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Suggestions for Prosperity Package I am very excited about the $4 million set aside for low-wealth communities. This allocation aligns with the $40 million for affordable housing, the acquisition of Bethel Homes, the development of the East Athens Library and the SPLOST provisions for living wages at the Classic Center. I am happy the commission is putting the resources of the city to use in helping underserved communities. I hope these efforts will continue. I am writing this to publicly make a few suggestions on how to use the prosperity fund. When I put the question to a friend with family roots in Athens about what to do about poverty, her answer was telling. She said, “I haven’t done enough research on this topic to have an informed answer.” Even though she lives in poverty in this community, as did her mother and grandmother, she still hesitated to provide an opinion. I was taken aback, but I agreed with this response for all involved. Like my friend, the people who are in poverty in this community have been dealing with this issue for generations. While we need to have a sense of urgency about solving the high poverty rate and providing much needed help and resources to underserved communities, we need to be strategic, and strategy takes time to develop. As a scholar, I urge you to research the most effective and far-reaching ways to allocate the remaining $3 million-plus. As we know, the poverty rate is unduly high in this community and the unemployment rate is low, which means we need higher wages to change the poverty rate. The city cannot directly control the local wages, so we have to be more creative in providing services that make people ready for better jobs, support unions and help people start businesses. I believe these strategies need to be a part of a worker center through the yearly budget as a long-term strategy to lower poverty while the prosperity fund serves as a much more targeted endeavor. Again, I strongly urge you to consider hiring a paid community researcher dedicated to outlining the best practices for poverty reduction for the commission and the city that is funding these efforts. Quickly deciding how to spend $4 million in ways that are ineffective serves no one and will be a disservice to the communities that need this investment the most. Instead, I urge a slow and steady approach that pairs next year’s budget strategies for poverty reduction with the prosperity fund. Additionally, I have six recommendations that should be a part of the process and implementation of the prosperity fund (I’m sure I’m not the first to make these): 1. Gaining wide community support from the communities you are seeking to affect 2. Weighing return on investment (ROI) with projected number affected 3. Providing services, resources and learning opportunities unavailable to lowwealth communities 4. Investing in wealth building assets 5. Building on already existing infrastructure
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6. Modeling what we want to see The first thing I want you to consider is speaking to the low-wealth communities themselves and asking them what they need. Their answers might surprise you. Continually relying on the same stakeholders, nonprofits and the unpaid, mostly white professional committees does not allow the lived experience of poverty in this community to be reflected in the solutions used to solve them. Instead of asking the same stakeholders to speak for the community, have them bring you in to hear the needs of the people this $4 million is for. And not one or two times—I’m talking about sustained and engaged investment. This community that has been surveyed to death deserves a real forum on poverty that is consistent and allows people on the frontlines of the issue to be at the frontline of creating the solution. The second thing I want you to consider is that the time it takes to see the results will be important if the prosperity fund is to be seen as successful enough to do regularly. For example, a baby bonds program for a select group of children has a very long ROI, because they cannot spend the funds for the next 18 or 21 years, so at minimum, the ROI is 20 years. And depending on the number of lottery winners, it may not be all that wide reaching, either. Thirdly, consider the higher-level needs of low-wealth communities. What do these communities lack because of low wages and negative wealth? The first things that come to my mind are investment capital, mental health services, lawyers, financial advisors, tax consultants and business consultants. Not having access to a lawyer for small claims court keeps low-wealth communities from being able to recoup losses. Also, having access to a business consultant might help a person create a business plan and start a successful business. Providing these services, resources, workshops and other learning opportunities can help people with the effects of poverty and to move people out of it. The fourth recommendation you should consider is to provide opportunities to acquire and maintain wealth building assets. As I understand it, building wealth is about acquiring assets with relatively flat maintenance costs and rising value, i.e., homes. People who already have homes need the funds to be able to afford these relatively flat costs, which include upkeep and property taxes. When these are out of reach, low-wealth communities slide deeper into poverty because of homeownership. The fifth consideration is who is already doing it. Nuçi’s Space is already providing mental health services at a sliding scale. Pairing with them in order to expand these resources will be much better than reinventing the wheel. Habitat for Humanity already helps people maintain and acquire homes; modeling their structures or expanding their services are also options. Building out the infrastructure that already supports impoverished communities will have less dramatic but long-lasting impacts. And lastly, please model the practices that you want for this community. We should be producing high quality and well
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paid jobs, supporting and providing services the community actually needs, and being transparent with the process and outcome. If we do not do that with the prosperity fund, then how do we expect progressive candidates to get re-elected or to gain the support to continue these efforts from the whole community, but most notably, the low-wealth communities we need to better serve? Rachelle Berry Athens
Hice Is Wrong for Athens Rep. Jody Hice has never been knowledgeable about either national politics or our constitution. He never held public office before his election as U.S. representative and doesn’t represent the values or interests of Clarke County voters. Maybe that’s why he tweeted, “It is impossible to have limited government in a secular society. The more we kick God out of the public square the more important government becomes in our life.” Sorry, pastor, the Constitution separates church and state. Read it sometime (for the first time) when you aren’t viewing Hannity or listening to Rush. When the GOP was in control of the House, an argument by GOP insiders could be made for electing Pastor Hice. He was on the powerful House Armed Services Committee. But the GOP lost power, and he was given the boot off the committee by his own party. In any case, that was not entirely surprising. Hice opposed Kevin McCarthy as House Minority Leader, voted against numerous GOP legislative efforts, and so he was in effect demoted. The word was that he was pandering to the so-called “Freedom Caucus,” a small group of right-wing House fanatics even more to the right than the rest of the already conservative Trump GOP. Hice will not have opposition in the GOP primary for the District 10 seat. Not surprising given the rightward drift of the Georgia GOP. So far, there are two candidates who have qualified to run in the Democratic primary: Tabitha Johnson-Green and Andrew Ferguson. Only Ferguson has issued his platform, which includes Medicare for all; increased taxes on the wealthy and corporations; decriminalization of marijuana and other criminal justice reforms. Granted, not all of these can be rapidly adopted, but at least he’s got a vision. It’s congressmen like Hice and his Freedom Caucus buddies who prevent reasonable bipartisan legislation from ever seeing the light of day. If you want a continued stalemate, vote for the pastor. If not, vote for whomever runs against him in the November general election Jack Bernard Peachtree City
Tiny Houses Will Fix Everything I’ve been trying, over the past five years, to educate the Mayor and Commission about tiny houses as one option for creating affordable housing in Athens-Clarke County. I’ve attended countless meetings over those five years and have learned quite a lot about how decisions regarding development in ACC takes place. I’m still naive about a lot of things, but I do know that ACC has needed additional affordable housing for decades. Yet we still sorely need
more, as the Workforce Housing Study reported in 2016. I’ve learned that officials want to make some of the main corridors in and out of ACC more visually appealing so drivers coming into Athens will see a welcoming and attractive city. I suggested that tiny house villages could do just that, since they could include not only the well built and maintained houses but some green space, a community garden with trails, creative landscaping and other features. But they don’t seem to want to act on that idea, although nothing else is being done to otherwise improve those corridors. They’ve stated that incentives could be offered to developers who’d take on the job of creating a tiny house community, but apparently none have stepped forward to take them up on that deal. So sweeten those incentives to be more attractive. When asked, one commissioner told me that no developers want to work on creating a tiny house village because it wouldn’t be financially viable for them. So look elsewhere for a developer who would find it financially viable, even outside of Georgia. There have been numerous tiny house communities developed across the country, so someone knows how to create them. I did an online search, and there’s a company called Tiny House Developers who are located in Arizona, but who could possibly come to Athens to consult with the Planning Commission, the Mayor and Commission and whoever else is involved in making decisions about housing in ACC. In the 2018 Comprehensive Plan (pages 26-32) there are some statements about housing and land use that include the fact that ACC funds should be used to provide housing for the citizens of ACC. Doesn’t that include Athens Land Trust? If that’s not their bailiwick, then who does have that responsibility? It just frustrates me that the Mayor and Commission (and whoever else) are focusing on a variety of other goals from the comp plan except affordable housing. Not to lessen the appeal of other community improvements such as transportation, education, health care and others, if there’s not affordable housing then many citizens of ACC won’t be able to afford to live in ACC and take advantage of those privileges. Putting roofs over people’s heads seems like the first step that should be made before all else. But that’s just me… oh, wait..it’s not! A lot of people are being affected by the rising cost of living in Athens. Longtime Athens residents are being priced out of their homes, and that should concern the public servants we voted for, the people who should have our best interests at heart, not the best interests of developers who only want to build high-rise student housing (ruining downtown Athens) and/ or McMansion neighborhoods. Many of those developers don’t even live here and don’t give a hoot about anything other than lining their pockets at the expense of the Athens workforce. Athens is being turned into a Snellville, a city of strip malls and franchise stores and housing only the wealthy can afford. The Athens that used to be was a funky, diversified, charming college town with a strong community of musicians and artists. Not anymore. But there’s still time to learn from previous mistakes and to prevent further ones before it gets much worse. Paula Loniak Arnoldsville
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ACC Commissioner Jerry NeSmith will have a challenge from the left this year, as With growth coming to the west side of progressive activist Jesse Houle announced Athens, Clarke County School District offithey’re running against the District 6 cials and parents might soon have to start incumbent. what is sure to be a contentious dialogue Houle was part of Occupy Athens about redrawing school attendance zones. and one of the cofounders of Athens for CCSD is adding about 100 students per Everyone, the group that grew out of year, according to CCSD Director of SPLOST Commissioner Tim Denson’s failed 2014 John Gilbreath, and Athens-Clarke County mayoral campaign and later helped elect a slate of progressive candidates to the Mayor has issued more than 700 building permits for single-family homes in the Cleveland and Commission. Houle is also a musician, Road and Timothy Road attendance zones. operations manager at Nuçi’s Space and a While Cleveland Road Elementary can fixture at the podium during the commisabsorb about 200 new students, Timothy sion’s public comment periods. Road is full, Gilbreath told a joint meeting Houle’s platform includes: support for of the school board and county commission a resolution on the Linnentown neighborlast week. How many of those houses are hood destroyed by urban renewal, fare-free bought by families with young children transit and expanded service, extending depends on the price point, he said. city trash and recycling pickup to outlying In addition, the Forest Heights neighborparts of the county, a tenant’s bill of rights, hood is turning over, with younger families eliminating unpaid labor and reforming moving in, and a 1,000-bedroom apartthe police department with unarmed first responders trained in de-escalation. “We are ment complex is under construction off Tallassee Road, Commissioner Tim Denson so close to having enough political will in noted. And, as CCSD Community Support City Hall to make real change in this comSpecialist Fenwick Broyard noted, the redemunity,” Houle said in a news release. “To velopment of Bethel Midtown Village and do so we need commissioners with a vision proposed tax allocation for change and courage districts in East Athens to take action.” We are so close to and the Newton Bridge NeSmith has served having enough political Road corridor will spur on the commission representing the Atlanta will in City Hall to make real growth. Then there’s School Highway area since change in this community. C, a planned elemen2012, and is perhaps tary school in North best known for his Athens that’s currently on hold. If and efforts to revitalize that corridor. He has when it’s built, it will siphon off 500 stua strong progressive track record on many dents from Whitehead Road Elementary, issues—supporting criminal justice reform triggering a domino effect at elementary and pushing for transit expansion, for example—but has occasionally clashed with schools across the county to rebalance enrollment. All that could lead to what some of his newer colleagues. Broyard called “a really difficult discussion Houle will host a campaign kickoff party Sunday, Mar. 1 from 2–4 p.m. at the Atlanta about rezoning, restructuring our schools.” At each elementary school, a “fair Highway brewpub Akademia. amount” of students come from outside the Flagpole has previously reported that attendance zone, Interim Superintendent lawyer and former school board candidate Xernona Thomas said. They could be particKamau Hull will be running for the District ipating in a special program only available 8 seat Andy Herod is leaving, but Hull also at that school, or have a sibling who does. issued a news release last week formally announcing his candidacy. He kicked off his Others may be in foster care or bouncing around between relatives. “Our homeless campaign with an event at Cool World Ice Cream Shop, a black-owned business on the numbers are really up,” Thomas said. “We’re going to Madison County, Barrow County Eastside. to pick up students.” Hull, a Cedar Shoals High School graduContinuity is important, so if students ate, said he wants to add programming for move, they are allowed to stay in the same adults and children to reduce recidivism school, CCSD Director of Operations and the school-to-prison pipeline, as well Dexter Fisher said. Maintaining continuity as bring a library to the Eastside (which will also be an issue for the North Athens is already in the works as part of SPLOST 2020). “I believe Athens-Clarke County, and Project, which will at least temporarily scatter Bethel residents, who are zoned for District 8, in particular, needs more equiBarrow Elementary, all over the county, table governance than we have,” he said. Broyard added. “Not only in economic governance, but also Speaking of the North Athens Project, in the distribution of wealth, resources and developers and planners are hosting two opportunities within our community and public hearings about the redevelopment government.” this week. The one Tuesday, Feb. 18 at Other announced candidates include First United Methodist Church will focus retired educator Carol Myers and couples mainly on current Bethel residents, and therapist Andrea Farnham. Myers is orgaanother Wednesday, Feb. 19 at the Lyndon nizing volunteers to go door-to-door this House Arts Center is geared more toward Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Eastside Cali N the general public, although anyone is Tito’s starting at 10:30 a.m.
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ficult because beginning musicians are now mixed together in classes with advanced ones. In addition, Parido said discipline has broken down, with students verbally abusing and cursing at him. “I feel that this decision will force our school and our district to think critically about how much our fine arts programs mean to the students and to the community,” he wrote. “I also hope that this act will spurn change for the better, knowing that my reputation and integrity might still be called into question. Our students deserve positive change, and our teachers do as well. If our district cannot find a way to support these fantastic fine arts programs and the amazing staff members that run them, I feel I will likely not be the last to resign.”
In spite of the board of education being an ongoing reality TV show, there is some good news coming out of the Clarke County School District. Both Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals are among the 255 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is accepting nominahigh schools to be named Advanced tions through Feb. 20 to fill the remainder Placement Honor Schools for 2020. of District Attorney Ken Mauldin’s term, In addition, Clarke Central was one of Flagpole contributor Lee Becker reported on 70 high schools named an AP School of his blog, Oconee County Observations. Distinction, meaning at least 20% of stuMauldin is resigning effective Feb. 20 dents took an AP exam, and 50% of those His chief assistant, Brian Patterson, said scored a three or higher. Three is generally he is applying to be the minimum score to the interim DA, but receive college credit. Our students deserve Patterson’s opponent, Cedar Shoals was named an Access and positive change, and former state Rep. Deborah Gonzalez, will Support School, where at not. “I will not be applyleast 30% of AP students our teachers do as well. ing as I am fighting for identified as black or the people to have an election and have Hispanic, and 30% scored a three or higher. their voices heard as to who they want as At Clarke Central, over 50% of AP STEM their elected official,” Gonzalez said in a and humanities students scored a three Facebook post. or higher. And at both schools, at least Patterson and Gonzalez were set to face five students took exams in at least one English course, two social studies or history off in the May Democratic primary, but that changed when Mauldin resigned. Now, courses, one fine arts course and one world candidates go straight to a special election language course. in November—but only if Kemp appoints Whatever goodwill these awards may an interim DA by May 3. If he doesn’t, the have generated was likely squandered when popular Clarke Middle School band director election will be pushed back to 2022. Patterson, an Oconee County resident, Brian Parido announced in an open letter is scheduled to speak to Oconee County that he’s resigning, creating a furor on Democrats at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the social media. Parido said the school district Oconee County Chamber of Commerce. The has refused to hire an assistant band direcWestern Circuit DA prosecutes felonies in tor or even a parapro to help him manage both Clarke and Oconee counties. f nearly 400 students—a job made more dif-
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February is Black History Month, an American observance that traces its roots back to 1926. In that year, AfricanAmerican historian and educator Carter Woodson called for a “Negro History Week” every February, since President Abraham Lincoln and civil rights crusader Frederick Douglass were born in that month. The Black History Month of current times had its origins 50 years ago, when it was advocated by students and faculty members at Kent State University in
I didn’t watch any of the impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The outcome was never in doubt. Evidence and argument weren’t going to matter and didn’t. However, Alan Dershowitz, Harvard law professor and Fox News talking head, did us a service by unwittingly clueing us in about abuse of power, the first of the two articles of impeachment. If you think the Senate’s lockstep acquittal of the president makes that moot, remember that there’s an election in November when voters will be called on to render a judgment on Trump’s fitness for office. The Dershowitz doctrine will be glaringly relevant between now and then. Dershowitz told the Senate and the country that there are only three possible motives for seeking, as President Trump did, to trade congressionally authorized U.S. military aid for an announcement by Ukraine’s president that he would launch an investigation of the involvement of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter in the affairs of a Ukrainian energy company. Trump’s motive could’ve been to advance the public interAlan Dershowitz est, his personal political fortunes or to secure some personal financial gain. Only if his motive had been the third would what Dershowitz admits was a quid pro quo have been corrupt and therefore an impeachable offense. But since, said Dershowitz, Trump believes that his reelection is in the public interest, putting the arm on a foreign head of state to kneecap one of Trump’s political opponents was just an expression of Trump’s deep devotion to his country. No wonder this story set off howls of derision. A lot of the astonished responses to the Dershowitz doctrine are on the mark. But there’s one crippling flaw in it that’s getting lost in all the hilarity. Dershowitz has a simple-minded notion of what a corrupt motive is in a case like this. But we don’t have to drill very far down to see why Trump’s was. Let’s suppose along with Dershowitz, though contrary to several Mount Everests of evidence, that Trump was acting out of selfless devotion to our country when he tried to strong-arm Ukrainian President Zelensky into helping him smear Joe Biden. Even giving Trump laughably high marks for public spiritedness, that doesn’t whitewash his motives, because his attempt to prejudice voters against an opponent reflects a belief that it’s not the voters, but he who’s the final arbiter of whether his reelection is in the public interest. That’s not some minor, everybody-does-it peccadillo. It’s a body blow to the most fundamental principle of representative government—namely, that it’s the voters, not candidates for office, who’re the final judges of whether the elec-
mentioned in his iconic “Dream” speech, also came to praise interracial alliances before he was killed 55 years ago on Feb. 21, 1965. “My friends today are black, brown, red, yellow and white!” he exclaimed in his autobiography. Atlanta newspaperman Ralph McGill called white citizens who stood up against the American apartheid of segregation “white Southerners of good will.” For his writings advocating racial justice, McGill was called “Rastus McGill” and scorned with a racist epithet by segregationist Southerners of ill will. Today, he is remembered as the journalistic conscience of the South who tried to use the power of his pen to prod the region toward the goal of freedom for all. In 1964, the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi shocked the nation. James Chaney was a young black activist from the state. Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were young white men from the North A memorial to the Freedom Summer murders in Longdale, MS. who had come South to help blacks regisOhio. Kent State and predominantly black ter to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Jackson State College in Mississippi became Summer. The three were targeted by both linked in history later in 1970, when law enforcement and Ku Klux Klan memcampus protesters were shot by National bers whose so-called “Invisible Empire” had Guardsmen and police. By the mid-1970s, a long racist and anti-Semitic history of Black History Month had spread to a despising blacks like Chaney and Jews like national stage with observances across Goodman and Schwerner. America. A year later, during the voting rights Black history is intertwined with the campaign in Selma, AL, two more white history of all Americans. During the civil people would give their lives for the freerights campaigns of the Jim Crow era in the dom of black people. James Reeb was a South, blacks and their white allies strugwhite Unitarian Universalist minister who gled together against segregationist advercame from Boston to Selma to aid the votsaries. Men and women of both races were ing rights efforts there in 1965. He was jailed, beaten and even killed during the attacked by white men on the streets of the freedom movement in the American South city and beaten with a metal pipe on Mar. during the 1950s and ’60s. 9, 1965. He died two days later at the age of In his soaring “I Have a Dream” only 38. Reeb was eulogized by King, who speech before a movement multitude in called him “a witness to the truth that men Washington in 1963, Martin Luther King of different races and classes might live, eat Jr. voiced appreciation for white allies and and work together as brothers.” advocates in the freedom struggle. Gazing During Black History Month, citizens out at the sea of people at the rally, King remember that this nation had its begintold his rapt audience that “a marvelous nings in slavery for black people and genonew militancy” in the black community cide against Native Americans, but the “must not lead to a distrust of all white peo- hopeful road to reconciliation and justice ple, for many of our white brothers, as evimust be paved by Americans of all races. denced by their presence here today, have Progress in this nation has been pushed by come to realize that their destiny is tied up activists and advocates of every color, like with our destiny, and they have come to movement martyr Viola Liuzzo, who called realize that their freedom is inextricably the freedom struggle “everybody’s fight.” bound to our freedom… We cannot walk “Too many people just want to stand alone.” around talking,” the Detroit native said African-American orator Malcolm X, before Klan terrorists shot her to death in who personified the militancy that King 1965. “I want to be a part of it.” f
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tion of one or another candidate is in the public interest. So, even supposing the utter sincerity of Trump’s belief that civilization as we know it will go down the tubes if he’s defeated in November, trying to displace the voters as the ultimate judges of whether his election is in the public interest fatally infects his belief that he was thinking only of our country in trying to extort a “favor” from Zelensky. But wait a second. Don’t virtually all candidates for public office manipulate voters to one or another degree? It isn’t much of a stretch to imagine candidates who are not incumbents acting from the same corrupt motives that it looks like Trump did. There’s nothing to prevent them from adopting and acting on the belief that they, not the voters, are the ultimate judges of whether their election is in the public interest. Leaving aside crass venality, that’s the belief at work whenever any candidate attempts to undermine the voters’ opportunity to cast a ballot reflecting their considered judgment of candidates’ fitness to serve. Here’s the difference, though, between the president and candidates who aren’t incumbents. Candidates who aren’t in office, having no power, can’t abuse it. Andrew Yang can’t call up the president of some small beleaguered country and dangle desperately needed military aid just out of reach until its president agrees to stage a phony investigation into Elizabeth Warren or whomever. But when the president of the United States draws on the immense power he commands to put himself in the voters’ place as the last word on whether his election is in the public interest, with no authority from the Constitution, statute law or long-accepted practice, that’s an abuse of power if anything is. Compared to that, the routine venality that Dershowitz claimed is the only possible impeachable quid pro quo here pales into insignificance. Nor is this just me, obscure hobbyist pundit, talking. It was Dershowitz, legal heavyweight and media creature, who said that Trump’s “perfect” phone call to Zelensky was a quid pro quo meant to bolster his chances of reelection, which he believes the public interest demands. All I did was point to the blindingly obvious implication about Trump’s motives that Dershowitz couldn’t. While I can understand why members of the Senate might not, in sufficient numbers, have been willing to vote, for the first time in our history, to remove a president from office, I can’t understand why, come November, anybody would vote for the reelection of a president who was fully prepared to expel the electorate from its rightful place as the final arbiter of whether his reelection would serve the public interest. f
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By Dan Jackson news@flagpole.com Athens-Clarke County Manager Blaine Williams has named Kristall Barber, a Florida animal control professional with many years of animal welfare management experience, to serve as director of the county’s newly created Animal Services Department. The appointment comes only months after animal activists confronted the county with complaints against the management of the county’s shelter in September 2019. Barber inherits a department that was rocked with controversy last year, when the previous director was widely criticized for unnecessarily euthanizing dozens of healthy animals. That director was removed from the position, and volunteer coordinator Selah Gardiner took the position on an interim basis. Gardiner will return to her previous position when Barber starts work Mar. 2.
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“We all owe Selah a debt of gratitude for overseeing the transition of Animal Services from a division to a department, working closely with staff to rectify many of the challenges, and working hand in hand with our partner agencies in developing the strategic plan led by Assistant Manager Josh Edwards,” Williams said in a news release. Controversy involving the euthanizing of dozens of cats, followed by a parvo outbreak among dogs, prompted county officials to launch a nationwide search for a new director and spin off Animal Services into its own department. Previously, it was a division of the Central Services Department. Former Central Services director David Fluck resigned last year at Williams’ request, and Sustainability Coordinator Andrew Saunders has been running that department. Barber is currently an administrator with the animal control section of the Polk County, FL, sheriff’s department. With 66 employees and about 18,000 animals coming through the section each year, it’s significantly larger than ACC Animal Services, which has 12 full-time and five part-time employees. Barber has also worked as a veterinary technician. She has an associate’s
degree, a bachelor’s degree and a medical coding certificate from Polk State College; a master’s degree in management from Warner University; and is certified in management by Florida State University. In addition to the change in leadership, ACC also formed a committee that brings together county and Animal Services officials with community stakeholders, including vocal representatives from several animal rescue groups. The group meets monthly and has produced a strategic plan to improve the management of the shelter and smooth relations with these stakeholder groups that rescue hundreds of animals—about half of the animals impounded each year by the shelter. In the news release announcing Barber’s appointment, Williams highlighted the significance of these stakeholder organizations: “Kristall will help continue the good work our staff and partners have done… to transform our Animal Services Department into a model for others. Along with staff, she will further the department’s strategic plan working closely with our valued community stakeholders,” he said. “I look forward to working with Ms. Barber to fix the underlying problems with animal care in our community, including poverty, miseducation and indifference, rather than focusing on the manifestations of those problems,” Athenspets director Lisa Milot said of the appointment. Gardiner presented the plan to the ACC Commission at a work session last week. While it was prompted by animal rescue groups’ desire to avoid unnecessary euthanasias—like the mass euthanasia of cats at the animal shelter in July due to what turned out to be a false report of the disease panleuk— it reaches broadly into all aspects of the shelter’s operations. The plan calls for the county to improve the way the shelter manages the animals that fall into its care. It describes protocols for better medical attention for new arrivals and quarantining animals with potentially contagious diseases. It also spells out the need for written guidelines for animal care and specific talking points when speaking with individuals about their pets. Based on the recommendation of experts on the committee, ACC will begin using a database employed by many shelters and animal rescue groups to help track animals as they move through a complex system involving intake, vaccines, medical care and ultimately marketing to hopeful pet adopters. “Pet Point will help us with intricate issues and processes and will give us a profile of each animal,” Gardiner said. The content will be used to populate the shelter’s adoption page, replacing simple pages of text with colorful photos and biographies of each animal. The plan also provides for better management of animal cruelty issues and clearer communication about the trap-neuter-release program for feral cats. f
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Community grant awarded by the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, which offered just the right amount to jump-start the community. As Miller tells the story, one afternoon he’d stopped by Wuxtry Records and was chatting with one of the shop’s employees,
hop run deep. So, he put together a pitch for the compilation, and in July, ACAC announced Classic City Wax as an awardee, alongside the Athens Rising documentary film project and the annual LatinxFest. Of course, $1,500 doesn’t cover the expense of recording, mixing, mastering, printing sleeves and pressing vinyl records. But in the spirit of community, all of the pieces fell into place. “Pretty much everybody donated their time, effort and skills to see the project through,” Miller says. He adds that the grant was mostly used to cover pressing at Kindercore Vinyl, which pressed the records at cost. Jesse Mangum, who owns The Glow Recording Studio, found room in his schedule and budget to
Nate Mitchell. It was Mitchell who encouraged him to apply for the ACAC grant. Miller is the COO behind local promotions company AthFactor Entertainment. Alongside DJ Chief Rocka, he also hosts hip-hop nights on the first Tuesday of each month. First Tuesday was built on a foundation Miller started circa 2005, when he launched Tasty Tuesdays at Tasty World. Over the years, his events have moved around downtown until settling into their current home at The World Famous. He also hosts the recently launched Hip Hop Don’t Stop music series on the third Saturday each month at That Bar downtown. Obviously, Miller’s ties with Athens hip
mix and master the songs, and each artist covered their expenses in exchange for 10 copies of the record. “Everything lined up like it was meant to happen,” Miller says. “We made it happen.” Classic City Wax highlights a broad variety of musical styles flourishing amid Athens’ hip-hop scene. From the tongue-twisting word play of Linqua Franqa and Wesdaruler’s “Raw” and the stylish boom-bap of Ishues’ “Wow” to the fast triplet flow of Kxng Blanco’s “Whoa,” there’s an intellectual bent inscribed in each number that’s unique to Athens’ collegiate environs. It’s also a far cry from nearby Atlanta’s commercial trap notoriety. The community’s
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ne of the more popular numbers from Athens rapper Squalle’s repertoire is a song called “Til We Fall.” For the artist born Torrance Wilcher, and raised in the Rolling Ridge and Pauldoe neighborhoods, the song is a hardcore statement of purpose. “I’ve been on my mission from my birth,” Squalle rhymes. “My ambition I would like to give to the Earth/ And since you’re Mother Earth, you can share it with the world/ I wanna be the truth that our boys and our girls see/ I learned I was created from the dirt, so I gotta show these trees where they started from first.” Squalle’s words are a community rallying cry—a decree to set an example by always remembering where you came from and never forgetting where you want to go. “Til We Fall” is one of 12 songs featured on a new compilation LP titled Classic City Wax, Vol. 1. The record is a survey of Athens’ brightest hip-hop artists, from AthensClarke County Commissioner Linqua Franqa to rising artists LG, Motorhead 2x, Son Zoo, LB, Kxng Blanco, DK, Cassie Chantel, The YOD, Caulfield and elder statesman Ishues. The record drops Feb. 22, with a release party at Caledonia Lounge that night. For producer and organizer Montu Miller, it’s Squalle’s lyrics that project the spirit and drive behind the compilation. “We want to advocate and shine a light on the neglected, mistreated hidden jewels of our community,” Miller says. “This project gives us another lane to operate. It shows everyone we are more than just a side conversation. We are here. We are doing it on a high level.” He adds, “Hip hop is not going nowhere.” Classic City Wax is Athens’ first vinyl compilation to focus on local hip hop. The project was launched using a $1,500 Arts in
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strength lies in its diversity. Florida-raised emcee and choreographer LB feels the communal vibe. “I feel like I’m becoming part of a family with Athens hip hop,” she says. “It’s the variety of styles that you see going into it that really made me feel welcome.” Her song, “Headnoise,” is a mantra for overcoming the distractions of everyday life, be it the inescapable nag of technology or anxiety over paying bills. “We all go about our days with rarely a moment of peace—with a clear mind,” she says. “‘The car died.’ ‘Rent is due.’ The hook in ‘Headnoise’ is about hitting that moment of overload and making yourself focus on one thing at a time in order to get through it all.” Athens-born Motorhead 2x’s song, “On Ya,” is about embracing your identity. “There was a lot of negativity going around—people calling us downtown rappers, like it’s a bad thing that we go downtown and rap, and not just hang out and rap about street stuff,” he says. “Downtown is the University of Georgia, it’s a lot of students, and it’s a whole different world outside of downtown. I ain’t knocking nobody, and it’s getting better all the time, so we need to think about it like this is all of our city.” For its initial run, Classic City Wax, Vol. 1 is pressed in a limited edition of 250 copies. Miller is open to the idea of pressing more if the demand is there. He is in discussions regarding other means to keep the project in print, such as benefit shows, crowdfunding and investors. But keeping the series moving forward is his priority. “I want this to be an ongoing project where years from now I’m on, like, Vol. 12,” Miller explains. “I want to see a new one every year—see it become the compilation of compilations that capture Athens hip hop.” f
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Artist2Artist, which assists underserved children in the Athens area, is hosting a Mardi Gras celebration on Fat Tuesday at Hotel Indigo’s Rialto Room. The night begins with cocktails at 7 p.m. with pianist Grant Cowan, who will usher the entrance of the night’s king and queen, Bob and Vanessa Hay. Then, at 8 p.m., featured headliner Blair Crimmins and the Hookers will bring their ragtime and Dixieland jazz to the stage. Crimmins has opened for acts ranging from Mumford and Sons to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Tickets range from $15–$90, and prizes will be
credited to Rose and Joe. The album is a collection of covers (the title hymn, Doc Watson, Peter, Paul and Mary, et al.), and save for one that’s completely unnecessary (Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” for the millionth time), it’s a nice handpicked set of songs. Thing is, they’re all performed at roughly the same slow tempo, which makes the whole record sound kind of labored and exhausted. Rose’s voice, though, is charming and on point throughout most of this, and choosing to end the album with Vic Chesnutt’s “Soft Picasso” is a nice touch. You can find this on Spotify and get more information at facebook.com/themovinmen.
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REBEL REBEL: This year’s Let’s Rock Athens event will happen Feb. 20–22. This event features three nights of Athens musicians and groups playing short sets of songs by women and non-binary folks and is a benefit for Girls Rock Athens. Thursday, Feb. 20 will happen at the Caledonia Lounge. This night was organized by UGA Music Business Program interns and features DJ Kaptain, Jada Wynter, Convict Julie, Kudzu, Cosmonot, Megan Moroney, CannonandtheBoxes and Common Currents. The next two nights, Feb. 21–22, happen at Little Kings Shuffle Club. Friday features Avery Leigh’s Night Palace, Emileigh Ireland, Rebreeders, Small Beige Girl and Tim Denson. Saturday is a total blowout with DJ Mahogany, The Tightness, Bate Kush, Balding, It’s Not Britney Bitch, Sewer Eilish and T. Hardy Morris. The shows are five bucks each, so cough it up. All other info is available at facebook.com/GirlsRockAthens.
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Electric Nature, Garden Portal) continues to clear his decks, and to this end, he’s released Winter Music. It’s three old tracks of his, and he says each is evocative of a wintry feeling. And he wasn’t wrong. Indeed, the almost krautrock “Winter Jam,” from 2014, moves along nicely and is pretty hypnotizing. The folky and subdued “Winter Clouds” has really nice backing vocals that sound like wind blowing through and was recorded nearly 12 years ago. “Ode to CM” is from 2017 and is easily the most representative of what Potter’s been up to lately. It starts with a four-and-a-halfminute shrill drone before it gets to a sprightly and tuneful guitar section, which, in turn, rises into a fully accompanied and melodic section. It dips back into drone territory before emerging again and ending. All in all, not bad. Listen at michaelpotter. bandcamp.com. f
Bursters, just released a thing named, appropriately enough, RindCore. Man, I dunno. It’s six tracks long, and the whole thing runs only about five minutes. The best tracks, by far, are the last two—running 42 seconds and 36 seconds, respectively—and that’s mainly due to the highly pronounced use of electronic beats and such. I will say that “Orange Juice”—all 24 seconds of it—sounded like something that would’ve gone on to rock at least in some way. Mostly, this is just aggressively bad, and deliberately so. In the spirit of punk rock camaraderie, go see ’em live and buy ’em a beer or something, but don’t WUOG 90.5 FM’s 10 Most-Played Recordings pay money for this. You will Feb. 5–11 never listen to it and eventually wind up deleting it 1. Allah Las LAHS (Mexican Summer) because your phone ran out 2. Frances Quinlan Likewise (Saddle Creek) of space. Preview at will via 3. Blood Orange Angel’s Pulse (Domino) grangrumpmedia.band 4. Faye Webster Atlanta Millionaires Club (Secretly Canadian) camp.com. 5. FKA Twigs Magdalene (Young Turks)
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Coast to Coast TIF SIGFRIDS AND HOWARD’S PRESENT A MULTI-REGIONAL ARTS EXPERIENCE By Alden DiCamillo arts@flagpole.com Nestled just above Jittery Joe’s in downtown Athens, art galleries Tif Sigfrids and Howard’s combine residences to create a hub for Los Angeles and New York artists to show work each month. Mingling with the transient student culture and the more resident gallery community surrounding the galleries’ location—just across from Jackson Street where the UGA Main Library resides—the galleries create a unique space of Americana with their exhibitions. Currently, Tif Sigfrids is exhibiting Los Angeles-based artist Becky Kolsrud, and Howard’s is presenting New York-based artist Jenna Gribbon. The conjunction of these two artists presents a plethora of femme and women figures that each press into a different history of figure painting and femme narrative. Gribbon portrays her girlfriend and other women through paintings done in the style of Western portraiture developed during the early 1900s, similar to the work of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt. Each painting is beautifully rendered, but Gribbon lets her brushstrokes show, not blending her paint. When viewers examine the work closely, they can see the layering of paint as they admire the gaze of the women rendered in the painting. Gribbon’s work conceptually pushes this style of portraiture into a space of contemporary lesbian narrative. Each person portrayed is dressed and styled as a television or literature character of the late 1980s and early ’90s, many of which, while created for the male gaze, became the object of the female gaze before it was popular or common for lesbian femmes to be out publicly. Gribbon’s portraits start with women intimately familiar to her, shifting the gaze from “male to female” to “women to women.” Their frontal poses, lingering and
sensual, skirt the male-constructed nature traditionally embedded within early modern portraiture and stem from an empowered gaze. The femme no longer stares down the male—the femme is looking for another femme. Gribbon’s work creates an engagement that, while open for interpretation, depending on the viewer’s gender and sexuality, flips attraction and visualization of the female persona on its head. In the back and front of the shared gallery space, Kolsrud’s work also presents femme bodies, but instead of portraiture, they are portrayed full-bodied in different states of severance within earthen landscapes. In one painting, three figures bathe in a pool set into a green paint field. The perspective slants towards the viewer. The figures are without face or anatomical detail. Their arms, looped around each other’s waists, disappear into each other, their bodies painted with the same peachy hues. Overlaid atop the bodies are two sets of eyes, each one as big as their heads. The eyes land in the middle “My Girlfriend as Pollyanna” by Jenna Gribbon at Howard’s. of the heads and just to the side, turning the bodies into sensual, femme cyclopes that shift our ents the viewer with multiple perceptions perceptions of the body and the space that of a never-stable reality. it occupies. Across the chests of the figures Tif Sigfrids and Howard’s shared gallery are three large lips with noses underspace reveals part of the local cultural hub.
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Owners Tif Sigfrids and Ripley Howard harken from different places but met in Los Angeles, where they developed a professional friendship that found commonality over their mutual interest in moving back to Athens. Sigfrids had lived in Athens for a short time during her teenage years in between living in New York and living in Los Angeles. Howard had received a BFA degree in painting from the Lamar Dodd School of Art before moving to New York for a master’s degree and working a few years in exhibition arts. They each wanted to move to a smaller city to create galleries. Through several coincidences, they both ended up in Athens, which they agreed needed a vibrant and contemporary art space. Each gallery aims to network external artists with Athens’ vibrant arts community, which always holds an amalgam of emerging artists blended with established ones. These galleries are just one piece of Athens’ contemporary art scene. While neither gallery necessarily draws from Southern roots, they demonstrate the ability of the South to house multiple infrastructures as regional and multi-regional arts spaces. Gallery spaces in the South, and specifically Athens, ring uniquely. There is a collaboration between the robustness of Southern culture and the unique flavor of visual language brought in by other regional artists. Within the galleries’ space, there are West Coast and Northeastern flavors that showcase an experimentation with portraiture, the materiality of paint and perceptions of space, time and the human body. Kolsrud and Gribbon’s shows will be up through Saturday, Mar. 7. Gallery hours are Friday through Saturday from 1–5 p.m. f
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FULL UP: There is very little that gets me to a under-seasoned butter beans, OK collard restaurant faster than hearing it is in a gas greens, mashed potatoes and more. station. Some people think that’s gross. I Everything is priced by the pound, which feel like the results speak for themselves. can make it seem pricey, but the result is a The rent tends to be lower and the creature pretty good deal, especially if you also grab comforts likewise. The food isn’t fancy, but half a smoked chicken, which will run you it often exceeds expectations as a result. A friend of mine told me recently that Stripling’s General Store (4501 Monroe Hwy., in Bogart, 770-725-7772) was a somewhat regular stop for her due to its hot bar, and I jumped at the opportunity to check it out. The idea was to hit up T’s Corner, just across Highway 78, also attached to a gas station, and compare the two, but a sign on the door there says the deli is closed until further notice. I went to and wrote about Stripling’s when it first opened, but I experienced it more as a store and less as an eatery. It’s still more of the former, although it does indeed have a gas station attached. There’s nowhere to sit and eat, which means a lot of folks are sitting in the parking lot eating out of a Styrofoam container with a plastic fork. That said, there’s a surprising amount of variety in the offerings, Stripling’s General Store which change daily. Nothing is made to order, but on any given day you could get yourself some fried a bit over $4 but is flavorful and can easily chicken (fine, but suffering a bit from hang- turn one meal into two. There are biscuits ing out under the heat lamp), fried okra, and sausages and barbecue, too, as well as a a bunch of other fried stuff that I avoided whole bunch of mini casseroles, soups and because I figured it might not be that good, things in cold cases that include pre-made meatloaf, something called “goulash” that is sandwiches. If you really want a chicken more of a meat/noodles/cheese/vegetable salad sandwich, you can get one, but you casserole than a stew (not bad!), black-eyed could do better elsewhere, as the central peas, sautéed broccoli, baked macaroni and component of this lunch item is both a bit cheese (also somewhat of a thumbs up), too smooth and too sugary.
There are also multiple kinds of pimento cheese and some very tasty “spicy guacamole” crackers (saltines with some intense flavor dust that is not real avocado-ey but is real nommable), as well as all the usual stuff you can get from Stripling’s: jerky, a kajillion kinds of pickles, Hoosier Girl cake by the slice, wilded-out Rice Krispie treats, hoop cheese by the small or big hunk, old-fashioned candy and so on. Stripling’s is open 6 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. (The hot bar isn’t available Sundays.) Weekly specials are chalked up by the door and available on the store’s Facebook page if you click “menu.”
DUCK, DUCK: I have known about the Chinese
roast duck available from Fooks Foods (2026 S. Milledge Ave., 706-208-8839) for 12 years, but hadn’t actually ordered it until quite recently. The logistics never seemed to work out. I was a dummy. It’s worth some effort. Fooks takes orders in the store, and the duck comes in every two weeks, on a Friday. You can order a half or a whole, and although the latter is a bit over $20, it is
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worth it. If you are likely to be freaked out by the fact that it definitely still looks quite a bit like a duck, you might want to skip it, but then you’d miss out on its salty, fatty, meaty goodness. It comes with zero sides, so either plan to make some rice and vegetables yourself or take your chances with the prepared foods shelf at Fooks, which is reliably tasty but might very well be cleared out when you pick up the duck.
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Classic Center · 7 p.m. · $23–31 15 years after the release of Napoleon Dynamite, director Jared Hess’ sleeper hit has amassed a cult following and evolved into one of the most beloved and highly quoted comedies of a generation. Following a screening of the film, actors Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite, oddball and extraordinary dancer) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro, loyal friend and class president candidate) will participate in a moderated discussion. Their tour sheds light on the film’s origin story and highlights how a shoestring production exploded into a mainstream monolith. A VIP meet and greet with the cast members ($87) will be held at 5:30 p.m. [Jessica Smith]
40 Watt Club · 7 p.m. · $15–20 tiny ATH gallery · 6–9 p.m. · FREE! Specializing in a twangy, earnest brand Showcasing local fiber artists Barbette of Americana he famously dubbed “dirt Houser, Heather Elisabeth and Paula emo” in 2018, singer-songwriter Ruston Runyon, “Females of Fabric” demonKelly made good on the term’s promise strates how the traditional medium can last year with the release of Dirt Emo, be pushed into new and exciting forms. Vol. 1, a collection of heartfelt covers Placing an emphasis on color, Houser by mallcore mainstays like Dashboard makes quilts influenced by patterns in Confessional and Saves the Day. It folnature and her everyday life. Elisabeth lowed a solid debut full-length, Dying crochets vessels using velvet yarn and Star, an album that chronicled Kelly’s dyed sari ribbons, then embellishes the thorny journey to sobriety. Kelly—who, bowls with gemstones. Runyon’s work it must be noted, is married to current engages the eyes through salvaged, experMusic City queen Kacey Musgraves— imental and nature-based components. returns to Athens for a 40 Watt show “Females of Fabric” will remain on view Thursday evening, with support from L.A. during limited gallery hours next week, roots-pop quartet Valley Queen. [Gabe and an artist panel talk will be held Feb. Vodicka] 27 at 7 p.m. [JS]
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Tuesday 18 ART: Tour at Two: “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection” (Georgia Museum of Art) Join Annelies Mondi, deputy director and in-house curator of the exhibition for a tour. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: Tour at Two (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Enjoy a spotlight tour of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Participants should meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org
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CLASSES: Computer Class (Bogart Library) Have a question about a computer or device? Need help navigating your new phone? Sign up for a 20-minute timeslot for oneon-one help. Timeslots are available between 12–3 p.m. 12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart COMEDY: Flying Squid Comedy Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Show up and go up open mic with both new and seasoned standup comics. Show up early to get on the list. Five minutes per comic. Hosted the third Tuesday of every month. 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com EVENTS: MEplusTEA Pop Up (Rubber Soul Yoga) Enjoy handblended beverages from MEplusTEA and yoga classes offered at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. 5 p.m. FREE! normalbooks@gmail.com
GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-521-5898 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Tuesday Night Trivia (The Foundry) Hosted by Classic City Trivia. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. thefoundryathens.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 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/blindpigtavern
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GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 KIDSTUFF: Mardi Gras Party (Oconee County Library) Celebrate Mardi Gras with music, crafts, special snacks and more. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will share books, songs, puppets and rhymes. Ages 1.5–5. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Teen D&D Club (ACC Library) A Dungeons and Dragons adventure in the library. Beginners are always welcome. Grades 6–12. 4–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Toddler Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Songs, rhymes, books and educational play.
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The Foundry · 8:30 p.m. · $10–13 Led by songwriter Matthew Pendrick, Atlanta’s Slow Parade puts a staccato twist on soulful Americana. The group plays a release show Friday for its new LP, Hi-Fi LowLife. Supporting act The Minks blend classic rock and roll with Nashville blues drawl while maintaining a modern vibrancy. Lead singer Nikki Barber’s vocals resonate with brash brilliance atop layers of brazen bass, electric guitar, mournful harmonica and steady drums. Nordista Freeze, also hailing from Music City, blends his dream-pop tenor with a 1960s psychedelic chime, his reverence for the Beach Boys apparent in Freeze’s high-register vocal harmonies. [Lily Guthrie]
11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison KIDSTUFF: Dungeons & Dragons (Bogart Library) Beginners and experienced players welcome. Grades 6–12 only. 6–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart MEETINGS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) See gem and mineral collections from local enthusiasts. Attendees are encouraged to participate in a show and tell. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreeknaturecenter MEETINGS: North Downtown Athens Planning Workshop Learn more about plans for the Bethel Homes site and surrounding areas. Feb. 18 at First United Methodist Church & Feb. 19 at Lyndon House Arts Center, 5:30– 7:30 p.m. FREE!
Wednesday 19 ART: Opening Reception (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Organized by Treehouse Kid and Craft, the “Family Collaboration Show” features artworks created by families. The pieces will be auctioned off to raise proceeds in support of the Athens Immigrants Rights Coalition. 5–7 p.m. FREE! treehousekidandcraft.com ART: Art Lecture (Georgia Museum of Art) R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art, Graham C. Boettcher, will give a lecture titled “Confronting An Ugly Past, Building a Beautiful Future: The Legacy of Jim Crow at the Birmingham Museum of Art.” 4 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: Educated Mess (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See stand-
ups from Athens and Atlanta. 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Pop-Up with The Plate Sale (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Come out and try something new at this special pop-up dinner. 6–9 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com EVENTS: Japanese Cultural Celebration (Memorial Park) Honor Japanese traditions and culture through dance, crafts and food. 10 a.m. $5–7.50. 706-613-3580, www.accgov.com FILM: City of Joy (UGA Tate Student Center) The Global Health Union presents a documentary exploring the issues of sexual violence and war in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the women there are turning their pain into power. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 404-938-6835, ugaglobalhealthunion@gmail.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: You Don’t Know Zap Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A weekly general trivia where players win prizes from various local businesses. Curated by local horror movie host Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on the Loose (Bogart Library) This special storytime is designed to promote parental bonding and early learning for babies ages 0–24 months. Registration required. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 770-725-9443 www.athenslibrary.org/bogart 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: Baby & Me Storytime (Barnes & Noble) Read a book and participate in activities featuring sensory growth for the little ones. For caregivers and children ages 0–2. This week’s pick is Peace Book. 11 a.m. FREE! www.barnesandnoble. com KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Stories, songs and simple crafts. Ages 0–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Elementary Read Aloud (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ms. Carley will read aloud from a book while participants complete a related activity. Ages 6 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Star Gazing (Oconee County Library) Find known and lesser-known constellations, share star facts and play galaxy trivia. Grades 6-12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Step into Music (ACC Library) An afterschool music class with Mr. Evan. For children ages 5–7 and their caregiver. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts and fun for preschool-aged children. 10 a.m. & 11
a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Teen Council (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Ages 11–18. 4–5 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Wonderful Wednesday: Book Club (Bogart Library) This month’s choice is Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith. Ages 4 and up. 11:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Home Safety for Seniors (ACC Library) Interior designer Dana Dollar-Wynn explains 10 easy steps for staying safe at home, with an emphasis on fall prevention. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Willis Jenkins (Miller Learning Center, Room 275) Willis Jenkins, professor of religion, ethics and environment at the University of Virginia, presents “The Sacred Anthropocene: On Religious Interpretations of Planetary Change.” 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu MEETINGS: North Downtown Athens Planning Workshop See Tuesday listing for full description. Feb. 18 at First United Methodist Church & Feb. 19 at Lyndon House Arts Center, 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE!
Thursday 20 ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Eight galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Creature Comforts Brewing Co., ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné, the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo and The Classic Center. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.3thurs.org CLASSES: RBDigital (Bogart Library) Learn how to access digital magazines, e-books and audiobooks using the RBDigital app and webpage. 5–6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart COMEDY: Ramon Rivas II (Moonlight Theater) Ramon Rivas II has been featured on Comedy Central, HBO, Netflix and various popular podcasts. 8 p.m. $12–20. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com COMEDY: Joe Zimmerman (The Foundry) Presented by Flying Squid Comedy, a special comedy night features Joe Zimmerman and special guest Kelly Petronis. Hosted by Shaunak Godkhindi. 8:30 p.m. $10. www.krakinjokes.com EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are invited to have fun, share ideas and knit. Beginning knitters are encouraged to attend. Ages 16 & up. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart EVENTS: Napoleon Dynamite (The Classic Center) Enjoy a full screening of this indie classic, followed by a lively discussion with Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro). See Calendar Pick on p. 12. 7 p.m. $23–87. www. classiccenter.com EVENTS: The Big Fake Wedding (225 S. Milledge Ave.) Brides and grooms-to-be get to experience local wedding vendors in action at a vow-renewal ceremony and danceparty reception. Tickets include a cocktail-style dinner, desserts, a signature drink and swag bag. 7–9 p.m. $15–25. www.thebigfakewedding.com
EVENTS: Building Better Communities Local Business Partnership (Sheats Barbershop & Beauty Salon, 1296 W. Hancock Ave.) W&A Engineering will match Sheats Barber & Beauty Shop’s sales for the day up to $500 and donate the money to their chosen charity, Athens Area Homeless Shelter. 8 a.m.–8 p.m. www.waengineering. com EVENTS: Fix Your Own Bike (BikeAthens) Get help fixing your bike from experts so you’re safe to ride. 6–8:30 p.m. $10 (suggested). www.bikeathens.org EVENTS: Pop-Up with The Plate Sale (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6–9 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com EVENTS: Formal Fashion Show (University of North Georgia, Oconee Campus, Room 522) This event includes a fashion show, light appetizers, hair demonstrations, dress sales, door prizes and more. All proceeds will benefit Oconee Nighthawk’s SOAR Program. 6–8 p.m. $5. sarah.gilbert@ung.edu. EVENTS: Madison Antiques Show (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) The show features the best in American antiques and accessories, including furniture, pottery, art, silver, textiles and more. Lectures on Saturday and Sunday will be offered at 9 a.m. Feb. 20, 6–9 p.m. $50. (Preview Party). Feb. 21–22, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $10. 706-342-4743 EVENTS: Let’s Talk Health (Oconee County Library) Members of the Oconee County Health Department will present information. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee FILM: Glory (Ciné) Enjoy a film screening followed by a discussion led by Holly Pinheiro, assistant professor of history at Augusta University. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com FILM: Lady Snowblood (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Meiko Kaji goes on a quest for vengeance against those who betrayed her mother. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ pachinkopop GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Trivia Night (Terrapin Beer Co.) Hosted by Shelton Sellers from Classic City Trivia every Thursday. 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer. com GAMES: Harry Potter Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, nursery rhymes, bouncing and cuddling. 0-24 months. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Open Up Wide (ACC Library) Celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month with tooth stories, songs and crafts to take home. Ages 4–8 and their caregivers. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www. 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: Teen Gaming (ACC Library) Wii U and board games for grades 6–12. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Teen Study Group (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Teens can enjoy quiet study time and snacks in a multipurpose room. Ages 13 & up. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison
LECTURES & LIT: Inclusive Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) This facilitated book club serves adults of all abilities and will be reading out loud and discussing book of the month Cat Stories by James Herriot. 1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison LECTURES & LIT: Michael L. Thurmond (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Dekalb County CEO and Athens historian, Michael L. Thurmond discusses his book A Story Untold: Black Men and Women in Athens History, updated and re-released in 2019, forty years after its original publication. 2–3 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: For the Philo of Philosophy Book Discussion Group (ACC Library) Read philosophy books from ancient Greece to modern times. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Aralee Strange Lecture (Georgia Museum of Art) Dr. Jamila Lyiscott, assistant professor of social justice education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and senior research fellow at Columbia University’s Institute for Urban and Minority Education, presents “Black Appetite. White Food.” 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org LECTURES & LIT: The Georgia Review Reading (Ciné) The Georgia Review hosts an evening of poetry and fiction, featuring poet Carmen Giménez Smith (Be Recorder) and author Tiphanie Yanique (Land of Love and Drowning). 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. thegeorgiareview.com LECTURES & LIT: A Story Untold (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Athens’ former State Representative Michael L. Thurmond will talk about the new edition of his book, A Story Untold: Black Men & Women in Athens History. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs. uga.edu MEETINGS: Brian Patterson (Oconee County Chamber of Commerce) Brian Patterson speaks to Oconee County democrats. 6:30 p.m. FREE! MEETINGS: Sustainable Industry Roundtable (W&A Engineering, 355 Oneta St., Suite D100) Take a tour of W&A Engineering’s new office building, get an overview of their business and sustainability practices and conclude with an open group discussion. 8 a.m. FREE! www.accgov.com THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) UGA Theatre presents Kate Hamill’s adaptation of the 1848 William Makepeace Thackeray novel, where two different women attempt to navigate a society that punishes them for every misstep. Both strive for what they want, but neither can thrive without the other. Feb. 20–22, 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/ vanityfair
Friday 21 ART: Opening Reception (tiny ATH gallery) “Females of Fabric” presents textile works by Barbette Houser, Heather Elisabeth and Paula Runyon. See Calendar Pick on p. 12. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.tinyathgallery.com COMEDY: Peacock (Moonlight Theater) Iranian-American comedian Darius Emadi brings his world touring character comedy show to Athens. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Donations encouraged (Industry Night). Feb. 21-22, 27-29, 8 p.m. $8-14. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com
EVENTS: OCAF Thrift Sale (OCAF, Watkinsville) Over 10,000 items will be available at NE Georgia’s largest thrift sale. Proceeds benefit OCAF. Feb. 20, 6–8 p.m. $5. (preview sale, items priced double). Feb. 21, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Feb. 22, 1–4 p.m. (half price items). www.ocaf.com/art EVENTS: Living with Alzheimer’s A three-session educational program for people living in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and their care partners. Please call for registration and location details. 9 a.m. FREE! 1-800-272-3900, www.alz.org EVENTS: Lucky 7 Poetry and Music Night (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Enjoy music by Thinner, Gift Economy and BlackNerdNinja and poetry by Stephanie Flores, Rachelle Berry, Bellah Sparxx and Celest Ngeve. Curated by Jesse Houle. 7:30 p.m. $7. www.hendershotsathens. com EVENTS: Madison Antiques Show (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 20, 6–9 p.m. $50. (Preview Party). Feb. 21–22, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $10. 706-342-4743 FILM: Movies on Tap (Southern Brewing Company) Join the brewery for a movie every Friday night. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ thesouthernbrewingcompany KIDSTUFF: Holidays Around the World: Carnival (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn about holidays around the world through books, activities and snacks. Ages 6 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Bling Your Prom (ACC Library) Shop for a dress, suit, shoes or jewelry for prom. One outfit per student, while supplies last. Feb. 21, 3:30–5 p.m. & Feb. 22, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Pagemasters (Oconee County Library) Discuss books and their movie adaptations. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Red Clay Conference (UGA Dean Rusk Hall, Larry Walker Room) Explore topics such as coal ash disposal, brownfield redevelopment in Georgia and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The Peter Appel Lecture will be delivered by Lois Gibbs. 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. FREE! (w/ UGA ID), $12–60. www.law.uga. edu/environmental-law-association LECTURES & LIT: Women’s Studies Friday Speaker Series (Miller Learning Center, Room 150) Chris Cuomo (Women’s Studies and Philosophy) and Jenna Jambeck (Engineering) present “Women at the Forefront of Global Solutions: Plastic, Recycling, and Haiti.” 12:201:10 p.m. FREE! tlhat@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: World at War Book Club (Bogart Library) This week’s book is The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Reading Between the Wines (Normal Books) Discuss what you’ve been reading while enjoying wine and cheese. Conversation tends to slant towards fantasy, fiction and YA. 6–9 p.m. FREE! normalbooks@gmail. com PERFORMANCE: UGA Opera Theatre (UGA Fine Arts Building) The UGA Opera Theatre presents Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Feb. 21-23, 7:30 p.m. $3-20. pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Che Malambo (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The all-male Argentinian dance company presents a percussive dance and musical performance directed by French choreographer and former ballet dancer Gilles Brinas. 7:30 p.m. $10–30. pac.uga.edu
THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 20–22, 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/ vanityfair
Saturday 22 ART: Crossing Color Lines, Past and Present (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art) As part of the “Black Heritage and the Brotherhood of Man” exhibition, four of the participating artists will take part in a panel discussion of Steffen Thomas’ “Brotherhood of Man” philosophy, his relationships with African American friends during his lifetime, as well as racial barriers in modern society. 2–4 p.m. FREE! www.steffenthomas.org CLASSES: Studio Saturday (Bogart Library) Take an introductory class on making felted pens. For adults. Registration required. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart COMEDY: Peacock (Moonlight Theater) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Donations encouraged (Industry Night). Feb. 21-22, 27-29, 8 p.m. $8-14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Beer-butante Percentage Night (Terrapin Beer Co.) Join Miss Thing for a percentage night in support of the Boybutante AIDS Foundation, featuring performances by local drag favorites. 8 p.m. www.boybutante. org/events EVENTS: Madison Antiques Show (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 20, 6–9 p.m. $50. (Preview Party). Feb. 21–22, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $10. 706-342-4743 EVENTS: The Cancer Foundation Cocktails Fundraiser (Stegeman Coliseum) The event includes a light dinner, an open bar, an online silent auction and a live auction. 7–11 p.m. $100. www.cfnega.org EVENTS: OCAF Thrift Sale (OCAF, Watkinsville) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 20, 6–8 p.m. $5. (preview sale, items priced double). Feb. 21, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Feb. 22, 1–4 p.m. (half price items). www. ocaf.com/art EVENTS: Changing the Picture Awards Dinner (Athens Country Club) Family Connection: Communities in Schools Athens hosts its annual fundraiser to support Athens youth through dropout prevention and providing neighborhood leaders and school site coordinators. 6 p.m. 706-369-9732, www.fc-cis.org EVENTS: Kick-Off Carol Myers for District 8 Commissioner Candidate (Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside) Hear brief remarks by supporters and the candidate over coffee and donuts. Help assemble yard signs, write postcards and learn to canvass, then go door-to-door at 12:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.votemyers. com EVENTS: Winter Market 2020 (The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company) Shop local and surrounding food and market vendors weekly on Saturdays through Mar. 14. All ages welcome. 11 a.m. FREE! www.culinarykitchenathens. com GAMES: Satur-D&D (Oconee County Library) Join in on a game of Dungeons & Dragons. Grades 6–12. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (ACC Library) Come out for Lego-based games and activities, bricks prok continued on next page
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Broderick Flanagan; Freda Giles, Associate Professor Emerita of Theatre and Film Studies and African American Studies at UGA; and Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander, J.D., Associate Professor of Employment Law and Legal Studies at UGA’s Terry College of Business. Presented by Athens Chautauqua, Reinventing America. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens FILM: Sunday Cinema (Oconee County Library) Watch a 2016 biographical drama starring Taraji Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae. Popcorn provided.
EVENTS: But First, Coffee (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy coffee and camaraderie in the Jere Ayers room. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison FILM: Bird of Prey (Miller Learning Center, Room 250) Bird of Prey follows cinematographer Neil Rettig as he embarks to find the largest and rarest eagle on the planet. 7 p.m. FREE! sos@uga.edu GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge. Hosted by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub
KIDSTUFF: Preschool Pals (Bogart Library) Preschool-aged children will learn social and language skills through songs, stories and crafts. Ages almost 3–almost 5. 11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Club (ACC Library) Held the last Monday of every month. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Information Session (East Athens Goodwill Career Center, 4070 Lexington Rd.) Learn about various skills classes offered at
evening art show featuring performances from the Upper School band, orchestra and chorus, as well as poetry and prose readings and more. 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www. athensacademy.org EVENTS: Mardi Gras in Athens (Hotel Indigo) Celebrate Fat Tuesday with cocktails and food by local eateries like Mama’s Boy, Home.made, Viva! Argentine and more. Cake and Jittery Joe’s Coffee will also be served toward the end of the night. Live music by Grant Cowan and Blair Crimmins and the Hookers. 7–11 p.m. $15–90. www.artist2artist.net FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné) A leisure-suit-wearing martial artist is tasked with tracking down a
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vided. For ages 6–11. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Bling Your Prom (ACC Library) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 21, 3:30–5 p.m. & Feb. 22, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens PERFORMANCE: Emotions (Morton Theatre) The East Athens Dance Center’s production, “Emotions,” includes various humanistic emotions interpreted through technical, concert dance to eclectic sounds and musical pieces. Feb. 22, 7 p.m. Feb. 23, 3 p.m. $12–15. www.mortontheatre.com PERFORMANCE: Small Box Series: This Side Up (Nimbl, 160 Winston Dr.) Experience music, poetry, movement and more presented on a 4’x4’ stage. Tonight features works by Jennifer Morlock, Celest Divine, LeeAnne Peppers, Anne Shaffer, Andrea Trombetta, Maryn Whitmore, Etienne de Rocher and Lisa Yaconelli. Snacks and wine will be served. 8 p.m. $10–15. www. smallboxseries.bigcartel.com PERFORMANCE: The Kourtesans (40 Watt Club) The drag troupe presents a drag show benefit supporting the Trans Housing Atlanta Program. 9 p.m. (door), 10 p.m. $8–10. www.40watt.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Opera Theatre (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 21-23, 7:30 p.m. $3-20. pac.uga.edu THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 20–22, 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/ vanityfair
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Sunday 23 ART: Closing Event (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The 2020 Juried Exhibition features works of art in a wide range of media. The closing event features an artists in roundtable discussion. 4 p.m. Donations suggested. www. athica.org COMEDY: Peacock (Moonlight Theater) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Donations encouraged (Industry Night). Feb. 21-22, 27-29, 8 p.m. $8-14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: First AME Black History Program (First AME Church) Rita Daniels, great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, is the guest speaker for this year’s program titled “Family Heritage and the Underground Railroad.” 10 a.m. FREE! 706-5481454, www.firstameathens.org EVENTS: LLS Benefit Show (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Alternative rock band A.D. Blanco performs to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. 7–9 p.m. www. hendershotsathens.com EVENTS: OCAF Thrift Sale (OCAF, Watkinsville) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 20, 6–8 p.m. $5. (preview sale, items priced double). Feb. 21, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Feb. 22, 1–4 p.m. (half price items). www. ocaf.com/art FILM: Rosa Parks: The First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement (ACC Library) Enjoy a free film screening, followed by a panel discussion on Rosa Parks’ legacy as a mid-century icon, the Civil Rights Movement and the current struggle to actualize life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all American citizens. Panelists include Athens artist and community activist
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KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Teen D&D Club (ACC Library) A Dungeons and Dragons adventure in the library. Beginners welcome. Grades 6–12. 4–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Toddler Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Songs, rhymes, books and educational play. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison LECTURES & LIT: Mary Frances Early Lecture (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) Marion Ross Fedrick, President of Albany State University, will deliver the 20th annual lecture. This ceremony marks the naming of the College of Education in Mary Frances Early’s honor. 2 p.m. FREE! maryfrancesearly.coe.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Café au Libris: Suki Janssen (ACC Library) The Friends of Athens-Clarke County Library host an evening Suki Janssen, director of the ACC Solid Waste Department, as she shares her new children’s book, There Goes the Neighborhood. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 20–22, 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/ vanityfair
Five Eight plays the 40 Watt Club on Friday, Feb. 21. For adults. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) General trivia hosted by Solo Entertainment. House prizes and discounted tabs. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com PERFORMANCE: Emotions (Morton Theatre) See Saturday listing for full description. Feb. 22, 7 p.m. Feb. 23, 3 p.m. $12–15. www.mortontheatre. com PERFORMANCE: Flye Care & Anguish (St. Stephen’s Anglican Catholic Church, 800 Timothy Rd.) Enjoy a performance exploring music of the English baroque period. 3 p.m. $20 (suggested donation). www.amethystbaroque.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Opera Theatre (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 21-23, 7:30 p.m. $3-20. pac.uga.edu
Monday 24 CLASSES: Getting Started with Genealogy (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics and discover your family history. Registration required. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee COMEDY: Gorgeous George’s Improv League (The Globe) Local improvisors invent scenes on the spot with suggestions from the audience. 8 p.m. FREE! www.krakinjokes.com
GAMES: RPG Night (The Rook and Pawn) Play a game of Monsterhearts. 7:30 p.m. www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com KIDSTUFF: Graphic Novel Book Club (Bogart Library) Join Ms. Molly for a teen book club featuring graphic novels. Enjoy discussion, activity and snacks. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Dog Man Party (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Celebrate the release of the newest Dog Man graphic novel with activities, crafts and snacks. Ages 6 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Library) Songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles for ages 3 and under. Caregivers will receive pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Musical Monday (Oconee County Library) This month’s selection is Into the Woods. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18. Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
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Goodwill, including welding, hospitality and more. 10:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! kmalone@ging.org MEETINGS: Coffee and Conversation (Oconee County Library) Enjoy coffee and chat with neighbors in the Jere Ayers room. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison
Tuesday 25 ART: Faculty Perspectives (Georgia Museum of Art) Ben Ehlers, associate professor of history at UGA, will give a gallery talk for the exhibition “Master, Pupil, Follower: 16th- to 18th-Century Italian Works on Paper.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: BLS for Healthcare Providers (Athens CPR, 1940 W. Broad St.) This instructor-led course teaches basic team and single-rescuer life support skills for application in pre-hospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics. 5:30 p.m. $68.95. www. athenscpr.com CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC Library) Learn the basics about iOS 13, iPads and iPhones. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org COMEDY: Decaf Comedy Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Hear comics from Athens and Atlanta. Newcomers welcome. Email to perform. 8:30 p.m. FREE! efj32330@ gmail.com, hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Luminaria (The Foundry) Athens Academy presents an
piece of world-ending microfilm before it gets in the hands of the evil Superfoot in the explosive, Indonesian actioner Lethal Hunter. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ badmovienight GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-521-5898 GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Adult Board Game Night (Bogart Library) Stop by for games like Ticket to Ride, Cranium, Settlers of Catan, Clue and more. For adults. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Know Your Rights (ACC Library) Attendees will learn more about the Athens cash bail reform ordinance, the PreArrest Diversion program and the Community Police Review Board. Guest speakers include Chief Spruill, Clarke County solicitor C.R. Chisom and judge Ryan Hope. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens
CLASSES: Paint Your Own Denim (ARTini’s Art Lounge) Attendees can bring jeans and use provided stencils and paint to create fashions of their own. If a specific stencil is wanted, please give a day’s notice for preparation. 7–9:30 p.m. $35. www. artinisartlounge.com COMEDY: Backpack Comedy (Buvez) Eight comedians local and from Atlanta present a show benefiting Backpack, a local organization that supplies backpacks full of survival supplies for the homeless. 7–9 p.m. $5 (suggested donation). www. facebook.com/buvezathens COMEDY: Heckle Hell: Femmes on Fire (That Bar Athens) Watch fiery femmes Elvie Jones, Madeline Zimmer and Nicole Mason burn the place down. Sign up for a five-minute open mic spot. Sign-up starts at 8 p.m. First come, first serve. 9 p.m. $3. www.thatbarathens.com GAMES: You Don’t Know Zap Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A weekly general trivia where players win prizes from various local businesses. Curated by local horror movie host Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub GAMES: Battleship Tournament (The Rook and Pawn) Play to win. 8 p.m. www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com
KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Stories, songs and simple crafts. Ages 0–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Wonderful Wednesday: Build It! (Bogart Library) Children ages 4 and up will engage in building, based on a theme from a story. 11:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts and fun for preschool-aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Open Play for Babies/ Toddlers (Bogart Library) Little ones and their guardians are invited to a morning play session featuring toys, blocks, cars and board books. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Pizza and Paperbacks Teen Book Club (ACC Library) Read with friends, eat pizza and chat about popular Young Adult books. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Baby & Me Storytime (Barnes & Noble) Read a book and participate in activities featuring sensory growth for the little ones. For caregivers and children ages 0–2. This week’s book is I Love the Earth. 11 a.m. FREE! www.barnesandnoble. com KIDSTUFF: Elementary Read Aloud (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ms. Carley will read aloud from a book while participants complete a related activity. Ages 6 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Button Making (Oconee County Library) Make buttons. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Poetry and Literature Open Mic (Normal Bar) Participants get five to seven minutes to present a piece of their choice. Poet, author and UGA alumni Paul Cunningham will be featured. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ normal.bar.7 PERFORMANCE: Vienna Piano Trio (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Vienna Piano Trio performs a program including Haydn’s Trio in E Minor, Ravel’s Piano Trio in A Minor and Beethoven’s Archduke Trio in celebration of his 250th birthday. 7:30 p.m. $10–35. 706-542-4400, pac.uga.edu THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 20–22, 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/ vanityfair
LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 18 Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com STUYEDEYED Brooklyn-based experimental garage-rock band. MOTHERFUCKER Hard-hitting local math-rock trio.
HUNGER ANTHEM Local indie power-rock trio. The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com EMERALD EMPIRE Wedding band specializing in party-pop favorites.
Wednesday 19 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. All musicians welcome. Backline provided.
multi-instrumentalist. See Calendar Pick on p. 12. VALLEY QUEEN Los Angeles-based indie-rock band. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com JAZZ JAM Some of our town’s most talented musicians get together at this happening. Bring your axe, or grab a table and give an ear. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens PREACHERVAN Alt-pop four-piece band from Atlanta.
Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com WELL KEPT Emo-influencd alt-rock group led by songwriter Tommy Trautwein. HEFFNER New local indie rock band. DREW BESKIN Local power-pop singer-songwriter known for fronting the bands Purses and The District Attorneys.
Southern Brewing Company 5-10 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KARAOKE Hosted every Thursday by DJ Gregory.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $7. www.flickertheatreandbar. com FRANK HURRICANE Experimental artist that describes his music as “spiritual mountain psych gangsta folk.” KACEE RUSSELL Indie-folk artist from Jackson, TN. JORDAN SMITH No info available. LILY DABBS Local acoustic folk singer-songwriter.
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The Foundry 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com CHEESE DREAM Local teenage rock band influenced by 1990s alternative rock and grunge. MISS DESTROYER New, young local indie-rock outfit. The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key and surprise guests play swingin’ tunes from the ’10s, ’20s and ’30s. 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.
Thursday 20 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES & FRIENDS Louis Phillip Pelot and friends play country-rock and Southern soul. Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com LET’S ROCK ATHENS Girls Rock Athens presents a showcase, featuring DJ Kaptain, Jada Wynter, Convict Julie, Kudzu, Cosmonot, Megan Moroney, CannonandtheBoxes and Common Currents. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. 40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $17 (door). www.40watt.com RUSTON KELLY Nashville-based “dirt-emo” singer-songwriter and
VFW 6 p.m. $5–10. 706-543-5940 GROWN FOLKS DANCE PARTY WXAG’s DJ Segar plays jazz and R&B.
Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com DEAD VIBES ENSEMBLE Two-piece local sludge-metal band. HORSEBURNER Sludgy stoner-metal band from West Virginia. TORRENTS Heavy, melodic rock group from West Virginia. PARATHION New local metal band. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com CHROME CASTLE Atlanta band playing sunny psychedelic surf with cloudy post-punk melodies. KUDZU SAMURAI Athens-based alt-rock group with blues and folk influences. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www.40watt.com SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere. FIVE EIGHT Legendary Athens band known for its boisterous, thoughtful rock and roll. THE ARCS Long-running local rock four-piece with power-pop influences. The Foundry 8 p.m. $10. www thefoundryathens. com SLOW PARADE Atlanta-based indierock band led by songwriter Matthew Pendrick. See Calendar Pick on p. 12. THE MINKS Bluesy, psychedelic group on tour from Nashville, TN. NORDISTA FREEZE Psych-rock project from Nashville, TN. The Globe 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with three channels of music. One of them is a request line! Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com LUCKY 7 POETRY & MUSIC NIGHT Featuring live poetry, plus music from Thinner, Gift Economy and Blacknerdninja. Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub LET’S ROCK ATHENS Girls Rock Athens presents a showcase, featuring Avery Leigh’s Night Palace,
Emileigh Ireland, Rebreeders, Small Beige Girl and Tim Denson. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens MOON CHIEF Funky prog- and fusion-rock group from Athens. ELECTROCHEMICAL “Psychedelic progtronica” group from Asheville, NC. Peach Pit Cafe 5 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ PeachPitCafe KARAOKE Hosted by Cowboy Anglin, featuring live guitar performances by RC Cowboy between singers. (Other musicians are also invited to play along.)
Peach Pit Cafe 5–7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2410 RC COWBOY Local performer playing country and gospel standards and originals.
Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens MILE FROM MEADOW Georgiabased alt-rock three-piece.
The Rialto Room at Hotel Indigo 7 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. indigoathens.com RANDALL BRAMBLETT This established Georgia singer-songwriter’s Southern-tinged music pulls from a variety of influences. Reissue release party!
The Rialto Room at Hotel Indigo 7 p.m. $15–90. www.indigoathens.com BLAIR CRIMMINS AND THE HOOKERS Atlanta-based ragtime/ Dixieland jazz revival outfit. GRANT COWAN Local jazz-influenced, piano-playing singer-songwriter.
Southern Brewing Company 5 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com BRAD GERKE Local folk and alt-country singer-songwriter.
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Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com FIVE LONG YEARS Atlanta-based three piece influenced by Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Muddy Waters.
That Bar Athens 10 p.m. www.thatbarathens.com DJ Q Local DJ spins a blacklight party.
VFW 8 p.m. $10. www.vfwathens.com CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local variety cover band hosts a dance party, playing classic and new tunes.
Buvez 8 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buvezathens BETTER LIVING New local dance-centric dark electro group. DAGMAR VORK Athens-based indiepop artist with a crisp, warm sound.
Saturday 22 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com CLASSIC CITY WAX A release show for a new vinyl compilation of local hip hop, featuring performances by Linqua Franqa, Caulfield, The YOD, DK, Ishues, Kxng Blanco, Squalle, LB, Son Zoo, Motorhead 2x and L.G. See story on p. 8. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com TEARS FOR THE DYING Local death-rock group fronted by songwriter Adrya Stembridge. HUMMIN’ BIRD Scrappy punk group from Tulsa, OK. FISCAL SPLIFF Punk band from Russellville, AR. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com GEORGIA SIRENS Local group playing covers and originals in four-part harmony, featuring Maggie Hunter, Susan Staley, SJ Ursrey and Marty Winkler. Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $2 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to two different channels of music in your headphones. Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub LET’S ROCK ATHENS Girls Rock Athens presents a showcase, featuring DJ Mahogany, The Tightness, Bate Kush, Balding, It’s Not Britney Bitch, Sewer Eilish and T. Hardy Morris. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens FREEHOLD Local band with an upbeat, melodic sound blending classic and contemporary rock. Album release show!
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Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside 6 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7087 THE LUCKY JONES Local band playing old-school rockin’ rhythm and blues. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar LLS Benefit. 7 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com AD BLANCO New local rock band that sprouted out of Full Moon School of Music. Terrapin Beer Co. 2 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com SCOTT LOW Rustic folk singer-songwriter based in Clayton.
Monday 24 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays. Hosted by Larry Forte. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Grateful Dead. Veronica’s Sweet Spot 7 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/sweetspotathens OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your creative talent.
Tuesday 25 Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indierock band. BBIGPIGG Noise rock band from Brooklyn, NY. VANGAS Loud, noisy, Atlanta-based experimental punk outfit. NOISE MOUNTAIN New heavy rock group.
Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. All musicians welcome. Backline provided. Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ¿BANANA? Comedic, acoustic local singer-songwriter three-piece. SWALLOWED SUN Groovy, psychedelic alternative rock band from Atlanta. CHRIS HURST Nashville, TN-based singer-songwriter. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com ANNIE LEETH Local experimental violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer. CAL FOLGER DAY Lush, wintry folk artist from Dublin, Ireland via New York City. BENJAMIN SHEPHERD Anti-folk singer-songwriter from Richmond, VA. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. SOLD OUT. georgiatheatre.com TRAMPLED BY TURTLES Acclaimed five-piece alt-bluegrass band formed in Duluth, MN. SIERRA FERRELL Alt-country singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN. The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key and surprise guests play swingin’ tunes from the ’10s, ’20s and ’30s. Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.
Down the Line 2/27 HIT LIZARD / STONEMAN / ASHES TO OMENS (Caledonia Lounge) 2/27 MISSISSIPPI JAKE / HERE BE MONSTERS / HIBBS FAMILY BAND (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/27 CHRIS CHAPMAN / LANCE PEACE (40 Watt Club) 2/27 MURIEL ANDERSON (The Foundry) 2/27 OF MONTREAL / LILY’S BAND / SWOWCE (Georgia Theatre) 2/27 BIG BAND ATHENS (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 2/27 SHAW DAVIS & THE BLACK TIES (Nowhere Bar) 2/28 THE NEW SOUND OF NUMBERS / CELINES / REALISTIC PILLOW / ROBERT SCHNEIDER (Caledonia Lounge)
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Art CALL FOR INTERNS (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) ATHICA is seeking interns interested in development, social media, music, poetry, photography and gallery operation. Minimum five hours a week. College credit is available in coordination with department of study. Rolling deadline. athica. org/updates/internships INDIE SOUTH 15TH ANNUAL SPRINGTACULAR (Lyndon House Arts Center) Indie South is now accepting artist vendors for the annual Springtacular Handmade Market on May 9–10 at the Lyndon House Arts Center. Apply online. www.theindiesouth.com OPEN STUDIO MEMBERSHIP (Lyndon House Arts Center) Local artists can 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 SOUTHWORKS CALL FOR ARTISTS (OCAF, Watkinsville) Seeking submissions for the 23rd annual Southworks National Juried Art Exhibition. Visit website for application and to submit images. Cash prizes will be awarded to top pieces. Deadline Mar. 13. $30–40. www.ocaf.com
Auditions DRIVING MISS DAISY (On Stage Walton) On Stage, Monroe presents auditions for Driving Miss Daisy. Feb. 26, 7–9 p.m. & Feb. 29, 12–2 p.m. director@onstagewalton.org, www.onstagewalton.org
art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Jennifer Wallens Terry shares unique works influenced by her background in environmental sciences, worldwide travel and work as a spiritual psychic medium and animal communicator. 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) On view in the Harrison Center Children’s Instructional Gallery, a retrospective show shares original art, prints and paintings by Jacob Wenzka from three books co-created with Bart King. • In the Myers Gallery, view an exhibition of oil paintings by Roman Zalac. Through April. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) “Unimpaired: Georgia Artists with DisAbilities” features award-winning works by Georgia artists living with disabilities. Through Mar. 28. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St.) The “2020 ATHICA Members’ Showcase” features works by artists who support the gallery. Works range among sculptures, paintings, photographs and more. Through Feb. 23. ATHENS LATINO CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND SERVICES (445 Huntington Rd., #120) See 20 paintings by Stanley Bermudez. BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years. BUVEZ (585 Barber St.) “Family Collaboration Art Show” is an exhibition of works created by families. Proceeds benefit the Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition. Opening reception Feb. 19. Through Mar. 15. CINÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Portraits by Rich Panico. Through Feb. 27. CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson St.) “Snapshots: 50 Years at the College of Environment and Design” celebrates the school’s 50th anniversary with a timeline, wall of curiosities in the tradition of wonder rooms, and a rotating exhibit. 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. CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Good Vibrations” features photographs of cruise life by Brittainy Lauback, drawings of beaches by Warren Slater that are influenced by Aboriginal mark-making, and vivid abstractions by Hannah Betzel. Through mid-April. • “Building Facades” is a solo exhibition by Mike Landers that features sophisticated, symmetrical and minimally composed photographs from downtown Athens in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Through mid-April. COMMUNITY (260 N. Jackson St.) Colorful abstract paintings by Suzanna Toole. Through March. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “Migration” by Jackie Kirsche features two large, multi-panel mixed media works of art
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Classes ACTING FOR CAMERA AND STAGE WITH JAYSON WARNER SMITH (Moonlight Theater) This ongoing acting class teaches the fundamentals to act via the Strasberg method and others. Join at any time. Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. $400/12 classes. classinquiryJWS@gmail. com, www.jaysonsmith.com/teacher ANIMAL TELEPATHY & CLAIRVOYANCE (Ancient Suns Intuitive Arts, Cobbham Neighborhood) In “Animal Telepathy,” learn how to send and receive intuitive messages with your animals. Saturdays, Mar. 7–Apr. 25, 2–4:30 p.m. or Tuesdays, Mar. 3–Apr. 21, 6–8:30 p.m. $275/eight weeks. In “Clairvoyance 101,” learn psychic self-protection techniques, how to awaken your clairvoyance, and how to heal and strengthen your
energy body. Saturdays, Mar. 7–Apr. 18, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. $200/six weeks. ancientsunsacademy@gmail. com, www.ancient-intuition.com ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Modern Dip-Pen Calligraphy with Kristen Ashley,” Mar. 17, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $35. “Brush Lettering with Kristen Ashley,” Feb. 23, 2–4 p.m. or Mar. 31, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $40. “Calligraphy Club: Monthly Skillshare” is held every first Thursday, 5:30–7 p.m. “Observational Drawing with Kendal Jacques,” Apr. 4 & Apr. 11, 1–5 p.m. $200. FREE! hello@kaartist.com, www.kaartist.com CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Aikido,” Mondays and Wednesdays at 12 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 10 a.m. “Pilates,” Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. “Oil Painting,” Mondays at 1:30 p.m. “Drawing,” Mondays at 6 p.m. “Community Coffeehouse,” Tuesdays from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. “Coffee with a Veteran,” Tuedays at 9 a.m. “Threadwork Crafting Club,” Tuesdays at 9 a.m. “SilverSneakers
that explore the rhythms of life as manifested through bird migration patterns. Through Mar. 29. DORY’S HEARTH HOME & PATIO (37 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) John Gholson shares over 70 pieces depicting local scenes, abstracts, florals and more. Currently on view. Opening weekend Feb. 25–27. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by James Aurelio. Through February. GALLERY AT INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Tiny Universe #3” is an exhibit of small works by over 70 artists from Athens and Atlanta who have exhibited in the gallery in the past. Through May 30. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) In the sculpture garden, Rachel Whiteread presents five cast-stone sculptures that reinterpret her earlier resin castings of the space beneath chairs. Through Mar. 7. • “Master, Pupil, Follower: 16th- to 18th-Century Italian Works on Paper” includes approximately 30 drawings and prints. Through Mar. 8. • “Material Georgia 17331900: Two Decades of Scholarship” celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the museum’s Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts. Works include furniture, silver, pottery, textiles, basketry and portraits. Through Mar. 15. • “The Monsters Are Due on Broad Street: Patrick Dean” offers a retrospective on the local artist’s work, including his illustrations for Flagpole. Through Mar. 29. • “Reflecting on Rembrandt: 500 Years of Etching” celebrates the 350th anniversary of the artist’s death. Through Apr. 19. • “Kevin Cole: Soul Ties” includes multimedia works exploring the right of African Americans to vote, the improvisational nature of jazz and more. Through Apr. 19. • “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection” features over 60 objects spanning over 30 years of the famous stained glass artist’s career. Through May 10. • “Drama and Devotion in Baroque Rome” celebrates Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s influence. Through May 31. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Supple Moments, Dark Corners” is a site-specific installation by Eli Saragoussi that is accompanied by a soundscape by Max Boyd called “Jungle Drone.” Through April. HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Kevin Frazier, a farmer by day and artist by night, creates otherworldly abstract acrylic and mixed media paintings. Through Mar. 2. HIP GALLERY AT HIP VINTAGE AND HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) The Modern Quilting Guild of Athens presents recent work. Through February. HOWARD’S (119 N. Jackson St) Jenna Gribbon creates hyper-romantic portraits of friends and her girlfriend as fictional characters or cultural figures the artist fixated on in her youth. Through Mar. 7. JITTERY JOE’S WATKINSVILLE (27 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism and storytelling. Through February. JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism and fairy tales. Through March. K.A. ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) “Love Show 2020” celebrates love in all its many forms through works by dozens of artists. Through March. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) Spanning five galleries, “All Together Now!” features works by full-time professors and part-time instructors working in painting, drawing, photography, jewelry and metalsmithing, textile design, ceramics, video, interior design, sculpture and mixed-media. Through Feb. 21. 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.
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Stretch,” Wednesdays at 10 a.m. “SilverSneakers Yoga,” Wednedsays at 10 a.m. “Zumba,” Wednesdays at 6 p.m. “Belly Dance Flow,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Continuing Belly Dance,” Wednesdays at 8 p.m. “Mah Jongg,” Thursdays at 1 p.m. www.wintervillecenter.com FIT AND STRONG! (Memorial Park) This program combines flexibility, strength training and aerobic walking. For ages 55 & up. Mondays and Wednesdays through Apr. 8, 1–2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3580, www. accgov.com/leisure NAMI FAMILY-TO-FAMILY (Contact for Location, Athens and/or Monroe) National Alliance on Mental Illness presents an eight-session program for families, friends and significant others of individuals living with mental health conditions. Preregistration required. Saturdays, Mar. 7–28, 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. 770225-0804, ext. 700, namihall.org NEW SKATER BOOTCAMP (Fun Galaxy) Find out more about joining the Classic City Rollergirls. Mondays, 6–9 p.m. and Saturdays, 9:30–11:30 a.m. through Mar. 21. $2 (mouthgard), $3 (skate rental), $20 refundable deposit for full set of gear. www.classiccityrollergirls.com TAI CHI (Healing Arts Centre) Tai Chi yang style, the 108. Thursdays, 7:15–8:30 p.m. panlexcie@hotmail. com, www.healingartscentre.net WELD LIKE A GIRL: SINGLE-DAY INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS (Contact for Location) This four-hour
introductory workshop provides women welders with basic training First and third Tuesday of each month. $125. 706-308-4792, clay@ wioamerica.com WINE CLASSES (Normal School of Wine at J’s Bottle Shop) “Wine 200: Advanced Principles of Wine. Mar. 12, 19 & 26, 6:30–8 p.m. $65. “Wine 201: Introduction to Wines of France, Italy and Spain.” Mar. 24, 25, 31 & Apr. 1, 6:30–8 p.m. $95. wine.jsbottleshop@gmail.com YOGA CLASSES AT 5 POINTS (5 Points Yoga) 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training begins in March. www. athensfivepointsyoga.com YOGA WORKSHOPS (Shakti Yoga) “Applied Anatomy and Physiology Immersion” is a two-day program diving into yoga anatomy. Feb. 22, 12–7 p.m. & Feb. 23, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. $275. “Assisting Intensive with Shakti Yoga University” is a 200-hour teacher training session focused on assisting. Feb. 29, 1:30–7 p.m. & Mar. 1, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. $275. www.shaktiyogaathens.com
Help Out LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR FOOD DRIVE (The Madison County Library) Accepting donations of non-perishable food and hygiene items during the month of February. Items will be delivered to the Madison County Food Bank. www. athenslibrary.org/madison
LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) Leah McKellop’s “Interior Worlds” combines printmaking and silk dying techniques to explore personal history through objects and their place within domestic spaces. Through Mar. 1. • Collections From our Community features Lola Brooks’ collection of Dolores Canard rhinestone glasses, wallet sets and Vera Neumann scarves. Through Feb. 29. • In the Glass Case, a colorful installation inspired by dioramas is full of whimsical creatures by Elinor Saragoussi. Through April. MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 Hwy. 98 W., Danielsville) Linda Clayton shares canvas and silk-screen paintings. Through February. MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “The Chair Show: A Juried Arts Exhibition” includes works of art in all media that celebrate and explore the ubiquitous chair. Through June. NORMAL BOOKS (1238A Prince Ave.) A variety of art on display, including paintings by Mary Eaton, GCH Pet Portraits, metal art by Julia Vereen, ceramics by Shannon Dominy, sculpture by Doug Makemson and handwoven rugs by Bonnie Montgomery. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Stories They Tell” by Jeffery Callaham features paintings depicting stories, family traditions and scenes from his youth as told by his grandmother. Through Feb. 21. • “Reflection & Refraction: Portals Through Time” is the second annual collaboration between the Lamar Dodd School of Art and OCAF, featuring artwork of second year MFA candidates. Through Feb. 21. PINEWOODS PUBLIC LIBRARY (1265 Hwy. 29 N. #12) See paintings by Stanley Bermudez as well as a community mural. RICHARD B. RUSSELL BUILDING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Beautiful and Brutal: Georgia Bulldogs Football, 2017” is a display of photographs, uniforms and other artifacts from the UGA Athletic Association Archives and on loan from the UGA Athletic Department. Through Feb. 28. • “The Strategies for Suffrage: Mobilizing a Nation for Women’s Rights” explores the nearly century-long story through newspapers, magazines, books and pamphlets. Through July 2. THE ROOK & PAWN (294 W. Washington St.) Marisa Mustard paints various instruments and canvases with floral patterns and animals. Through March. SEXY SUZ COUPLES BOUTIQUE (4124 Atlanta Hwy.) Manda McKay presents “Petting a Butterfly,” a series of oil paintings that present photorealistic, erotic and provocative explorations of difficult political and social topics. STEEL + PLANK (675 Pulaski St., Suite 200) See watercolors by Erin McIntosh, Ink + Indigo and Kathy Kitz, plus photographs by Benjamin Galland, and ceramics by Nancy Green and Studio CRL. STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Black Heritage and the Brotherhood of Man” showcases contemporary African American artists living in Georgia. Through Mar. 28. THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St., Building 100) “On the Bright Side” is a collection of colorful paintings by Nancy Everett. Through Mar. 16. TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) Los Angeles based artist Becky Kolsrud presents a solo show, “New Paintings.” Through Mar. 7. TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) “Females of Fabric” features fiber art by Barbette Houser, Heather Elisabeth and Paula Runyon. Opening Reception Feb. 21. Closing Artist Talk Feb. 27. VERONICA’S SWEET SPOT (149 Oneta St., #6C6) See work by local and regional artists, craftsmen, potters and sculptors. VIVA ARGENTINE (247 Prince Ave.) Brad Morgan, the drummer of the DriveBy Truckers, creates abstract paintings. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.
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ACC SUMMER CAMPS (Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in science, dance, sports, art and more. www.accgov.com/leisure ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art Club Junior” is for ages 8–12 and held on Fridays at 4:30 p.m. “Art Club for Teens is for ages 12–18 and held Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Subjects include negative space study (Feb. 21) and stop motion animation (Feb. 28). Check website for details and to register. $15. www.kaartist.com EXPLORING THE EARTH SUMMER CAMP (Little Rose Nature Adventures, Watkinsville) This camp is a nature-based, visual and performing arts, STEAM program for kids ages 5–12. Runs June and July, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. $200/ week. www.exploringtheearth.org MAKING DANCES (Nimbl) Modern choreography and improvisation techniques for ages 7–12. www. nimblathens.com STORIES, IMAGINATION AND MOVEMENT (Nimbl) After reading a story picked out by Avid Bookshop, participate in movement exercises based on the story. Classes run through May. www. nimblathens.com SUMMER CAMPS (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Camps begin in May. Themes range from slime and science, Dungeons and Dragons, apothecaries, terrariums, creative beasts, food trucks, dinosaurs and more. treehousekidandcraft.com
AARP TAX-AIDE (ACC Library) Get tax assistance beginning in February. Tuesdays, 12–4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.–1 p.m. aarp.org/taxaide CCCF SCHOLARSHIPS (The Classic Center) The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is currently accepting
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On Workplace Etiquette ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Bonita, I work in a shared office with about 15 other people. Our little cubicle farm is actually quite nice—the banter is usually either hilarious or helpful, and we are good at staying out of each other’s business. That said, I have two issues I’d like advice on: 1. I have a co-worker who eats chitlins at her desk. Are you familiar with this Lowcountry delicacy? They smell awful, and what the hell is she doing eating that in our cubicle room?! That said, we also have a large population of boiled-egg-for-breakfast eaters (me included), so the room smells like farts for most of the morning. Still, I think chitlins are a step too far. Do I have any room to complain or ask her to eat them in our very nice, brand new break room? Also, she listens to Christian sermons every morning at her desk, without headphones.
For co-worker No. 1, I recommend you confront both issues, if you’re the type who doesn’t mind that. It’s not inappropriate in any way, believe me. It’s very common for co-workers in open-plan offices to adopt a set of norms that would make sharing space more comfortable for everyone. I don’t know if your office has any written rules about using headphones or stinky food, but if not, this would be a great time to establish some. The sermons without headphones is incredibly rude and disruptive behavior on her part, and I’m willing to bet that she feels like she’s somehow “witnessing” to her co-workers when she’s really just disturbing the work environment. Prepare for her to dig her heels in on that point when you bring it up, and I’d recommend talking about that
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particular issue with HR first, in case she tries to cry “persecution” at your very, very reasonable request. The second lady ought to be ashamed of herself. How does she show her face? Coughing all over the office and getting everyone else sick! It’s not your job to bring her medicines or anything, but if the office already provides coffee, I recommend asking the office manager to order a box of Throat Coat tea for everyone, as well. It’s organic, so she can’t argue. Above all, this co-worker needs to be confronted about this awful etiquette. Say to her everything you’ve written here, and use the same language. You are blunt when you bring up very valid points about the disruption, the germs and the noise of it, and she needs to go get herself some zinc lozenges or slippery elm or whatever if she doesn’t wanna accept a Ricola from anyone. It doesn’t sound like you’re interested in being her friend, so a certain amount of shaming should get her to self-correct. f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, use the anonymous form at flagpole.com/getadvice, or find Bonita on Twitter: @flagpolebonita.
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Black barbers such as Dillard pressed sharp blades against the necks of white, slaveholding men. “The ritual of white men being shaved by black barbers… illustrated the tensions at the heart of race relations,” notes historian Douglas W. Bristol. Barbers directly challenged slavery and segregation. In an era that barred almost all free and enslaved men from skilled employment, barbers enjoyed steady, profitable work. Indeed, this profession paid well— Dillard’s earnings bought him freedom. As a free man of color, Dillard carved out a respectable space for himself in the slaveholding South. “Black barbers competed against white barbers for white customers, and they won, dominating the upscale tonsorial market serving affluent white men. They formed close, if unequal, personal relationships with their customers that gave them unparalleled access to the white elite,” according to Bristol. Dillard, according to the Weekly Banner, “made a great deal of money.” In addition to his barbershop, Dillard owned a bakery, operated a confectionery, kept a stable and ran a delivery service. For him and many other African-American men, barbering was a path to freedom and middle-class prosperity. Barbering allowed him to procure
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his own freedom, and he also purchased his wife’s freedom for $1,000. She, then, took in students’ washing for additional income. In 1851, Dillard owned property, and he paid taxes. Sixty-year-old Dillard died of unknown causes on Sept. 5, 1853. He was buried in Athens. Exactly where, however, is not known. His body may have been interred in a family cemetery on private property. Or, perhaps, he was laid to rest in the racially segregated Old Athens Cemetery on Jackson Street. Indeed, numerous black men, women and children were buried in the least desirable sections of that floodprone cemetery, most without a marker of any kind. And when rain came, bodies came unearthed. Municipal sidewalks and streets were widened in the 1880s and, as the Banner-Watchman reported, “Every heavy rain washes up human bones and pieces of coffins… The sidewalk is one succession of graves.” The white community disinterred and relocated the remains of some men and women—with or without permission from descendants. Such was an all too common experience for African-American families. Weary of watching their loved ones buried and unburied and buried yet again, Gospel Pilgrim Society, a black benevolent organization, formed in Athens. Three years later, in 1882, this “Colored Lodge” came together to address a vital community need. According to the BannerWatchman, “The objective of the said society and the particular business it proposes to carry on are as follows: To look after and care for the sick, the indigent, and the distressed among their race; to see to it that that deceased among their number, as well as all others of their race, not otherwise provided for, are properly and decently interred.” Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery, then, served an important role in the community. As one of the first black owned and operated cemeteries in the area, it gave former slaves and free people a space of their own in the Jim Crow South. It gave them a place to mourn their loved ones and bury their dead, as they saw fit. At some point, years after Dillard’s death, friends from Charleston, SC, erected a tombstone in his memory. Though damaged by age and neglect, the stone, inscribed “I know that my Redeemer livith,” still stands in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery today. f Recently, members of UGA’s Department of History have begun researching the lives and deaths of Athenians buried in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery. We invite community members to contribute photos, documents or memories of the approximately 3,500 individuals who call this space their final resting place. Please contact Tracy Barnett: tracy.barnett@ uga.edu.
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