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Downtown Is About to Get Bigger BETHEL AND CLASSIC CENTER PROJECTS GET UNDERWAY, AND MORE NEWS By Blake Aued, Chris Dowd and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com Along with the Classic Center’s new arena (see below), the North Athens Project has the potential to transform the downtown area. But residents of Bethel Midtown Village have more pressing concerns— things like leaking ceilings, pest control and lack of services at the low-income community. The planning process kicked off last week for the massive redevelopment project centered along College Avenue north of Dougherty Street. Funded by a mix of $44 million from SPLOST 2020, federal tax credits and private investment, the project will turn the dilapidated 190-unit subsidized apartment complex into a mixed-use, mixed-income development with approximately 200 market rate units, 200 below market rate units and 200 public housing units. It could also include existing low-density public housing north of Bethel, as well as other government-owned property nearby, such as the Athens-Clarke County Planning Department building and a city parking lot. ACC is working with the Athens Housing Authority, private developers Columbia Residential and Jonathan Rose Companies, and JHP Architecture/Urban Design on the project. Columbia Residential and JHP were also involved in the similar redevelopment of Jack R. Wells Homes off Hawthorne Avenue into Columbia Brookside. Since closing on the property three weeks ago—acquiring it from private Atlanta-based construction and property management company H.J. Russell—the AHA has already doubled the maintenance staff onsite and added private security, Executive Director Rick Parker said at a planning session Feb. 19. About 75 people, most of whom said they live or work in the study area, attended the kickoff session. They took surveys and broke out into groups to brainstorm ideas for what they want to see in the area. “How does the community become what you want it to be?” architect Brian Keith asked. Involving residents from the beginning is a far cry from the urban renewal projects of the 1960s, when the government
The minimum wage for workers employed on these properties—including the arena, a senior living center and a new hotel adjacent to the Classic Center—will be tied to the M.I.T. living wage calculator, which pegs the local living wage for a single adult at $11.56 an hour. The commission made several other changes to the agreement as well: They clarified that any revenues from future increases in the hotel-motel tax would not go to the Classic Center Authority automatically, withdrew a provision allowing the arena to ignore the existing signage ordinance (at least without further approval), and required the author-
unilaterally razed black neighborhoods like Linnentown, where UGA’s Baxter Street dorms now stand, and The Bottom, which was destroyed to make way for Bethel. Still, some anxiety remains among residents. Will moving expenses be covered? Will they be able to come back to the new development? Will their rents stay the same? (Yes to all three, Parker has assured them.) Crime and safety, especially the dangers of crossing College Avenue, dominated residents’ concerns. They said they want various types of housing so that A rendering of the future Classic Center arena. young people, families and seniors ity to adhere to an inclusive non-discrimiacross a range of incomes can live side by side. Other requests included amenities like nation clause. The ACC Office of Sustainability made washer and dryer hookups, a grocery store contributions to the document as well. within walking distance, bus shelters, a Sustainability Officer Andrew Saunders playground, a basketball court, a computer made several suggestions for how these lab and picnic areas, and services like GED development projects could be made more classes, job training and child care. environmentally friendly and urged that More visioning sessions will be held at least 25% of the arena’s energy come as the project moves on. The redevelopfrom renewable sources. However, Michael ment partners have set up a website at Songster, a spokesperson for the renewNDAthensplanning.com and a Facebook able energy advocacy group 100% Athens, page at NDAthensPlanning to keep people objected to Saunder’s suggestions, saying updated on progress. [Blake Aued] the 25% target was insufficient. New projects, in the group’s opinion, should emit as close to net zero carbon as possible so The ACC Commission approved a that the local government will have a better 37-page agreement with the Classic Center chance of meeting its self-imposed 100% Authority regarding several downtown renewable energy target by 2035. development projects, including a 5,500The agreement had other critics as well, seat arena, at a special called session on including Commissioner Melissa Link. Feb. 18. The vote was originally scheduled “This is a huge project,” she said. “This is for Feb. 4, but commissioners delayed it to multiple buildings, basically remaking the to ensure that their expectations regarding entire eastern portion of downtown.” Link living wages and renewable energy would moved to delay the agreement even further, be met. this time asking for a month-long public
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input process to help shape the final draft. Commissioner Mariah Parker seconded her proposal, but the agreement eventually passed 7-2 without further changes. Commissioners also discussed increasing the budget of the newly-created Animal Services department by about $100,000. The extra money would go towards overtime costs, animal care maintenance, data processing and medical services for the animals, including vaccinations. The extra overtime has become necessary due to a recent resignation, persistently inadequate staffing levels and low volunteer morale. With “kitten season” expected a bit earlier this year due to the warm winter, some animal welfare advocates fear a repeat of the euthanizations seen over the past two years. On the plus side, Animal Services has recently developed a five-year strategic plan in coordination with community stakeholders that promises eventually to guide the agency past its time of troubles. Commissioners are expected to authorize the additional spending for Animal Services at their next voting meeting on March 3. [Chris Dowd]
BOE Considers New Rules for Speakers The Clarke County Board of Education’s policy committee wants to take steps to bring order back to school board meetings that have often devolved into raucous gatherings. Over the past year or so, people in the audience have shouted at board members, speakers have made rude and sometimes threatening comments, and attendees have talked while the board was trying to proceed through the agenda. At a meeting Feb. 21, committee member Tawana Mattox wondered if there were some way to prevent audience members from yelling or screaming and to stop people from “saying someone is a Nazi or someone should die.” At one meeting last year, Mattox asked police to come to the front of the room because she felt threatened by audience members. The committee agreed with changes to
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bring back civility to the meetings. CCSD attorney Michael Pruitt cautioned members that they can specify the time, place and manner of speech, “but you can’t regulate content. If someone threatens someone, that’s a different matter.” The proposed rules say: If, after a warning from the board president, a speaker continues talking after three minutes have elapsed or makes personal attacks on school board members, that speaker will be prohibited from speaking at board meetings for three months. If there’s a second violation within a year of the first, the person will be prohibited from speaking for six months. The board president may request that audience members who disrupt the board’s work or disturb others leave the meeting. “Typically, you have rules people follow,” said Pruitt. “The police chief chasing a woman across the room for the microphone isn’t typical.” The policy committee also discussed the purchasing policy currently in effect that allows the superintendent or their designee to sign contracts for products and services whose cost is within a range of $10,000– $80,000. Anything costing more than $80,000 requires board approval. According to policy, the board is to receive a monthly report on purchases larger than $10,000 but smaller than $80,000. Chairman Greg Davis said he learned about some purchases from a Flagpole story, not from the district’s purchasing agent or the superintendent. Pruitt and Chief of Policy and School Support Services Dawn Myers said school officials can make purchases under $3,500. Those from $3,501–$10,000 require two quotes. Anything greater than $10,000 requires either a request for proposal or an invitation to bid. The latter is used when a specific item is needed, such as an air conditioner part. An RFP is issued when school officials don’t have a clear picture of what they want and want to learn what a company has to offer. Mattox said she wants a monthly report for expenditures from $10,000–$80,000, while Davis wants to lower the $80,000 threshold. The discussion was tabled because committee members want input from interim superintendent Xernona
Thomas and other district employees before making changes. In addition, Davis expressed his concern at learning recently that 62 Latinx families with children in the school system have had one or both parents picked up by immigration officials. He said he is worried about the trauma the children are enduring with their loved ones in custody. [Rebecca McCarthy]
Early Voting Starts Monday In-person early voting for the Democratic presidential primary starts Mar. 2 at the ACC Board of Elections (155 E. Washington St.) and will expand to four other locations later this month. Office hours are 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for Wednesday, Mar. 18, when the office will stay open until 7 p.m. The Board of Elections will also be open from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 14 and 1–5 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 15. The week of Mar. 16–20, voters can also cast ballots at the ACC Library (2023 Baxter St.), the Cooperative Extension Office (275 Cleveland Road), the Miriam Moore Community Center (410 McKinley Drive) and room 103 in the basement of City Hall (301 College Ave.). The first three sites will be open from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with City Hall opening at 8 a.m. All four will stay open until 7 p.m. Wednesday, Mar.18. Mail-in absentee ballots can be requested before Mar. 20 at the Board of Elections office or accgov.com/elections. There is no early voting the day before Election Day. On Mar. 24, go to your precinct’s voting site, not an early voting site. Find your precinct at mvp.sos.ga.gov. The presidential primary is the only thing on the ballot. Republican and Democratic primaries for other offices, as well as nonpartisan local elections for ACC commission and school board, will be held May 19. This will be the first election using Georgia’s new voting machines. Voters use a touch-screen to select their choices. The machine then prints out a paper receipt, which is scanned and counted using an optical scanner. [BA] f
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CCSD Doesn’t Need a Savior As one who has worked with almost all the superintendents and many of our Clarke County schools over the past 40 years, let me offer some suggestions about district leadership during this tumultuous time in our school district. This is a time in Athens when school principalships seem to be revolving-door appointments, and the school board and former superintendent have been constantly at one another. When such disputes arise within our district, teachers, who devote their lives to doing what is best for children, are left on the outside, shaking their heads at what appears to be a circus of confusion and conflict. However, please know that being a school board member and district officer is hard and challenging work, but it is not as hard and challenging as being a classroom teacher trying to help every child, every day. A veteran teacher friend of mine recently summed up his own despair with these words: “Why is it so difficult for people outside the classroom, including you folks from the university, to understand that we know at least as much about our students and ways to improve teaching as you do. I’ve been around a long time, and I’ve seen these great ideas come and go. Each administration’s reform dumps more work on us, and I’m still left with 125 students a day, working under the conditions that I had 20 years ago. Each new idea that comes down from on high takes away from my teaching, and today I’m being forced to teach in ways that I know are not in the best interest of students.” This teacher isn’t a doomsayer; he’s a sensible, reasonable person who cares about his students. He doesn’t look for ways to make his job easier; instead, he looks for ways to do more for his students. John Lewis has urged us to forge a beloved community guided by those who eschew the spotlight and work tenaciously to bring out the best in others. My colleague Maurice Daniels refers to these folks as the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. When we search for a new superintendent, we do not need a savior, riding in to save our children through edicts and authoritarian control. Instead, we need a wise and humble person who understands the needs of our students and brings stability, purpose and dignity to the local elementary, middle and high school communities—principals, teachers, parents and community members— to make their own collaborative decisions about the best ways to teach and be accountable for their actions. No saviors need apply. Carl Glickman Athens Glickman is professor emeritus of education at the University of Georgia.
Fix Mitchell Bridge Road Hello and well wishes to the fine people of our esteemed Transportation and Public Works Department. As an Athens resident and concerned citizen, both for my own life and that of others, I feel it is my duty
to inform you, in case you may be unaware, of the incredibly dangerous situation any pedestrian faces if they need to cross Mitchell Bridge on foot. To the unaware, may I offer that from the point of view of a pedestrian, the bridge and “walkway” it provides seems designed entirely to frighten and torture the poor fellow who needs to cross. Also, it seems clear that the brave individual who undertakes such a feat faces danger of imminent death from two sides: On one hand, perhaps 20 inches separate the body from the cars whipping by at 50 miles per hour, but on the other, you know that one slip on the narrow ledge or even a fierce gust of wind could also send you toppling over the low railing, 60 feet down into the howling traffic below. Based on my careful calculations, it seems as if this tiny “safety” railing is positioned to provide maximum terror and extreme danger. Sometimes, in my low moments while navigating this terror as I trudge to work, I wonder if the bridge was designed by an epic sadist who wished to inspire suicidal thoughts in all who crossed it afoot. Anyway, I was curious, as a concerned citizen who has a good chance of dying on this bridge one day, may there be any plans to make the structure less dangerous and malevolent for those forced to move around with their legs? Thank you for your time and consideration. Don Auber Athens
Use Paper Ballots Elections are more than Election Day. In the upcoming presidential primary, overseas and absentee voters have already their ballots. Yet only 50% of Georgia’s 159 counties had received their new Ballot Marking tablets and printers by the last week of January, and virtually none have received the software needed to prepare ballots and test the new equipment. Many precincts can’t fit the number of voting booths required by law—a law that was passed in 2019 to reduce lines for voting. The new voting tablets are large and connected to a printer and a universal power supply. They require more space and more electricity than the old machines. We are all entitled to cast our ballot in absolute secrecy. The new tablets have a design flaw that lets anyone within 20–30 feet of a voting booth see who we vote for. The secretary of state is exploring solutions, but no answer is in sight. Late delivery, lack of space and machines that expose our vote—these are serious problems that cannot be solved quickly. There is an alternative. The county Board of Elections can decide to use hand-marked paper ballots for any election in which it finds that using the uniform system is not possible or not practical. Let’s call it Plan B. The primary ballot is simple, and we’ll save money on printing and payroll if we use hand marked paper ballots. Mark and Vicky Tavernier Athens
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Court Watchers GROUP FINDS PROBLEMS IN ATHENS JUSTICE SYSTEM By John Cole Vodicka news@flagpole.com In February 2019, Oconee Street United trial or two. Some of us have met with the Methodist Church, along with Athens for Public Defender’s office and with several Everyone, held a daylong training session to presiding judges. We’ve had informal conlearn how to observe the goings-on in the versations with prosecuting and defense Athens-Clarke County courts. We feel it is attorneys, law enforcement, court clerks, important and imperative that citizens see probation officers and others. We’ve been and hear firsthand how our courts of law meeting with representatives of the UGA function (or don’t) and whether or not they School of Law and anticipate student and mete out justice that is consistent, rehabilifaculty involvement in courtwatching this tative and redemptive. year. We’ve definitely had an impact—folks Facilitating our first “Courtwatch” know we’re watching! training were ACC Municipal Judge Ryan Let me briefly share some of our obserHope, UGA law professor Russell Gabriel vations as courtwatchers: and attorneys Ryan Swingle of Athens and Sarah Gehrety from the Southern Center • Though the court proceedings are adverfor Human Rights in Atlanta. More than tised as “public,” we often find ourselves 60 people attended straining to hear the event. Since that what’s being said in We’ve definitely had time, volunteers from the courtroom. Many the Athens community an impact—folks know of the “actors”—proshave been regularly ecutors, defenders, we’re watching! attending a variety of probation officers— court hearings, with don’t use the microan eye toward due process, courtroom phones, making it next to impossible to demeanor and racial discrimination. decipher what’s transpiring. Our volunteers have observed pro• Defendants who are brought from the jail ceedings in Municipal, Magistrate, State, sit en masse in open court and are “interSuperior and Juvenile courts. We’ve sat viewed” by their lawyers—almost always a in on probation revocation hearings, first public defender—within earshot of other appearances and bond hearings—even a prisoners and those of us observing. There
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is little, if any, confidentiality between the podium while their cases are heard are defendant and lawyer. unable to adjust their wardrobe to appear • Defendants are disproportionately African presentable. Sheriff’s personnel often American. Typically, three out of four have to pull up a prisoner’s pants because jailed defendants are black. Conversely, they’ve fallen below his or her buttocks. 95% of the courtroom “players”—judges, lawyers, probation officers, bailiffs, sherOur Courtwatch participants have iff’s deputies—are white. brought these and other observations • In some courtrooms, interpreters are not to the attention of many of the judges made available. This is particularly true and other courtroom personnel. In some in Magistrate Court. Spanish-speaking instances, changes are being made (or defendants cannot possibly understand encouraged). At this point, no one seems much of what’s being said to or about able or willing to address the handcuffing them. In other courts— and shackling issue. Municipal and State, for We plan on pursuEvery defendant who is ing it further. example—interpreters are provided. We who are brought from the jail to • Then there are the observing the shackles and handcuffs. the courthouse is cuffed and courts believe Every defendant who is shackled from the time they that it’s having an brought from the jail to impact on those the courthouse is cuffed leave the jail until they return. who play integral and shackled from the roles within the time they leave the jail until they return. courtroom setting. Our courtrooms, even These imprisoned defendants appear in though they are open to the public, are court in orange (men) or gray (women) generally not places that are often scrushirts and pants, ankles chained together, tinized by the citizenry. We feel that our wrists cuffed in front at the waist. It is, to presence—your presence—shines a light on be clear, dehumanizing and discriminawhat goes on and enhances the possibilities tory. If you are black and/or poor, unable for fairness and justice to occur. to make bail and often without an attorWe’ll be holding another Courtwatch ney when you enter the courtroom, you training event on Saturday, May 2, at are relegated to what smacks of slavery the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of and has to give everyone the impression Athens, 780 Timothy Road. We’ll meet from you are guilty as charged. Additionally, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. More detailed information when these cuffed and shackled defenwill be coming your way if you’ll contact dants are asked to “raise your right hand,” me (johnvodicka@comcast.net) or Steve they can at best raise a finger on that right Williams (stevewilma@aol.com). Please get hand. Signing documents is difficult. In the word out to those you think might want many instances, prisoners who stand at to get involved. f
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Drug Busts Won’t Make Athens Safer Counties Are Wary of State Cuts GOVERNMENT SHOULD ADDRESS THE ROOT PROBLEMS INSTEAD
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We all want to live in safe communities with Spruill. “These suspects, with extensive as little violence as possible. We want to criminal histories, face significantly long know we are safe from gun violence, which sentences in federal prison. It further indiis currently, on average, claiming the lives cates that the ACCPD does not tolerate gun of 100 Americans each day. We all hope violence and drug trafficking within our that our loved ones never experience drug community.” addiction. Meanwhile, the 17 suspects arrested It is a worthy cause, but the mainstream here during the recent “Operation narrative is still trying to force-feed us Benchwarmers” would have grossed less inadequate solutions. Mass incarceration is than $60,000 each. Athens’ poverty rate of a $182 billion a year industry, creating jobs nearly 40% shows that people are not getfor corrections and police officers, lawyers, ting rich off selling drugs—they are getting judges, bail bondsmen and contractors that by. It is only by function of economic injussupply jails. According tice and generational to OpenSecrets.org’s poverty that offenpage on for-profit sives like “Operation prisons, “In the 2016 Benchwarmers” exist. election cycle, private With more living wage prisons gave $1.6 jobs in Athens, people million to candidates, would not be reliant parties, and outside on the underground spending groups” economy. While the prison As H.L. Mencken industry profits off the wrote in 1925: black market sale of “Prohibition has not drugs, they are not the only failed in its promsuppliers or producers ises but actually created responsible for the root additional serious causes of the opioid and disturbing social crisis and gun violence. problems throughout Police Chief Cleveland Spruill The real culprits here society. There is not are pharmaceutical less drunkenness in the companies like Insys (marketers of the Republic, but more. There is not less crime, painkiller Subsys), Purdue Pharma (the but more… The cost of government is not makers of Oxycontin), and the Rochester smaller, but vastly greater. Respect for the Drug Cooperative, each of which have faced law has not increased, but diminished.” criminal charges for their role in causing Putting people in cages does not make and perpetuating the opioid crisis. Insys our communities safer or prevent drugs used kickbacks and even strippers to confrom being able to reach Athens. Arresting vince doctors to prescribe Subsys beyond low-level drug suppliers and users does not its indication for cancer pain, according to get us any closer to fighting off the opioid The New York Times. Its ex-CEO was found epidemic. We need government leaders to guilty of racketeering—a serious charge divest from ineffective solutions like prousually associated with mobsters—and sen- hibition and mass incarceration in order to tenced to five and a invest in community half years in prison. health, drug With more living wage jobs mental Comparatively, rehabilitation and in Athens, people would not harm reduction pro17 suspects charged here with conspirgrams if we actually be reliant on the underground acy to possess with want to address the economy. intent to distribute root cause of drug methamphetamine, use in our commuheroin and crack cocaine will be facing a nity. Also, we need economic intervenmandatory minimum of 10 years in prison tions that transform the conditions that up to a maximum of life without parole. currently require those who are under- or Last month, the Athens-Clarke County unemployed to rely on underground econPolice Department, in partnership with omy income and/or make them vulnerable over 300 law enforcement officers from to unhealthy coping mechanisms such as 23 agencies and task forces, participated drug abuse. in “Operation Benchwarmers,” a coordiAthens locals Brook Etherington and nated effort resulting in the arrest of 17 Riley Kirkpatrick will be conducting a defendants wanted on federal gun and drug Lunch and Learn on Medication Assisted charges. This operation is believed to be Treatment, a harm reduction approach to the largest bust in ACCPD history, netting the opioid crisis, at Palm House Recovery narcotics with an estimated street value Center, 610 Oglethorpe Ave., on Friday, of $955,986, as well as 43 firearms and Feb. 28 from 12:30–2 p.m. A demonstration $84,013 in cash. of NARCAN—a nasal spray that can reverse “With these arrests, the Athens-Clarke an overdose—will follow the event, with County Police Department is demonstratfree NARCAN available while supplies last. ing its commitment to work with our If you want to help combat the opioid crisis federal, state and local law enforcement and participate in something that is proven partners to remove violent felons from our successful for community health and safety, community,” said ACCPD Chief Cleveland I hope you can attend. f
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he state of Georgia and its counties split the cost for all kinds of things, from 4-H clubs to health department dentistry to public defense lawyers. That’s why county leaders these days are watching the action at the Capitol in Atlanta carefully as lawmakers consider trimming the state’s share of some community-based programs. The House, where the budget currently sits, is already making moves to soften some of Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed cuts after taking a week off to crunch the numbers. Lamar Paris, who is sole commissioner of Union County, heard about the possibility taxpayers in his North Georgia community might be forced to take a larger share of costs for a variety of programs from the local 4-H Club. Besides the green jackets, 4-H offers young people summer camps, conferences, junior livestock shows and more. In rural communities, it’s about the only affordable activity for children besides sports, and some schools rely on it for fifth- and sixth-grade science education. Georgia’s 4-H is managed by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, with costs shared by the county, state and federal governments. And Kemp’s order for all departments to cut spending could mean about $4 million less for extension services coming from the state, which figures to mean more costs to counties or fewer services. If proposed cuts to the extension services, public defender’s office, public health departments and other shared responsibilities occur, Paris and his counterparts in 158 other counties can expect to dig for more local money to provide programs their communities rely on. “I’m not trying to blame anybody that they’re doing the wrong thing. I just want them to see it from the county viewpoint and what it’s going to mean to us,” Paris said. About one third of Union County’s public health bill is covered by fees from people who get health care for their children, cervical cancer screenings, dentistry or other services. The state and county each pay roughly another third. Last spring, state lawmakers approved $127 million in grants to county public health departments for the budget year that started July 1. Kemp’s proposed midyear belt-tightening trims that to $119 million. “We don’t know yet what that impact is going to be,” Paris said. “But we know… it could be a significant impact.” The chairman of the Dougherty County Commission is also keeping a close eye on how budget negotiations unfold. Chris Cohilas is also a member of the Georgia Public Defender Council, the state agency that organizes and arranges pay for lawyers to represent indigent Georgians in court. “We know that there isn’t much fat on this pork chop,” Cohilas said.
The council’s interim director, Jimmonique Rodgers, said in this year’s budget hearings that she could not guarantee the constitutional rights of defendants under the cuts proposed in Kemp’s draft budget. Fees are already low when the council needs to contract with private attorneys—a flat $450, typically. It would drop to $360 under the draft budget. Never mind that the flat fee for defending a murder case is $2,000. “It’s very difficult to get someone to agree to go to these more rural areas where you have, at times, very complicated heinous crimes that have to be defended,” Cohilas said. Shortchanging proper representation for defendants who can’t afford a lawyer can cost more in the long run due to increased lawsuits, overcrowded jails and overturned convictions. Dougherty County, for example, will spend about $833,000 this year for public defenders to take felony cases. County officials are concerned about possible cuts to behavioral health and accountability courts, said Debra Nesbit, associate legislative director at Association County Commissioners Georgia. And behavioral health services can help people with mental illness avoid landing in jail or winding up homeless on the streets. Accountability courts are a type of tight judicial supervision that channels people with substance abuse and other mental health illnesses into services and treatment rather than jail. But the Kemp administration’s priority is to shrink state spending after state tax revenues were unstable much of last year, despite a robust economy. The governor’s Office of Planning and Budget Director, Kelly Farr, said that because of changes to tax collections on car sales and tags that started last July, Georgia counties are collectively better off by about $170 million this year. And he hopes they’d spend that on the increases to public health, public defenders and other new costs that trickle down from reduced state spending. Union County’s Paris said he respects the ideal of conservative budgeting. He also said Georgia’s recent governors and legislatures have adhered to that principle and built up a healthy rainy day fund. The state’s nearly $3 billion in reserves can help out if need be, he said. If there’s a state department with more money than it needs to provide services the public relies on, sure, cut it, Paris said. “But we’re not aware of any of those.” f This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder. The Recorder is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by a coalition of donors. The Recorder retains editorial independence.
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My White Friend Calls Me ‘Sis’ If UR FUN, I’ll C U There ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN
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Uh oh, someone thinks that they’ve been “invited to the cookout,” huh? I’m very glad that all the “cookout” talk has waned over the past couple of years, because, for a minute there, white allies were committing these kinds of well-meaning but disrespectful behaviors in the spirit of solidarity.
Somehow, some way, our expression of approval for political support from the privileged morphed into the idea that these privileged people were somehow part of our struggle, too. I am fully confident that your friend thinks that there is nothing wrong with using blaccents and African American Vernacular English (AAVE) because she views herself as not racist or—an even bigger lie—unable to be racist because of close personal proximity to various people of color. I say all of this to prepare you for the possible crying fit that she could launch into when you confront her about this. There’s a chance that she’ll have no idea that what she’s done is offensive and born out of appropriation, and she’ll flail and prostrate herself to the point that that you’re the one apologizing for even bringing it up and getting her so upset. (If this happens, do not apologize.)
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There’s also a chance that she’ll disagree that using AAVE with people of color isn’t offensive and that you’re just splitting hairs and being nitpicky, and eventually she may call you a whiny minority and torpedo your friendship herself because she’s too proud to acknowledge that she messed up. This happened to me only about a month ago with a white lady acquaintance from my past—I called her out for trying to compare getting bad service at a restaurant to racism—and let me just say that God’s timing is always right. My hope is that she hears your concerns, apologizes, corrects her behavior and continues on with her life. I don’t have a lot of confidence in that happening, and I freely admit that this is because of my own very disappointing experiences with white liberals in Trump’s America. Have you seen how many of them are acting like Bloomberg isn’t just another minimally qualified racist millionaire attempting to buy an election? Some of the smartest white people I know are entertaining
this guy’s presence while literally refusing to even look me in the eye for a chat about stop and frisk. Seriously, is this a joke to y’all? Still, you know your friend better than I do, and you can judge if she’ll actually listen to you and change. If this person is just an acquaintance, then I say don’t stress too much about her response. She probably just thinks she’s really cool and a total ally, and therefore she’s “one of us,” or something stupid like that. Set her straight by pointing out that this is not a vernacular that you two have ever used together in the past and that it makes you uncomfortable to be spoken to in such a way. Recommend she read Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge, if she tries to force you into a conversation about why. Keep your truth at the forefront and your labor at a minimum. f
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Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes gets down to reflecting on his personal life on his latest record, UR FUN—no ethereal adjective-noun pairing necessary. On the album, Barnes strays from his 1960s psych-rock tendencies and dives into all the neon and bubblegum the ’80s had to offer. This is the Athens legend’s 15th studio album in a 23-year period, a righteous pace that shouldn’t go without commendation. The organic work may be mistaken at first glance as a playlist of party tracks, but snaking around happy hits such as “Peace to All Freaks” are love songs for featured artist
“I think that it’s just my nature to want to explore different influences and try to not necessarily reinvent myself every time, but try to sort of unpeel another layer to see what else I can do,” says Barnes. “I always want to make something that feels like it still makes sense as an of Montreal record, but it doesn’t just feel like I’m treading water and trying to reproduce something that I’ve done.” This is flawlessly executed in “20th Century Schizofriendic Revengoid-man,” Barnes’ favorite for the cathartic experience it produces. This track finishes the album
Locate S,1—aka Barnes’ partner, Christina Schneider—and lyrics laden with political commentary. The record seamlessly surfs from the honeymoon phase of a new relationship to contemplating modern America. “There are other layers of the human experience that inspired it,” Barnes says, “more introspective songs about mental illness and dealing with dissociative disorder, anxiety, things like that.” Those themes propel songs like “Deliberate Self-harm Ha Ha” with biting intimacy. Barnes has dealt with the subject on past albums, but without listening closely to the words, his tunes could masquerade as cheerful bops. It’s quite the range of emotions in under an hour across only 10 songs, but an even tone of effervescence holds things steady. These days, “people don’t really listen to a full record,” Barnes says, “so I kind of wanted to front-load it with the more positive, accessible songs, and then, if people wanted to get deeper into it, they could see that there were more layers to it. I wanted it to be something that, when it’s over, you kind of want to start it again, rather than feeling totally exhausted.” Throughout the album, keyboard melodies illuminate strobe-like sensations, and Barnes’ voice slides over swiveling synth with certainty. When this instrumentation takes the backseat, kaleidoscopic guitar harmonies take the wheel and bring light percussion along for the ride, staying true to of Montreal’s polychromatic palette while navigating uncharted territory.
and is the cherry on top, scooping cacophonous sing-speak atop saccharine guitar licks that pull from of Montreal, then and now. The band, which has traveled the world, kicks off its next tour in Athens. When Barnes first moved here in the late ’90s, he was part of the Elephant 6 art collective, a tight-knit community woven into the patchwork of the local music scene. “We’d all play on each other’s records, having potlucks together,” and the friend group steadily began implementing theatrics into their bands’ live shows, Barnes says. It was this initiative that inspired of Montreal’s raucous performances. “Everyone had the same mentality, that we didn’t just want to get on the stage in our jeans and T-shirts,” Barnes says. “We wanted to make it feel more fantastical, psychedelic, immersive and cinematic.” These descriptors could be used to reference of Montreal’s musical style, as well as its album art, so it is only natural that they be represented in the group’s show, as well. Thursday, Barnes and band return to share the fun with a new audience in the town where it all began, two decades ago. f
CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER
I’m a black woman, and a casual white female friend of mine who I’ve known for about seven years has recently started calling me “sis” in text messages and IMs. I hate it. We are cool and comfortable with each other and have had drinks and lunch together on occasion, but we’re definitely not close to being besties. Honestly, even if we were besties, I wouldn’t be OK with a white woman calling me “sis.” I cringe every time I see that word coming from her and would really appreciate some help in formulating a way to tell her to knock it off without ruining our comfy but casual friendship. I feel so silly for worrying so much about her white feelings, but this is truly the only thing I find problematic about our interactions.
WHO: Of Montreal, Lily’s Band, Swowce WHERE: Georgia Theatre WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. HOW MUCH: $15 (adv.), $18 (door)
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Erica Strout’s Killer Pop PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com SOLO IS AS SOLO DOES: Throughout her entire time as an Athens musician, Erica Strout (Motherfucker, Dream Tent) has been solidly ensconced inside the typical rock band frame of a guitar-bass-drums trio, or something similar. Additionally, she’s best known for making either angular math rock or in-your-face hard rock. Recently, though, she’s begun slowly releasing solo songs, and the debut track, “Not the Only One,” is an utterly killer dark pop song. Musically, the track features a thumpy bass guitar, some poignant but barely-there guitar and multiple hyper-melodic keyboard lines. And, yes, the tune itself would be enough to mention even if it was an instrumental. But Strout’s vocals are the real star here. They’re measured, direct and basically flawless in their delivery of her pointed lyrics. This is really reminiscent of a certain type of late ’70s/early ’80s production that is difficult for me to define, but I can readily point to examples. Imagine a far less flashy version of the production style used for, say, Kim Carnes’ “Bette Davis Eyes” and Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat,” and you’ll be on the right path. Go check this out immediately via ericastrout.band camp.com. PUNCHES ONE AND TWO: Athens
metal duo Dead Vibes Ensemble released their full length album, What Devilry Erica Strout Is This?, last week. The whole album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Kyle Spence (Harvey Milk). It’s draped in nearly completely unintelligible vocals but is completely tuneful and crafted. The pair cranks through a tight eight tracks of mid-tempo sludge glory, the best of which hit a solid groove and bring the doom down. Highlights include “Envy,” opening track “Tyrant Wing,” “Ritual Scars” and the headbanger “Illness and Death.” Grind it out at deadvibes ensemble.bandcamp.com, and fly the flag at facebook.com/ deadvibesensemble.
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information, see the above-referenced URL or facebook. com/VicChesnuttAward. AMERICAN HEAVY METAL WEEKEND: The never-ending creativity of Kris Deason (Outersea, Thrüm) rears its head again with the release of the Weaponized Flesh six-track demo. This is straight-up thrash metal in the most traditional sense, including some vampy, ’80s-style vocal reverb. The band on this is basically a bunch of all-stars in the form of Jason Griffin, John Lukas and Kemp Stroble. The track that really embraces the aggressiveness of the method just has to be “Eaten Alive and Killed By Roaches.” Give this five minutes and don’t look back at weapon izedflesh1.bandcamp.com. THANK YOU: As many of you now
know, longtime Flagpole music editor Gabe Vodicka has left the paper to begin a new job at UGA. I can’t let this week’s column go without mentioning a few things. In my time at Flagpole, I’ve worked under five different music editors, and, for Gabe, the longest of any. While each had their particular pluses—some more than others—it was a real treat to work with Gabe. He was unprecedented in trusting my expertise in certain areas of coverage, as well as genres of music; always defended my writing in my own particular voice; and provided me very broad latitude for developing and delivering stories. Those of you familiar with traditional journalism and newsroom process know that this type of light-touch editorial oversight is rare and to be respected. I will always be thankful for his guidance over quickly developing stories that were difficult to file and fact-check, as well as his keen eye toward the mundane task of copy editing, which spared me embarrassment more than once. So, thank you, Gabe, for everything. It was a pleasure, an honor, and I wish you nothing but the best. f
Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award, presented by Classic City Rotary, is fast approaching. The last date to nominate yourself or someone else is Sunday, Mar. 1. The award is now in its fourth year, and past WUOG 90.5 FM’s 10 Most-Played Recordings winners are Lydia Brambila, Feb. 12–18 Linqua Franqa and Andrew Huang. The award comes 1. Faye Webster Atlanta Millionaires Club (Secretly Canadian) with a $1,000 cash prize, 2. Blood Orange Angel’s Pulse (Domino) too. Have I got your atten 3. Needle Teeth Expiration Date EP (Independent Release)* tion now? The nomination 4. Alice Boman Dream On (PIAS) process is easy peasy. Just 5. Peach Pyramid Bright Blue (Oscar St) go to vicchesnuttaward. 6. FKA Twigs Magdalene (Young Turks) com and look for the lil’ 7. Omni Networker (Sub Pop) red box on the right that 8. Kishi Bashi Omoiyari (Joyful Noise)* says “make a nomination.” 9. Frances Quinlan Likewise (Saddle Creek) Click that, fill in the form, 10. Dan Deacon Mystic Familiar (Domino) and you’re good. This year’s * local release · Get the latest WUOG news, including the Live in the Lobby schedule, at wuog.org. award show happens Apr. 9. For any and all other
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By Dina Canup arts@flagpole.com
Shrek the Musical, by David LindsayAbaire and Janine Tesori, is presented by UGA Baptist Collegiate Ministries at the Morton Theatre on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m., Feb. 29 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Mar. 1 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $22, $15 for students and children, with dessert included, and available at mortontheatre.com or 706-613-3770.
Bright Star The musical by Steve Martin Shrek the Musical As Disney has long since and Edie Brickell is fresh from Broadway, figured out, popular kids films make popuwhere Charles Isherwood of The New York lar stage musicals, so DreamWorks got into Times praised it as a “fresh breeze from the the game with Shrek in 2008. “It looks like South” and “an outlier on Broadway,” not a big, fat hit,” according to Elysa Gardner of just for the “unusual flavor of its music” USA Today, and Linda Winter of Newsday but also for it being “gentle-spirited, not called it “sweet and busy, nice and big, and, gaudy, [moving] with an easygoing grace every so often, extremely lovable.” where others prance and strut.” He likens this “sentiment-spritzed story of lives torn apart and made whole again” to a blackand-white classic film. Teenager Alice (Kayla Marsh) is bookish, spirited and rebellious. Her secret romance with a local son of privilege (Jake Strength) makes for a very rocky start on her difficult journey to maturity as the play moves between past and present. The adult Alice, now a journal editor, encourages a World War II veteran (Daniel Savannah Carter as Elsa and Ellie Atkins as Anna in Frozen Jr. Hodges), who dreams of being a writer but needs the right story to tell. “You need to find a Shrek (Ethan Norfleet) is an introverted sweeping tale of pain and redemption,” she loner of an Ogre whose solitary peace is says, which Bright Star has in abundance. ruined when his homeland is overrun by According to Isherwood, “among the pleafreaks and fairies who are running from sures of Bright Star is the sheer yarniness evil ruler Farquaad (Chase Robertson). of the yarn that unspools.” Directors Marc Accompanied by a wisecracking Donkey Hammes and Laura Griffin say, “If you’re (Armando Roche), Shrek ends up on an not cussing and crying at the end of act one, accidental quest to rescue a fair princess we’re not doing our job.” (Audrey Kate Throckmorton) with ideas of Bright Star, by Steve Martin and Edie her own, while all the outcasts learn to let Brickell, is presented by OnStage Walton their freak flags fly. Director Doug Goodin at the OnStage Playhouse Feb. 28–29 and calls it “a story about accepting yourself Mar. 6–7 at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on and being comfortable in your own skin,” Mar. 1 and 8. Tickets are $20 and available and the positive message comes with tasty at onstagewalton.org. dessert as well.
The Lion in Winter Eleanor of Aquitane (Leslie Whitehead-O’Neal) was the catch of a lifetime in her youth, with beauty, birth, wit and wealth. Queen of France and then of England, she plotted with one of her sons to overthrow her husband King Henry (David Bloyer) and was imprisoned for 16 years. Now, aging but still a power to be reckoned with, she’s home for the holidays and still stirring up trouble at court, especially over the issue of succession. Called “an exhibition bout for actors” by Michael Billington of The Guardian, it’s a classic from 1966 that became a hit movie and remains, as described by Christopher Smith of The Orange County Register, “a staple on college and community stages over the decades… Whether or not this is your goblet of arsenic depends a bit on how you feel about the language used, which goes arch in every utterance. While set more than 900 years ago the glib dialogue feels like some Noel Coward cocktail party in the 1920s.” Director T.A. Powell calls it “a medieval version of ‘Game of Thrones’” but with more comedy and “twice as much mental gymnastics required to follow the twisted plots of those vying for the king’s power.” The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is presented by Athens Creative Theatre at Quinn Hall in Memorial Park Feb. 27–29 at 7:30 p.m., with a 3 p.m. matinee Sunday, Mar. 1. Tickets are $15, $12 for students and seniors and available at mortontheatre. com or 706-613-3770.
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As You Like It Rosalind (Anna Tilghman) falls in love with Orlando (Jordan Cole), but the usurping Duke (Katie Bartlett) banishes her at the same time Orlando has to go on the run from his brother (Cody Whitlock). Rosalind’s cousin (Ella Hardeman) and the court fool (Colton Dodd) come along, and they disguise themselves as they live among the local yokels in the forest. Orlando is in the forest, too, and Rosalind has to figure out how to keep the connection going, even though she’s disguised as a man and he does not recognize her. There’s also the real Duke in exile, additional romances, silliness and the famous “All the world’s a stage” speech in this Town & Gown Players Second Stage show directed by Taylor Underwood. As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, is held Feb. 28–29 at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee Mar. 1. Tickets are $5 and available at townandgownplayers.org. Frozen Jr. It’s almost impossible for a person to have lived in the world for the past six years and not know the basic plot of Frozen—or to not have heard “Let It Go” countless times—but just in case a refresher is needed: Princesses Anna and Elsa (Danielle Dempsey/Ellie Atkins, Neely Norris/Savannah Carter) are the best of friends growing up, until Elsa’s lack of control over her unwelcome ice powers becomes dangerous. When it’s her turn to take the throne, she worries her hidden powers will be exposed if she can’t control her feelings. That becomes a challenge when Anna, desperate for connection and for romance, announces she’s going to marry a man she had just met that day (Jay Lavender/Nicholas Futris). The ice storm that follows, featuring Elsa’s anthem “Let It Go,” Anna’s impulsive bravery, new friends to help along the way (Evan McCall/ Jake Bachman, Emily Mae Edmunds/ Suzie Smoak) and snowman Olaf (Carley Cockfield/Madison Fountain) for comic relief, is an adventure for all ages. Frozen Jr., by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez and Jennifer Lee, is presented by Brightstone Athens at Brightstone Studio Mar. 6–7 and 14–15 at 7:30 p.m., with 2:30 p.m. matinees Mar. 7–8 and 14–15. Tickets are $15 and available at brightstoneathens.com or 706-705-2599. f
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PUBLIC ART PROJECT STRENGTHENS SENSE OF PLACE By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Over the past few months, eclectic new bus shelters have steadily sprung up across the county, demonstrating how public art can be both beautifying and functional within the surrounding landscape. Organized by the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission and Athens Transit Department, with funding from SPLOST, the project picks up where “Me, You & the Bus” left off a decade ago. The initial round of 11 artist-designed shelters, installed between 2005–2009 and still standing strong, was spearheaded as a public art project by the Athens Area Arts Council. Now, longtime favorites—like those inspired by The B52s’ “Love Shack” and R.E.M.’s Murmur Trestle, or the clever shelter welded from a real yellow school bus—will be joined by a series of new creations that continue to strengthen a sense of place and draw attention to the value of public transportation, while providing much needed seating and protection from the weather. Like their predecessors, 15 of the new bus shelters are sculptural works fabricated by artists, with several participants responsible for creating more than one. In addition to Joni Younkins-Herzog, who poses on the cover of this week’s Flagpole with her incredible pillbug sculpture built from a Volkswagen Beetle, these artists include Lewis Body, David Card, Jessica Colangelo, Robert Cummings, Mike Ely, Richard Herzog, Chuck Murphy, Adam Owens, Yvonne Studevan and Lawrence Stueck. Coming down the line, the rest of the 30 shelters will keep a traditional form, but each will feature a unique, customized design laser-cut into the side panels for a subtle yet fun detail. The artists selected to share their side-panel designs are Donna Abbott-Toutin, Ruth Allen, Claire Clements, Robert Clements, Rosa Cruz, John English, Will Eskridge, Alice Pruitt and Amol Saraf. f
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Fortunately, they also know how to stage scenes both literally and atmospherically chilly. Eventually, horror films like The Lodge face a conundrum when the time comes for resolution. Go obvious or outrageous; real or supernatural? So many effective pieces— cult backstory, tangible dread, delicate performances, edgy sound design—may go to waste on audience members left personally dissatisfied by the filmmakers’ choices.
Wide releases remain sparse, as the heavy THE LODGE (R) Probably the coldest movie THE ASSISTANT (R) Whatever you do, don’t box office hitters await the warmer weather. of 2019, The Lodge strands two kids (It’s go into The Assistant thinking thriller, Original Saw writer Leigh Whannell follows Jaeden Lieberher and Lia McHugh), at a as the trailer and movie poster allege. up 2018’s excellent, underseen take on The cabin during Christmas with their dad’s Terminator, Upgrade; with an update of H.G. new girlfriend, Grace (Riley Keough). Sound The sadly relevant film is a soul-crushing examination of the moviemaking business Wells’ The Invisible Man starring Elisabeth like the logline for a holiday laugh fest? from the viewpoint of the assistant to a Moss. Another version of that other Jane What if I told you Grace is the sole survivor major producer like Harvey Weinstein. Austen novel…no the other other one, of a religious cult massacre perpetrated Over the course of one Emma, stars The Witch’s day, just a little over a Anya Taylor-Joy. My Hero The Call of the Wild month into her tenure, Academia, a popular franNorthwestern grad Jane chise about a superhero (Julia Garner) pretty high school gets a second much confirms her worst animated feature in My suspicions of her abusive, Hero Academia: Heroes heard-but-never-seen Rising. Ciné just debuted boss. The HR scene where two captivating, low-proJane attempts to connect file, new films, The Lodge the dots for another powand The Assistant. erful man behind a desk (Read on for more about (played with unnerving both.) At Flicker on Feb. What if I was CGI and the dog was real? authenticity by Matthew 26, True Crime Theater Macfadyen as a blue-eyed presents Heavenly by her father? And then I added the bit robot programmed to act compassionate) is Creatures, Peter Jackson’s highly imaginaabout how the kids have recently lost their its own kind of abuse. Written and directed tive account of the obsessive relationship mother (Alicia Silverstone). Also, their by Kitty Green (the intriguing documentary that leads two teenaged girls to murder one dad is Richard Armitage, who is just like Casting JonBenet), The Assistant complicates of their mothers; in case you did not know, Hugh Jackman minus any of the warmth the entertainment experience of watching the girl portrayed by Kate Winslet is popuor charm. Following up Goodnight Mommy a movie: By buying a ticket am I complicit lar mystery writer Anne Perry. The Georgia with another maternal horror movie, might in the predatory abuse the industry glosses Museum of Art’s Black History Month Film make one think directors Veronika Franz over with digital effects, megawatt charisma Series concludes with Selma on Feb. 27. and self-congratulatory awards shows? f Women’s History Month kicks off with Iron and Severin Fiala have mommy issues. Jawed Angels at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries on Mar. 2. The weekend’s Tate Movies are the fresher-than-anticipated Zombieland: Double Tap and what I think is the first Athens screening of the critically acclaimed Waves from Feb. 28 through Mar. 1. Beechwood’s Flashback Cinema offers one last chance to see The Godfather on the big screen on Feb. 26, before Cary Grant’s iconic run from a crop-duster in Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest on Mar. 1. THE CALL OF THE WILD (PG) Happily, Harrison
Ford headlines the entertaining new adaptation of Jack London’s classic yarn, because the CGI dogs, namely Buck, are digitally obvious eyesores. I cannot recall a frame Buck shares with any human costar where the fake animal looked like present. Understandably, digital dogs free up storytelling options for the filmmakers. No pesky PETA complaints or obstinate animals to deal with. The only limit is what How to Train Your Dragon director Chris Sanders can convince the irascible Ford to do. The resulting product is naturally gorgeous, when it does not resemble the cutscenes from a video game or the movie portion of a theme park ride. (Maybe Disney can reuse the footage for a Call of the Wild sled simulator.) I get the urge to have Ford narrate the film (you have Harrison Ford, so why not use him?), but narratively it is a no-go for several reasons, some fairly spoiler-ish. Still, watching the appealingly grouchy 77-year-old play fetch with a digital dog may be one of the more uplifting movie moments of 2019. Who else has more experience interacting with fake, furry costars than Han Solo himself?
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Georgia Theatre · 7 p.m. · SOLD OUT Trampled by Turtles bridge the gap between folk tradition and the members’ alt-rock background, which is evident across the band’s eight full-lengths and bluegrass-inspired covers of Pixies and Radiohead tracks. The group’s foundational unplugged sound has become more symphonic since its start in 2004, while staying true to its roots-rock nature. One can hear fingers flying across several string instruments simultaneously, resulting in magical mountain music. A vibrant frenzy of intersecting genres and interests, the quintet writes a love letter to blues and rock and roll greats with its own Americana penmanship. Bohemian country troublemaker Sierra Ferrell will open with an enchanted set of Southern melodies. [Lily Guthrie]
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 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
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Dodd Galleries · 5–7 p.m. · FREE! Buvez · 8 p.m. · FREE! Four new exhibitions open this week Los Angeles-based comedian and actor at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Josh Fadem has appeared on several popGraduate candidates Mary Gordon, Alex ular television shows including “30 Rock” McClay and Ciel Rodriguez play with (Liz Lemon’s agent, Simon Barrons), materials that cast shadows in “Golden “Better Call Saul” (camera guy Joey Hour,” while graduate candidate Kelsey Dixon) and the long-awaited third season Wishik touches on spiritual practices, of “Twin Peaks” (insurance associate the inner architecture of natural systems Phil Bisby). Fadem’s three-night stand of and ritualization through object-making hourlong sets at Buvez is an opportunity in “The Elements of Myth.” The annual to workshop material and solidify his act “Scientific & Medical Illustration Juried in front of a live audience before filming Exhibition” presents works by UGA under- an upcoming comedy special. Produced graduate students and Augusta University in collaboration with Milwaukee’s Green graduate students. Dodd Fellow in Gallery and Athens’ own art gallery Tif Photography Amiko Li, who will offer a Sigfrids, that special will be shot on a performance piece during the opening combination of new and expired 16mm reception, explores phenomena surroundand 8mm film at Nightcrawler’s, a ing the treatment of mind and body in Milwaukee basement bar that only seats “The Purpose of Disease.” [Jessica Smith] three people. [JS]
the rotunda on the second floor. 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, www.hendershotscoffee. com COMEDY: On the Spot Improv Show (UGA Sanford Hall, Room 309) See UGA’s improv troupe perform. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/improvUGA EVENTS: Luminaria (The Foundry) Athens Academy presents an 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 EVENTS: Mardi Gras Masquerade (40 Watt Club) Historic Athens hosts the second annual masquerade complete with New Orleans style music and hors d’oeuvres. 8 p.m. $20. www.40watt.com FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné) A leisure-suit-wearing martial artist is tasked with tracking down a piece of world-ending microfilm before it gets in the hands of the evil Superfoot in the explosive, Indonesian actioner Lethal Hunter.
Shane Parish & Sean Dail
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar · 8 p.m. With the innovative North Carolina band Ahleuchatistas, guitarist Shane Parish pushed the boundaries of the early-’00s math-rock scene by incorporating international influences, as well as a healthy dose of unbridled experimentalism. An educator and essayist, Parish has spent the last few years serving up mind-expanding interpretations of traditional American folk music, as heard on 2016’s Undertaker Please Drive Slow, released on John Zorn’s Tzadik Records. His latest project, the Shane Parish & Sean Dail Duo, finds Parish reunited with former Ahleuchatistas drummer Dail as the two embrace their “Beefheartian sensibilities.” Sax-drums duo Ghost Trees and post-jazz explorers Kenosha Kid share Saturday’s bill. [Gabe Vodicka]
8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ badmovienight GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-521-5898 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: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature
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THE CALENDAR! and judge Ryan Hope. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens 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 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, 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. 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www. ugatheatre.com/vanityfair
Wednesday 26 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 EVENTS: Pop-Up with The Plate Sale (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Come out and try something new at this special pop-up dinner. Feb. 26–27 & Mar. 4, 6–9 p.m. www. hendershotsathens.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! facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Battleship Tournament (The Rook and Pawn) Play to win. 8 p.m. www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com
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GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com 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: 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: Spring Puppet Show Extravaganza (Multiple Locations) David Stephens of All Hands Productions will perform his popular show, The Reluctant Dragon, based on the classic story by Kenneth Graham filled with friendship and understanding. Feb. 26, 3:30 (East Athens Community Center) & 6:30 p.m. (ACC Library). Feb. 27, 3:30 p.m. (Pinewoods Library). FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 Tuesday listing for full description. Feb. 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/vanityfair
Thursday 27 ART: Exhibition Opening Reception (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Enjoy a reception celebrating the opening of four new exhibits: “The Purpose of Disease” by Amiko Li, “Golden Hour” by Mary Gordon, Alex McCrary and Ciel Rodriguez, “The Elements of Myth” by Kelsey Wishik and the “Scientific & Medical Illustration Juried Exhibition,” featuring the work of UGA students alongside graduate students in Medical Illustration at Augusta University. Refreshments will be served. See Calendar Pick on p. 13. 5–7 p.m. FREE! art.uga.edu ART: Artist Panel Talk (tiny ATH gallery) “Females of Fabric” presents textile works by Barbette Houser, Heather Elisabeth and Paula Runyon. 7 p.m. FREE! www.tinyathgallery. com CLASSES: Athens Happy Squares Dance Club (Covenant Presbyterian Church) Experienced square dancers, couples and singles are invited to this square dance club every second and fourth Thursday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-340-6932 COMEDY: Josh Fadem (Buvez) Josh Fadem, known for his roles in shows like “30 Rock” and “Better Call Saul,” presents three nights of stand-up in preparation for his upcoming comedy special. See Calendar Pick on p. 13. Feb. 27–29, 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ buvezathens COMEDY: Peacock (Moonlight Theater) Iranian-American comedian Darius Emadi brings his world touring character comedy show to Athens. Feb. 27-29, 8 p.m. $8-14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: A Conversation with Gabby Douglas (UGA Tate Student Center) The U.S. Olympic gold medalist world champion gymnast speaks. 7 p.m. www.ugaunion.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. Feb. 26–27 & Mar. 4, 6–9 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.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: Live Well, Be Well (Metal+Petal, 1068 Baxter St.) Learn about and discuss topics such as health, wellness and whole living with panelists Brynn Dancy, RN and Integrative Nurse Health Coach; Amy Lawerence of Journey Juice; and Ruby Chandler, owner of Shakti Yoga. Jade Joyner will moderate the discussion. 5–7 p.m. $25. www. metalandpetal.com
FILM: Black History Month Film Series: Selma (Georgia Museum of Art) This film details the black community’s battle for suffrage in Selma, AL, during the mid-1960s with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his followers pressing forward until the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org 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 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 KIDSTUFF: Spring Puppet Show Extravaganza (Multiple Locations) See Wednesday listing for full description. Feb. 26, 3:30 (East Athens Community Center) & 6:30 p.m. (ACC Library). Feb. 27, 3:30 p.m. (Pinewoods Library). FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Pajama Story Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Come out for bedtime stories, songs and a light snack in the children’s area. Ages 7 & under. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: UGA EcoReach (ACC Library) Join UGA’s Ecology Club and learn more about planet Earth and nature. For grades 6–12 only. 4–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes & Noble) Author Mark Warren will discuss the final installment of his Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey series, Promised Land, as well as his Secrets of the Forest series. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE! (706) 354-1195 LECTURES & LIT: Jessica Harland-Jacobs (Georgia Museum of Art) Jessica Harland-Jacobs, associate professor of history at the University of Florida, explores the fraternal and religious networks that formed in colonial Georgia and contributed to the province’s rapid development from the 1750s. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu 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: Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture (UGA Chapel) Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright delivers a lecture on “The Future of Terrorism.” 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Bookend Millennials Book Club (The Rook and Pawn) This month’s theme is “Suburbia and the American Dream” with discussions on Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, American Pastoral by Philip Roth and The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. Attendees are invited to stay after the discussion for a themed game. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org MEETINGS: Piedmont Songwriters Society (Piedmont College) Share or learn songwriting styles, ideas and influences at a monthly meeting. Each participant can share a song or idea for feedback. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.
facebook.com/piedmontsongwriterssociety MEETINGS: ACC Democratic Committee (ACC Library) This month’s meeting features a special discussion on “Baldwin Hall, Where Are We Now?” featuring Fred Smith and professor Christopher Pizzino. 6 p.m. FREE! accdc.secretary@ gmail.com PERFORMANCE: The Lion in Winter (Quinn Hall) The Athens Creative Theatre presents a story about a royal family’s race for future possession of the throne. See Theater Notes on p. 10. Feb. 27–29,
of the arts and culture. 5:30–9 p.m. $55–85. www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Living with Alzheimer’s (Alzheimer’s Association) 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: Walking Tour of Historic Black Athens (Multiple Locations) Join Broderick Flanigan, local artist and historian, for a tour of historic Black Athens. The tour will conclude at Dawg Gone Good BBQ for a meal.
well-to-do magazine editor. See Theater Notes on p. 10. Feb. 28–29, Mar. 6–7, 8 p.m. Mar. 1 & Mar. 8, 2 p.m. $20. www.onstagewalton.org THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Tuesday listing for full description. Feb. 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/vanityfair THEATER: Shrek the Musical Dessert Theater (Morton Theatre) The University of Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries presents Shrek the Musical: Dessert Theater, featuring desserts from some of the finest chefs in Athens. See Theater Notes
to highlight black businesses and promote building strong communities. Rashe’s Cuisine, Lil’ Ice Cream Dude, MEplusTEA and others will be vending. Expect activities such as face painting, cornhole and a photo booth for the family. DJ Magic will provide music. This event acts as part two of Cedar Shoal High School’s Black History Month Program. 12–3 p.m. FREE! www. clarke.k12.ga.us/cedarshoals EVENTS: Queer Heaven Drag Show & Dance Party (Caledonia Lounge) Enjoy an evening that is part drag show, part live music and
“Migration,” a collection of mixed media paintings by Jackie Kirsche, is currently on view at Creature Comforts Brewing Co. Gallery through Saturday, Mar. 29. 7:30 p.m. Mar. 1, 3 p.m. $12–15. 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre. com THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Tuesday listing for full description. Feb. 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/vanityfair
Friday 28 CLASSES: Dress for Success: Tie Day (ACC Library) Learn how to tie a tie and other fashion tips to help you put your best foot forward. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens COMEDY: Josh Fadem (Buvez) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 27–29, 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/buvezathens COMEDY: Peacock (Moonlight Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 27-29, 8 p.m. $8-14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Black History and How Local Athenians Make a Difference (Cedar Shoals High School, Auditorium) Athenians and keynote speaker Michael Thurmond share local black history and focus on building new relationships in support of positive growth for students and their families. This event acts as part one of Cedar Shoal High School’s Black History Month Program. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www. clarke.k12.ga.us/cedarshoals EVENTS: Black History Month Dinner (Georgia Museum of Art) This annual event celebrates Black History Month and honors AfricanAmerican leaders who enrich their communities through their support
RSVP to attend. 3 p.m. FREE! history@uga.edu FILM: Cinema Roundtable (UGA Fine Arts Building, Room 400) This Roundtable will address the story, style and cultural significance of Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu 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: Lunch & Learn: Heart Health (Madison County Library) Bring a lunch and learn about keeping your heart healthy from UGA Extension agent Bradley Averill. Healthy snacks provided. 11:30 a.m. FREE! athenslibrary.org/madison PERFORMANCE: The Lion in Winter (Quinn Hall) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 27–29, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 1, 3 p.m. $12–15. 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The symphony performs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major, “Titan.” 7:30 p.m. $3–12. pac.uga.edu THEATER: As You Like It (Athens Community Theater) Town & Gown Players present William Shakespeare’s classic story of romance and disguise. See Theater Notes on p. 10. Feb. 28–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Bright Star (On Stage Walton) Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s bluegrass musical is based on a true story about a wild Appalachian girl who becomes a
on p. 10. Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Feb. 29, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. March 1, 3 p.m. $1522. www.mortontheatre.com
Saturday 29 ART: 2020 Arts Summit Professional Practices (Lyndon House Arts Center) Attend a full day of workshops, sessions and services designed to elevate your professional skills in the visual arts. One-hour sessions will cover a variety of topics like contracts and grant writing, career portfolio development, promotion in all media, online magazine writing, legacy and estate planning, and more. Registration required. 8:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! didi. dunphy@accgov.com CLASSES: American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/ CPR/AED (Athens CPR, 1940 W. Broad St.) Students will learn how to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies such as sudden illnesses, various injuries, respiratory and cardiac emergencies. Those who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/ AED, valid for two years. 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $109. www.athenscpr.com COMEDY: Peacock (Moonlight Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 27-29, 8 p.m. $8-14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com COMEDY: Josh Fadem (Buvez) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 27–29, 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/buvezathens EVENTS: Jag Festival 2020 (Cedar Shoals High School, Football Field) Enjoy a community festival designed
part dance party, featuring music by Taylor Alxndr and Klypi, and drag performances by Jade Nite, Lisa Couchlocker, Miss He, Molly Rimswell and Mr. Elle Aye. 10 p.m. $7. www.facebook.com/caledonialounge EVENTS: New California Wine Seminar (Normal School of Wine at J’s Bottle Shop) Explore what makes various wine producers unique, and discuss the philosophies informing a new style of wine making while tasting nearly a dozen wines. 5 p.m. FREE! www.jsbottleshop.com EVENTS: GreenLife Expo & Awards (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Enjoy green shopping, food, activities, educational sessions and more before the awards ceremony and reception. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. (expo), 4–5 p.m. (awards). FREE! 706-613-3501, www.accgov.com/ greenlife EVENTS: Designer Warehouse Sale Shop a large warehouse sale and donate gently used items of your own. Pieces will be accepted through Feb. 28. (Metal + Petal) 12 p.m. FREE! 706-621-6679, calley@ metalandpetal.com EVENTS: Celebrate Artist Romare Bearden (Winterville Library) Celebrate African American collage artist Romare Bearden through two stories and a craft activity. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-742-7735 EVENTS: Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition 4th Annual Town Hall (ACC Library) Discuss how national immigration issues make an impact locally with a panel of community leaders and immigration experts. The event will begin with a complimentary lunch and conclude with a vigil for those who
have died due to the failures of the immigration system. Childcare will be provided. 12–4 p.m. FREE! www. athensimmigrantrights.org 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 KIDSTUFF: Get a Clue! (Barnes & Noble) Discover the new graphic novel series The InvestiGators while enjoying activities, mystery games and giveaways. 2 p.m. FREE! www. barnesandnoble.com KIDSTUFF: Leap Day Party (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Celebrate Leap Day with games, activities and snacks. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Bogart Library) Build Lego creations. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Storytime & Activities (Barnes & Noble) Enjoy a special storytime and activities dedicated to Dr. Seuss. 11 a.m. FREE! www. barnesandnoble.com KIDSTUFF: The Bee’s Knees (ACC Library) Celebrate bees and honey with a special storytime. For ages 4–8 and their caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Digging Deeper than American Dirt (Avid Bookshop, Historic Athens, 489 Prince Ave.) A panel of Athens community members and activists will discuss the issues surrounding the novel American Dirt. This event will benefit the Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition through a call for donations and sales from a curated selection of books exploring the Latinx and migrant experience. Pupusas will also be for sale. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: The Lion in Winter (Quinn Hall) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 27–29, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 1, 3 p.m. $12–15. 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com THEATER: As You Like It (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 28–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2 p.m. $5. www. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Tuesday listing for full description. Feb. 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/vanityfair THEATER: Bright Star (On Stage Walton) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 28–29, Mar. 6–7, 8 p.m. Mar. 1 & Mar. 8, 2 p.m. $20. www.onstagewalton.org THEATER: Shrek the Musical Dessert Theater (Morton Theatre) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Feb. 29, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. March 1, 3 p.m. $15-22. www.mortontheatre.com
Sunday 1 EVENTS: Designer Warehouse Sale See Saturday listing for full description. (Metal + Petal) 12 p.m. FREE! 706-621-6679, calley@metalandpetal.com EVENTS: Sweet Soul Movement (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Musical performances by Davis & The Love, Shebloom and Courtland Walters; poetry by Sierra Westbrook; and comedy by Phillip Broughton and Tyrone Dixson. 6 p.m. $7. www. hendershotscoffee.com GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to k continued on next page
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THE CALENDAR! become victorious. 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: The Lion in Winter (Quinn Hall) See Thursday listing for full description. Feb. 27–29, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 1, 3 p.m. $12–15. 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com THEATER: As You Like It (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 28–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2 p.m. $5. www. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Bright Star (On Stage Walton) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 28–29, Mar. 6–7, 8 p.m. Mar. 1 & Mar. 8, 2 p.m. $20. www.onstagewalton.org THEATER: Vanity Fair (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Tuesday listing for full description. Feb. 25–29, 8 p.m. & Mar. 1, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com/vanityfair THEATER: Shrek the Musical Dessert Theater (Morton Theatre) See Friday listing for full description. Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Feb. 29, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. March 1, 3 p.m. $15-22. www.mortontheatre.com
Monday 2 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 COMEDY: Gorgeous George’s Improv League (Normal Bar) Bring interesting suggestions and a loose funny bone to watch local improvisors create some improv magic on the spot during this evening of home-grown townie improv. First Monday of every month. 6 p.m. FREE! www.krakinjokes.com FILM: Iron Jawed Angels (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Iron Jawed Angels is a film about defiant young activists taking the women’s suffrage movement by storm and putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com 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: 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 LECTURES & LIT: Symposium on the Book: Making Paper Windows to the Past (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Dr. Julie Park presents a talk titled “Making Paper Windows to the Past: Eighteenth-Century Extra-Illustration and the Art of Writing,” taken from her third book project, Writing’s Maker. 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Faculty Artist Series (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Violinist Levon Ambartsumian and pianist Evgeny Rivkin perform. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $12. pac. uga.edu
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Tuesday 3 COMEDY: Shots in the Dark Comedy Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Five-minute sets by local comics. Hosted by Seth Hendershot. 7 p.m. (sign ups), 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-521-5898 KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Bogart Library) Meet other fans of anime and manga to discover books, art, shows, snacks and Japanese culture. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Toddler Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Songs, rhymes, books and educational play. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison LECTURES & LIT: Bogart Bookies Book Club (Bogart Library) Discuss Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict and pick up a copy of Devil in the White City by Erik Larson for next month’s meeting. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
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: What’s the Story? (Bogart Library) A program to engage school-aged children in storytelling. Ages 4 & up. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. & 4–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Dr. Shelley
VANGAS Loud, noisy, Atlanta-based experimental punk outfit. NOISE MOUNTAIN New heavy rock group. 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. $15–90. www.indigoathens.com BLAIR CRIMMINS AND THE HOOKERS Atlanta-based ragtime/ Dixieland jazz revival outfit.
BENJAMIN SHEPHERD Anti-folk singer-songwriter from Richmond, VA. The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! thefoundryathens.com GRANT COWAN Local jazz-influenced, piano-playing singer-songwriter. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.georgiatheatre. com TRAMPLED BY TURTLES Acclaimed five-piece alt-bluegrass band formed in Duluth, MN. See Calendar Pick on p. 13.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MISSISSIPPI JAKE Midwestern artist playing “storytelling, working class folk music.” HERE BE MONSTERS Folk-punk solo act with history-laden lyricism atop melodic guitar wizardry. HIBBS FAMILY BAND Folk/bluegrass quartet of family members led by Rob and Garrett Hibbs. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www.40watt.com CHRIS CHAPMAN Southern singer-songwriter from Winder. LANCE PEACE Country music singer-songwriter. The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com MURIEL ANDERSON Renowned composer, fingerstyle guitarist and harp-guitarist. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com OF MONTREAL Long-running local psych-pop group known for its outlandish stage presence. See Story on p. 8. LILY’S BAND Alt-pop project from New York City. SWOWCE Local group playing a mix of experimental hip hop and noise music.
Wednesday 4 COMEDY: Comedy Open Mic (Veronica’s Sweet Spot) Hosted by Stephen Ingle. 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/sweetspotathens COMEDY: Educated Mess (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See standups from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Pop-Up with The Plate Sale (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See Wednesday listing for full description. Feb. 26–27 & Mar. 4, 6–9 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com 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: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens 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: 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
Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com HIT LIZARD Athens-based grunge band. STONEMAN Atlanta-based metal band with touches of doom and thrash. ASHES TO OMENS Five-piece local hard-rock band.
The Globe 5 p.m. www.facebook.com/globe.athens THE FUSILIERS New area project featuring well-known musicians playing original and traditional Celtic greengrass music. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com BIG BAND ATHENS Local group playing swing and jazz standards.
Cal Folger Day plays Flicker Theatre and Bar on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Metzenbaum, founding president of the Volcker Alliance, leads a lecture. 1:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-9660, rebecca.blakeney@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Women’s History Month Keynote Address (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Room 271) Dr. Lisa Tetrault presents “Women and the Right to Vote: A History Unfinished.” 6:30 p.m. FREE! iws. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Open Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured reader is Annabel McSpadden. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/athenswordofmouth
LIVE MUSIC 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.
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GRANT COWAN Local jazz-influenced, piano-playing singer-songwriter.
Wednesday 26 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.
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. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com MYFEVER Alt-rock group from Atlanta. MOUNTAINS LIKE WAX Nashvillebased rock band. TONI HUNLO Athens native playing with a three-piece band. Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of originals, improv and standards.
Thursday 27 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.
Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens SHAW DAVIS & THE BLACK TIES Three-piece band blending blues and hard rock. Southern Brewing Company 5-10 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KARAOKE Hosted every Thursday by DJ Gregory. VFW 6 p.m. $5–10. 706-543-5940 GROWN FOLKS DANCE PARTY WXAG’s DJ Segar plays jazz and R&B.
Friday 28 Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE NEW SOUND OF NUMBERS Experimental pop and post-punk project led by songwriter Hannah Jones. CELINES Atlanta-based experimental pop group. REALISTIC PILLOW Local beatbased experimental band. ROBERT SCHNEIDER The Elephant 6 mainstay and Apples in Stereo frontman performs a solo set.
Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside 8 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7087 BICHOS VIVOS Local band playing forró—accordion and triangle-driven country music from Brazil.
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40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7. www.40watt.com KOBANOVA Athens-based atmospheric rock and roll band. JAMESON TANK Singer-songwriter from Gibson. CLAUSTROPHILIC New local rock group.
Caledonia Lounge Queer Heaven! 10 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www.caledonialounge.com TAYLOR ALXNDR DIY synthpop singer-songwriter from Atlanta. KLYPI Local experimental electronic performer formerly known as Lambda Celsius. DRAG PERFORMANCES Jade Nite, Lisa Couchlocker, Miss He, Molly Rimswell and Mr Elle Aye perform.
The Foundry 8 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY Vanessa Briscoe Hay and an all-star
Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. flickertheatreandbar.com APOSTLE Chaotic hardcore band from Atlanta.
SHANE PARISH AND SEAN DAIL DUO Guitarist Shane Parish and drummer Sean Dail formerly played together in the progressive rock band Ahleuchatistas. See Calendar Pick on p. 13. Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $2 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to two different channels of music. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens CHAMOMILE AND WHISKEY Twangy, energetic folk collective from central Virginia.
Monday 2 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your musical talent at this popular open mic night most Mondays. Hosted by Larry Forte. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens BLUES NIGHT WITH BIG C Nobody in Athens sings the blues like Big C. Expect lots of soulful riffs, covers and originals.
Muriel Anderson plays The Foundry on Thursday, Feb. 27. cast of locals play the music of Pylon, plus new originals. VISION VIDEO Local goth-pop group featuring members of Shehehe and Booty Boyz.
IHLYATT Local composer playing dark ambient soundscapes. REV. SCOTT STRIPLING Local artist creating exploratory analog soundscapes.
Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. SOLD OUT. georgiatheatre.com ASHLEY MCBRYDE Nashville-based country singer-songwriter. MORGAN WADE Virginia singer-songwriter playing a blend of country, folk and high-energy Americana.
40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com LOS CANTARES Local desert-rock supergroup featuring members of Old Smokey and Moths. FOURTH MANSIONS Original acoustic pharma-pop starring Joe Rowe, Peter Alvanos and Bryan Poole. WYLIE CHIP MCKENZIE Longtime local singer-songwriter performs country-inflected originals.
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! Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens AMORAMORA Four-piece band playing a mix of psych-rock, bluegrass, jazz and funk. BIRD DOG JUBILEE Four-piece jam band from Atlanta. Peach Pit Cafe 5–7:30 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.) VFW 8 p.m. $10. 706-543-5940 RAMBLIN’ COUNTRY BAND Georgia-based traditional country band.
The Foundry 3:30 & 9 p.m. $8–12. www.thefoundryathens.com ABBEY ROAD LIVE Beloved local Beatles tribute band known for its attention to detail and musical proficiency. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-jazz trio centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles and featuring Luca Lombardi and Seth Hendershot. GHOST TREES Saxophonist Brent Bagwell and drummer Seth Nanaa perform a set of free jazz.
Southern Brewing Company 5 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com CAMDEN JORDAN Popular country singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN. Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com CHRIS WAYNE Greenville, SC, musician playing a blend of rockabilly, R&B and blues.
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Veronica’s Sweet Spot 7 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/sweetspotathens OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your creative talent.
Tuesday 3 The Foundry 8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com CHE APALACHE Four-piece string band based in Buenos Aires, blending bluegrass and Latin styles.
Buvez 8 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buvezathens DEEP STATE Athens-based band playing driving, punky, melodic guitar-rock. TELEMARKET Driving, angular indierock band from Athens.
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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com SWEET SOUL MOVEMENT Featuring music from Davis & The Love, Shebloom and Courtland Walters.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 7 p.m. $10. flickertheatreandbar.com TIM CAPPELLO Actor and saxophonist known for his appearance in the film The Lost Boys, as well as his work with Tina Turner.
Veronica’s Sweet Spot 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $8 (door). www.facebook.com/sweetspotathens SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND Hosted by Alec Stanley.
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.
Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.
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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. athica.org/updates/ internships GET ARTISTIC SPRING MARKET (Creature Comforts Brewery) Georgia-based artists and artisans are encouraged to apply for the Get Artistic Spring Market accompanying the brewery’s sixth anniversary on Apr. 18. Deadline to apply is Mar. 15. getcurious.com/get-artisticspring-market-2020 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, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure 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
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. Through March. 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.) Presented in conjunction with Ad·Verse Fest, Artist-in-ATHICA hosts multimedia artist and musician Eli Saragoussi. Through Mar. 22. 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. 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. • “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. 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 that explore the rhythms of life as manifested through bird migration patterns. Through Mar. 29.
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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,” 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
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. Celebration 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. 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 FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) René Shoemaker’s “Love Letter to Athens” shares 10 paintings on silk that reflect a love of travel. Through Mar. 15. 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 fairytales. 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.) In “Golden Hour,” graduate candidates Mary Gordon, Alex McClay and Ciel Rodriguez create an ephemeral environment reminiscent of the golden hour. • “Kelsey Wishil: The Elements of Myth” emphasizes the material nature of phenomena. • “Amiko Li: The Purpose of Disease” draws on strategies of reenactment, exchange and mistranslation in examining phenomena related to the treatment of the mind and body. • “The 2020 University of Georgia and Augusta University Student Science and Medical Illustration Juried Exhibition” includes work by students in scientific illustration at UGA and graduate students in medical illustration at AU. Reception Mar. 25. Opening reception for all shows Feb. 27.
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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 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 INTRODUCTORY BEEKEEPING COURSE (1151 Clairemont Place, Watkinsville) The Oglethorpe County Bee Club and Eastern Piedmont Beekeepers Association present an introductory beekeeping program. Attend as many classes as you like. Feb. 29–July. Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. FREE! RSVP: danielreidlong@gmail. com or flyingpigshoney@gmail.com 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. healingartscentre.net 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. Classes include Slow Flow, Iyengar, Restorative, Yin, Power, Hot Yoga and beginners classes. www.athens fivepointsyoga.com YOGA WORKSHOPS (Shakti Yoga) “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
LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery celebrates “24 Years of Art” with Giclee prints, originals, photographs and sculptures by over 24 artists including Claire Clements, Ben Rouse, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) 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. 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. • “Paving the Road to Progress: Georgia Interstate Highways” traverses the rocky path of the interstate system’s development. Through Aug. 21. 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. Brittny Teree Smith of arkhive. presents “NW YRK,” a collection of photographs of the big city. 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. 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.
adults living in recovery with mental illness. “NAMI Family Support” is for family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. Both groups meet every fourth Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Athens. 770225-0804. NAMI Family Support Groups are also available the second Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Oconee Presbyterian Church in Watkinsville; and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ridgeview Institute in Monroe. namihallga@gmail.com, www. namihall.org NICOTINE ANONYMOUS MEETINGS (ACC Library) A 12-step recovery program of mutual support for those who want to live free of nicotine in any form. Join at any time. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. nicotineanonymous.org PARKINSONS DISEASE SUPPORT (Howard B. Novey Education Center) Athens Neurology hosts a Parkinsons Disease Support Group. Mar. 4, 12–1 p.m. 706-353-0606 RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma, 8801 Macon Hwy., Suite 1) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction. Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! Find “Refuge Recovery Athens GA” on Facebook
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Help Out CASA SUMMER 2020 TRAINING (YMCA) Athens Oconee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) offers training May 29–July 10. Fridays, 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 5:30–9 p.m. www.athensoconee casa.org LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR FOOD DRIVE (The Madison County Library) Accepting donations of non-perishable food and hygiene items during the month of February for the Madison County Food Bank. www.athenslibrary.org/madison
Kidstuff 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. $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 are taught in an active way. For ages 7–12 who love to dance but don’t like to take dance classes. 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. www. nimblathens.com SUMMER CAMPS (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Camps begin in May. Themes range from apothecaries, terrariums, creative beasts, food trucks, dinosaurs and more. treehousekidandcraft.com
Support Groups ALS SUPPORT GROUP (Oconee Veterans Park, Watkinsville) Provides awareness and education to individuals living with ALS. Meets fourth Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-207-5800 CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP (Contact for Location) Meet others who are dealing with chronic illness such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme. Third Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. athenschronicillness@gmail.com EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) EA is a 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org FEMPOWERMENT THERAPY GROUP (Oasis Counseling Center) This women’s empowerment group meets weekly to cover a variety of topics designed to help women live more fulfilling lives. $18/week or $120/all. katy@oasiscounseling center.com HERO’SUPPORT GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Help, Empower, Overcome, Recover. This is a peer group for anyone living with depression and/ or anxiety. Wednesdays, 6–8 p.m. through Mar. 25. lesley@nuci.org NAMI (Multiple Locations) “NAMI Connections” is a support group for
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On The Street AARP TAX-AIDE (ACC Library) AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers offer tax assistance. 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 applications from high school students for its performing arts scholarship program. Deadline Mar. 6. www.classiccenter.com/scholarships CORNHOLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Company) Register for CornholeATL Athens’ seven-week cornhole league. The season begins in March and is held on Wednesdays. Register by Mar. 9. Ages 21 and up. cornholeatl. com FOR THE LOVE OF BATHROOM SAVINGS: FREE SHOWERHEADS (Multiple Locations) Free WaterSense labeled showerheads are available during the month of February. Showerheads can be picked up at the ACC Water Conservation Office, Athens Hardware and Normal Hardware. savewater@accgov.com MUSICIAN HEALTH CLINIC (Nuçi’s Space) Uninsured and low income musicians can get appointments with doctors through Nuci’s Space. In-person or telephone appointments are available Mar. 2 and Mar. 23, 1:40–3:30 p.m. Call to book an appointment. 706-227-1515, lesley@nuci.org, www.nuci.org NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE (ACC Library) Athenians can visit Montgomery, AL, for the Equal Justice Initiative’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice and Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Incarceration. Mar. 19, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. $25. A charter bus departs and returns from the library. TABLE TENNIS (East Athens Community Center) Table tennis games are held three times a week. ttathensga.com WHERE’S WALDO AT THE ACC LIBRARY? (ACC Library) Every day during the month of February, Waldo will be hiding in a new location in the Children’s Area. Stop by the Children’s Desk to pick up a game card to track their progress. After five spottings, participants will be
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PART-TIME Bilbo Books, a local publisher, is looking for graphic designers with book layout experience. Adobe skills preferable, but not necessary. Payment on a book by book basis. Contact us at bilbobookspublishing@ gmail.com with a link to something you’ve designed, book or otherwise. Join our team! Republic Salon is looking for a newly licensed stylist to be an assistant for Athens’ f a v o r i t e s t y l i s t , Ly r i c Bellotte, or an experienced apprentice to learn from the best. 312 E. Broad St. 3rd Floor. (Entrance on Jackson St.) Please apply in person, no phone calls! Seeking excellent typists (65+ WPM) for weekday work. Employee choice for morning, afternoon, or evening shifts. 16 hours per week minimum. Relaxed environment, safe space. Pay after training $9 or higher wit h aut om at ic increases. ctscribes.com. Weaver D’s! Seeking an order filler & dish washer. Open Tues.–Sat., 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Fill out an application after 2 p.m. Restaurant experience preferred.
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AUTOS 1993 Acura Integra. White, automatic, light cosmetic damage, needs new a/c. 132,200 miles. Asking as-is for $1700 or OBO. 404-547-0127. 2012 Subaru Forester X Premium clean @91K. Camellia Red. All-Weather Package. Oil Changed Ever y 4k by me. New Yokohama Tires, StopTech Brakes, Battery & Springs. Many quality-of-life improvements made. Meticulously owner maintained. Asking 12k OBO. Call James, 706-614-8060. 2000 Cadillac DeVille. White, 3 almost new tires, 2 broke windows, blown head gasket & needs a new alternator. 126,000 miles. Asking $1200 as is. Good for parts! 706-2013810. Find your next mode of transportation in the Flagpole Classifieds!
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An Untimely Death ‘ROSA HOLBROOKS’ INFANT’
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By Tracy L. Barnett editorial@flagpole.com In commemoration of Black History Month, the team members of Reconstructing Black Athens have been exploring the legacies of slavery, segregation and racial inequality in Athens. This week, in our final article, we turn our attention to a historic problem still haunting us today: infant mortality. On Feb. 6, 1920, Rosa Holbrooks’ infant was born in Athens. Two days later, the child died. She never had a name. The death certificate simply listed the cause of death as “still born.” Mack and Payne Funeral Home handled the burial. At one point, a small, dollar-bill sized glass or metal placard probably marked her grave. But nothing remains. She has no tombstone or marker of any kind. The precise location of her gravesite has been lost to time. Over the course of its 121-year history, approximately 3,500 African Americans were buried in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery.
Many are like Rosa Holbrooks’ infant: They don’t have a marker, and we don’t know the locations of their graves. Most, however, had a funeral. In the South, African-American funerals typically commenced by cleaning and laying out the departed. It was a family and a community affair. According to historian Lynn Rainville, the wake, or funeral, often held at the home of the deceased, “provided an opportunity for socializing and feasting, often with culturally specific foods.” At times, there was a striking contrast between the poverty experienced by the deceased in life and the opulence experienced in death, as black families poured their resources into providing a handsome hearse, a well-made coffin and abundant floral arrangements. “In the African-American community,” Rainville notes, “the funeral may have provided a chance to confer on the deceased a social dignity that was often lacking in life.” Then came the burial. The Holbrooks family presumably followed such customs after losing their infant in 1920. Having most likely cleaned and dressed the infant, Claude Holbrooks and his wife Rose most likely held a public or private gathering at their home on Third Street before laying their infant to rest at Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery.
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Crammed between an advertisement for “Lorraine seersucker suits” and a society notice announcing “The Perfect Flapper,” a small article appeared on page seven of the July 27, 1924 edition of the BannerHerald: “Athens Is Third in Infant Deaths.” In 1923, Athens had the third lowest infant mortality rate in Georgia. Savannah had the highest: 136 out of 1,000 infants died before reaching their first birthday. While comparatively lower than some cities, infant mortality in Athens was still far too high, especially in the African-American community. In Athens, 8.4% of all children died prematurely, as witnessed in the death visited on the Holbrooks. Children were dying at an alarming rate in Athens. Children are still dying at an alarming rate in America. “Infant mortality is a surrogate measure of how well a society ensures the health of its people, particularly its women and children,” notes the Georgia Department of Public Health. Between 2007–2011, the state’s infant mortality rate was 7.3 deaths per 1000 births; 5,175 infants died in that five-year time span. Maternal mortality was worse still; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 16.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016. The United States is not ensuring the health of citizens equally. Rather, they are dying unequal deaths in America. CDC statistics only serve to underscore this alarming epidemic. Among African Americans, infant mortality was 11.4 deaths per 100,000 births in 2016, and maternal mortality was 42.4 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2011–2016. For white mothers and their children in the same period, however, the CDC reported only 13.0 deaths per 100,000 live births for white, non-Hispanic women and an infant mortality rate of 4.9. Sadly, then, the death of Rosa Holbrooks’ infant a century ago was not exceptional. Such a thing is still not atypical in Georgia. The death of AfricanAmerican infants or mothers has been normalized in America. The members of UGA’s Department of History are researching the lives and deaths of Athenians buried in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery. Using Athens-Clarke County death certificates, mortality censuses, mortuary records and coroners’ inquests, the project reveals serious disparities in life expectancy and health outcomes based upon race. While this is still a work in progress, we invite those interested to visit our webpage at ehistory.org/adp. f If you are aware of other records that would help us reconstitute the story of life and death in Athens, especially as variously experienced by blacks and whites, please contact Tracy Barnett: tracy.barnett @uga.edu.
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