorativecircles.org CLASSES: Intro to Computers (Oconee County Library) This class will discuss hardware, drives, storage disks and peripherals.

Registration is required. 2–4 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950, www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

session in the galleries. Meet in the lobby. 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! branew@uga.edu, www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Friends First Friday (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Guest speaker Nat Kuykendall is the retired Chief of Planning, National Park Service, Denver Service Center, and is now a member of the Oconee Greenway Network. Presented by Friends of the Garden. 9–10:30 a.m. $12. 706-542-6138 EVENTS: 7th Annual Charity Chili Cook Off (Terrapin Beer Co.) The Athens Area Humane Society hosts its annual fundraiser. Local charities will compete by presenting homemade chilis and attendees will vote for their favorite. Live music

by Lily Rose. 4:30–7:30 p.m. $10 donation, $12 beer tasting. www. athenshumanesociety.org KIDSTUFF: Teddy Bear Adventures (Rocksprings Community Center) Participants will

CLASSES: Restorative Circles Workshop (Georgia Conflict Center) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 9, 6:30–9 p.m. & Sept. 10, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $25 suggested donation. www.restorativecircles.org EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods.

The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment.

Today’s market features a Young Urban Farmers celebration. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Really Really Free Market (Reese & Pope Park) Bring what you can; take what you need.

No bartering, trading or paying.

Second Saturday of every month.

12–2 p.m. FREE! reallyreallyfreemarketathens@gmail.com EVENTS: Athens Water Festival (Sandy Creek Park) Learn about

Thursday 8 ART: Opening Reception (Lyndon House Arts Center) The center’s new fall exhibitions include “Textiles: The Sense of Touch,” “Abandoned Rural America” and a solo show of works by printmaker Jon Vogt.

See Art Notes on p. 11. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse COMEDY: Open Mic (Bar Georgia) Stand-up comedy. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-9040 EVENTS: Southern Brewing Co. Beer Dinner (The Foundry) The Foundry’s culinary team prepares an evening of brews and bites. Five pairings include combinations like the Ironmaker Blueberry Kolsh with corn elote and the Wild Azalea Saison with meatball marinara stuffed cremini mushrooms. 6 p.m. $50. www.thefoundryathens.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner and experienced players welcome. 7 p.m. ejstapler@ gmail.com GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8511 KIDSTUFF: Act Out with Jayln (ACC Library) Participants will learn tips and techniques with the library’s resident actor, Jayln. Ages 11–18.

4:30 p.m. FREE! plewis@athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes & Noble) Meet Dan Aldridge Jr. in celebration of his book, To Lasso the Clouds: The Beginning of Aviation in Georgia. 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.danaldridgeauthor.com MEETINGS: CASA Volunteer Orientation (Children First) CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) speak up for abused and neglected children in the community. Find out more about becoming a child advocate. 10 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-1922, www.childrenfirstinc.org OUTDOORS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn more about the flora and fauna of the garden while enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings.

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Melissa Lee shares paintings alongside works by Kathleen Hilliard, Ridley Fleming Baird and Mary Ann Cox at Terrapin Brewery through September. A reception will be held Sunday, Sept. 11 from 1:30–3:30 p.m.

EVENTS: Four Athens Turns 5 (Jennings Mill Golf Course, 1150 Chambers Ct., Watkinsville) Four Athens celebrates five years with a round a golf followed by drinks and dinner at The World Famous. RSVP for golf. 3 p.m. www.fourathens.com EVENTS: The OLLI Bash (Central Presbyterian Church) This activity fair will include displays and information on this semester’s many courses, programs, special interest groups and volunteer opportunities.

1–3 p.m. FREE! www.olli.uga.edu EVENTS: Zumba After Dark (40 Watt Club) Zumba fever continues. 7 p.m. $10–12. www.40watt.com EVENTS: Friday Football Tours (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) “Keep Your Seats Everyone…The Redcoats are Coming!” is an exhibition celebrating the marching band’s 110th anniversary through memorabilia, photographs, uniforms and sheet music. Guided tours offered each Friday before home games. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 3 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/sci EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Join instructor Jerry Gale for a meditation

hear a story, make a teddy bear craft and enjoy a snack. Ages 1–5. 10 a.m. $5–7.50. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure PERFORMANCE: Secret City Burlesque (Little Kings Shuffle Club) The local troupe performs burlesque routines. 9 p.m. www. facebook.com/lkshuffleclub PERFORMANCE: Guest Artist Concert (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Edward and Stephanie Neeman perform as a piano duo. 3:35 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu

Saturday 10 ART: Pottery Demonstration (OCAF, Watkinsville) Athens potter Jenn Graff demonstrates various techniques. Part of the 14th annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational.” 1–4 p.m. FREE! www. ocaf.com ART: Drawing Circle (Loft Art Supply) Bring your sketchbook and drawing materials to join other artists for clothed figure drawing.

Participants take turns drawing each other for 20-minute poses. 1–3 p.m.

FREE! theloftartsupply@gmail.com

water as a natural resource through various interactive stations. 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. $2. www.athenswaterfestival.com EVENTS: Wheels & Wings Bike Night (Kumquat Mae Bakery Café) Bedlam Werks hosts a bike night on the outdoor patio. Music by Joe Cat (6 p.m.). 5–9 p.m. FREE! www. kumquatbakery.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music. Live music by Dave Howard (8 a.m.) and Green Flag Band (10 a.m.). Today is Pepper Day. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.org KIDSTUFF: Critter Tales (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Families are invited to listen to a story about nature. Staff will then bring it to life by visiting a critter or going outdoors for an activity. 2:30–3 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3615 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

Sunday 11 ART: Gallery Talks (OCAF, Watkinsville) Potter Michael Pitts leads a discussion covering pottery styles, clays, glazes, techniques and details of the current exhibition, “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational.” 1 p.m. FREE! www. ocaf.com ART: Artists Reception (Terrapin Beer Co.) Tifton artists Melissa Lee of Tenth Muse Studio, Kathleen Hilliard of KatHil Designs and Ridley Fleming Baird of Grateful Beads Jewelry join their childhood art teacher Mary Ann Cox. 1:30–3:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com ART: Artist Reception (Oconee County Library) Meet this month’s artist, Mary Rugg, who has created a collection of handwoven fabrics.

2–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee 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: Second Sunday Community Celebration (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) “A Salute to America: Dixieland 5 Jazz Band and More” includes a complimentary meal, raffle prizes and a silent auction. 5 p.m. FREE! www.secondsaturday.net EVENTS: Heritage Walking Tour (Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, Firehall #2) Kristen Morales leads a tour of the Historic Buena Vista National Register District. 3:30 p.m. $12–15. www.achfonline.org/ heritage-walks EVENTS: PawnCon (The Rook and Pawn) PawnCon highlights Red Brick Brewing during an outdoor market featuring local businesses and artists. Today also includes a used game sale. 12:30–5:30 p.m. www.therookandpawn.com FILM: Art of the Prank (Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder) The documentary follows sociopolitical satirist Joe Skaggs. Director Andrea marini, producer Judy Drosd and Skaggs will discuss the film following its screening. Part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. 4 p.m.

FREE! 678-425-6836 GAMES: Trivia Night (Buffalo’s Café) Alan’s Challenge. Every Sunday.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.buffalos.com/ athens KIDSTUFF: Tail Waggin’ Tutors (Oconee County Library) Reading aloud to a dog creates a relaxed, non-judgmental environment that helps kids develop their reading skills and builds confidence.

Register for a 15-minutes session.

Grades K-5. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-7693950

Monday 12 ART: Public Art Walking Tour (Oconee County Library) OCAF Director Cindy Farley will give a tour of the “Artland of Georgia” in downtown Watkinsville. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 10 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee CLASSES: Fiction Writing (Ann Peden Jewelry, Watkinsville) Local author Phyl Campbell leads a class for aspiring writers. 6–8 p.m. $25.

706-769-2656, store@annpedenjewelry.com CLASSES: Find Your Voice & Make a Book (Ann Peden Jewelry, Watkinsville) Ann Peden leads a class on how to make a special keepsake book or begin a book that can be printed on demand for the

Amazon marketplace. 4 p.m. $20.

706-769-2656, store@annpedenjewelry.com EVENTS: Line Dancing with Ron Putman (Buffalo’s Café) For all skill levels. 6–8:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Ovation 12) Hosted by Nic. Play for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted

by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Magic the Gathering Draughts and Drafts (The Rook and Pawn) Each draft pod gets you a three-pack draft, a participation pack and prize packs for wins. 6 p.m. $15. www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: 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: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 KIDSTUFF: Nerd Herd Hang Out (Oconee County Library) Geek out with other nerds. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Teen Advisory Board (Oconee County Library) Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group of teens who gather at the beginning of every month to discuss and plan upcoming events. Ages 11–18.

Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Cookbook Club (Oconee County Library) Each month attendees read the same cookbook and prepare a recipe to bring and share. September’s meeting will cover Emeril Lagasse’s Lousiana-inspired cookbook, Every Day’s a Party. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee PERFORMANCE: Guest Artists Concert (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Associate professor of violin Michael Heald and Associate professor of viola Maggie Snyder are joined by violinist Kenn Wagner, cellist Joel Dallow and violist Ivo-Jan van der Werff. 8 p.m. FREE! music. uga.edu

Tuesday 13 CLASSES: Plants & Pollinators: Co-dependence & Conservation (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn about your dependence on pollinators and discover how to safeguard them in backyards and local ecosystems through gardening, beehousing and eco-friendly lifestyles.

This class includes a field search for pollinators, an indoor lab on their life cycles and information on how to tag and release monarchs on their migartion to Mexico. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $50. www.botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Intro to Excel (ACC Library) In the second floor computer training room. Registration required. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org EVENTS: “Hip Hop & Scholarship” (ACC Library) Dr. Neal Lester, UGA Willson Center Visiting Fellow and professor at Arizona State University, discusses “Playing Black for Laughs: Cultural

Appropriation in Hip Hop.” Guest speakers and performers include Ricky Simone, Mokah Johnson and DJ Kevin Green. 6 p.m. FREE! marpark@uga.edu EVENTS: University Woman’s Club Fall Coffee (570 Prince Ave.) Connect with members of the club, college and community. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! www.womansclub.uga. edu EVENTS: 2nd Tuesday Tasting (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) This month’s theme is “fall beers.”

6 p.m. $20. 706-354-7901, www. heirloomathens.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: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 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) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Roald Dahl Program (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Dress up like your favorite Roald Dahl character for games and crafts. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Meet author Kaye Minchew for a talk on her new book A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia. 4 p.m. FREE! www.rbrl. blogspot.com MEETINGS: Cotton Patch Quilters (Lyndon House Arts Center) Meet the Cotton Patch Quilt Guild. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.cpquilters.org PERFORMANCE: Free the Girls Lip Sync Battle (The Foundry) The “Battle of the Boybands” themed fundraiser is presented by Free the Girls at UGA. 7 p.m. $5–7. www. thefoundryathens.com PERFORMANCE: The Hodgson Wind Ensemble (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The concert includes David Maslanka’s “A Child’s Garden of Dreams” and Karel Husa’s “Music for Prague.” 8 p.m. FREE! pac.uga. edu

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THE CALENDAR! ART: Art Talks (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Faculty wil discuss their work in “Spectra: Dodd Faculty Exhibition.” 5 p.m. FREE! www.art. uga.edu CLASSES: Self-Advocacy 101 (ACC Library) Autistic and disabled individuals will learn how to advocate for themselves. 7 p.m. FREE! adadvocates.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 PROBE College Fair (The Classic Center) Meet reps from regional post-secondary institutions, colleges, universities and technical institutions. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! www.gaprobe.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music from Dave Howard. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Rabbit Box: “Make Your Peace” (The Foundry) Storytellers share true-life tales. This month features stories from returned Peace Corps volunteers. 7 p.m. $7. thefoundryathens.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Kumquat Mae Bakery Café) Klon hosts movie trivia every Wednesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.kumquatmaebakery.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Downtown and Broad St. locations) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ blindpigtavern GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. saucehouse.com KIDSTUFF: Teen Council Meeting (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Pick up application forms at the desk. Ages 11-18.

4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Watch some anime and manga, listen to J-Pop music, eat Japanese snacks and share fan art. Ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet author and illustrator Rosemary Wells in celebration of her newest book, Hand in Hand. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Poets (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Philip Lee Williams, Clela Reed, Robert Ambrose Jr. and John Pickering will read their poetry. A Q&A and recep-

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FREE! info@gmnhfriends.org MEETINGS: Lunch & Learn (Four Athens) Kristi Frank and Matt Miller of the Society of Entrepreneurs student group at UGA discuss ways local startups can engage the student population. Lunch is provided.

RSVP. 12 p.m. www.fourathens.com MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/happy-hour PERFORMANCE: Tuba Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Professor David Zerkel will present a recital of modern compositions.

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HOT FUDGE Local project helmed by psychedelic guitar wizard Kris Deason.

NOSEEUM Lush, shoegaze- and psych-inspired local indie rock band.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com PERIOD SIX Playing a unique blend of jazz standards featuring collective communication and soulful improvisation.

The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of rare and classic

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 THE HEAP Funky indie-soul band with an amazing horn section and fronted by Bryan Howard’s low bass growl.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 FAT NEPTUNE Up-and-coming Athens psych-rock four-piece.

DREAM CULTURE Jammy local psychedelic rock group.

an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries 4 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu WHISPERIN’ BILL ANDERSON Georgia legend and Country Music Hall of Famer reads from his new autobiography and performs. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

Thursday 8 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SON & THIEF Melodic and lush local indie rock band.

about and trash the night with postgrunge grooves.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

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

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.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DANCING MAGNOLIAS Local group led by Athens rock fixture Rev. Conner Mack Tribble.

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Road location) HALEM ALBRIGHT A blend of unique songwriting and electrifying guitar, from rock to reggae, Americana to experimental.

Friday 9 Bar Georgia 10 p.m. 706-850-9040 TIM MOORE Local Americana singersongwriter.

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 CLASSIC CITY JUKEBOX Local allstar rock and roll cover band.

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Anatoly Sheludyakov, mezzo soprano Opal Clark and percussionist Scott Pollard. 8 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 6 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). caledonialounge.com ZALE Young, classically trained singersongwriter leads her alt-rock band.

NORTH BY NORTH Haunting vocals, crunchy keys, frantic guitar and catchy ghost-punk.

THE VINYL SUNS Athens-based blues-rock five-piece.

Creature Comforts Brewery 5 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com COLIN MANKO TRIO Local jazz trio is joined by Atlanta singer Greg Robbins to play fresh arragements of old classics in a Sinatra style.

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 PINK MEXICO New York surf-punk band with a taste for drowned-out fuzz.

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Wednesday 7 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC JAM Bands are welcome, backline is provided and it rocks until 2 a.m.

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com NEWREALM Local Christian worship group with an honest, clean sound and cohesive instrumentals.

ANDREW HUANG Member of local folk group Mosaic performs solo.

ALEX YOUNG Frontman of Athens indie band Bridges plays a solo set.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece acoustic band performs popular American and European roots music of the 1910s–30s.

The Foundry 6 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke. Featuring Dodd Ferrelle, David Howard Coons, Joe Cat, Levi Lowrey, Josh Perkins, Tyrus J. Manning III and Betsy Franck.

KWAZYMOTO Noisy local punk rock duo.

MAGNA CUM LORD Post-punk/ psych-rock band featuring Thom Strickland, Larry Choskey and Nate Mitchell.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. $10. www.hendershotscoffee. com MIRACLE FOR MIRABEL A variety show featuring music from Logan Hobus, Terrell Watkins and Charlie Davis. Proceeds help UGA student Mirabel Lee in her fight against cancer.

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) KIP JONES Local songwriter playing all your favorite folk, rock, R&B and country covers and some of his own tunes.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 FESTER HAGOOD This local songwriter sings in a soft drawl that accents his plucked country songs.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 RED SWINGLINE STAPLERS Hosting an open-mic jam session.

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy

THE LULLS “Surfgaze” group from Southern California.

ANTLERED AUNT LORD Fuzz-pop project of local producer and songwriter Jesse Stinnard.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 6 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com FLICKER PICKERS Local “folkgrass” collective Pickled Holler hosts an open pickin’ session.

9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com OLIVER JORDAN Miami-raised, Georgia-based, Berklee-trained guitarist and songwriter.

JULIA LUCILLE Dreamy lo-fi folk artist from Austin, TX. JACLYN STEELE Local singersongwriter by way of Iowa.

TIM MOORE Aspiring local Americana singer-songwriter.

The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com JACLYN STEELE BAND Local singer-songwriter by way of Iowa.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $7. www.georgiatheatre.com MOSAIC Indie-folk group from Athens.

THE TUTEN BROTHERS New local folk-rock band.

LIGHT BRIGADE No info available.

On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE DICTATORTOTS These longtime Athenian chaos-cultivators stomp

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com QUILT Four-piece psychedelic indie rock band from Boston, MA. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

MUTUAL BENEFIT Collaborative lo-fi indie band led by songwriter Jordan Lee. JUAN DE FUCA Driving indie rock band fronted by local songwriter Jack Cherry.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DAVE MARR The former Star Room Boys singer plays a set of his new solo material in his deep and resonant country twang.

JON BYRD Talented, astute Americana singer-songwriter from Nashville.

40 Watt Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com DJS IMMUZIKATION & TWIN POWERS Two of the Booty Boyz spin the newest dance party jams and classic favorites.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $26. www.georgiatheatre.com WHITEY MORGAN Old-school honky tonk country artist from Flint, MI. CODY JINKS Associated with the Texas country movement, Jinks plays his own brand of honky tonk.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com KELVIN ARMSTRONG Singersongwriter blending soul, country rock and blues.

NATHAN ANGELO Atlanta singersongwriter with a soulful voice that pairs elements of gospel and lyrical storytelling.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ Jeremy Raj is bringing together the best that Athens jazz has to offer. A trio of incredibly talented musicians play to a great crowd every weekend.

JB’s Smokin’ Pig Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! 706-705-6116 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs solo sets of funky Southern folk rock ‘n’ roll on guitar, bass drum, harmonica and vocals.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

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 SHADOW EXECUTIVES Local blues legends perform.

Saucehouse Barbeque 7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com APALACHEE CROSSING Traditional bluegrass and old-time band comprised of local talents Ed Kellough, Frank Peay and Hans Holze.

Saturday 10 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net DAVE HOWARD Singer-songwriter plays his own material as well as Americana covers. (8 a.m.)

THE GREEN FLAG BAND Playing traditional Irish music. (10 a.m.)

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 LILY ROSE Local pop-folk singersongwriter leads her group.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18-20). caledonialounge.com KICK THE ROBOT Power-pop trio from Athens with infectious energy.

THE STEPPIN STONES Three-piece rock band from Hilton Head Island, SC. PORCH 40 Progressive Southern funk-rock from Cullowhee, NC. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com FORBIDDEN WAVES Surfy garagerock combo.

OUTERSEA New local psychedelic surf-rock five-piece.

FUTURE PRIMITIVES Psychedelic pop group from Birmingham, AL. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com NATE & THE NIGHTMARES Garage-rock act fronted by Cars Can Be Blue’s Nate Mitchell and featuring members of Free Associates and Mother the Car. TOM VISIONS BAND “De-improvisational meditations” from Visions and his band.

MOTHER THE CAR Founded by a brother duo, this hard rock group combines various types of music

resulting in what they call “hard blues.”

The Foundry 9 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com CRAIG WATERS & THE FLOOD Local blues guitarist and songwriter.

THE BAND PIANO Rock and roll trio that performs loud and devilishly heartbreaking blues.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THAYER SARRANO Local songwriter playing hazy, desolate, Southerninspired rock tunes.

8 p.m. $28.50 (adv.), $32 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com TELEVISION Legendary and highly influential post-punk group from New York City. See story on p. 12.

CHRIS STAMEY Acclaimed North Carolina alternative rock singersongwriter.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night. This is a special summer “vs.” series pitting different artists and themes against one another each week.

Go Bar 5 p.m. $10. 706-546-5609 CHILLITH FAIR A benefit concert for the Magnolia Fund and Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement featuring music from Ann Marie Lowman, Pamela_and her sons, Shehehe, Shania The Artist, Crunchy, Prince Gabby, Richard Gumby, Repunza, Tunabunny, Coco and Clair Clair, Hannie and the Slobs and more. See story on p. 13.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com GYPSY WILDCATS Local group laying classic Django Reinhardt gypsy swing tunes, as well as Americana and old vaudeville standards.

Highwire Lounge8 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!

Kumquat Mae Bakery Café 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1442 JOE CAT Gritty, blue-collar, Americana roots artist.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 PERCY SLEDGEHAMMER Local funk-rock band inspired by the sounds of classic soul and R&B. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 FAT ARM DADDY New local rhythm and blues trio.

Saucehouse Barbeque 7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com RANS THOMAS Local singersongwriter influenced by traditional country icons like Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard.

Sunday 11 ACC Library 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org TRIO DELUXE Smoky songbook standards and hot virtuosity from Andrea DeMarcus (Cicada Rhythm), Dan Coy (Bonaventure Quartet) and John Norris (lots of Athens bands).

Monday 12 Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com DROPIN PICKUP Anthemic, expressive rock group from Tampa, FL. THE VINYL SUNS Athens-based blues-rock five-piece.

LIGHT BRIGADE No info available.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com JACOB SUNDERLIN Newly local singer-songwriter who incorporates elements of noise, folk and drone.

The Foundry 7 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com THE HOOT Monthly showcase put on by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society. This month’s Folk Festival Preview Hoot features Hog-Eyed Man, Cortez Garza and Borderhop Trio. Susan Staley opens and hosts. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com KATHERINE BALL A taste of Southern gothic blues.

7 p.m. $36. www.georgiatheatre.com ANDREW BIRD Acclaimed folk-rock songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

GABRIEL KAHANE Americana singer-songwriter from NYC. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SANS ABRI Local folk duo featuring members of Packway Handle Band.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday.

Hosted by Larry Forte.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MUSCLE SHOALS MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Alabama hotspot.

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

Tuesday 13 Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SEEPEOPLES Songwriter Will Bradford’s longtime independent cult alt-rock project.

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!

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens EMILY & THE COMPLEXES Indie garage-rock band from Columbus, OH. THE HERNIES Local riff-heavy rock band displaying influences from classic to indie rock.

HUNGER ANTHEM Fuzzed-out, guitar-driven local indie rock band.

Wednesday 14 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 DAVE HOWARD Singer-songwriter plays his own material as well as Americana covers.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com HARLOT PARTY Dark, gentle, proginfluenced project.

EMILEIGH IRELAND Local singersongwriter and former member of indie-pop group Helen Scott performs.

PANSY New local band.

RAGGY MONSTER Eclectic, keytarwielding rock group from Florida.

Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com AARON CARTER Pop artist and former reality TV star also known as the brother of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter.

GRANT COWAN Local jazzinfluenced, piano-based singersongwriter.

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

Down the Line 9/15 LILY ROSE (Boar’s Head Lounge) 9/15 DAIKAIJU / LAZER/WULF (Caledonia Lounge) 9/15 D.R.A.M. / ANTWON / GIRLS IN THE YARD (40 Watt Club) 9/15 HAYES CARLL / BJ BARHAM (The Foundry) 9/15 SNAP! (Nowhere Bar) 9/16 LEAVING COUNTRIES (Boar’s Head Lounge) 9/16 THE SPLITZ BAND (Buffalo’s Café) 9/16 MAGIC MISSILE / THE LANES / THE HAINTS / THE SHUT-UPS (Caledonia Lounge) 9/16 THE BROKEN STRING BAND / THE LONG WAYS (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 9/16 WHEELER WALKER JR. / BIRDCLOUD (40 Watt Club) 9/16 THE ATHENS KING (The Foundry) 9/16 ERIN RAE (Georgia Theatre) 9/16 THE INDIGO GIRLS / MINTON SPARKS (Georgia Theatre) 9/16 KENNY GEORGE BAND / OH, JEREMIAH (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar)

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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 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, exchange exhibitions from other states and countries, invitational or juried exhibitions, themed exhibitions or exhibitions of historical works owned by local collectors. Due date Sept. 20. www.athensclarkecounty.com/6657/ exhibition-proposal-form Indie South (Athens, GA) Indie South is now accepting artist vendors for multiple events. The Holiday Hooray presents over 100 artist vendors. $185/booth. Deadline Sept. 26. Event on Dec. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 at 660 N. Chase St. Food O Rama presents food, art and music on West Washington Street. $75/booth.

Deadline Oct. 1. Event on Oct. 22, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. The Eclectic Bazaar will be held at Creature Comforts. $75/booth. Deadline Oct. 3. Event on Nov. 5, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. www.indiesouth fair.com Lickskillet Artists Market (Lyndon House Arts Center) Currently accepting local artist 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. lhartsfoundation @gmail.com, www.lyndonhousearts foundation.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. $65/month or $175/three months.

706-613-3623, www.athensclarke county.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. All ages and experience levels welcome.

Submit images via email with name, grade level, phone number, address, title, media and dimensions. Prizes awarded. Deadline Sept. 11, 8 p.m.

Exhibition on view throughout October. acclibrarypoeartexhibition @gmail.com Public Art for World Of Wonder (Southeast Clarke Park) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking proposals from professional artists for public art at the World of Wonder Park.

Designs must be three-dimensional and interactive, but non-climbing. $32,000 all-inclusive budget.

Deadline Oct. 2, 11:59 p.m. 706248-1604, info@athenscultural affairs.org, www.athensclarkecounty. com/parkplanning, www.athens culturalaffairs.org Statewide Art Competition (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Seeking student artwork to use on items like totes, T-shirts and scarves 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. Visit website for complete guidelines and application.

706-542-6014, 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 a multi-art event featuring art cars, a market, live painters, on-site installations, food by Preserve, performances by Cledus Jeremiah Jones, Casper and the Cookies, Reverend Tribble and the Deacons and burlesque by Effieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club Follies. $50/booth. crispy printz.com/transpectacle

Auditions Always a Bridesmaid (Elberton Arts Center) Encore Productions seeks six women for roles. Prepare to read excerpts from the script.

Auditions on Sept. 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m.

Performances Dec. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11. 706-2831049, tking@cityofelberton.com Yuletide Celebration (Athens, GA) Rose of Athens hosts an open submission/applications for a community showcase. Apply online.

Deadline Sept. 26. Performance Dec. 10. www.roseofathens.org

Classes Adult Tumbling (Bishop Park) Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flipping fun. For ages 17 & up. Wednesdays through Nov. 30, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15/class. 706613-3589 Artist Workshops (KA Artist Shop) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Calligraphy: Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basics with Kristen Ashley.â&#x20AC;? 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;?

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The 14th annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational,â&#x20AC;? currently on view at the Oconee Cultural Arts Center through Wednesday, Sept. 14, features 7,500 works by 50 artists including Barry Gregg. OCAF will host pottery demonstrations on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. and a gallery talk on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m.

Otto Lange.â&#x20AC;? Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $101. www.kaartist.com Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Line Dancing (Athens Community Council on Aging) Learn basic steps like the grapevine, triple step, cowboy cha cha and the lindy. Sept. 6, 13 & 20, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. www.accaging.org Burlesque 101 (Center City Ballet and Movement Arts, 750 N. Chase St.) A 10-week course for the burlesque-curious covering history, basic movements and character styling. www.bumpandgrunge.org 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. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net Computer Commandos Basic Training (Lay Park) Participants will learn how to access the Internet, create an email account, edit documents and more. For ages 18 & up.

Sept. 7, 14, 21 & 28, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2:30 p.m. $10/session. 706-613-3596 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. 706-353-7743, www.akf-athens. doodlekit.com Lunchtime Workout (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Rebecca Thaw and Jenny Hill Carter host full-body workouts during lunch hour. All skill levels welcome. BYO mat. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www. athenscine.com Lunchtime Yoga (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Margaret Thomas leads Lunchtime Yoga for all levels. BYO mat.

Wednesdays and Fridays, 12 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. margaretdthomasyoga. blogspot.com Martial Arts Classes (Live Oak Martial Arts, Bogart) Traditional and modern-style Taekwondo, Jodo, self-defense, grappling and weapons classes for all ages. Visit website for full class schedule. www.liveoak martialarts.com OCAF Art Classes (OCAF, Watkinsville) 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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Painting Birds in Watercolor with Leigh Ellis.

Mondays, Oct. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $105. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cuttlefish Casting Workshop with Barbara Mann.â&#x20AC;? Oct. 22, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $110. www. ocaf.com PALS Institute (PALS Institute) The PALS Institute provides training in GED preparation, literacy, EFL, business and computer skills to women. Women to the World covers the cost of materials and testing fees. 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

Help Out AthHalf Seeking Volunteers AthHalf, the half marathon and the Health Expo, seeks volunteers to help with registration and hospitality.

Register online. Oct. 8 & 9. www. athhalf.com EJC Living Wage Percentage Days (Athens, GA) A portion of sales will support the Economic Justice Coalition. Participating restaurants include Heirloom CafĂŠ on Sept. 6, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m.; Pouch on Sept. 7, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m.; DP Dough on Sept. 8, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. www.facebook. com/undertherainbow706

PALS Volunteers Needed (PALS Institute) Women of the World is seeking volunteers to mentor young adult women in earning a GED. The program focuses on business training, computer skills and literacy. Spanish speakers needed.

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

Kidstuff Boy Scout Weekend (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Visit Rock Eagle Mound, meet troops from across the Southeast and work towards badges.

Campers can stay in newly constructed cabins or camp outdoors.

One or two-night options available.

Oct. 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. 706-484-4838, www. rockeagle4h.org Home School Days at Rock Eagle 4-H (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Famlies stay overnight to learn about watersheds and herpetology. Oct. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6. Registration deadline is Oct. 7.

706-484-4838, www.rockeagle4h. org Sportstime (Multiple Locations) Players will be introduced to basketball, football, golf, kickball, lacrosse, soccer and more. 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 The Heroines Club (1161 Long Rd.) A monthly mother-daughter empowerment circle based on the sharing of real-life heroines and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Sistersâ&#x20AC;?

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

Visit website for next meeting. $25. www.themotherdaughternest.com

Support Groups Alanon (540 Prince Ave.) Alanon: a 12-step recovery program for those affected by someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking.

Noon and evening meetings are held throughout the week. FREE! www. ga-al-anon.org Caregiversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Support Group (Tuckston United Methodist Church) Find support with other caregivers.

706-850-7272 Caring for Caregivers (St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church) An

ongoing support group for people caring for a loved one. www.cedar creekwellness.org 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 The Legacy Circle: A Monthly Women’s Empowerment Journey (The Mother-Daughter Nest, 1161 Long Rd.) Practice the art of sacred self-care and support your own personal growth. Eight women participate in sacred circling the first Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. $15. www.themotherdaughternest. com

On The Street 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) The Boulevard Neighborhood Association are accepting sponsorships for Athens’ first costume dog parade on Oct. 16, 3–5 p.m.

Sponsorship levels, $25–250. The parade benefits Athenspets, Inc. www.barkonboulevard.com Cause + Effect (Athens, GA) Cause + Effect, a progressive film

art around town A. LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Artwork by Cecel Alle.

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Flora and fauna on Perspex by Ella Salt. Through September.

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. Through September. • On view in the Myers Gallery “A TwelveYear Retrospective” shows works by some of the 300 artists who have displayed at the school in the past. 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.

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.

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.

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Illustrations and prints by Bryn Rouse. Through Sept. 10.

DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings and collages by Charley Seagraves. Through September.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) “Peculiar People & Ordinary Objects” features new assemblages by Lisa Freeman. Through September.

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.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Lea Purvis.

Through September.

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.) “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. • “Gifts and Prayers. The Romanovs and Their Subjects.” Through December.

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.) Matthew Mach presents mixed media works incorporating pencil, charcoal and ink. A portion of proceeds benefits a safe home for sexually abused and trafficked children in Guatemala. Through Sept. 11.

HEIRLOOM CAFÉ (815 N. Chase St.) “Rocks and Water” is a series of watercolor and oil paintings by Susie Burch. Reception Sept. 14. Currently on view through September.

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by Alliance for a Better Georgia, is seeking short independent films focused on social, political, environmental or economic issues facing Georgia. Winners receive a $1000 prize. Submissions will be accepted through Oct. 2. Winners will be screened during a showcase at Ciné in November. FREE! www.causeand effectfilm.org DIY Craft Kits for Adults (Oconee County Library) Complete an easy do-it-yourself craft with a kit released on the 15th of each month.

Kits are limited. 706-769-3950, athenslibrary.org/oconee Fall Book Sale (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Friends of the Madison County Library will host a sale with thousands of books, plus books on tape, CDs, VHS tapes and records. Most items cost $1–2, with proceeds benefiting the library. Sept.

9–17. 706-795-5597

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. clarke.k12.ga.us/charter Roller Derby Boot Camp (Fun Galaxy) Skaters interested in waging war on wheels with the Classic City Rollergirls can attend boot camp.

Sept. 19 & 21, 5:30–9 p.m. Sept.

24, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. info@classic cityrollergirls.com Senior Adult Trips (Rocksprings Community Center) “Trip to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.” Sept. 12, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. $35–53. “Georgia Mountain Fall Festival Trip.” Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m.–6 pm. $25–38. Trips depart and return to Rocksprings Park. For ages 50 & up. 706-6133602, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ leisure f

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) “Citrine Visuals” by Antoine Stewart. Through September.

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

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “Spectra: Lamar Dodd School of Art Faculty Exhibition” includes works by Benjamin Britton, Marni Shindelman, Jon Swindler and other instructors. Through Sept. 29.

LOWERY IMAGING GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery features paper and canvas giclee prints by Athens artists as well as artists’ renderings of Athens.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “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. Through 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. • The Community Collections series presents “Wild Faces, Far Away Places: Collected Images by Kathy Parker.” Through Oct. 22. • In the Lounge Gallery, view a solo show by emerging artist Jon Vogt, who creates optical and digital printed works that often vibrate. Reception Sept. 8.

Through Nov. 10.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA-98, Danielsville) Metal art by Paul Bendzunas. Through September.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Handwoven fabrics by Mary Rugg. Reception Sept. 11. Through September.

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. Through Sept. 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. • The “Whisperin’ Bill” exhibit features a guitar, boots, sheet music, poster and a prized “nudie suit” by the legendary country musician. Reception Sept. 7.

Through December.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “300 Seasons: A Colorful Journey” is a new collection of impressionistic landscapes and floral paintings by Judy Bolton Jarrett. Through Oct. 9.

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.) Tifton artists Melissa Lee of Tenth Muse Studio, Kathleen Hilliard of KatHil Designs and Ridley Fleming Baird of Grateful Beads Jewelry join their childhood art teacher Mary Ann Cox. Reception Sept. 11. Currently on view through September.

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.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) Artwork by Titus Childers. Through September.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced

by Surrealism and Magic Realism. Through October.

WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) “Shadow” features works by Edwyna Arey, Dodd Ferrelle, Dortha Jacobson, David Noah, Kip Ramey and more. Opening reception Sept. 9. Through October.

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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Land for Sale In-town Residential Lot For Sale by Owner: 0.98 acre+/–. School zones: Chase St. Elementary, Clarke Middle, Clarke Central. $89,500 OBO. Open bid sale: Sun, Sept. 11. More info: www.

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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.

Businesses Streets Cafe, Local A t h e n s F o o d Tr u c k .

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Sporting Goods Football Parking in the Flagpole parking lot! Only 1 mile to the stadium.

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Music Equipment Bundy baritone saxophone for sale. Looks fair, plays great. $700. (706) 7973787.

Korg Tr i n i t y Pro Workstation keyboard in great studio condition!

Includes all original software, manuals, live recording add-on hardware and SKB hardshell case. $475. Call 706254-2244.

Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are tax-deductible. Call 706227-1515 or come by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St.

Instruction Athens School of M u s i c . Instruction in g u i t a r, b a s s , d r u m s , piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin, fiddle & more. From beginner t o e xpe r t . Visit w w w. athensschoolofmusic. com, 706-543-5800.

UGA Community Music School. Group and private instruction avail. for students 18 mos. through adult seniors! Private instruction in popular and classical styles. ugacms. uga.edu, ugacms@uga. edu, 706-542-2894.

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

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Jobs Full-time Big City Bread Cafe is now accepting applications for line cooks. Experience preferred. Please appy in person.

Dog Daycare A t t e n d a n t positions now avail. at Pawtropolis.

Looking for confident, outgoing, happy people who can keep a smile even while being peed on. Lots of hard work balanced out w/ lots of interactions with super cool dogs. 4–5 shifts a week and looking for someone that wants to be w/ us for a =while. Visit the “Now Hiring” page of www.pawtropolis. com to get the details on how to apply.

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Help wanted in back of house. Apply in person at George’s Lowcountry.

FT and PT positions available. 2095 S. Milledge Ave. Local screen printer is looking for a FT office manager. M–F, 9–5. Must be organized, know MS Excel, have great customer service skills and be able to lift 40 lbs.

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Wok’s Up is hiring FT and PT– all positions.

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Opportunities AthFest Educates seeks volunteers for all aspects of AthHalf Half Marathon and the AthHalf Health Expo, Oct. 8 & 9. Sign up online: athhalf.com.

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The UGA Hotel and Conference Center is looking for t e m p o r a r y, PT Houseman.

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

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13 "The Catcher in the ___" 19 Milk producer 22 Introduction 25 Common allergen 27 Band follower?

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com The AC in our house went out maybe a week ago, and it’s taking our slumlords FOREVER to get it fixed. That sucks, but I think my roommates and I will be fine as long as we can open the doors and windows and get a breeze moving. Thing is, I’ve got one roommate who has several indoor cats, and they are very much against us opening doors and windows. There aren’t any screens, so they’re naturally worried that the cats will leap out and disappear into the night. I like to hang out in the living room, and it’s just way too hot in there when you can’t open a window at night!

Sometimes when my roommate isn’t home I’ll open the windows and just kinda watch the cats to be sure none of them try to jump out, but I always feel like a jerk later. I don’t wanna be a liar or a sneak. But until the AC is back, I think our place is unlivable.

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suicide—and that wasn’t emotional manipulation, it was the complete devaluing of myself as a person because of my ED. I’m not saying it’s fair for his wife to put up with him if he never comes around and addresses it, but crying uncontrollably shouldn’t be a count against him.

Thanks for responding with your own experience! I’ve come to find out that my answer was misconstrued by some, so I’m glad that to have the opportunity to expound on my response and make myself more clear.

I’ve actually reconnected with the woman who wrote that letter, and guess what? She took my advice—asked if he wanted to either sleep with other people or separate—and it worked. He sucked it up and got a prescription for Cialis, case closed. It wasn’t about shaming him into a particular

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Oh, come on, Athens! This is such a non-issue. Go buy some screens and put them in yourselves—they’re cheap, and it’s easy— and make sure you take them with you when you move (slumlords get no love).

Also, sometimes box fans fit perfectly into windows, so you might not even need screens if you just get a some of those. They even make window fans with extender panels so they’ll fit the entire window frame.

The real issue here is communication and compatibility. I’m a little baffled that your roommate conversations never even got to the point of discussing buying some fans and screens for the house. Live with people whom you can talk to, and take the comfort of your home seriously. People are allowed to choose the safety of their pets over their own personal comfort, but those people should probably live alone.

Bonita, I wanted to give my own experience re: ED guy [Aug. 24 issue]. I’ve been in his position before, and all I could do was sob uncontrollably for a long time. We’re raised with unrealistic standards when it comes to sexuality and masculinity (and femininity), and recurring ED can be absolutely crushing.

It’s the only thing that’s ever made me consider

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response, it was about reminding him that two committed and monogamous partners are supposed to do everything they can to meet each other’s relationship needs, and if they’re not doing that, it’s not a relationship with a healthy future.

I recommended that she talk to her partner about separation because she’d already done all the things I’d otherwise recommend—urging therapy, prescriptions, etc.—but he always responded by falling apart and ending the conversation. I admit I wasn’t thinking about the the way ED was affecting his sense of self when I wrote my initial response, but I want it to be clear that I wasn’t shaming him for crying.

Still, embarrassment doesn’t override his promise to fulfill the needs of his partner. How many women out there diet like crazy just to keep their husbands happy?

Seriously, y’all, this woman was on the verge of cheating on her husband over this.

I really do think that the better option was for him to dry his eyes, dig deep and get a boner pill. f

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