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Kelly Girtz Kicks Off Mayoral Campaign Espousing an egalitarian platform to improve conditions in all Athens neighborhoods, ACC Commissioner Kelly Girtz kicked off his campaign for mayor with an outdoor rally at the Lyndon House Arts Center on Sept. 9.

“This is not an economy that will be great, if it’s only great for a few of us,” Girtz told around 100 supporters.

(Athens-Clarke has one of the nation’s highest poverty rates at 38 percent, according to Census estimates.)

On paper, the powers of ACC’s mayor are not great. It’s the county manager who runs the government day-to-day, with commissioners setting policies, and the mayor votes only to break a tie, sets meeting agendas and proposes the annual budget in consultation with the manager. But the mayor also sets the public tone for the government and can make of the office, to some extent, what he or she will—former mayor Heidi Davison, a busy networker and conference-goer, was admired and sometimes criticized for her activism.

The nonpartisan mayor’s race will be held in May. It has attracted five candidates so far, “but it could be 10 by qualifying in March,” Girtz says. Among them is the only ACC commissioner who has served longer than Girtz’s 11 years: Harry Sims, first elected in 1991. Sims, quiet but knowledgeable at commission meetings, emphasizes his experience and proposes to unite the community. His conservative tendencies could make him an heir to current Mayor Nancy Denson’s supporters, and he could make

history as Athens’ first black mayor. Both men have had teaching careers in the public schools, and both emphasize opportunities for young people. Sims is retired, and Girtz would give up (at least temporarily) his job at Foothills Academy, the charter school for dropouts and prisoners, if elected. It could be a horserace. The other candidates— Richie Knight, Antwon Stephens and Samuel Thomas—are relatively unknown at this point.

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Thanks to all the Athens-Clarke County and Georgia Power workers who got the city cleaned up and the lights back on.

ACC is now asking property owners to submit damage assessments to help the local government apply for federal relief funds. For more information, visit athensclarkecounty.com/irma or call 706-613-3330, option 4, by Friday, Sept. 22.

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Former state Rep. Doug McKillip will not try to reclaim the District 117 seat he lost to Regina Quick after switching parties in 2012—for now.

The qualifying period to run in the two special elections for Athens-area state House seats ended Friday without McKillip signing up to run. But he held out the possibility that he’d run next year, when the seat will come up again in the usual election cycle.

“Said I’d run in ’18, not ’17,” he said. “We’ll see.”

The seat opened up last month, when Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Quick as a Superior Court judge, replacing the retired David Sweat, requiring her to resign from the House. McKillip—who notoriously became a Republican in 2010 after serving two terms as a Democrat— had already filed paperwork to raise money for the 2018 race.

Had it gone down that way, in After announcing that’d he’d announce when he’d announce, Commissioner Kelly Girtz officially the GOP primary he would’ve faced officially announced he’s running for mayor last week.

Houston Gaines, Mayor Nancy Denson’s 2010 campaign manager and 2016–17 UGA student body president, who graduated “I think it is underestimated what the mayor can do,” in May and is now a public relations consultant for nonprofGirtz told Flagpole at the rally. Most influences on students its. Gaines is young but well connected and has bipartisan occur outside of school, he told the crowd; he proposes to appeal. He’s already raised well over $100,000 and is backed provide teenagers “actual jobs doing actual work.” No child, by a number of local Democrats, including Denson and he said, deserves less of a chance than his own son. Girtz’s Commissioner Mike Hamby—who once served as executive can-do platform, outlined at votegirtz.com, would reinvent unsafe neighborhoods (like Bethel Midtown Village) to pro- director of the state Democratic Party—in addition to just about every Republican elected official in Oconee County. vide affordable housing and business opportunities using Rumors circulated last week that some local Democrats, federal tax credits and policies like inclusionary zoning. He who have long suspected Denson was a DINO (Democrat would also encourage homeownership and wealth creation in Name Only), were trying to oust her from the party over among “black and brown residents that have been historiher support for Gaines. cally neglected.”

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“I’ve had my house on Pulaski Street over 20 years, and I couldn’t afford to move into that neighborhood today,” given the rise in prices, he told Flagpole. Some effects of gentrification can be mitigated, he says, by freezing taxes for homeowners of limited means over age 65.

“This is a town that will not stand for discrimination of any sort against anyone,” Girtz said. He also proposes to improve downtown’s architectural standards, insist on strict environmental standards and treat drug abuse as a health issue, “with the option of simple fines accompanied by an addiction screening for low-level drug possession.”

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Although it was redrawn for a Republican after McKillip became one, District 117 has become a swing district, if Democrats can hold together. (Donald Trump won it by less than four percentage points last year.) Their standardbearer is Deborah Gonzalez, a lawyer and former college administrator with a compelling personal story: She moved from Puerto Rico to New York and put herself through school while raising two daughters as a single mother before coming to Athens 10 years ago. Gonzalez has been ramping up her campaign over the past few weeks, canvassing neighborhoods and advertising on social media, with a focus on health care, specifically accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid in Georgia.

But there is not much time. The special election is Nov. 7—less than six weeks away.

In District 119, where Chuck Williams resigned to take a post as director of the Georgia Forestry Commission, four candidates signed up to run. The Republicans are funeral director Lawton “Tom” Lord, homebuilder Marcus Wiedower and businessman Stephen Strickland. The Democrat is Jonathan Wallace, a software developer. The district includes mainly heavily Republican Oconee County and a sliver of Clarke County’s Eastside, and so leans to the right. But in a special election, there are no primaries, and all four candidates will be on the same ballot together, so the race looks headed for a runoff between Wallace and one of the Republicans, which would be held Dec. 5. [BA] f

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The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement will host a conference on ending the school-to-prison pipeline Saturday, Sept. 23 at the ACC Library. Topics will include mindfulness, teens’ rights, diversity and inclusion in the classroom, restorative justice, conflict resolution, the Clarke County School District’s code of student conduct and juvenile justice. AADM contends that minority students are disproportionately suspended and expelled, leading to dropouts, and that educating youth is far less expensive than incarcerating them. Visit aadmovement.org.

The Clarke County chapter of the NAACP publicly released a letter last week asking school board members to reconsider the term limits they recently approved for the board president and vice president.

The letter calls the decision “disrespectful” to Charles Worthy, an African American and board president since 2006, and says the policy appears to target Worthy, noting that board members have always been free to elect someone else. The president works more closely with the superintendent than other board members, and newly hired Demond Means does not need nine supervisors micromanaging him, NAACP President Alvin Sheats says.

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What is the long-term impact on Athens from all the luxury high-rise apartments downtown? Assuming that the latest approval on Mitchell Street does turn out to be well-to-do retirees or successful alumni needing a pied-à-terre for football weekends, that complex may differ from the already-in-place student apartments only in the age of the occupants.

Tommy Irvin always stood out in a crowd.

The lanky farmer from Mt. Airy was a tall drink of water at 6 feet, 5 inches, and he augmented that height by wearing cowboy boots with his business suits. Irvin towered over nearly everyone he met.

He towered over Georgia politics as well, serving 42 years as the state’s agriculture commissioner. No statewide elected official ever served longer than that, and nationally, Irvin served longer in office than any other state agriculture commissioner.

He had been in declining health during his final years in office, dealing with the effects of diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.

It did not surprise me when I heard that he died last week at the age of 88.

“With the passing of Tommy Irvin, Georgia has lost one of its greatest public servants,” said DuBose Porter, a former legislator who’s now the state Democratic Party chairman. “Tommy knew and understood more about rural Georgia and farming families than just about anyone else.

We’ve lost a good man, and we’ve lost a good Democrat.”

Irvin was a lifelong Democrat who never switched parties and fought off every attempt by Republicans to oust him. In his last election in 2006, he took 56 percent of the vote and won his 10th consecutive term over Gary Black, the current agriculture commissioner.

The son of a tenant farmer, Irvin was born in 1929 in Lula. He attended public schools in White County, but there was no diploma, and Irvin did not go on to college. When his father died, he had to quit school to take care of his family. He got his start in politics during the mid-1950s, when he was elected to the Habersham County school board and the state House of Representatives.

streets downtown were torn down so that the business district that we now prize for its architecture could expand. That business district, by the middle of the 20th Century, drew shoppers from all over northeast Georgia to its local businesses and its Macy’s, Belk and Penney, and then overnight the center of commerce shifted in 1981 to Georgia Square Mall on the Atlanta Highway. That, really, was the beginning of what we now remember as our downtown Athens of charming old buildings and entrepreneur-owned businesses. That was also the time when the university kicked alcohol off campus. The availability of cheap space, low-interest loans from the Athens Downtown Development Authority, liberalized liquor laws and nest eggs plucked from a variety of chickens all coalesced to create the eclectically quirky downtown Athens restaurantbar-shop scene, buoyed by the students attending classes across the street and living nearby.

What the university giveth, the university taketh away. Classrooms The Dearing-Hamilton-Moore-Reaves House, until its demoand dorms migrated south, away from lition in 1937, graced Thomas Street, where the Classic downtown. The university began to Center stands now. get out of the housing business and strictly curtailed parking on campus Statistically, most of these putative while expanding its bus service. Tougher retirees, like most of the students dwelling DUI laws coincided, and a national trend downtown, will be from the Atlanta area found students wanting to live within walkand will want the goods and services they ing distance of the campus and its extracurare accustomed to at home. This surmise is ricular activities. Moreover, thanks to the based on the recognition that neither the early turning of the HOPE Scholarship from students nor the football-oriented retirees a stipend based on need to one rewarding will be full-time, long-term residents of good grades, these walking-distance stuAthens. They move here for the university dents were well heeled and tended to come and for its football, and when the school out of the Atlanta suburban schools that is not in session or they graduate or flunk were generally superior to those in the rest out, or there is no game day, they return to of the state which had historically supplied Atlanta. a wide geographical mix of (white) students.

So, what we are talking about is an influx Thus, The Standard and The Mark and all of money downtown looking to be spent on those a little farther and a lot farther out, familiar brands. In this sense, these partproviding their own transportation to vie time residents differ even from the convenfor the student lodgers. And those students, tion trade at the Classic Center, in that they with family finances bolstered by the HOPE, are less attracted by the charm of a different want only the finest and the most familiar. place with its indigenous offerings.

Thus, J. Crew rather than George Dean, History, as usual, can help us sort out and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop and CVS and Urban the effects of these changes that ripple Outfitters, and we segue further away from through our town. If you don’t have The the locally owned downtown that filled in Tangible Past in Athens, Georgia, a visit to after the mall sucked commerce westward the library can prove rewarding. We all and we move closer to that Atlanta nexus know that Athens is here because of the that has neutered small towns closer in.

University of Georgia; The Tangible Past Those of us who prefer the local and gives us the perspective necessary to under- the personal are troubled by this brave stand that relationship. Athens started out new Athens. We have fought for local busialong Oconee Street, coming up from the ness as we have fought for the integrity original settlement on the river toward of the intown neighborhoods, only to see the new site of the university, as the town the values skyrocket to the point that the began to spring up to serve the college. old student-faculty-townie coalitions that Thus, immediately we can enjoy the irony saved them cannot afford to live in those that the much ballyhooed student high-rise, neighborhoods, nor could they pay rent to The Mark, occupies much of the land where open a business downtown.

Athens began, and its bro-complex, The Our local government could have steered Standard, sits on Thomas Street, Athens’ us in a different direction, but it didn't. first street of fine homes, now occupied by So, as Athens continues toward becoming the Classic Center and its new hotel. a little Atlanta or a little Everywhere, the Let’s fast-forward this history. The manClassic Center may have trouble selling the sions that lined Thomas and neighboring local charm of our Waffle House. f

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Irvin was part of a prominent group of Democrats who came of age in the 1960s, including Tom Murphy, the state House speaker for 29 years, and Jimmy Carter.

But those old Democrats slowly moved on or died out as state government shifted to Republican control. “I haven’t changed my values,” he once said. “I see myself as one of the old-line, conservative Democrats, of which there are very few left.”

His early political career was entwined with that of another North Georgian, Zell Miller. Irvin helped Miller win his first race for the state Senate in 1960. Several years later, after Irvin left the legislature to become executive secretary to Gov. Lester Maddox, he brought Miller into the Maddox administration.

“I like to say I got Zell his first job in state government,” Irvin said. “Zell ran for Congress twice; Phil Landrum beat him both times. I called Zell up, told him I had a job I’d like to offer. I remember when I brought him down here, I kept bringing Zell around to the governor’s office as often as I could and introduced him to Lester so he’d know who he was.”

Irvin was first appointed agriculture commissioner by Maddox in 1969 as a replacement for Phil Campbell, who had taken a position in the Richard Nixon administration. He stepped down in 2010 when he decided not to run for another term. He was one of those politicians who truly seemed to enjoy the political life.

“You know, I love my work,” he said shortly before starting his last term as commissioner. “I have seen, in my experience, a lot of people, a lot of important people in similar situations, start coasting. I’m not gonna do that. I’m gonna be a player.”

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By Baynard Woods democracyincrisiscolumn@gmail.com The political heat of 2017 has finally boiled all the political chants down to their essence: “Fuck that shit!”

Hundreds of juggalos—fans of rap group Insane Clown Posse—amassed in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Sept.

16 to chant this perfect refrain for our insane era. Many of these juggalos are wearing clown paint on their faces or sporting tattoos or other signs that demonstrate their love of ICP. Farris Haddad, who was introduced as “the motherfucking juggalawyer,” is speaking when the chant breaks out for probably the fifth or sixth time. “We’re talking about freaking music here. If this is allowed to stand, and so far it has been, then we definitely don’t live in a free society anymore,” he says.

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the “Western chauvinist fraternity” Proud Boys wear black golf shirts with yellow stripes on the collar and the sleeves.

Pretty much all of the groups somehow see themselves as “security.” They are there to protect the free speech of Trump supporters from the media and the dreaded Antifa.

It is mostly just them and the press, though, so when a couple Antifa activists walk up to use the porta-johns, a palpable thrill goes through the crowd.

The activists are quickly surrounded by Capitol police and then by militia guys. As Drew Ambrogi, who works with No Justice No Pride, tries to get close to the counter protesters, one of the militia members tell him to step back.

“You’re not a law enforcement officer,” Ambrogi says on video. “They work for me,” a U.S. Park Police officer says.

But when Proud Boys come up looking like they want to fight, it seems like the militia manages to calm them down and keep them away. (They won’t talk to me.)

That’s when something kind of amazing happens. Inside this circle, one of the Antifa activists stands and talks for nearly an hour with one of the leaders of the militia. Another militia dude stands behind the militia leader and holds his backpack, ready to pull him back and step in. Still, as if inspired by the juggalos, they are starting to connect over class.

“I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand you guys, to understand the socialist mentality, to understand the communist mentality,” the militia leader says. “To me you guys are my brothers and sisters…

Insane Clown Posse member Violent J at a Washington, DC rally Saturday to protest the FBI’s classification of Why is there that difference?

ICP fans—juggalos—as a gang.

That’s what I’m trying to figure out.”

He’s talking about the fact that the FBI has designated “It’s a divide and conquer,” Iggy, the Antifa activist, says. juggalos a “loosely organized hybrid gang”—a 2011 des“There’s not that much difference.” ignation that, juggalos say, has real consequences. One Iggy starts to talk about how racism is a tool used to speaker at the rally, Jessica Bonometti, told how she was keep workers separated, but the energy around the small fired from her job as a probation officer in Virginia because circle of rational discourse is bubbling with hostility. “This she liked ICP-related photos on her personal Facebook is the modern day KKK,” one of the far-right activists yells page. Another, Crystal Guerrero, said she lost custody of about the antifascists. her children for going to an ICP show. So Haddad, as jugDays like this are dangerous. “A diversity of tactics,” galawyer, is suing the FBI. Iggy says later, at the juggalo march, where the presence “If juggalos are a gang, then why aren’t individual fraof a black bloc made some people nervous. “These people, ternities gangs?” says writer Camille Dodero at the rally. they’re not fascists. They’re definitely trying to distance “What’s the difference between those groups and juggalos? themselves from the fascist movement.”

To me… the difference with those kids is that those kids’ At one point, as the juggalos march, they chant “One parents have money.” of us! One of us!”—a reference to the 1932 film Freaks.

A helicopter flies over. Everyone starts to hold up their The juggalos, Antifa and the militia are all freaks. All three hands and shoot it big old double birds. groups are hated and feared by the average Americans, the “Most juggalos I know don’t have parents with money,” normies. But there are still very real differences.

Dodero says. “In some cases you don’t even have parents.”

A couple hours later, as the juggalos march and a black Maybe I should have mentioned this sooner, but there’s bloc of Antifa activists, with their faces covered, carry a another rally going on at the same time, on the other side sign that reads “Whoop Whoop Fuck Nazis,” I am overof the Mall. Organizers disastrously dubbed it the Mother whelmed by the sense that all of these competing rallies of All Rallies—even though they are significantly outnumand their attendant fashions are the essence of our spectabered by the juggalos. But they aren’t, with the exception cle-oriented politics. If you dress in black you may be called of the Proud Boys, the fraternazis with rich parents and a terrorist, and if you wear clown paint, you may be classipolos, but rather a bunch of Bikers for Trump, III Percenter fied a gangster. militia guys, 4chan Kekistan shitposters, Captain America But if you dress in a militia uniform, the cops will claim cosplayers and people from a group called the American you as their own. And, we are reminded again, as protests Guard—each of which. like juggalos, is distinguished by its continue in St. Louis, if you are wearing a police uniform, uniform. The militia guys, for instance, wear Under Armour you can still shoot black people and walk free. camo and backpacks (and had guns in Charlottesville) and “Fuck that shit!” f

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How Heritage Became Hate THE SOUTH’S TRUE ‘LOST CAUSE’ WAS WHITE SUPREMACY

By James C. Cobb news@flagpole.com

MARTIN FALBISONER

The Ol’ Bloviator has felt much like a valorous defenders of the South’s” Lost meteorologist in hurricane season ever Cause” ultimately made its biggest impact since last month’s horror in Charlottesville, not in writing but the tidal wave of physiVA, and is still suffering the aftereffects of cal representations of Confederate heroes what he can only describe as “Sudden Onset that swept across the South between Relevance Syndrome,” triggered by an unac- roughly 1890–1910. Inscriptions on these customed spike in interest in his opinion monuments lauded the brave guardians of among members of the Fourth Estate.

“Anglo-Saxon” (i.e., white) civilization in a Bombarded with requests for interviews period marked as well by the rise of legally and commentary on this monument mess, mandated racial segregation and the politihe has been pushed to the brink of exhauscal disenfranchisement of all but a tiny fraction by a steady procession of demands tion of the Southern black population. Not requiring his mouth or keyboard to operate in sync with the erratic discharges of his alcohol-ravaged synapses.

The O.B. has been talking to reporters on a fairly regular basis over the last 30 years or so, but the last few weeks have truly challenged his capacity for saying the same thing again and again while trying to make it sound original each time. He will say, however, that his most recent journalistic encounters have in the main been both rewarding and stimulating.

A case in point is a recent interview with the folks from the weekend version of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” where both his interrogator and the producer were kind enough to give him enough time to connect a few of his thoughts into a commentary that a generous sort might even deem semi-coherent.

It was a bit of a different story in that respect with the folks over in London at the Financial Times, but if some 150 of the precious words out of that submitted piece wound up on the proverbial cutting room floor, it must at least be said that they were excised as smartly and skillfully as any of the O.B.’s many bon mots that have met with the same fate. (The caption, on the other hand, reinforces the O.B.’s longstanding perception that the task of writing these is invariably assigned to the biggest dimwit on staff.)

Although the implications of the A statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, VA. recent tragedy in Charlottesville are clearly national in scope, it played out on a stage set by the hiscoincidentally, these years also witnessed toric insistence of generations of white the lynchings of approximately 2,000 black Southerners on defining themselves by people, for the campaigns to strip away a defeat visited on their ancestors more the civil rights of black Southerners were than 150 years ago. Historian Carlton J. fueled by highly incendiary racial scapeH. Hayes could have cited the example of goating, some of it by staunch advocates of the American South as those of Spain and plastering the landscape with Confederate Serbia when he observed that “a people may memorials. be more united and nationalistic through Meanwhile, measures like poll taxes or grief over defeat than through celebration literacy requirements for voting were critiof triumph.” cal not only in restoring white supremacy, Even before the 1860s drew to a close, but in determining which whites would be former Confederate president Jefferson supreme, because these suffrage restricDavis and other high-ranking military leadtions sharply curtailed political participaers began to assemble an arsenal of historition by both poor whites as well as blacks, cal documents “from which the defenders the two groups most likely to vote against of our cause may draw any desired weapon.” the conservative Democratic establishThe carefully cultivated reverence for the ment. In the wake of disfranchisement,

Republican turnout in South Carolina fell from 28 percent in 1880 to just 3 percent in 1896.

Similar figures from other states suggest that the so-called solidly Democratic, white supremacist South was not born but made, and, if so, Lost Cause monuments and mythology were among the critical construction materials. They are rightly condemned for their connection to slavery, which Confederate vice president Alexander Stephens called the veritable “cornerstone” of the new nation, but such a narrow focus does not do full justice to their pernicious importance to efforts to re-subjugate black Southerners as comprehensively as the rest of the nation would allow.

Sadly, that turned out to be quite a lot, as Northern politicians quickly lost their stomach for efforts to aid and protect the former slaves in the face of surging interest in exploiting the investment potential of a

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rebuilding region now intent on rapid economic modernization. The northern push for “reconciliation” entailed not only forswearing further interference in Southern racial affairs, but swallowing the Lost Cause propaganda package at a single gulp. Both requirements registered as faits accompli in an 1890 New York Times report on the unveiling of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, which declared that, just as Lee’s memory truly belonged to “the American people,” the monument was “itself a national possession.” Noting a profusion of Confederate battle flags at the ceremony, an elderly black man seized on the true meaning of the occasion for him when he exclaimed, “The Southern white folks is on top!”

Surprisingly, the flag’s widespread association with avowedly white supremacist organizations emerged only in the mid1940s, when rising trepidation that the destabilizing forces unleashed by World War II might undermine the entire Jim Crow system. The Confederate banner was both more emotive and much easier to hoist at a cross-burning than a bust of Stonewall Jackson, and it quickly became a fixture at rallies and marches, not only of the Ku Klux Klan, but a variety of postwar neo-Nazi hate groups, not to mention a succession of fire-breathing segregationist politicians.

Despite the Confederate flag’s highly visible presence at the most appalling scenes of violence and bigotry that erupted in the 1960s and not infrequently thereafter, many white Southerners clung desperately to the idea that it actually symbolized “heritage, not hate.” Ultimately, it would take the 2015 slaying of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, SC by a young, Confederate flag-obsessed white man to shatter this longimplausible argument. The various furlings of the rebel banner in the immediate aftermath of this atrocity augured a similar fate for their bronze and concrete counterparts, at least 10 of which have been stripped of their prominent perches in the Southern and border South states in 2017 alone.

If there is anything affirmative to be salvaged from the wreckage of Charlottesville, it is that in descending on the city from all over the country and moving on to such far-flung locales as Boston and Berkeley, CA, the rampaging alt-right hordes may have finally vanquished the wishful notion that racial hostility in America bears the the imprimatur of a single region.

At this juncture, certainly, the incalculable harm done by white Southerners who persisted in trying to separate “heritage” from “hate” leaves us only to tremble at the prospect of four years under a president who seldom bothers even to make the attempt.

Despite all the vitriol elicited by conflicts over these monuments, the O.B. has had but little flung at him—on this side of the pond, at least. On the other hand, the more than 200 comments affixed to the Financial Times piece online indicate that he has thrown a good number of the devoted readers of the FT into a state of high dudgeon. The trio that follow represent some of the O.B’s favorites among many excellent examples of the fine art of disparagement. If there is any solace to be taken from such a mass of opinions masquerading as fact, it could be that, as a group, the Brits are almost as ignorant of American history as Americans are.

“The best comments I have seen, and there have been many good ones, are those that address surprise that the FT would publish an article like this, not only incendiary but ignorant of the American South even at a basic level.”

“Don’t know if the author ever lived in the American South, but I expect not.”

And my personal favorite: “Apparently this guy actually wrote a book about the South. Imagine the poor sods who end up reading it.” f

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A DREAM Becomes a Nightmare

Possible DACA Repeal Leaves Athens Immigrants in Limbo

By Blake Aued and Nate Harris news@flagpole.com

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aricela’s future holds a lot of uncertainty. She is one of over 1.7 million DREAMers—minors brought to the U.S. illegally, named for a Senate bill that would have granted them legal status—who have received documentation under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an immigration policy set in place by President Obama in 2012 allowing them to live, drive and work without fear of deportation.

On Sept. 5, President Trump moved to end the program with a six-month phase-out period, urging Congress to create a replacement plan, leaving hundreds of thousands enrolled in the program unsure of what may happen.

Although Trump may have cut a deal with congressional Democrats to extend the program, uncertainty remains.

System of Georgia bans DACA recipients from competitive enrollment at state schools like UGA, and charges them international tuition rates at open-enrollment schools like the University of North Georgia. “I saw some of my brightest students get away [because of the ban],” Bivins said.

But close to half of her students instead go directly into the workforce, taking advantage of perhaps one of the biggest benefits of DACA status: work permits. “When I got my work permit, my whole life changed,” Maricela said.

Born in Mexico and brought to the United States by her parents when she was 10 years old, Maricela graduated from high school in 2007 and filed for DACA. “At first, I was skeptical, because I was giving all my information to the government, and I didn’t know if that might be used against me,” she said. “I knew I qualified, but I was unsure if I would be able to produce all the evidence.”

Maricela said she was “pretty invisible” after graduation, and without an attendance record, she had to prove that she was here by other means. “I had a gym membership, so I [could show] when I went to the gym. I had bank statement printouts for several years. I had to get a criminal background check,” she said.

Local Protections

Moving forward, Clarke County School Superintendent Demond Means—who speaks often about his commitment to equity and social justice—assured undocumented students at the forum that the school system “will continue to monitor the situation closely and consider all of our options to protect not only DREAMers, but also families affected by what I would consider cruel and un-American policies.”

Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Scott Freeman also reassured immigrants that local police would not enforce federal immigration laws, investigate immigration status unless it’s directly related to a crime, or cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless ICE is serving warrants for serious crimes. Freeman said he views immigration enforcement as a federal issue that local police are ill-equipped to handle.

Any cooperation with ICE requires Freeman’s approval or that of his deputy chief, and any operation for which ICE “We knew this day was coming,” said Beto Mendoza at requested assistance would be met with “a very high level of a rally at the UGA Arch following the president’s decision. scrutiny,” he said.

“There’s been a whole movement against Freeman also said the department our undocumented neighbors for years.” would not cooperate in any attempts to The fear that they may face deporuse misdemeanors such as traffic violatation has DACA recipients in Clarke tions as a backdoor way to deport people.

County worried, though the concern “It’s not going to happen, not as long as dates back long before the official I’m chief of police,” he said. announcement, to Trump’s promise on Young people from undocumented the campaign trail to “immediately termior mixed families are “in crisis,” said nate” DACA when he took office.

Sister Margarita Martin, a Catholic nun “I had no idea so many people supwho runs the social services organizaported the rhetoric the president was tion Oasis Catolico Santa Rafaela in the putting out,” said Elizabeth. “Especially predominantly Hispanic Pinewoods comliving in Athens, I didn’t think this would munity in northeastern Athens. “When be something I experienced personally.” they see a police car, they start hiding and Elizabeth was one of several undocucrying,” she said. mented people to speak at a forum at the Immigrants should not be afraid of Athens-Clarke County Library on Sept. 9 ACCPD, Freeman said. “I don’t care, and for welcoming immigrant families. (Event our police officers don’t care, whether organizers asked Flagpole not to identify they are documented or undocumented,” undocumented students by their full he said. names.)

Freeman did warn those at the forum At the event, Elizabeth, a former of reports that he’s heard of “unethical” Clarke County student who later gradutactics like ICE posing as local police and Protesters rally at the Arch against President Trump’s Sept. 5 announcement that he would end DACA. ated from Syracuse University, recalled misleading local departments regardwhen a teacher made a comment about ing warrants. But he has no control over lining up immigrants and shooting them. federal agencies’ actions in Athens, and ICE does not notify One particularly stressful requirement was photo“You can imagine how that felt,” she said. “I ended up graphic proof that she was in the country on a specific date. him when they conduct raids in Athens. “I feel confident not being in that class… In that situation, I just got up and because of my position on immigration that I would be the “Fortunately, at the time, I had a lawyer on Facebook that left the room. Looking back, I wish I had started a discuslast person they would notify,” he said. said to take a picture with a newspaper,” she said. “I was sion on it, but it’s hard, because you don’t want to be the Regardless of local action, though, the possibility lucky to have done it, but I know other people that have one to start the discussion. A lot of times you feel like it that DACA may be dissolved has left Maricela without a struggled.” should be someone else who starts the discussion.” clear future in the U.S. Democratic leaders in Congress The whole process took roughly six months, Maricela Elizabeth said teachers should create an environment announced Sept. 13 that they had struck a deal with said, and at no point did she know if she was going to be where undocumented students feel comfortable, rather approved. “After high school, you’re stuck,” she said. “DACA President Trump to protect DREAMers from deportation, than singling out people for a conversation about immithough the White House has pushed back on the announceto me was a door that opened and allowed me to do things, gration. “Making it known, making it public that you’re ment. “It gives me a lot of uncertainty, because I have a life simple things like have a driver’s license. I’m a homeowner welcoming is the biggest step, because people don’t want to now. I was able to establish credit. I have benefits from my here now,” she said. “I was born in Mexico, but I’ve been be pointed out, don’t want to be discussed like they’re not here all my life. I have a child who was born here.” job.” even there,” she said.

In preparation for whatever may happen, Maricela has Receiving DACA status relieved much of Maricela’s Kelly Bivins, a former Clarke County teacher, not only already gotten a passport for her child in case she’s sent concern for her safety. “I travel without fear. I used to stay welcomed undocumented students, but worked to help back to Mexico. She has also considered Canada. away from airports,” she said. “I was able to travel outside dozens of them receive DACA status. “As their teacher, that Maricela points out that those covered by DACA pay the country on a mission trip.” meant printing off an official record of their attendance in taxes but are ineligible for federal benefits. They also pay a Even young people who are in the U.S. legally are worschool and writing letters of recommendation,” she said. $495 fee, which can rise to $2,000 if they hire a lawyer. ried about what Trump’s policies will mean for them.

“I took lots of pictures of students working all along… to “We [DREAMers] are good people. We contribute to sociShahrzad Roshan—who was born in Iran and moved to prove they were in school.” ety, we pay taxes, we have careers,” she said. “In a way, I feel Athens in 2015—said she is concerned about whether her After high school, some of Bivins’ students go off to like I’m losing something, but at the same time, I feel like green card will be renewed when it expires in two years, or smaller colleges. The Board of Regents for the University the United States is losing something as well.” f whether she will be allowed to become a U.S. citizen.

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Fun and Games ‘THE GAME SHOW’ FEATURES PLAYFUL WORKS ON LEISURE AND SPORTS

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com While typically considered a leisure activity, the pastime of playing games has always served a multitude of purposes—bonding participants, physically exercising or improving athleticism, sharpening memory and strategic skills and otherwise challenging individuals to push their own limits. Currently on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center through Tuesday, Oct. 17, “The Game Show” is a group exhibition exploring these notions of leisure, physicality, sport and competition.

Esteban Patino and Kaleena Stasiak contribute interactive works to the exhibition.

Patino’s “Heaps of Language” is precisely that: a pile of unusually shaped symbols jigsawed together. His body of work investigates the formation, perception and often inherently arbitrary nature of language, and he has created his own alphabet of six characters that can be rotated on their axis four times for a total of 24. “Possible (in) Formation” is a giant Tic Tac Toe board that substitutes the artist’s unique symbols in place of straightforward x’s and o’s. Documented through photographs

by Stephanie Sutton, Stasiak’s scavenger hunt provides visitors with shadows of artifacts they must seek out in the historic Ware-Lyndon House.

Paul Pfeiffer’s videos often utilize digitally manipulated footage of athletes or celebrities Mike Landers to approach ideas pertaining to contemporary culture. His two-minute loop “Desiderata” shows individuals standing awkwardly on the flashy, caradds heavier black stripes. Ames fills glass spaces with saltoonish sets of televised game shows. Hosts, competitors vaged, deflated athletic balls—soccer balls, kickballs, basand live audience members have all been erased out, estabketballs, volleyballs—magnifying their inability to perform lishing an unsettling loneliness that echoes the disconnect their one intended purpose, and refocusing on their various often experienced by viewers who consume media as a way colors and sizes. With a bit of imagination, a free-standing of retreating from the real world. cube of balls almost resembles a bubble gum machine.

Mike Landers and Curtis Ames repurpose activity mateNoah McCarthy and Lea Purvis both draw influence rials into new, color-rich forms. Landers meticulously layers from animation and pop culture. McCarthy, whom some Legos into wall-mounted constructions that please the eye may recognize as the guy who speedruns old-school video with their rainbow, pinstripe precision. An op-art-esque games on a projector in real time as Bit Brigade performs, series, “White Stripes,” includes six squares that collectively paints acrylic screenshots from staples like Mega Man, form a gradient from left to right as each piece progressively Mario and Zelda. Studio Ghibli fans will enjoy Lea Purvis’

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collection of terrariums paying homage to Hayao Miyazaki’s classic anime Princess Mononoke. Tiny Kodama, or forest spirits in Japanese folklore, stare up from their mosscovered worlds with wide, curious eyes. As close collaborators, McCarthy and Purvis demonstrate the excitement of sharing creative practices as a leisure activity through a series of paintings of video game characters that combine McCarthy’s pixelated portraiture with Purvis’ loose, splattered washes of color in the background.

Meg Aubrey and Nicole Jean Hill focus on athletes as the primary subjects of their work. Aubrey contributes large oil paintings of women on tennis courts right before matches, as well as a portrait of three tailgating couples that exemplifies how sports provide an occasion to bond. As a ringside photographer, Hill takes an anthropological approach to documenting boxers and mixed martial arts fighters at amateur fight nights, often touching on ceremonial pageantry and machismo. Her large photographs of grapplers in “The Game Show” are full of physical tension and relay the disorienting chaos of full-contact combat.

Celebrating the power of play, the Lyndon House will host a Field Day at Night to coincide with Third Thursday on Sept. 21 from 6–8 p.m. Patino will challenge visitors to rounds of Tic Tac Toe, Stasiak will lead participants through her scavenger hunt, and Landers will offer a prize to whoever guesses the number of Legos the closest. Attendees can also try their hand at a new video game developed by Air Sea Dolphin, an all-star ensemble featuring Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo, local musician James Huggins and Mike and Matt Chapman, the brothers behind “Homestar Runner.”

Several other exhibitions are also currently on view. Inspired by the northern lights, Zane Cochran’s interactive installation “Aurora” uses a computer algorithm to control suspended structures that glow and fade as visitors move through the space. In “Connecting: Stairs to…,” Thom Houser explores the metaphorical and literal significance of stairways through sculpture, photography and video. Guest curated by Margot Ecke, “All that Remains is Nowhere: A Sampling of 21st Century Book Arts” offers imaginative twists on traditional bookmaking techniques. In the main lobby, the series Collections from our Community presents “Zig Dot Zag,” an annual project of the Athens Fibercraft Guild that challenges members to make a creation using mystery bags of dyed wool in various forms. In the Lounge Gallery, Timothy Adams shares a collection of abstract paintings incorporating elements of minimalism and intense color. f

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flagpole’s Fall Theater Preview

Witches, Farm Animals, Murder Plots and More

By Dina Canup arts@flagpole.com

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here’s nothing like a multi-day power (and worse, internet) outage to make Athenians even more appreciative of the joys of getting out of the house.

Plus, we need something to do now that “Game of Thrones” is over. Fortunately, it’s a great time for a night on the town in the theater scene.

There’s a slut-shamed woman who’s Scotland’s last stake-burned witch. There’s a guy who writes thrillers and then learns his protégé has written a perfect one. There’s a farm full of animals being manipulated by despotic pigs promising to make the farm great again.

There’s also a spider saving the life of her friend the pig; an accuser trying to reinvent herself after the Salem Witch Trials; three old ladies with a fun, new nurse; two teenagers whose mutual crush destroys two families; a one-man, onebox fringe-festival hit; two lesbians, their sperm donor and their three imaginary children; and a musical about a famous morbid family. It’s all within the next month.

Deathtrap, by Ira Levin, is presented by Town & Gown Players at the Athens Community Theatre Sept. 29–30 and Oct. 5–7 at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. Sunday matinees Oct. 1 and Oct. 8. Tickets range from $8–$15 and are available at townandgownplayers.org.

Animal Farm Adapted from the novel written by the guy who put the “Orwell” in “Orwellian,” it’s the book everyone read in high school and vaguely remembers as a cautionary satire about fascism. Written during World War II, when Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini were busily serving as the poster children for dictatorship, the warning about authoritarianism stands today. It shows what can happen when, following a cult of personality, a group of gullible rubes put power in the wrong hands. From Major (Lauren King) to Snowball (Natasha Perez) and Napoleon (John Terry), the pigs come into power on the farm through stok-

matinee Oct. 1. For information and tickets, visit brightstoneathens.com.

Abigail/1702 Imagine what might have happened to the most famous of the Salem Witch Trials accusers, who could never live down her infamy. Can she run from her own devils and find a second chance all these years later? Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville will present the play Sept. 21–Oct. 15. For information and tickets, visit auroratheatre.com.

Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner All these three old ladies do is talk to or at each other, all the time, in their care home. They are joined by a new nurse who needs a place to live, and she brings fun times, outings and a secret to liven up their days. But then a relative shows up with intentions to sell the house. Winder-Barrow Community Theatre presents the performance in the Colleen O. Williams Theater in Winder Sept. 22–23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. For tickets and information, visit winderbarrowtheatre.org.

Romeo and Juliet This classic The Last Witch A single woman in posShakespeare tragedy is so well known session of a sharp tongue must be in that the title says it all. Rose of Athens want of a man to put her in her place. It’s promises a “fun, modern twist” to this 18th Century Scotland, and the woman is one-hour tale of teen love gone horrian accused witch (Anna Pieri) who relies bly wrong. On tour through November, on sex appeal and her wits to survive they’re offering one public performance at the bottom of the economic ladder. at the Jittery Joe’s Roaster on Saturday, She also uses the fear of neighbors who Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7, and believe in her demonic powers in order to the audience is encouraged to bring keep herself and her daughter (Melanie lawn chairs and picnics. For more inforSheahan) fed. She’s a con artist who mation, visit roseofathens.org or call seems to believe her own con because it 706-340-9181. works so well on men like Capt. David Ross (Charlie Cromer)… for a time. When Black in the Box This one-man show, threatened to be burned at the stake if written and performed by UGA gradushe won’t deny her witchcraft, will she ate acting student Marlon Burnley, has persist, or will she find that the devil been a fringe-festival hit in the past is a man who can’t abide an outspoken year. Burnley, who won the critics’ woman who scares him? choice award at Orlando Fringe, uses Pieri can be expected to bring a dismasks, movement and dance to portray turbingly strong performance to a power- MFA actor Anna Pieri and undergraduate Melanie Sheahan as Janet & Helen Horne in UGA Theatre’s production of The the black experience in America. Don’t Last Witch. ful character, along with the rest of the miss this show, which has been called a impressive cast, led by experienced direc“brave, boundary-pushing production” by tor Ray Paolino. If you are still pining for (or have recovered ing fear among the hardworking animals like Boxer (Marlon Orlando Weekly and a “disturbing, captivating show” by Indy from) “The Handmaid’s Tale,” this show is worth checking Burnley) and the apathetic cynics like Benjamin (Justin Fringe Talks. Burnley will perform in UGA’s Cellar Theatre out.

Hall). The animals overthrow the humans and the pigs are Oct. 12–13. Visit facebook.com/BlackInTheBoxShow for The Last Witch, by Rona Munro, is presented by UGA the new bosses on Animal Farm, where all animal lives mat- more information.

Theatre at the Cellar Theatre on Sept. 22 and Sept. 26–30 at ter. Some animal lives, however, clearly matter more than 8 p.m., with 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees Sept. 24 and Oct. 1. others.

The Addams Family The musical starts with a graveyard Tickets are $16, $12 for students and available at 706-542With his expertise in masks and puppetry, director T. reunion of “the living, the dead and the undecided” mem4400 or drama.uga.edu.

Anthony Marotta is the human most able to bring farm bers of this classic family. Wednesday brings her muggle animals to life in a creative way. This top-notch cast of UGA boyfriend and his parents to meet her folks, asking them Deathtrap Since it’s a suspenseful, at-times hilarious students is ready to bring this decades-old story into the to act normal—as if they could. The kids of Athens Little thriller whose twists would be ruined by premature reveals, turbulent zeitgeist of 2017.

Playhouse should be adorably creepy, kooky, mysterious, director Bryn Adamson won’t say much about the plot.

Animal Farm, by Ian Wooldridge, adapted from the book spooky and more. The shows will be held Oct. 13–15 and (She hates spoilers.) Town & Gown favorite Don Smith

by George Orwell, is presented by UGA Theatre at SeneyOct. 20–22. For more information, visit athenslittleplayplays Sidney, a frustrated playwright who spends his time Stovall Chapel Oct. 4–7 at 8 p.m., with 2:30 p.m. matinees house.net. spinning murder plots for the stage and collecting antique Oct. 7–8. Tickets are $12, $7 for students and available at weapons. He mentors an aspiring playwright (Will Riley) 706-542-4400 or drama.uga.edu.

And Baby Makes Seven Paula Vogel’s dark comedy features whose own work threatens to surpass anything Sidney ever two lesbian partners who invite their male friend to be wrote.

Charlotte’s Web If you’d rather visit a much more cheertheir third for baby-making purposes. But how can they A play intended for an intimate space like Town & Gown, ful farm, this play is from a childhood favorite of anyone persuade their three very odd, imaginary children to make it’s in the right place with the right people. Smith and the who ever thought Wilbur is “some pig” and that his spider room for the new baby once the “kids” realize they are rest of the cast can be expected to deliver a highly enterfriend Charlotte, who literally saves his bacon, is pretty getting pushed aside? There’s also a Stepford-like singing taining and unpredictable nail-biter of a show. Just don’t terrific herself. Presented by Brightstone Productions in ensemble of neighbors. The Thalian Blackfriars will perform research the show online in advance, or someone will spoil their new studio at 560 Jerry Smith Dr. in Watkinsville, the in the Cellar Theatre Oct. 18–19 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 at it for you. shows will be held Sept. 29–30 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2:30 p.m the door. For information, visit ugathalian.wixsite.com. f

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By Cy Brown news@flagpole.com through three games, but he’s still averaging more than 7 yards a carry and has five rushing touchdowns to his name, on top of 543 yards passing and a 7:1 TD-tointerception ratio.

One of MSU’s biggest flaws last season was that they had to rely on Fitzgerald for most of their rushing production. This season, the team has been able to count on tailback Aeris Williams. The junior already has nearly half of the rushing yards he had last season, with 336 yards so far, more than 110 per game. Against LSU, he ran for 146, taking a lot of pressure off Fitzgerald.

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While Georgia will be favored in the majority of the remaining nine games on the slate, only one, maybe two, seem like nearcertain wins. At the same time, there aren’t any games that seem like near-certain losses either.

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seemed like a team that could present a few problems for UGA as the Dawgs open their SEC schedule, but it wasn’t until MSU’s 37-7 blowout of LSU Saturday that UGA fans sat up and realized how dangerous this contest is.

Even though Mississippi State is outside the East, this game will go a long way toward showing whether the Dawgs have what it takes to handle their business in the SEC. There’s a strong argument to be made that the other Bulldogs are the secondbest team in the SEC, after Alabama, and the toughest game remaining on Georgia’s schedule.

I’ve had my suspicions all offseason that State would be a tough out and that fans should be as concerned with them as they were with Notre Dame. But those suspicions weren’t confirmed until last weekend.

The other Bulldogs do two things well that will give Georgia and any other team they face fits: run the ball and stop the run.

To stop Mississippi State, Georgia must stop its quarterback, Nick Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald isn’t only one of the best quarterbacks in the conference, he’s also one of the best runners. And, no, I don’t mean running quarterbacks. The junior from Richmond Hill, Ga. totes the rock like a tailback. Last season, he was second in the SEC in rushing, racking up an eye-popping 1,375 yards at 7.1 yards per carry and 16 rushing TDs. He’s been less prolific on the ground this season, with 240 yards rushing

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The good news for Georgia is that the defense has already proven itself capable of stopping running quarterbacks and productive tailbacks. UGA’s nasty front seven limited Notre Dame QB Brandon Wimbush to one yard rushing and tailback Josh Adams to 53. Last weekend against Boston College, Wimbush and Adams both ran for more than 200 yards.

On the flip side, MSU’s defense dominates against the run, which could spell trouble for Georgia’s stable of talented backs. MSU’s defense is allowing 101 yards on the ground per game, and limited LSU’s Darrius Guice to 76 yards. Say what you will about Todd Grantham—and Georgia fans have plenty to say about him—but he’s assembled a good defense at MSU. That means Georgia will need to count on the passing game to make the offense tick. It remains to be seen whether or not Jacob Eason will be back for this game.

(Personally, I don’t think he will be.) But he or, more likely, Jake Fromm will need to be on top of their game and provide big chunks of yardage through the air to make up for any loss of production on the ground.

There are still plenty of landmines left for UGA—trips to Auburn and Tennessee, and the always wonky tilts with Florida and Georgia Tech, to name a few. But if Georgia beats State convincingly, we can start whispering about the possibility that the Dawgs run the table.

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Kross Roads WITH THEIR NEW BASSIST, MELVINS EMBRACE POP—SORTA

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elvins drummer Dale Crover has a story he likes to tell about the first time he saw Redd Kross play a show back in 1987 at the Crescent Room in Tacoma, WA. “Everybody who was ever in a band was there for that show,” Crover says. “Soundgarden played with them, Green River played with them. I ran into the Nirvana guys there, Kurt [Cobain] and Krist [Novoselic], and I remember those guys watching the show and both of them turning to me and saying in this kind of snotty way, “Why are these guys so happy?”

In May of that year, Redd Kross was touring up and down the West Coast from Los Angeles, playing songs from the group’s secretly monumental album Neurotica.

The McDonald Brothers—Jeff on vocals and guitar and Steven on bass—blended Southern California good vibes

of “Euthanasia,” which breaks swiftly into the fast-paced “What’s Wrong With You?” It’s one more fine Melvins album in an ever-growing chain of essential recordings. Over the years, the group has worked with a revolving cast of bass players, including original bassist Matt Lukin, Joe Preston of Thrones and improv jazz artist Trevor Dunn. Big Business bass player Jared Warren and drummer Coady Willis even filled out the Melvins’ rhythm section for a stint beginning in 2006.

Amid the group’s trademark thunder, subtlety and change have taken many forms with each lineup. A Walk With Love and Death is a spacious album divided in half. The first half, Death, unfolds as one might expect, guided by a secret, melodic pop sensibility that flourishes with each passing track. The second half, Love, brings a dose of uneasy listening to the fold. Songs such as “Aim High,” “Queen

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“That meant a lot to all of us,” Crover says. “People don’t realize how much of an effect Redd Kross had on the Seattle music scene when they came up there.”

On the surface, the freewheeling, elated pop dirges of Redd Kross seem like a far cry from the molasses-punk miasma that arose when Crover played drums on Nirvana’s Bleach. But when viewed through the lens of time, the influence is undeniable. So, it’s only natural that, 30 years after that fateful Redd Kross show, Crover and Steven McDonald have found themselves orbiting around each other. They’ve paired up as the rhythm section in recent incarnations of Redd Kross and Off!; they play on each other’s 2017 solo records; and now McDonald has joined ranks with the Melvins as a full-time bass player, as the group makes its way across the country supporting its latest double LP, A Walk With Love and Death.

“Black Heath” opens the album with Crover and McDonald locking into a slow and undulating rhythm that rises and falls with an oceanic sway. Singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne swoops in with his guttural and operatic voice serving as a counterpoint to the album’s driving bottom end. It’s a slow build to the colossal early peak

Powder Party” and “Chicken Butt” are steeped in layers of twisting feedback, musique concrète and disembodied voices talking in no discernible linear conversations. It’s the flipside of the coin, a jarring, postmodern shift in direction.

The Melvins, it seems, are aware of the perceptions of bringing McDonald into the mix. The response is to juxtapose undeniably swinging songs such as “What’s Wrong With You?“ and the high harmonies of “Christ Hammer” with the most anti-pop document the band has created. It’s a beautiful, albeit challenging work, that keeps the band’s forward trajectory in motion.

Onstage, the Melvins still assemble a comprehensive set that bridges sludgier, early material with the more evolved material leading up to the new album—pop songs and all—in one fell swoop. “There are fans who won’t be used to Steven’s stage presence, or that will think he’s hamming it up too much onstage,” Crover says. “But that’s what we want. He makes the rock moves work because he’s honest, and that still means a lot to us.” f

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Even better(?), Happy Magazine reports that DeMarco “pissed his pants” onstage.

DeMarco confirms.

MOST HELPFUL: NME has a fun-to-read piece distilling eight life lessons from a conversation with the “cult leader for a new generation of slackers,” among them “Find Your Style” (“If you dress like a cartoon character for long enough, people are gonna start treating you like Bart Simpson”), “Don’t Let Your Past Define You” (“Oh, he’s trying to make a serious record, but the guy put a drumstick up his ass while playing a U2 cover eight years ago”), and “There’s No Shame in Having an Accident” (see above).

YOUR PREVIEW STANDARD: The Seattle Times has a (typically) deft concert preview combining an album overview with a sensitive conversation about music-making—all in a breezy, five-minute read. Among the revelations: the “laid-back minstrel of mellow rock ’n’ roll” is, in fact, a workaholic, calling himself “addicted” and prone to “withdrawals,” and the subject of “My Old Man” is his dead father, who is still alive. (“[It’s] about my dad passing away… but he hasn’t yet, which is completely insane.”)

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THE CAREER RETROSPECTIVE: The New York Times has a highly satisfying long-form profile, taking us through the professional history of the “breakout indie-rock idol,” beginning with perhaps the most famous Mac DeMarco story: the six-month period after he gave out his home address to fans. (“We had thousands of kids, all through the day… It was crazy. I really liked it.”) Besides speaking to the visionary who signed DeMarco after listening to his Bandcamp uploads, the Times also checks in with COLEY BROWN

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DeMarco’s mother, Agnes, who runs his official fan club.

THAT DEMARCO LIFESTYLE: W magazine takes us into the home, and behind the image, of the “cult celebrity, in-demand festival act, recurrent meme, Instagram star and critically acclaimed maker of records.” Happily, for every hard-to-stomach detail of his success (a pool “that looks like something out of a David Hockney painting”) there’s a charming DeMarco quote to disarm it. (His technique for grabbing sunken carob pods: “Make a little current at the bottom of the pool… And then you scoop ’em up while they’re floating.”)

THE NEXT BIG THING: Pitchfork reports that DeMarco’s next project is a collaboration with The Flaming Lips. The split EP will feature each band covering three songs by the other. The psychedelically inclined duo will be also be co-headlining a handful of shows this month, though, sadly, not anywhere near Athens. f

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com THINK, THANK, THUNK: Athens experimental impresario the release of his newest book, Bob Mould’s Workbook, at Michael Potter (The Electric Nature, Null Zone Records) Avid Bookshop’s Prince Avenue location Friday, Sept. 22 released a split cassette with German artist Philipp Bückle from 6:30–7:30 p.m. It’s being published this month by last week titled They Never Got the Message / End of Summer Bloomsbury as part of the duly praised 33 1/3 book series.

Music, and it’s a doozy of a treat. For this release, Bückle The book was co-written with English professor Daniel uses synthesizers and a shruti box—an Indian instrument Couch of Chemeketa Community College in Salem, OR. similar to a harmonium—and three of his tracks feature Biggins and Couch are decades-long friends who bonded clarinet overdubs courtesy of John Fernandes. Occupying over Workbook in their teens. A pretty cool explanation of eight of the 11 tracks, Bückle circles and hones in on a their love for the album and its impact on their lives can be range of emotions and human behaviors, including melfound at 333sound.com. The book will be available for purancholy (“Monad”), patience chase at the shop that night, so (“The Craftsman”), ascension buy one and get an autograph. (“Immediately After You Let This event is free and open to Go”) and a sense of doom the public. (“But You Won’t Forget What We Did Here”). Curiously, he YOUR CUP RUNNETH OVER: Killick never attempts anything close Hinds has a special perforto catharsis or bliss—each mance coming up Thursday, of which is often an experiSept. 21 with New York’s menter’s way of resolving a Daniel Levin on cello and theme—but this absence is interpretive dancer Laura St. evidence of Bückle’s artistic Martin (aka L’Or). The bill is strength, and keeps this work titled Three at Trio, because, cliché-free and fresh-sounding. well, it’s these three performPotter’s contribution is three ing at Trio Contemporary Art electric guitar pieces, and he Gallery (766 W. Broad St.). The changes the mood considerably night begins at 8 p.m. There’s a with the layered, echo-filled $10 suggested donation, but no ode to bliss “Crickets, Cicadas, one will be turned away for lack They Never Got The Message / End Of Summer Music by Philipp Fireflies.” His other two pieces of funds. (Please note, though, Bückle and Michael Potter are improvisational numbers that this is not an invitation and are much darker, especially for you to pretend you have no closer “Harmonic Exit,” which is as close to a musical exhale money.) In other news, the irrepressible Hinds just released as anything I’ve heard in a while. Dig this the most at nulfour new albums of material, each featuring vocalist lzone.bandcamp.com.

Monique Osorio. She appears on metalonly, which is credited to “Beverley Hinds” and also features Sahada Buckley EASY LIKE SUNDAY EVENING: Duck Cloud Productions and on violin; Lave Worriers: Intuitive Intonation, Unquantifiable the Athens Players will host a benefit for the Make-ARhythms, & Shamanistic ROYGBIV, credited to Killick & Wish Foundation Sunday, Sept. 24 at The Foundry. Advance Monique; Jazzasteroids Deluxe, by Killick’s longtime group tickets are $10, or you can get a package of four for $25.

Pocketful of Claptonite; and Scorp Lade the Coursceon Individual tickets at the door are $12. Featured acts are Flaiyre, credited to Monique Osorio & Killick Hinds. Head Cortez Garza, Georgia Red Clay, Carla LeFever and the to killick.bandcamp.com to check out all this new stuff.

Rays, Josh Perkins, O’Connell and Parke, Joe Cat, Isaac Bramblett Band, Michael Brandt and Sara Zuniga. Doors PLEASE UPDATE YOUR BOOKMARK: The band of artists foropen at 6 p.m., and music begins at 7. Kids under 13 are merly known as the Grassland String Band shall henceforth free. For more information, see facebook.com/duckcloudbe known simply as Grassland. This change coincides with productions, and for tickets, head to thefoundryathens. the addition of new singer and keyboardist Tonya Scott. com.

(Singer Michael Lesousky departed earlier this year.) The new name and newly configured lineup makes its debut COMPOSITION FOR THE YOUNG AND OLD: University of Georgia Friday, Sept. 29 at Hendershot’s Coffee Bar at 8 p.m. For Press Executive Editor Walter Biggins will celebrate more info, see facebook.com/grasslandstringband. f

record review Palace Doctor: Mangled (Laser Brains) The debut album from former Modern Skirts bassist Phillip Brantley’s project with Velveteen Pink bassist Nick Robbins and in-demand drummer Jeremy Wheatley is a twangy, overdriven affair that pulls inspiration from a wide array of influences. Though Brantley has kicked around with a few projects as a backing man since the Skirts’ dissolution, Palace Doctor serves as an outlet for the longtime Athenian’s songwriting, with Mangled a 10-song airing of romantic grievances.

Mangled opens with arguably its strongest track, “Don’t Want to Be Like You,” a breakup burner that channels all its bitterness into one hell of a well-oiled machine. Among the lead riff’s powerful simplicity, Wheatley’s punchy rhythm and Robbins’ complementary lines, the trio displays a lockstep chemistry crucial to the song’s excellence.

The middle section of the album treads in fairly familiar mid-tempo rock, cycling through grunge, psychedelic and garage tones without a whole lot of differentiation or standout material. The last string of songs, however, offer plenty of vindication, with a final burst of energy and a pretty epic outro on “Not an Addict.” [Andy Barton]

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POUR ONE OUT: As I mentioned in my wrap-up of all the restaurant news that went down this summer, Watkinsville’s Pour Restaurant & Bar (22 N. Main St., 706-705-6064) is better known for a social media misstep than for its food. Opened in what was the courthouse annex in downtown Watkinsville, the restaurant is a branch of an Atlanta eatery that has a similar menu but a much more serious wine list. The problem arose here when the restaurant decided not only to encourage folks to dress up and leave their kids at home, but to enforce rules about such. People got mad. A proudly child-free subreddit got involved. And then Pour’s Facebook page disappeared.

It’s hard to say whether the kerfuffle hurt the place, but on a recent Friday evening it was pretty empty. A few older La Superior couples, with the men in golf shirts, wandered in, but things weren’t exactly buzzing. Maybe it was an off night. The place is big, so it would take a pretty significant crowd to make it feel busy, but being greeted with “do you have reservations?” when the question all but echoes in the air can seem pretty silly. The decor is on the fussy side, with jokes about wine painted on wooden panels. Much like the golf shirts, it doesn’t exactly feel up to date.

The menu has a fair amount of variety, with some duplication between the sides and the entrees, and some things are pretty good. The crab cakes, served with a white wine citrus beurre blanc, are meaty and tender, not padded out with a bunch of soggy

but the spice doesn’t come through, and the lamb itself is overcooked. Most everything comes with the same basic green salad on the side. The menu also has a section of flatbreads, some traditional (Margherita with marinara and mozzarella; sausage and pepperoni with ricotta) and some weird.

The one called Beef Sliders (ground chuck, brie, teriyaki glaze, mozzarella) was the

breadcrumbs. They taste like crab, as they should. Similarly, the Maine scallops are lovely and simple, briefly seared and well cooked. There’s a bit of an attempt to make them more exciting, with a dollop of carrot puree and a touch of ras el hanout (a North African blend of spices), but the sweetness of the scallops themselves is what comes through. Asparagus with prosciutto chips and curls of parmesan is likewise simply treated and well executed.

On the other hand, the New Zealand lamb lollipops—bitty chops with the bone closely trimmed—don’t have much flavor.

Theoretically, they are crusted with harissa,

latter, topped with chewy nuggets of beef and enough brie to screw up your sinuses permanently.

In the end, the food is fine. Is it enough to dig out your golf shirt and call your babysitter? Maybe. Watkinsville doesn’t exactly have an abundance of finer dining options.

If you’re in Athens, though, it might not be worth the drive. Pour is open for dinner Monday through Saturday, from 4:30–10 p.m. It has a full bar.

ES BUENO: For months, I have been cruising by the intersection of Highway 29 and State Route 393, by the Ingles in Hull,

hoping that La Superior (9029 Hwy. 29 S., 706-521-8244) would be open for business. Finally, it is. The small bakery on the other side of the convenience store/gas station that is also home to La Michoacana… es Natural promises “donde el sabor es lo mejor” (“where the flavor is the best”). “The best” is a tiny bit of an overstatement, but not in all cases, and the place turns out to be as warm and charming as one would have hoped.

Walk in the door early in the morning, and there’s hot coffee perfuming the room.

Tall refrigerated cases hold cold beverages and slices of beauteous cake in plastic clamshells. A large horizontal one has extremely serious layer cakes. Unrefrigerated cases on your right hold a huge array of pastries, sweet breads, rolls and more, from which you can serve yourself. As is par for the course at a panaderia/ pasteleria, you can walk out with a gigantic bag of breads, two slices of cake, a clamshell of suspiritos (meringue kisses) and a bagel for less than $15.

The bagels, made in house like everything else, are surprisingly very good. Those suspiritos are sweet and delicious, even on a humid day.

The various kinds of pan dulce (conchas for sure, shaped and decorated like shells, but also things that resemble sweet popovers, big flat cookies, rolled things filled with jam and fruit paste) tend to be a little too dense, at least in comparison to the ones at Panaderia Tacuari, in Watkinsville, but the cakes are truly marvelous. Filled and then iced with a sweet cream-based frosting, they are heavy and light at the same time, sweet but not enough to hurt your teeth, and very easy on the eyes.

La Superior is open Monday and Wednesday through Saturday from 6 a.m.–9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.–9 p.m. (closed Tuesday). If it will just team up with La Michoacana to make ice cream sandwiches, my life will be complete. f

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By Jon Hogan music@flagpole.com Retirement is often viewed as the reward following a lifetime of hard work. However, individuals with less-than-legal careers might find that it’s simply a stopgap between felonies. In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 film To Catch a Thief—which plays at Beechwood on Sept. 24 and 27—and Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 contemporary crime classic Sexy Beast, criminals enjoying luxurious European retirements find their leisure cut short by their pasts.

Go Out and Watch TO CATCH A THIEF (1955) The most intriguing quality of To Catch a Thief is its sumptuous visuals, lensed by cinematographer Robert Burks. In one of four films he made with Hitchcock, Cary Grant plays John “The Cat” Robie, a burglar who has left behind his life of crime for the French Riviera. The setting provides the raw material for Burks’ Academy Award-winning visuals, which showcase scenic hillsides dotted with villas, outdoor markets resplendent with rich shades of red and green-tinged nighttime rooftops. Characters move through these opulent frames dressed in ensembles from legendary costume designer Edith Head, who received an Oscar nomination for her work.

As one of cinema’s most skilled visual storytellers, Hitchcock uses these stunning images to engage viewers’ attention during long stretches when it might otherwise wander. Grant is paired with Grace Kelly, as American heiress Frances Stevens, and many scenes feature little more than their banter. Hitchcock wisely places this banter against Burks’ best handiwork to keep the audience involved.

When a car chase ensues, the director’s interest in his character’s surroundings becomes utilitarian; since the viewer is so familiar with the terrain, he or she understands the difficulty faced in speeding through this landscape. If the preceding shots are not enough, a helicopter shot of the car navigating winding streets lays bare the challenge in their flight. Hitchcock finds the simplest path to telling a story wordlessly and executes it flawlessly.

Grant’s wildly expressive face is another boon to someone with the director’s visual sensibilities. With a smile or a look of discomfort, he can set the mood for an entire scene. His geniality is also infectious, like in the scene where John endears himself to Frances and her mother with a sleight of hand. In the last of three performances for Hitchcock, Kelly actively provokes these reactions and more out of Grant as John is suspected of a string of robberies along the Riviera. Decked out in a white

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strapless dress, Frances tries to lure him into stealing her diamond necklace. In the window between them, a fireworks display is exploding in the distance. We cut between two-shots of the couple and shots of the fireworks, getting closer to John and Frances as the scene progresses. The eruptions stand in for passion, excitement and, eventually, implied sex. Only a master director like Hitchcock could find such a captivating workaround to the era’s censorious Hays Code.

Stay Home and Watch SEXY BEAST (2000) Sexy Beast is a decidedly less light-hearted look at life after crime.

Ray Winstone stars as safe-cracker Gary “Gal” Dove, who retreated from London to a Spanish villa. A formerly glamorous ladies man, Gal has embraced the widening frame and sloth that retirement allows. Our first image of him is a shot-reverse shot that switches from a brilliant, beating sun to a

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bronzed, doughy Gal lounging in sunglasses and a yellow Speedo, the very image of hedonistic relaxation. He and his wife pass their days in constant leisure with another retired couple.

A disturbance to this comfort arrives with a visit from his former colleague Don Logan (Ben Kingsley, in an Oscarnominated performance). The sullen, withdrawn, borderline terrorized expressions on the faces of the couples as they discuss Don hints at the magnitude of what is on its way. Don’s plan is to convince the retired Gal to join a London heist, and he employs all possible methods—flattery, insults, violence, profanity and more—to sway the retiree to his way of thinking.

However, Gal is far removed from the criminal underworld, and Glazer often positions the actors in profile—sometimes in the same frame—to show how different their existences have become; while Don is taut, sinewy and angular, Gal is soft and round. This juxtaposition is one of many examples of the expert filmmaking that Glazer honed in music videos like Radiohead’s “Karma Police” and Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity,” yielding a lean, 88-minute crime thriller that deftly twists its way to a bloody climax. f

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THE TRIP TO SPAIN (NR) Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon hit the road again, this time on the Iberian Peninsula, to take in the sights, sounds and tastes of Spain. As expected, the duo’s third trip together features spoton impersonations, delicious meals and musings on middle age.

As in the previous two Trips, the best

By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com bits involve Coogan and Brydon engaging in dueling impersonations. Spain’s strongest MOTHER! (R) Even the weakest of Darren tremendous work done by Lawrence and mimicry includes Mick Jagger (Coogan’s Aronofsky’s films provides innumerable the balletic cinematography of Aronofsky handclap is amazing), John Hurt, David cinematic joys and moments of superior and longtime collaborator Matthew Bowie, Marlon Brando and Ian McKellan; filmmaking to justify at least a single viewLibatique help salvage Mother! from some the high-profile Roger Moore sequence is ing. Mother! strives to provide the sort of of its self-imposed tedium; however, the “F” one of the franchise’s most overbearing. shocking cinematic experience that made from Cinemascore shows a film struggling Sure, the joke is that Brydon does not know Jodorowsky a cult figure, if not quite a to find its audience. Bardem even suffers as when to quit, but does Brydon actually household name. not know when to quit? Coogan Jennifer Lawrence radiates further exacerbates the belief he Mother! beauty, sensuality, frustration, is a right arrogant prig; one wonmotherliness—you name it—as ders if his constant callbacks to the nameless protagonist, a the Oscar-nominated Philomena woman struggling to build a are a bit of an inside ribbing home in the wilderness with her amongst pals. The conceit of the poet husband (Javier Bardem). star playing himself as a star at, The arrival of a stranger (Ed if not his worst, then at least not Harris) who claims to be a dochis best, can be difficult to parse tor at the nearby hospital strains accurately. the couple’s bonds, especially In The Trip to Spain, guerrilla after his wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) filmmaker Michael Winterbottom and feuding grown children (the continues to certify the enterGleeson boys, both Domhnall and taining accessibility with which Brian), arrive and start literally he can philosophically moon.

I want a 4K Ultra HD TV right here. tearing the house apart.

However, that shocking final Up to this point, Mother!’s shot—the director even had to chilly narrative is fractured but intact. The the distant hubby more defined by cliché defend it at Tribeca—is jarring and brings rest of the film devolves into a destructive than script. The quieter early act, in which into question whether or not Coogan and allegory that even Chuck Palahniuk could Aronofsky builds an odd tension not unlike Brydon will get to continue their quixotic find excessive. (Mother! would make a nice what discomforts in a Michael Haneke film, quest for food and the perfect impression. audition reel if Aronofsky ever desired to is far more disquieting than the combative Still, these Trips are more consistently adapt a work by the Fight Club author.) The cacophony into which events degenerate. funny than most multi-part comic series; go ahead and pack your packs for the hopefully inevitable Trip to Africa.

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AMERICAN ASSASSIN (R) American Assassin opens with a brutally violent terrorist attack seemingly ripped from the headlines.

On vacation in Spain, young American tourist Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) is shot and his new fiancée is killed by Muslim terrorists. Once healed, Rapp trains and trains until he is ready to take on the men responsible for his fiancée’s death. After catching the eye of CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan), Rapp is sent to train with Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton). Pretty soon, Rapp accompanies Hurley as they seek to stop a former Hurley mentee from building and detonating a nuclear bomb.

All of this plot simply sets up a hopeful new franchise based on the bestselling Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn; think Jack Ryan meets Jack Reacher meets Jack Bauer. (If nothing else, at least Mitch Rapp is not just another Jack.) It is doubtful O’Brien, who is best known for MTV’s “Teen Wolf” but also headlined the first two Maze Runner movies, has the movie-star chops to grow this action flick into a franchise; head villain Taylor Kitsch is way more charismatic, and he cannot get a franchise running. It will not be surprising to see producers switch leads to get a second flick greenlit.

Were the titular operative Keaton’s Hurley, this series could be something worth rooting and waiting for; the veteran actor is the strongest weapon in the movie’s arsenal. Besides its vicious violence, American Assassin does nothing to set itself apart from the plethora of onscreen agents that have come before it. f

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Lyndon House Arts Center · noon · FREE! Many people who pass by the obelisk in the middle of Broad Street every day are not aware that it’s a memorial to Athens’ Confederate dead. Now that you know, what are you gonna do about it? UGA history professor Akela Reason will provide information to help you form an opinion at a brown-bag luncheon sponsored by the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation titled “Confederate Monuments: Context and Controversy.”

After the riot in Charlottesville, the ACHF realized that “we have a responsibility to shed light on the question of what these monuments mean, yesterday and today, and to help the community have a conversation about what the right thing to do is,” Executive Director Amy Kissane says.

[Blake Aued]

Caledonia Lounge · 8 p.m. · $18–20 Following the demise of alt-rock pioneers The Replacements in 1991, that group’s bassist, Tommy Stinson, formed the hard-rocking power-pop group Bash & Pop with the Mats’ Steve Foley and a couple other Twin Cities scene mainstays.

The band released one album, 1993’s Friday Night Is Killing Me, before calling it quits. Stinson would notably go on to join Guns N’ Roses, touring with that band from 1998–2016 (and assisting in the construction of the ill-fated Chinese Democracy). After a Replacements reunion proved short-lived, Stinson announced the reformation of Bash & Pop, which released the hooky Anything Could Happen earlier this year. Local punks Shehehe open Thursday’s show.

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ATHICA · 6–9 p.m. · FREE! Featuring painting, photography, sculpture and digital media, ATHICA’s juried exhibition offers interactive and thoughtprovoking art. This year’s juror was Harry H. DeLorme Jr., who has worked for the Telfair Museums in Savannah for nearly 30 years and currently serves as new media and education curator. He selected 34 works by 36 artists from over 175 pieces submitted from across the country, with locals including Cameron Bliss, Claire and Robert Clements, Ellie Dent, Lisa Freeman, Michael Lachowski, Vivian Liddell, Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay, David Noah and Kaleena Stasiak. The exhibition will remain on view through Sunday, Nov. 12. DeLorme and many artists will be in attendance to discuss their work. [Jessica Smith]

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar · 8 p.m. · $20–25 Hailing from the remote Russian republic of Tuva, the Alash Ensemble specializes in an ancient style of throat singing specific to its home region, pairing the unique vocal approach with traditional Tuvan instrumentation. The group also incorporates some surprising Western influences, including free jazz, psychedelic rock and modern classical composition. The result is a rich, droning sound that’s alternately jarring and hypnotic.

Alash’s live show has been known to provoke a strong emotional response from those in attendance. The touring ensemble is back at Hendershot’s on Saturday evening to give those who missed out on its last Athens show another chance to experience this singular performance.

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Tuesday 19 ART: Visiting Artist (Lamar Dodd School of Art, S151) Matt Kenyon is an associate professor in the Digital and Media Program at Rhode Island School of Design. His art practice resides in the sculptural and digital world, and focuses on themes such as mass media, global corporations and the military-industrial complex.

5:30 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Athens Metal Arts Guild Meeting (Lyndon House Arts Center) This month's speakers are Leigh Griffin and Ann Finley who will speak on "Art and Fear." 5 p.m. FREE! athensmetalartsguild@gmail.com CLASSES: Computer Class (Bogart Library) "Intro to Excel." 10 a.m.

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CLASSES: Lighting Setups Made Easy (Craig Gum Photography Studio, 160 Winston Dr., Suite 10) Gain hands-on experience shooting 1, 2 and 3 light photography setups.

Bring your own camera. 6:30–9 p.m. $50. jeremyadambarton@gmail.com CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. Every Tuesday. 8–11 p.m. $4–6. www. athensswingnight.com CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC Library) "Intro to Mac Computers."

Registration Required. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This regular comedy open mic features established comedians and newcomers alike. 9 p.m. $5. www. flickertheatreandbar.com

EVENTS: Open House (320 E. Clayton St.) Explore the Park Plaza executive offices and suites. 5 p.m. www.michaelbrothersbuilding.com EVENTS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Bring a new treasure or story from the summer to share at "Show and Tell." 7:30 p.m. FREE! wwwathensrockandgemclub.org FILM: Bad Movie Night: Final Score (Ciné Barcafé) Mildmannered businessman and excommando Richard Brown goes berzerk after Mr. Hawk indiscriminately murders his wife and son.

8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ badmovienight FILM: Cinema Politique (Miller Learning Center, Room 250) Watch a screening of 12 Angry Men, a film that focuses on the jury delibera-

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tions of a murder case. 7 p.m. FREE! mlmiller@uga.edu FILM: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers (Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder) When God Sleeps tells the story of exiled Iranian artist-activist Shahin Naiafi against the backdrop of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks and the global right-wing backlash against Middle Eastern refugees.

Following the screening, director Till Schauder will offer a Q&A. 7:30 p.m. www.winderculturalarts.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Jamie Pisarich. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern

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GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Bingo (Ted's Most Best) Win drinks, sweet treats and gift cards.

Every Tuesday on the patio. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com 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 KIDSTUFF: Tea on Tuesday Book Club (Bogart Library) Paint kindness rocks for the commnity and plan community outreach for the upcoming year. Girls, ages 8–10. 4

p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart KIDSTUFF: Teen Council Meeting (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the ACC Library's teen department's collections and programs. Pick up application forms at the front desk.

Ages 11-18. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Pirate Day (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Participants are invited to dress like a pirate and go on a treasure hunt for "Talk like a Pirate Day." Children must be accompanied by an adult. 3–4:30

p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty. com/sandycreeknaturecenter KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Stories, songs, puppets and more. Ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Authors (Avid Bookshop) Meet UGA Press authors Sonny Seals and George Hart in celebration of their book Historic Rural Churches of Georgia. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: ACC Democrats Happy Hour (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Discuss issues at the county, state and national level at the water cooler end of the bar. 5:30–7 p.m. www.clarkedemocrats.com PERFORMANCE: Sunflower Music Series (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This month features David Lowery and Mackalie Davidson. 7 p.m. $5 (ages 6–12), $15. www. botgarden.uga.edu SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome.

Tuesdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. FREE! www. ttathensga.com

Wednesday 20 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Sage Kincaid, assistant curator of education, leads a conversation on John Linton Chapman's painting "Via Appia." 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: Artist Reception (UNG Oconee Campus) Jeanne Whatley will talk about her latest exhibit "Flight Path."

2–4 p.m. FREE! ung.edu CLASSES: Video Editing for Beginners (ACC Library) Learn the basics of video editing using Adobe Premiere. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Scott Baxendale (Sept. 20) and Radio Rangers (Sept. 27). 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Eastside) Every Wednesday. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Willy's Mexicana Grill) Gather a team. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. willys.com GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Washington St.) Play to become victorious. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. saucehouse.com

GAMES: Boybutante Bingo (The Foundry) Play some rounds of bingo hosted by fabulous drag performers including Ms. Clementine May Jackson and Ming Vase-Dynasty. 7 p.m. $10 (three cards for five rounds each). www.boybutante.org GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Drop in and win prizes!

8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge. com KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Teen Movie (ACC Library) Unwind with a movie and snacks. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Stories, songs, puppets and more. Ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 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. Crafts will be made during the second hour. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Preschool Pals (Bogart Library) Preschool aged children will learn social and language skills through songs stories and crafts.

Ages almost 3–almost 5. 10:15 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Library Adventures (Bogart Library) A storytelling program with hands-on activities.

Ages 3.5–8. 11:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Brown Bag Lunch (Lyndon House Arts Center) This lunch's topic is "Confederate Monuments: Context and Controversy." Presented by the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation.

See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 12 p.m.

FREE! www.achfonline.org LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books: Adult Book Discussion Group (ACC Library) This month's title is All Over But the Soutin' by Rick Bragg. Newcomers welcome.

10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Maryn McKenna shares her latest book, Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Athens Retired Educators Association (Logan's Roadhouse) Socialize with other retired teachers from Athens and stay for a program. 11 a.m. clarkc255@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Faculty Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) This performance features Liza Stepanova on piano. 6 p.m. FREE! music.uga. edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Wind Symphony (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The group includes undergraduate music majors, music minors and gifted non-majors who are preparing for careers in performance, music education or a lifelong involvement with music. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu

Thursday 21 ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Seven galleries stay open late the third Thursday of

every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné, the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo and The Classic Center. 6-9 p.m.

FREE! www.3thurs.org ART: Field Day at Night (Lyndon House Arts Center) Participate in field day games in celebration of "The Game Show," an exhibition featuring works by Esteban Patino, Curtis Ames, Lea Purvis, Noah McCarthy, Nicole Jean Hill, Hope Kilton, Kaleena Stasiak, Paul Pfeiffer, Mike Landers and Meg Aubrey.

See Art Notes on p. 10. 6-8 p.m.

FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/ exhibits ART: Thursday Twilight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Pearl Knotting Class (The Pearl Girls) Learn how to knot pearls with local business The Pearl Girls. Registration required. 5–7 p.m. $49. www.thepearlgirls.com CLASSES: Windows Basics (Oconee County Library) Learn how to navigate Windows and understand files, settings and accounts.

Registration required. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee CLASSES: Knit Happens (Oconee County Library) Beginners can learn how to knit and intermediate knitters can get help on projects. 2 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: Social Justice Happy Hour (Blue Sky) Join lawyers, law students and activitsts commited to working for social justice in Athens.

6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athensacslaw EVENTS: Community Sing (ACC Library) Local musician Maggie Hunter hosts a family-friendly sing-a-long. 6:45 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Psychic Faire (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Athens Area Pagans host a psychic faire with music, card readers and more. 6–11 p.m. FREE! www.athenspaganpride.org EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are welcome.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart EVENTS: Athens Science Café (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Dr. Julianne Schmidt presents "Discussing Concussing: Is it time to get'cha head outta the game?"

7 p.m. FREE! athenssciencecafe. wordpress.com GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner and experienced players welcome. 6:30 p.m. ejstapler@gmail.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq KIDSTUFF: Fire Trucks: On the Move! (ACC Library) Meet real-life Athens-Clarke County firefighters, explore a fire truck and hear stories about fire engines. Ages 2–8. 3:30 p.m. FREE! athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Bogart Library) Read aloud to a canine friend. RSVP. 4–5 p.m. FREE! 770725-9443, www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart KIDSTUFF: Color It Up! (ACC Library) Supplies provided. Ages 11–18. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: The American Indian Returnings Series (Georgia Museum of Art) AIR focuses on Southeastern stories by tribal members. Daniel Heath Justice of the Cherokee Nation will read from his new work. 4:15 p.m. FREE! franklin.uga.edu

LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Meet award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee in celebration of her book We Need to Talk: How to have Conversations That Matter. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: "A Nation of Counterfeiters" (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Dr. Stephen Mihm will give a history lecture on counterfeiters in the United States. In conjunction with the exhibit "Gold-digging in Georgia: America's First Gold Rush." 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.libs. uga.edu/scl LECTURES & LIT: CBD 101 (Thrive) Topics include the difference between marijuana and industrial hemp, an introduction to the endocannabinoid system and the non-psychoactive compound CBD. 7 p.m. FREE! www.thrivespace.net LECTURES & LIT: For the Philo of Philosophy Book Discussion Group (ACC Library) Read philosophy books from ancient Greece to modern times. 6 p.m. FREE! mkapelewski@athenslibrary.org OUTDOORS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Meet at Shade Garden Arbor) Learn more about flora and fauna of the garden while enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings. Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group. 9:30 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: The Kourtesans (Sister Louisa's Church) The drag troupe performs every third Thursday. 9 p.m. FREE! sisterlouisaschurch.com PERFORMANCE: Much Ado About Nudity (The World Famous) Secret City Athens presents a burlesque event themed on Shakespeare's classic works. 8:30 p.m. $10. www. secretcityathens.com

Friday 22 CLASSES: Workshop for Returning Citizens (Athens Career Center, 150 C. Neely Dr.) The Georgia Department of Labor offers a workshop for ex-offenders to get back on their feet with employment.

10–11:30 a.m. marilyn.clark@gdol. ga.gov COMEDY: Ron White (The Classic Center) White is a Grammynominated comedian who has toured with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.

8 p.m. $42–131. www.classiccenter. com EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Join instructor Jerry Gale for a meditation session in the galleries. Meet in the lobby. 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! branew@uga.edu, www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Toast of the Town (Georgian Hall, 247 E. Washington St.) The Athens Area Cancer Auxiliary hosts an evening of dinner and dancing with a silent auction and photo booth. Proceeds benefit local cancer causes. 4:30 p.m. $65. athensareaauxiliary.org EVENTS: Community Country Dance (Oconee County High School, 2721 Hog Mountain Rd.) Learn line dancing and eat Biggums BBQ. Music by DJ Ron Putnam.

Proceeds benefit the Oconee High School Chorus. 7 p.m. $10. kdwilliams@oconeeschools.org EVENTS: Friday Football Tours (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) "Covered with Glory" is an exhibition celebrating the first 25 years of football at UGA. 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: Brew & 'Que (Southern Brewing Company) The percentage night includes barbecue, yard games, face painting and kids' activities. Proceeds benefit Prevent Child Abuse Athens. 4:30 p.m. $10. www.sobrewco.com EVENTS: Anniversary Party (Leathers Building) Shiraz celebrates 12 years with live music, cocktails, food and prizes. 5–8 p.m. www. shirazathens.com EVENTS: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Go Bar) Watch the house cast and Atlanta guest Dotte Comm.

10:30 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ athensshowgirls KIDSTUFF: Stories & Songs (Memorial Park) Children 2–5 years old can enjoy an outdoor story and music program. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Ooey Gooey Art Time (Lay Park) Ages 2–6 can create messy masterpieces without parents having to worry about cleaning up.

Children should dress appropriately in clothes that may get stained with paint. 10–11:30 a.m. $4–6. www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Canopy Studio (ACC Library, Soccer Field) Teens can join the aerial arts studio for an outdoor activity. Ages 11–18. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet author Walter Biggins in celebration of his book Bob Mould's Workbook. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com THEATER: Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) Winder-Barrow Community Theatre presents a story about three old ladies whose lives are changed when a new, fun nurse shows up at their care home. See Theater Notes on p.

11. Sept. 22–23, 7:30 p.m. & Sept.

24, 3 p.m. www.winderbarrowtheatre.org THEATER: The Last Witch (UGA Fine Arts Building) UGA Theatre presents Rona Munro's tale based on the true story of the last woman legally executed for witchcraft in England. See Theater Notes on p. 11.

Sept. 22 & Sept. 26–30, 8 p.m. and Sept. 24 & Oct. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

Saturday 23 ART: Opening Reception (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The 2017 Juried Exhibition will feature 34 works of art in a wide range of media. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 6–9 p.m. Donations suggested. www.athica.org CLASSES: Salad Foraging Workshop (UGArden) Participants will forage for edible weeds, herbs and flowers, then create a signature salad dressing. 9 a.m. $50. squareup.com/store/ugarden 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. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Senior Dance (ACC Council on Aging) Dance to raise funds for the ACCA Center. Dress to impress! Light refreshments provided. 6–9 p.m. $5. www.accaging.org EVENTS: Union Junction Jamboree (Downtown Union Point) An afternoon full of live music, Jamboree 5K, kids' cardboard train parade, craft market,

games and more. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.unionjunctionjamboree.org EVENTS: Insectival (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Highlights include roach and beetle races, an insect cafe, puppet shows and a variety of live insects. 9:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. $5, $20/family. www. botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Paige McCauley and Making Strange. 8 a.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: CMS Owl Flight 5K Walk/Run (Clarke Middle School) Join the CMS Owls for a 5K. Register online. 8:30 a.m. www.classicraceservices.com GAMES: Day of Board Game Demonstrations (Tyche's Games) Learn to play new games. 12 p.m.

FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Harry the Dirty Dog and His Stinky Storytime (ACC Library) Explore your sense of smell with not-so-sweet smelling activities and crafts. For ages 2–8 and their caregiver. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: STEAM Saturday (Bogart Library) This month's theme is dinosaurs and includes hands-on learning activities. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: End School to Prison Pipeline Conference (ACC Library) The Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement: Teen Social Justice Committee hosts the first annual End School to Prison Pipeline Conference. 9:30 a.m.

FREE! www.aadmovement.org OUTDOORS: Family Fishing & Canoe (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Participants can learn about fishing.

No permit required. Play games, make crafts and meet animal ambassadors. Bring a picnic lunch. 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $3. jtorhan1@uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Peepashow (Rubber Soul Yoga) Jimena Iloreda presents a surrealist puppet show "Matillo De Bruijas." 8 p.m. $5. www.rubbersoulyoga.com SPORTS: UGA Football (Sanford Stadium) UGA vs. Mississippi State.

7 p.m. www.georgiadogs.com SPORTS: UGA vs. Mississippi State Party (Southern Brewing Company) Watch the game on two large indoor screens. Streets Cafe will offer snacks. 2:30–10:30 p.m. www.sobrewco.com THEATER: Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 22–23, 7:30 p.m. & Sept. 24, 3 p.m. www.winderbarrowtheatre.org

Sunday 24 CLASSES: Natural Dye Workshop (Creature Comforts Brewery) Courtney McCracken leads a handson workshop incorporating natural dye ingredients from Bartram Trail Farm. Proceeds from t-shirt sales will support the Athens Free School.

1 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athensfreeschool EVENTS: Meet, Greet and Eat (Bishop Park) Join the AthensClarke County Democrats for a Tenth-Congressional District potluck. 4 p.m. Donations accepted. clarkedemocrats.com EVENTS: Singing for Scholarships (George's Lowcountry Table) The Circle Ensemble Theatre presents an evening of food and jazz singing

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THE CALENDAR! FILM: Art House Theatre Day (Ciné Barcafé) Ciné participates in the nationwide celebration with screenings of Lucky, Revolting Rhymes and A Matter of Life & Death. Call for showtimes. 1:30 p.m. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Netrunner Open Play (Tyche's Games) All are welcome to join in. 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www. tychesgames.com PERFORMANCE: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Orchestra's first concert of the season features "Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety." 3 p.m. $66–76. www.pac. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: A Night of Opera (Athens First Christian Church, 268 W. Dougherty St.) Soprano Rachel Eve Holmes will be accompanied by pianist Greg Hankins. 5 p.m.

Donations accepted.

THEATER: Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 22–23, 7:30 p.m. & Sept. 24, 3 p.m. www.winderbarrowtheatre.org THEATER: The Last Witch (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 22 & Sept.

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KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Library) Songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles for ages three and under. Caregivers will recieve pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Designed to nurture language skills through literature-based materials and activities. Parents assist their children in movements and actions while playing. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: Sibley Lecture (UGA School of Law) Edward D. Kleinbard is the holder of the Packard Trustee Chair in Law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. He will speak

rience or partner necessary. Every Tuesday. 8–11 p.m. $4–6. www. athensswingnight.com CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC Library) "iPad/iPhone Basics."

Registration required. 10 a.m. 706613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org/ athens GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com

LECTURES & LIT: Super Special Release Party (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Avid's own bookseller/ manager and author Caleb Zane Huett releases his debut novel, Top Elf. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Envision Athens (Multiple Locations) See Monday listing for full description Sept. 25, 5:30–8 p.m. at the Classic Center.

Sept. 26, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. at Lyndon House and 4:30–7:30 p.m. at Cedar Shoals.

SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) All skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. FREE! www. ttathensga.com THEATER: The Last Witch (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 22 & Sept.

COMEDY: Tip Jar Comedy (Hendershot's Coffee Bar) Local comic stand-up hosted by Travis Williams. 8 p.m. FREE! thewilliamsproject@gmail.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) See Wednesday listing for full description 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Washington St.) Play to win. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com

Monday 25 CLASSES: Hypertufa Planters (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Hypertufa is a combination of concrete and other materials used to create a very porous structure. Preregistration required. 6–8 p.m. $40. www.botgarden.uga.edu FILM: Latin American Film Series (Ciné Barcafé) Watch Endless Poetry (Sept. 25–28) and Finding Oscar (Sept. 28) in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. $7.50– 9.75. www.athenscine.com FILM: Creature Comforts Creature Feature (Hi-Lo Lounge) Ming Vase presents Val Lewton's RKO classic Cat People. Door prizes. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.creaturecomfortsbeer. 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: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! highwirelounge.com GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner players welcome.

1 p.m. $4. 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 KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18.

Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m.

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“And Then We Saw” and other paintings by Jeanne Whatley can be seen in “Flight,” her exhibition currently on view at the University of North Georgia Oconee Campus Art Gallery. Whatley will offer at artist talk on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m., and “Flight” will remain on view through Wednesday, Oct. 11. on "What's a Government Good Fod?: Fiscal Policy in an Age of Inequality." 2 p.m. FREE! www.law. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: A Banned Books Reading (Avid Bookshop) Celebrate freedom of expression with a reading of banned books hosted by Avid and Phi Kappa Literary Society.

Donations accepted for the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement. 4:30 p.m. www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library) This month's title is Indignation by Philip Roth. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Envision Athens (Multiple Locations) Envision Athens unveils its "draft action plan" at four open houses. See City Dope on p. 5. Sept. 25, 5:30 p.m. at the Classic Center. Sept. 26, 11:30 a.m. at the Lyndon House Arts Center and 4:30 p.m. at Cedar Shoals High School. Sept. 28, 4:30 p.m. at Clarke Central High School

Tuesday 26 CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No expe-

GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Bingo (Ted's Most Best) Win drinks, sweet treats and gift cards.

Every Tuesday on the patio. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com KIDSTUFF: Teen Talk with Jayln (ACC Library) Teens can talk about what's bothering them. Ages 11–18.

4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Stories, songs, puppets and more. Ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Teen Anime Night (Bogart Library) Teens in grades 6–12 can watch My Neighbor Totoro and make candy sushi. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

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26–30, 8 p.m. and Sept. 24 & Oct. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu MEETINGS: Envision Athens (Multiple Locations) See Monday’s listing for description.

Wednesday 27 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of "Modern Masters from the Giuliano Ceseri Collection." 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: AAAC Lunch & Learn: Artist DIY Marketing (Lyndon House Arts Center) Bring your lunch to this lecture discussing self-promotion and marketing strategies. Speakers include painter Will Eskridge, members of Pixel & Ink and Trio Contemporary Art Gallery, and Alyssa DeHayes, publicist with Riot Act Media and founder of Arrowhawk Records. 12–1 p.m. FREE! (members), $15 (non-members). www. athensarts.org CLASSES: Life Without Flowers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn about ancient plants like mosses, liverworts, ferns and horsetails. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $50. www. botgarden.uga.edu

GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. saucehouse.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy's Mexicana Grill) Gather a team. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.willys.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Eastside) Every Wednesday. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Drop in and win prizes!

8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge. com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: PRISM (Oconee County Library) PRISM is a safe space for all teens who share a common vision of equality. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee

KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Stories, songs, puppets and more. Ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Library Adventures (Bogart Library) See Wednesday listing for full description 11:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Cooking with Jayln (ACC Library) Learn basic cooking skills with limited ingredients to whip up a tasty snack. Ages 11–18.

4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Adulting 101: How to Not Punch People (Oconee County Library) Get tips on skillful conflict resolution. Grades 6–12. 7 p.m. athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Author Alex Lemon will discuss his latest book Feverland: A Memoir in Shards with Sabrina Orah Mark. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet the middle grade author in celebration of his latest novel Ban This Book. 4 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Author Meet and Greet (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Meet author Alan Gratz in celebration of his latest book, Ban This Book. 4 p.m. avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Symphonic Band (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The ensemble focuses on classic band repertoire as well as new music. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.music. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Faculty Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) David Zerkel (tuba) and Anatoly Sheludyakov (piano) perform songs

by Brahms, Mahler, Schubert and more. 8 p.m. www.pac.uga.edu THEATER: The Last Witch (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Friday listing for full description Sept. 22 & Sept.

26–30, 8 p.m. and Sept. 24 & Oct. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12 (w/ UGA ID), $16. www.drama.uga.edu

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 19 Creature Comforts Brewery 5 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com LAMAR WILLIAMS BAND Pop-rock band from Atlanta fronted by the son of Allman Brothers bassist Lamar Williams.

The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com LILLY HIATT Edgy Americana singersongwriter from Nashville, TN. CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-songwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of Americana.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BLUE BLOOD Melodic psych-pop project fronted by Hunter Morris.

T. HARDY MORRIS Local singersongwriter and guitarist plays twangy, raucous folk-rock.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia 7 p.m. $5 (ages 6–12), $15. www. botgarden.uga.edu DAVID LOWERY Cracker's frontman performs a solo set.

MACKALIE DAVIDSON Local folk and pop singer and guitarist.

Wednesday 20 Boar's Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot.

Backline provided!

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com TALLULAH GEORGE Alt-rock group that presents "pure unadulterated entertainment."

JACK'S JOHNSON Local band featuring members of Wieuca and Big Morgan.

KYLE LACEY & THE HARLEM RIVER NOISE Group drawing on traditional rock and swing.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $21. www.40watt.com MELVINS A product of the Seattle scene that also spawned Nirvana and Soundgarden, Melvins have spent three decades pushing the boundaries of sludgy rock and metal. See story on p. 13.

SPOTLIGHTS Brooklyn-based sludge-rock duo.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $14 (adv.), $16 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com ELECTRIC GUEST L.A.-based electronic R&B duo.

TOMI Highly visual experimental singer-songwriter.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BEACH TIGER Synthpop group out of Charleston, SC. The Globe 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 HIP HOP OPEN MIC A weekly battlestyle open mic that uses silent-disco headphones to encourage audience participation. Performers can bring their own beats, or the house will provide backing.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 FREESTYLE CYPHER NIGHT A night of rhymes and beats, featuring local and touring MCs and hosted

by Space Brother and Dedric Knowles.

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) PULLIN' STRINGS Bluegrass band playing a mix of originals and covers from the likes of The Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN Local acoustic singer-songwriter and member of Mama's Love.

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

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Southern Brewing Company 5 p.m. www.sobrewco.com CHIEF ROCKA Local DJ expertly spins a set of old-school hip hop.

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens JENNY PARROTT Folky indie-pop singer-songwriter from Austin, TX. LEEANN PEPPERS Local singersongwriter playing sparse, evocative folk music.

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

Boar's Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES & FRIENDS Local band playing a fusion of folk, country and Southern rock, with jazz influences.

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $18 (21+), $20 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com BASH & POP Alternative rock group fronted by Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N’ Roses). See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com ELIOT BRONSON Folk songwriter from Atlanta. CD release show!

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com SUSTO Charleston, SC-based altcountry band.

GREAT PEACOCK Nashville musicians Andrew Nelson and Blount Floyd play Southern-tinged indie folk.

THE HIGH DIVERS Four-piece twang band that plays rebellious Southern music.

On the Rooftop. 11:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com QUIET HOLLERS Indie band formed in Louisville, KY with an evershapeshifting sound.

Go Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Every Thursday!

Hendershot's Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com JAZZ JAM Some of our town's most talented jazz musicians get together at this monthly happening. Bring your axe, or grab a brew and a table and give an ear.

Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $1 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with wireless headphones and two channels of music. One of them is a request line!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 ECHO MAESTRO Improv-based "jamtronica" trio from Atlanta.

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.

Trio Contemporary Art Gallery 8 p.m. $10. www.trioathens.com DANIEL LEVIN New York-based cellist, composer and bandleader.

L'OR Laura St. Martin uses electronics and interpretive dance to explore the human condition and the collective unconscious.

KILLICK HINDS Improvising local guitarist and composer who uses a variety of unusual stringed instruments.

Friday 22 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com DAVID BARBE & INWARD DREAM EBB The Athens scene legend performs, backed by members of New Madrid.

LINGUA FRANCA Athens-based hip-hop project inspired by the '90s underground and the study of linguistics.

CRUNCHY Athens-based "doomdance" duo featuring Phelan LaVelle and Kathleen Duffield.

Creature Comforts Brewery 5 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com GARY LAZER EYES Blues- and reggae-influenced rock band from Florida.

BLANKO Quirky, comedic, Atlantabased rock band.

WORLDS GREATEST DAD Emotinged indie-rock band from Atlanta.

SCOOTERBABE Scrappy, jangly local emo group fronted by songwriter JJ Posway.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www.40watt.com RADIOLUCENT Popular local band falling somewhere between Southern rock and pop-country.

THE WHISKEY GENTRY Toetapping, rock-oriented bluegrass band out of Atlanta.

THE PONY LEAGUE "Piano-punk" and Americana outfit out of Atlanta.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com DRIVIN' N' CRYIN' Hard Southern music from these legendary Atlanta rockers.

MICHELLE MALONE & DRAG THE RIVER Americana singer-songwriter who puts an honest and emotional spin on her music.

STEVIE TOMBSTONE Rough-edged alt-country singer-songwriter.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JORDY SEARCY Singer-songwriter who stole hearts with his musical debut on “The Voice.”

On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com MRJORDANMRTONKS Tommy Jordan and William Tonks' collaboration features rootsy guitar picking and paired vocal melodies. They'll be joined by guitarist Eric Carter of Bloodkin.

7:30 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com MIKE GORDON Founding member and bassist of Phish performs with his funky, jammy band.

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THE CALENDAR! Hendershot's Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com DUSTAN LOUQUE Multifaceted singer-songwriter from Louisiana.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night.

Owl Flight 5K Run/Walk

to benefit Clarke Middle School

Max 10 p.m. FREE! 706-286-0339 CHIEF ROCKA Local DJ spins Top 40, hip hop, funk, soul and more.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE MCLOVINS Four-piece jam band from Hartford, CT.

channels of music. One of them is a request line!

The Foundry 8:30 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com DANGFLY Local, all-star melodic rock band led by Adam Payne.

TY MANNING & THE SLAWDOG BISCUITS New local band led by former Bearfoot Hooker Manning described as "Ronnie Milsap meets Tom Petty."

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub TEDO STONE Rootsy, Atlanta-based singer-songwriter.

PALACE DOCTOR Dynamic rock trio fronted by former Modern Skirts bassist Phillip Brantley. Album release show!

DREW BESKIN Local power-pop singer known for fronting the bands Purses and The District Attorneys.

DJ QUINCY Former Modern Skirts drummer John Swint spins a dance party.

Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-742-7735 DODD FERRELLE Folk-rock from songwriter and Winterville Mayor Dodd Ferrelle.

Max 10 p.m. FREE! 706-286-0339 DJ KUT DAILY A member of Atlanta's El Camino Boyz spins funk, soul and more.

40 Watt Club 10 p.m. $2. www.40watt.com '80S DANCE PARTY Dance to your favorite tunes from the 1980s.

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Active.com and

ClassicRaceServices.com Mike Gordon plays the Georgia Theatre on Friday, Sept. 22.

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

Southern Brewing Company 5 p.m. www.sobrewco.com DRIFTWOOD Local Americana collective playing darkly accented folk music.

Saturday 23 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net PAIGE MCCAULEY Nashville-based country singer-songwriter.

MAKING STRANGE Local folk-pop group.

Boar's Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 MATT MCKINNEY BAND Playing classic country music.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com MARSES Local "party-doom" fourpiece band.

ARCHERS Heavy rock group from Indiana.

BRONZE BRAIN Local sludge-psych band featuring members of The Viking Progress and Grand Vapids.

MULTIPLE MIGGS High-octane local harcore band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MONK PARKER The former frontman of Athens folk-rockers The Low Lows performs a set of pensive Americana.

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Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com HOLMAN AUTRY BAND Described as "a little bit of Hank, a little bit of Metallica and a healthy dose of Southern rock."

SCOTT BRANTLEY Dublin, GA-based country singer.

On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. www.georgiatheatre.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MR. E Experimental group fronted by local musician Ethan Lapaquette.

GLIB New project from local musician Jacob Deal (Muuy Biien).

GROUP GROPE Analog synth beats influenced by classic Chicago house and Detroit techno.

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

Hendershot's Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. hendershotscoffee.com ALASH ENSEMBLE Trained in Tuvan throat singing since childhood, these touring musicians mesh that traditional sound with more contemporary ideas. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night.

11 p.m. $1 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with wireless headphones and two

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 CRAIG WATERS & THE FLOOD Local blues guitarist and songwriter.

Sunday 24 Cali 'N' Tito's Eastside 7 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7087 THE LUCKY JONES Rockin' rhythm and blues from this local band.

The Foundry 6 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com MAKE-A-WISH BENEFIT Locals Georgia Red Clay, Cortez Garza, Isaac Bramblett Band, Carla Le Fever and The Rays, Josh Perkins, O'Connell & Parke, Joe Cat, Sarah Zuniga and Michael Brandt play to benefit Make-A-Wish Georgia.

Madison County Library, Danielsville 3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 THE DIXIELAND 5 Local trad-jazz/ Dixieland band that features a front line of trumpet, clarinet and trombone and a rhythm section of piano and tenor banjo.

Monday 25 Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $25 (adv.), $27 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com COLD WAR KIDS Popular Southern California-based indie-rock group.

JOYWAVE Alternative pop group out of Rochester, NY. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DEAR BLANCA Folky punk band from Columbia, SC.

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

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

Hosted by Larry Forte.

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

Tuesday 26 Creature Comforts Brewery 5 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com SUGAR STILL Hard-touring acoustic duo from Chicago.

The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com JOE WILLEY & THE MOVING MEN Fiddle-based folk music from the local songwriter and his band.

Hagood, showcases acoustic solo sets from talented singer-songwriters from Athens and across the country.

Wednesday 27 Boar's Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot.

Backline provided!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MC FUNK JAM The house band kicks things off, followed by a jam with MCs on the mic and YOU on guitar, keys, bass, drums or horn. Bring your gear and get funky.

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

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE RADIO RANGERS Acoustic folk and country act from Cumming.

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BLUE BODIES New local punk band.

WHEN PARTICLES COLLIDE New England-based rock duo.

Down the Line

The Foundry 7 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A monthly singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke.

This month features Jack Reed, Benjamin Floyd Simpson, Layne Denton, Carla Le Fever,

9/28 BEATS ANTIQUE / ASADI (Georgia Theatre) 9/28 CHRIS BURROUGHS TRIO (Hendershot's Coffee Bar) 9/28 PARADISE PATIO / DJ Zelium (Iron Factory) 9/29 JIM COOK (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) 9/29 THE DARNELL BOYS / THE ENTERTAINMENT CRACKERS / CICADA RHYTHM (Caledonia Lounge)

OLIVIA VALE

Monk Parker plays Flicker Theatre & Bar on Saturday, Sept. 23.

EMILY HORTON Graduate student playing "simple piano and guitar songs."

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $30 (adv.), $35 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com MAC DEMARCO Quirky Canadian indie singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist with a smooth-rock sound. See story on p. 14.

THE GARDEN SoCal punk duo consisting of twin brothers.

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com OGINALII A name meaning “friendship” in Cherokee, this tightly knit band features a mix of grunge, honky-tonk and Zeppelin-esque rock.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJS GOOD GIRL & STRAWBERITA Playing pop, hip hop and R&B hits from the '90s.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL This series, hosted by Fester

Campbell Harrison and Andy Rogers.

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

7 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS Popular Americana band from Nashville.

DEVON GILFILLIAN Nashville-based blues and soul singer-songwriter.

MIKE KINNEBREW Singer with a meaninfgul, melodic sound.

The Globe 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 HIP HOP OPEN MIC A weekly battlestyle open mic that encourages audience participation. Performers can bring their own beats, or the house will provide backing.

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) RICK FOWLER BAND Original, guitar-driven blues-rock group.

9/29 THE HONEY SLIDERS / THE VG MINUS (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 9/29 NUCLEAR TOURISM / THE PIERRES (40 Watt Club) 9/29 DJ JUICE WAYNE (40 Watt Club) 9/29 THE HIGHBALLS (The Foundry) 9/29 ANDY BRUH (Georgia Theatre) 9/29 SPACE JESUS / THRIFTWORKS / ESSEKS (Georgia Theatre) 9/29 GRASSLAND (Hendershot's Coffee Bar) 9/29 DJ MAHOGANY (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 9/29 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE (The Office Lounge) 9/30 BURNS LIKE FIRE / EL ESCAPADO / CAULFIELD / CUDDLEFISH / BLUE BODIES (Caledonia Lounge) 9/30 JOE CAT (Front Porch Book Store) 9/30 WHITNEY / KWEKU COLLINS (Georgia Theatre) 9/30 BOOTY BOYZ (Georgia Theatre) 9/30 WHITEHALL JAZZ COLLECTIVE (Hendershot's Coffee Bar) 9/30 LIVE MUSIC (Highwire Lounge)

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bulletin board Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board is every THURSDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. Deadline Dec. 15. info@athensarts.org, www. athensarts.org ART DECKO: CALL FOR PROPOSALS (Athens, GA) Art Decko is a public art mural project located in the stairwell of the College Avenue Parking Deck. The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking eight artists to create original paintings on 4’x8’ wood panels. Panels will be provided, and artists will be compensated $500 each. Fill out the proposal form and design template online. Deadline to apply is Nov. 1. Decision notifications Dec. 1.

Finished panels are due Mar. 15. artdeckoathens@gmail.com, www. athensarts.org/art-decko-call-for-art ATHFEST EDUCATES GRANT (Athens, GA) Grants can be used for music and arts based nonconsumable equipment, programs and experiences, and professional

development for educators or youth specialists. AthFest Educates awards up to $25,000 per grant cycle. 706548-1973, director@athfest educates.org, athfesteducates.org CALL FOR ARTISTS (Hip Vintage and Handmade) Local art and crafts vendors needed for Handmade Holiday Market. 10x10 spaces are $35. Dec. 2, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www. hipvintagehandmade.com CALL FOR ENTRIES: “GEORGIA SMALL WORKS EXHIBIT” (OCAF, Watkinsville) Works can be in any medium, 2-D or 3-D, with a maximum size of 14"x14"x14" (including frame). For ages 18 & up living in Georgia. Drop off works on Sept. 23, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Exhibit runs Oct. 6–Nov. 3. $20–25 (jury fee). 706-769-4565, info@ocaf.com, www.ocaf.com EXHIBITION PROPOSALS (Lyndon House Arts Center) The center reviews proposals for future art exhibitions twice annually. Exhibitions can be by local, regional, national or international artists, exchange exhibitions from other states and countries, invitational or juried exhibitions, themed exhibitions or exhibitions of historical works owned by

art around town A LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Photography by Wendy Garfinkel.

Through December.

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are inspired by Magic Realism, Surrealism and nursery rhymes. 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 Gallery, see three-dimensional mixed media assemblages by Barbara Odil and paintings

by Ainhoa Bilbao Cebrero. Through Oct. 6. • In the Myers Gallery, view “Horace Farlowe: Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures.” Through Oct. 27. • In the Harrison Center Foyer Gallery, this year’s permanent exhibit is “Animals: Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings.”

ATHENS ART AND FRAME (1021 Parkway Blvd.) Heidi Hensley’s paintings depict colorful and eclectic scenes of Athens and UGA. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) The “Third Annual Juried Exhibition” features over 30 works selected by Harry H. DeLorme Jr. of the Telfair Museums in Savannah. Opening reception Sept. 23. Through Nov. 12.

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

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, Harold Rittenberry and Joni Younkins-Herzog. • “Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artland” features a total of 20 paintings on panels installed around town. Artists include Claire Clements, Peter Loose, Andy Cherewick, Lisa Freeman, Manda McKay and others.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Warm Days, Cool Nights” celebrates summer vibes through Ariel Lockshaw’s pool paintings, Frances Berry’s minimal golden hour photos, Wade Sheldon’s nautical night skies and Hannah Ehrlich’s cloud compositions. Through December. • Jackie Dorsey’s solo exhibition in Gallery II features watercolor portraits of musicians, artists, chefs and other familiar faces of Athens. Through December.

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “Bartram Trail Farm Photography” shares images from a Winterville farm co-owned

by Jones and Scott Brandis, who supply many local restaurants with fresh produce. Through Oct. 1.

DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Artwork by Caroline LaRousse.

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

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local collectors. Due date Sept. 20. www.athensclarkecounty.com/6657/ exhibition-proposal-form INDIE SOUTH FAIR (Multiple Locations) Now accepting artist and vendor applications. Holiday Hooray at 660 N. Chase St. Deadline Sept.

25. Market on Dec. 2, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Dec. 3, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday Holiday Market at Monday Night Brewing in Atlanta. Deadline Oct. 16. Event on Dec. 10, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Find applications on website. www.indiesouthfair.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 STATEWIDE ART COMPETITION (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Seeking student artwork to use on items like totes, T-shirts and scarves in the garden’s gift shop. Open to GA students in ninth grade or above.

Jamie Calkin’s painting of Lowery Gallery is currently on view in “24 Years of Art,” a group exhibition celebrating two decades of artwork at the gallery.

Winners can receive up to $1,000.

Deadline Dec. 1. Visit website for complete guidelines and application. www.botgarden.uga.edu

Classes ARTIST WORKSHOPS (KA Artist Shop) “Exploring Creativity.” Oct. 3, 6:30–8 p.m. “Colorful Impressionist Painting.” Oct. 4, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

“Modern Calligraphy.” Oct. 8, 2–4 p.m. “Silk Painting.” Oct. 22, 1–5 p.m. “Calligraphy Club.” First Thursdays, 5:30–7 p.m. www. kaartist.com BUILDING CONNECTIONS (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Wild Intelligence leads an eight-week

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Profiles of cultural figures and other illustrations by Klon Waldrip. Through September.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Spotlight 2017” features artwork by Erin McIntosh, Paul Collins and Christina Foard. Through September.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Modern Living: Giò Ponti and the 20th-Century Aesthetics of Design.” Through Sept. 17. • “Modern Masters from the Giuliano Ceseri Collection” includes 19th- and 20th-century works on paper by masters of the medium. Through Nov. 12.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Rainbow Cube” is a site-specific installation by Candice Greathouse and Curtis Ames. Through October.

HEIRLOOM CAFÉ (815 N. Chase St.) Davy Gibbs presents “Empires,” a collection of large color photographs focused on the changing face of the Southern economy. Through Nov. 6.

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Paintings by Will Eskridge.

HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) Nature photography by Jonathan Shuster. Through September.

HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Fiber art by Katherine Crossan and Margaret Agner. Through September.

JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) “Stilled Life” includes drawings and paintings by Emily Morrison and Mikaila Guerra. Through September.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “Primary Information” is a New York-based nonprofit organization founded to publish affordable artists’ books and writings. Through Oct. 5. • “Losing; Keeping” includes collaborative works by MFA candidate in painting and drawing, Annemarie DiCamillo, and Los Angeles-based artist Luke McCusker. Through Oct. 5. • “SEWW” includes photographs of the South East Women Wrestlers, a local group of artists who participate in theatrical role-play. Through Oct. 27. • “Rosemary Mayer: Beware of All Definitions” shares works by the post-minimalist and feminist artist. Through Nov. 10.

LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery celebrates “24 Years of Art” with Giclee prints, originals, photographs and sculptures by over 24 artists including Claire Clements, Ben Rouse, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) Held in celebration of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation’s 50th year, “Captured in Time” presents a collection of photographs from Growing Up in Athens. “Unidentified Houses of Athens.” Through Nov. 1. • “Aurora: An Installation by Zane Cochran” includes 40 suspended structures that glow and fade as visitors explore the gallery. Gallery Talk Oct. 7. Currently on view through Oct. 13 • “The Game Show” includes playful pieces by Esteban Patino, Curtis Ames, Mike Landers, Lea Purvis, Meg Aubrey, Noah McCarthy, Nicole Jean Hill Paul Pfeiffer, Hope Hilton and Kaleena Stasiak. Through Oct. 17. • “All That Remains is Nowhere” includes conceptual book art from Brian Hitselberger, Eileen Wallace and curator Margot Ecke. Through Oct. 13. • “Connecting: Stairways to…” is a site-specific installation by Thom Houser that explores the many types of connections that occur while using stairways. Through Oct. 21. • Collections from Our Community presents “Zig Dot Zag,” works by the Athens Fibercraft Guild’s “Challenge Project” participants. Through Oct. 28.

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nature connection course for adults.

Begins Oct. 4, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $155. www.wildintelligence.org CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Chinese Calligraphy,” Mondays at 5:30 p.m.

“Pilates,” Tuesdays at 5 p.m. “Belly Dancing,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

“Mahjong,” Thursdays at 1 p.m.

“Gentle Yoga,” Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. “Ballroom Dancing,” Thursdays at 6 p.m. 706-742-0823, winterville center@gmail.com, www.winterville center.com CLASSES (OCAF, Watkinsville) “Portait Painting in Oils with Abner Cope.” Saturdays, Oct. 7–Nov. 18, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. $190. In “ABC’s of Writing for Children,” author Gail Karwoski discusses the ins and

outs of constructing picture books, categories of kids’ books and more.

Saturdays, Oct. 28–Nov. 11. $120. www.ocaf.com CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m.

“Family Try Clay” classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. www.gooddirt.net DANCE CLASS REGISTRATION (East Athens Educational Dance Center) Offering classes for beginners through advanced students.

Classes include ballet, modern dance, tap and more. Children, teens and adults. 706-613-3624, www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) A partnership between the Madison Artists Guild and the Morgan County Primary School, “Farm” celebrates the agrarian lifestyle of the rural South through paintings, photography and sculpture. Through Jan. 4.

MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism and Surrealism.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) “Women of Watercolor” features watercolor paintings by local artists. Through September.

PIXEL & INK STUDIO (766 W. Broad St.) “Monochromatic” shares paintings and prints by Jacob Wenzka. Several are from the upcoming children’s book The Girl Who Kept Night in Her Closet. Closing reception Oct. 1.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) At the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript gallery, “Celebrating 50 Years of Ecology at the University of Georgia,” traces the history of the UGA ecology program from the arrival of Eugene Odum as a lecturer in 1940 to today. Through Oct. 14. • “Spirited: Prohibition in America” is a traveling exhibition and part of the NEH On the Road program. Through Oct. 20. • “Golddigging in Georgia: America’s First Gold Rush” tells the story of Georgia’s antebellum gold rush through nuggets, historic maps, photographs, postcards and other artifacts. Through Dec. 5. • “Covered with Glory: Football at UGA, 1892–1917.” Through Dec. 22.

SOUTHERN BREWING COMPANY (231 Collins Industrial Blvd.) Artwork by Sam Balling. Through September.

THE STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Meet Your Neighbors” features large-scale photographs of insects, birds, plants, reptiles and amphibians by Jena Johnson and Chuck Murphy.

Through Oct. 8.

THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) Weaving by Dreamweaver teacher Erika Lewis. Through October.

TRIO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY (766 W. Broad St.) “#colortheory” is a group exhibition celebrating the visual impact of color in all of its forms.

Through Oct. 15.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) Jennie Snare shares a collection of acrylic still life paintings depicting objects in front of a home window with interesting light. Through September.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) “Jeanne Whatley: Flight Path” is a series of paintings. Reception Sept. 20. Through Oct. 11.

VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Antoine Stewart.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Jamie Calkin creates ink and watercolor paintings of scenes around Athens. Through September.

WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY AND CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) Several local artists interpret the theme “Ripening.”

Through September.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.

GUITAR STRUM AT HIP (Hip Vintage and Handmade) This is a group guitar lesson for adults taught

by Caroline Aiken. Bring a guitar, tuner, paper, pen and list of songs you’d like to learn. Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. $15. www.hipvintagehand made.com HOT YOGA (Fuel Hot Yoga) Classes in hot yoga are offered seven days a week. Beginners welcome. Student discounts available. 706-353-9642, www.fuelhotyoga.com JOB INTERVIEWING SKILLS WORKSHOP (East Athens Community Center) Includes mockinterviews and tips for different types of interviews. Sept. 22 & Sept. 29, 5:30–7:30 p.m. For ages 15 & up.

Online registration required. 706613-3593, www.athensclarkecounty. com/leisure PERSONAL SAFETY & SECURITY WORKSHOP (PROTECTIVE REACH) (Contact for Location) This four-hour self-defense class incorporates lectures and scenario based exercises. Tactics include selfdefense spray, kubaton and grappling release. Sept. 30, 5:30–9:30 p.m. $75. 888-901-8697, www. protectivereach.com PHOTOGRAPHY & MORE (Craig Gum Photography Studio, 160 Winston Dr., Suite 10) Classes are held every first and third Tuesday of the month. Subjects vary. jeremy adambarton@gmail.com TAI CHI (Rubber Soul Yoga) Tai Chi, Yang style, traditional long form.

All levels welcome. No experience necessary. Thursdays, 9–10 a.m.

770-630-1252 TEEN TUMBLING (Bishop Park) Registration is underway. For ages 12–15 from beginner through advanced levels. Mondays through Nov. 27, 6:30–8 p.m. $10–15/class. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure THERAPEUTIC YOGA (m3yoga, 159 Oneta St., Unit 5) m3yoga specializes in the healing aspects of yoga.

All ages and experience levels welcome. Donation Flow Yoga Classes are held every Thursday at 8 p.m. $5 yoga classes are offered to all veterans, and a “Community Warrior” membership offers reduced rates for local educators, active military members, firefighters, health care professionals and law enforcement.

Check website for classes. www. m3yoga.com WOMEN TO THE WORLD (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, survival@womentotheworld.org YOGA (Rubber Soul Yoga) Ongoing classes in Kundalini, Hatha, gentle yoga, laughing yoga, acroyoga, karate and one-on-one yoga as well as guided meditation. Check website for schedule. Donation based. cal clements@gmail.com, www.rubber soulyoga.com YOGA (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) Classes are offered in Iyengar yoga, flow yoga, gentle flow, hot power flow, restorative yoga, alignment yoga and meditation.

Check website for weekly schedule. www.athensfivepointsyoga.com ZUMBA AND BOOT CAMP FITNESS PROGRAMS (East Athens Community Center) Zumba for ages 16 & up is held Mondays through Nov. 6, 6–7 p.m. and Saturdays through Nov. 11, 10–11 a.m. $5–7.50/class. Bootcamp covers circuit training and intervals to improve the heart and muscular health of participants of all fitness levels. Wednesdays through Oct. 25, 7–8 p.m. $5/class. www.athens clarkecounty.com/fitness

Help Out ANIMAL SHELTER (Athens, GA) Volunteers are needed to help socialized adoptable cats and dogs, participate at adoption events around town, and assist at the spay/neuter center and general shelter. www. athenshumanesociety.org DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS NETWORK (Athens, GA) Seeking volunteers to drive veterans to their medical appointments and assisting in the office with scheduling and dispatching. Contact Donna Ingram, volunteer coordinator, at 1-800-8365561 or donna.ingram@va.gov FREE IT (Free IT Athens) Volunteers wanted to refurbish and recycle computers. Free IT Athens provides technology resources to Athens residents and organizations. www. freeitathens.org/volunteer

Kidstuff ART PASSPORT (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Art Passport is a new free booklet that provides an interactive visit for families and children.

Get your passport stamped each time you visit an exhibit, or feel free to draw on its pages in response to what you see in the galleries.

706-613-3623 COSTUME SWAP (Oconee County Library) Bring in your used costumes before Sept. 30 and come back on Oct. 1, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. for a new-to-you one. 706-796-3950, www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDS CLASSES (Treehouse Kid and Craft) “Saturday Morning Craft.”

10 a.m. (ages 2–4) and 12 p.m. (ages 5–8). “STEAM Saturdays.”

First Saturday of the month, 1–4 p.m. (ages 9–14). Eight-week sessions require reservations and include “Homeschool Art School” on Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. (ages 6–10); “Visioneers” on Tuesdays, 4 p.m. (ages 9–14); “Baby Art” on Wednesdays, 10 a.m. (12–24 mo.), “Art Schools I, II and III” (various ages); and “Fun Fridays” at 4 p.m. (ages 4–6). Visit website for descriptions and to register. www. treehousekidandcraft.com YWCO PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM (Athens YWCO) Technique Tuesdays for ages 2–12 includes singing, dancing, rhythms and rhymes. Explore acting, improv, costumes, mime and puppetry.

Through December. wootenwoopets@gmail.com, www.ywco.org YOUTH FUTSAI LEAGUE (Lay Park) The U14 Futsai Co-ed League season for ages 12–13 takes place Thursdays, Sept. 21–Nov. 9, 6:30– 8:30 p.m. www.athensclarkecounty. com/leisure

Support Groups ALANON 12 STEP (Athens, GA) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Weekly meetings are held at various times and locations around Athens. 478955-3422, www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE MEETUPS (Multiple Locations) “The Athens Polyamory Meetup” is for those who identify as poly or poly supportive. Held first Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the ACC Library. “Athens Area Lifestyle” is for those interested in non-typical relationship dynamics. Third Thursdays. Email for location. athensalt@yahoo.com

ATHENS DEBTORS ANONYMOUS (Covenant Presbyterian Church) Manage money problems. Sundays, 1 p.m. 949-235-2508 ATHENS TNG (Athens, GA) Athens The Next Generation is for ages 18–30 who are interested in nontypical relationship dynamics. Meets third Friday of the month. Email for location. athenstng@gmail.com DUDES HELPING DUDES (Nuçi’s Space) A weekly support group for anyone who identifies as a man. Park in the lot across the street on Williams Street.

Thursdays, 6–7 p.m. tinyurl.com/ DudesHelpingDudes, www.brainaid fest.com EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. www.emotionsanonymous.org NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP (First Presbyterian Church of Athens) For family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. Thursdays through Dec. 5. Registration required. FREE! 770-225-0804, namihallga@gmail. com, www.nami.org OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) A 12-step program for everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. Meetings are held on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. at Princeton Methodist Church, www.oa.org REIKI HEALING CIRCLE (Heart Path Studio) Reiki is an ancient Japanese technique of healing which reduces stress and promotes relaxation.

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Weekends Sept. 23–Oct. 29. www. washingtonfarms.net INCLUSIVE BOOK CLUB (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Adults of all abilities can read out loud and discuss a book from the “I Survived” series by Lauren Tarshis. www.athens library.org/madison SENIOR ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “Mountain Mystery Tour.” Oct. 6, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $15–23. “Wings over North Georgia Air Show.” Oct. 21, 9 a.m.–8:30 p.m. $27–41. “Trip to Annual Native American Festival & Pow Wow.” Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $25–41. “The Atlanta Comedy Theatre.” Nov. 17, 6–11 p.m. $35– 53. Ages 50 & up. Programs depart and return from the Park. www.athens clarkecounty.com/leisure f

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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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W o o d w o r k i n g Oppor tunities at expanding Athens area Cabinet Shop.

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PART-TIME Big City Bread is now accepting applications for experienced breakfast cooks and early morning counter staff. Apply in person. No phone calls please.

C a re Aw a y C a k e s a n d Gifts, a local company, is hiring friendly voices for telemarketing. Can work from home. Please call Jefferson at 706-410-2253.

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I was recently at a social event, and I encounbelieved that the ignorant statements they tered a person who had just moved to Athens were making were true if they were comfrom a major city in the Northeast. They fortable enough to rattle them off in front hadn’t been living here for long, and I could of born-and-bred Southerners. And this tell, because they were making some pretty doesn’t sound like some Yank tourist trying ignorant statements. Just ridiculous assumpto get a rise out of the locals. I bet this pertions about people’s religious beliefs, people’s son hasn’t taken the time to really explore awareness of certain resources within the city, the South and get to know its uniqueness— and really incredible assumptions about speand maybe they don’t want to. cific institutions that provide types of mental You said they haven’t lived here for long, health care. I was incredibly offended, and but that’s no reason to insult people to don’t want to ever be around this person again; their faces. I don’t know what would make they obviously think that everyone who lives someone think it was OK to make assumpin Georgia is a stupid idiot tions about someone’s bumpkin. or religion, This bozo needs a intelligence I don’t want any advice but this bozo needs a lesson in etiquette. lesson in etiquette. New on how to deal with this person in the future, since to town or not, you just I intend to avoid their stupid ass completely, don’t do that. They’re probably cursed with but can you give any sort of advice on how I verbal diarrhea on the regular, so don’t take might deal with someone so ignorant in the it too personally. You could also chalk it all moment? I really wish I’d spoken up more and up to nerves, especially if they’re so new challenged this person on their stupid ideas to town that this was maybe their first or and their assumptions, which honestly were second social gathering. People say all kinds offensive to me. I imagine that I’ll run into this of things when anxiety takes over, and they person again, and it will be hella awkward, and could very well be kicking themselves right maybe I should just let them know that their now over making such comments to real viewpoints were stupid and offensive. live Southerners.

The worst part of it is that I am originally So, how should you deal with that kind from the South, but I moved to Athens from of commentary in the future? By doing a big Northeastern city as well, and I think it exactly what you regretted not doing in was the best choice of my the first place: speaking up. If you heard life. I had plenty of someone talking garbage friends up North about another who made simigroup to larly ignorant which statements regarding

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