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By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com Gov. Brian Kemp lifted the statewide shelter-in-place order effective May 1, even as hundreds of new COVID-19 cases are being reported daily, and Mayor Kelly Girtz and medical professionals warned that Georgia is not out of the woods yet.

The shelter-in-place order restricting travel except for essential business had been in place since Apr. 3. Last week, Kemp allowed certain businesses—including nail and hair salons, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys—to reopen, and restaurants could reopen their dining rooms starting Monday, although many have chosen not to do so.

May 1, he extended safety guidelines for reopened businesses, such as requirements that employees wear protective gear and limit capacity, through May 13. He also ordered “medically fragile” people and the elderly to stay at home through June 12.

“What we’ve done has worked,” Kemp told the AJC. “It’s given us time to build our hospital infrastructure capacity, get ventilators and ramp up testing. That’s what really drove our decision.”

Hospitals may be on a better footing now, but testing remains sporadic, and Georgia has not seen a decline in new COVID-19 cases, although there is some indication they have plateaued. The state Department of Public Health reported 999 positive tests and 24 deaths on Saturday, bringing the total cases in Georgia to about 27,000, with nearly 1,200 deaths.

“Gov. Kemp’s recent actions were not informed by science, and they put both our health and our economy at risk,” Rebecca Mitchell, an Emory University epidemiology professor who’s running as a Democrat for a state House seat in Gwinnett County, said during a virtual news conference arranged by Protect Our Care, a group pushing for Medicaid expansion. “We need to be clear that a strong and safe Georgia depends on leaders who will prioritize public health and frontline workers,” Mitchell said. “Our goal should not be simply staying below the maximum capacity of our health care system, because by placing that bar that low, we’re asking that entire system to work at maximum capacity for an entire year, and that’s an extremely large ask.”

While Kemp lifted the statewide shelter-in-place order, he is not allowing local governments to re-institute their own.

Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz— who also criticized Kemp’s earlier decision to let some businesses reopen—said he is worried about the message Kemp is sending by lifting the state order.

“If it’s, ‘The crisis is over, and we’re safe now,’ that’s dangerous, because it’s not over, and we’re not safe,” Girtz said. He said that Kemp should have provided clear metrics that would trigger specific measures: for example, allowing nonessential businesses like dress shops first to do curbside pickup, then to open to a limited number of people wearing masks.

On the bright side, Girtz gave an interview from the parking lot of the Kroger on Highway 29, and reported that customers from several counties were practicing social

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“People have actually gotten increasingly good about wearing masks in the store,” he said.

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UGA has been closed since spring break in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, with students taking classes online and most employees working from home.

Earlier this month, the university rescheduled spring commencement ceremonies for next fall. Maymester and summer classes will also be online.

Morehead said that University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley accepted his recommendation to form nine working groups across USG’s 26 institutions to consider how to gradually reopen this summer, using a staggered approach. Those groups will look at workplace and health safety, instruction, research, public service and outreach, student life, enrollment management, athletics, communications and fiscal impact.

Separately, Morehead told WGAU radio that he is optimistic about the 2020 college football season—with fans in attendance.

No COVID-19 cases have been reported at the Clarke County Jail, but other jails and prisons across the country have become hotspots for coronavirus. Efforts are underway to release nonviolent offenders and people who are awaiting trial from the Clarke County Jail to avoid exposing them in case of an outbreak.

Accreditation agency Cognia has As of Apr. 28, there were 252 people in changed the Clarke County School District’s the county jail, according to Commissioner status from “accredited” to “accredited Mariah Parker. Judges have released a total under review” after looking into allegations of 530 by altering the terms of their bail of school board members micromanaging since the state Supreme Court declared a made by then-superjudicial emergency Demond on Mar. 13, putting Gov. Kemp’s recent actions intendent Means last year. a halt to most prowere not informed by Cognia—forceedings except bond merly known as hearings. Parker also science, and they put both our AdvancED—told said she is working health and our economy at risk. interim superinon a resolution in tendent Xernona support of releasing Thomas about the change in status Apr. 24. more inmates from jail, although that did The agency gave CCSD until December to not appear on the commission’s agenda for make changes and restore accredited status. its May 5 voting meeting.

Thomas said in a news release that the By the following day, April 29—when change in status will not affect graduating Girtz live-streamed his weekly “commuseniors, nor does she anticipate it affecting nity conversation” on coronavirus-related future graduates, since the district is comissues—the number of jail inmates had mitted to addressing Cognia’s directives. fallen to around 220. Two months ago, that “The report provides specific tasks the disfigure was 375, he said, and 10 years ago trict can take to resolve issues and improve it was 550. The jail’s capacity is 750, so the low population gives the remaining inmates effectiveness. We will immediately work with the Board of Education on improvemore room for social distancing. ment measures and documenting changes, “We’ve seen a dramatic reduction,” Girtz with the full expectation of meeting the said. “And I do want to note… we have not December 2020 timeframe and having full seen a spike in crime during the COVID pandemic. If anything, we’ve seen a modest reduction in crime.” Commercial burglaries are up slightly, but residential burglaries are down dramatically, he said—perhaps because, while many businesses are shuttered, many people are home nearly 24-7.

Girtz said he has offered court officials resources for monitoring and case management, “so that every individual who reasonably could be released, would be.”

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UGA Plans to Reopen Campus This Fall The University of Georgia plans to resume classes on campus this fall, President Jere Morehead said in a message today to students, faculty and staff.

“We are anticipating a resumption of in-person instruction for the Fall Semester beginning in August 2020 for all USG institutions,” Morehead said. “However, I would emphasize that this situation remains a fluid one, as the USG monitors developments related to COVID-19 and receives counsel from state public health officials.

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accreditation status reinstated,” Thomas said.

Among Cognia’s findings: • Board members are not well-versed in Robert’s Rules of Order governing how meetings are run, and sometimes violate policy by placing items on the agenda without enough advance notice. They sometimes seem unfamiliar with agenda items, as if they haven’t read materials beforehand. Work sessions are “chaotic,” and questions that should be asked during work sessions aren’t, so voting meetings are not “efficient.”

• Board members are unfamiliar with and do not always adhere to CCSD’s ethics policy. They should undergo more training and regularly review policies, especially those related to ethics.

• Committee meetings may violate open meetings laws if board members who are not on the committee show up.

• There are vague concerns about the influence of unnamed “special interest groups.”

• Data is abundant, but teachers are not always told how to use it.

• There is a lack of trust among board members and between board members and Means was “overshadowing” the work of the board.

“In addition to our ongoing training through the Georgia School Boards Association [GSBA], the members of the BOE embrace this opportunity to improve its effectiveness,” said board president LaKeisha Gantt. “We have begun work on our norms and are committed to policy review to maximize our performance as a governance board. We will accommodate and support all aspects of the review.”

Cognia representatives visited Athens in late January to interview Thomas, current and former board members, principals and administrators. They also visited Cedar Shoals High School, Coile Middle School and Barrow Elementary School, watched videos of school board meetings, and read agendas and minutes. They apparently did not interview Means, who asked Cognia in September to conduct an investigation, then was placed on paid leave in December after initiating his exit. Nor does the report address Means’ specific allegations. f

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By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com “Tin soldiers and Nixon coming / We’re finally on our own / This summer I hear the drumming / Four dead in Ohio.” Those song lyrics from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young commemorate the Ohio National Guard’s killing of four college students and wounding of nine others at Kent State University during anti-war protests on May 4, 1970. This month marks the 50th anniversary of the infamous Kent State killings, and the song that memorializes the dead is still haunting to Americans who remember when the carnage in Vietnam

Zinn reminded his readers that there have been many other massacres throughout the history of this nation, whose original sins included genocide against the country’s indigenous people and the enslavement of blacks abducted from Africa. “The massacres of Indians by the armies of the United States—in Colorado in 1864, in Montana in 1870, in South Dakota in 1890, to cite just a few—were massacres in the most literal sense: that is, wholesale slaughter in each case of hundreds of unarmed men, women and children,” Zinn wrote.

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was brought to a college campus in the American Midwest. “How many more?” asked the singers at the song’s end. Their question was answered just 11 days later, at predominately black Jackson State College in Mississippi, where police killed two students and wounded 12 during protests over racial injustice and the war in Vietnam.

The campus killings angered civil rights and anti-war activists half a century ago, but the two incidents in 1970 were not the first time government gunmen had killed protesting college students in the United States. On Feb. 8, 1968, near South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC, police shot and killed three young African-American men and wounded more than than two dozen people during protests against racial segregation at a white-owned bowling alley. That incident at the historically black college predates the more well-known campus shootings in Ohio and Mississippi by more than two years. It became known as the Orangeburg Massacre. On Nov. 16, 1972, blood flowed again at a mostly black school when two students were shot dead by police during protests against poor services and funding at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. Massacres are nothing new in America, but history classes often emphasize only the Boston Massacre of 1770, when British soldiers gunned down five protesting colonists in an event that precipitated the American Revolution. Writing in The Progressive magazine in August 1998, historian Howard

Zinn also reminded readers of the Ludlow Massacre of 1914, when Colorado National Guardsmen fired on striking miners at a mine owned by John D. Rockefeller Jr. The guardsmen also burned tents occupied by the strikers. Eleven children and two women died in the blaze. Three years later, in East St. Louis, IL, police and white mobs attacked a black section of the city in a frenzy of anger over the migration of job-seeking African Americans to the area.

“Job desperation was a common cause of mob violence,” wrote Zinn. “In 1921, in Tulsa, OK, planes dropped nitroglycerin on a 36-block black business district, destroying hundreds of businesses, more than 1,000 homes, 20 churches, a hospital, libraries and schools.”

Even earlier in the 20th century, Atlanta was rocked by race riots that terrorized the city for four bloody days in 1906. The official death toll from Atlanta’s riot of 1906 was 12—ten blacks and two whites—but, in his compelling book, Negrophobia: A Race Riot in Atlanta, 1906, author Mark Bauerlein estimated that about 50 blacks may have been killed by white mobs. Nearly 60 years later, Atlanta called itself “the city too busy to hate.”

Zinn died in 2010, but, in such seminal works as A People’s History of the United States, he reminded us that our history is littered with the corpses of those who died struggling for freedom in America: “There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” f

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I’m begging my brothers and sisters to understand this one fact: COVID-19 doesn’t care if you are rich or poor, black or white, a Republican or Democrat; all it does is infect and kill no matter who you are. This is important to remember, because we (black folks) are dying at a much higher rate than anyone else. Your brother can die. Your best friend can die. And, statistically speaking, you are more likely to die. So please understand that this is not a “white” thing.

Coronavirus isn’t a joke. You may not even have symptoms or show signs of having coronavirus, but you can still infect others, which means you can murder your loved ones. Don’t be a killer, and don’t get killed.

My brothers and sisters, we all know someone in our family who is ignorant, who thinks this is a joke, who doesn’t understand the coronavirus. They want to hang out, and they don’t care. But please understand this: We are dying at an alarming rate compared to others. Help me help our brothers and sisters survive by taking coronavirus seriously.

So before you rush to open or go to the hair salons, the barber shops (no need to look cute for your funeral) and eventually other businesses, keep in mind that coronavirus is killing us. Your brothers and sisters are dying. In a couple of days you or a loved one could be dead.

Stay home. Quit hanging out. Keep your distance. Sanitize everything, wear protective gloves and face masks, wash your hands constantly, stop the family reunions, stop hanging out on the corners, stop acting a fool and stay the “f” home! It’s a hard thing to do, we get it. We are naturally social, but pretend everyone is trifling and treat them like that. We can get through this. No need to worry about your bills if you are dead.

Just please, please, please stay woke, folks.

To my black folks who understand, please let your ignorant brothers and sisters know that this is real. Time to fight, and time to win again!

Patrick Davenport Athens Davenport is the Athens-Clarke County commissioner for District 1.

Keep Sheltering in Place Hello from NYC! I am a registered nurse from Athens, and I came to New York to take care of COVID-19 patients when Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked for out-of-state nurses to help meet the overwhelming demand for nurses here.

I just heard the news that Georgia is planning to reopen businesses to restart the economy, and I am afraid for my family and friends back home. This shit is scary, people! There are humans dying in large numbers every day from this horrible virus.

Keeping people home and away from each other is the only way to contain the virus.

When you go out and socialize, you are endangering people like me who have to take care of you when you get sick. Please don’t do that to us! I really hope the people of Georgia will not value money more than

human lives and will choose to continue staying home and social distancing. I am seeing firsthand how dangerous this is, and you are asking for trouble! Don’t be stupid!

Laura Davis New York City

Let Prisoners Make Free Calls The coronavirus crisis has changed life dramatically in Athens-Clarke County, and there is no evidence that things will get back to normal anytime soon.

There are over 300 men and women incarcerated on a daily basis in the Clarke County jail. Today they ranged in age from 17–84.

The sheriff has ordered that visitation at the jail be halted during the crisis. This means that prisoners can now only communicate with family and friends by telephone.

All prisoner telephone calls from the jail have to be made collect.

Collect telephone calls coming from the jail are expensive to the families and friends on the receiving end. The sheriff’s office contracts with Securus Technologies to install and operate the collect phone call system at the jail. The company profits from collect calls, largely through the “consumer fees” it charges prisoners’ families to deposit money, open accounts or get refunds. The county receives a hefty commission from Securus to supplement the jail’s operating budget. Virtually all of this money comes from the families and friends of those incarcerated.

With visitation cancelled, it is apparent that prisoners at the jail will increasingly turn to the telephone to maintain contact with their loved ones. This will pose an added financial burden to the families receiving the calls, a burden most cannot afford.

I would hope Sheriff Ira Edwards, Mayor Kelly Girtz and commissioners would move to allow prisoners at the jail to make direct—not collect—phone calls to loved ones, at least until visitation is restored at the facility.

John Cole Vodicka Athens

Tiffany Glass Is Not Natural The notion that whatever relation might exist between Tiffany’s glassworks and “nature” could be mimetic, or “very organic”—a proposition the curators of the ongoing GMOA virtual exhibit advance—can only be the result of a perniciously ahistorical idealism. This is an idealism that forges, in the tranquil space of the mind (or in the comfortable space of the bourgeois home), an eternal image of “nature,” which it then proceeds to “discover,” as if for the first time, in even the most artificial, contrived creations, merely because these latter seek out and make use of formal effects of a figurative kind. Against this background, thank you to the writer of “Let the Light In” (Apr. 15) for casting light upon the industrial context, and the wage-labor relations, that not only made possible, but remain absolutely indissociable from the Tiffany aesthetic.

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means you have bought books since graduate school, and you’ll want those in the background to enhance the image you’re projecting. But what image do you want to project? Maybe you want to come across as an expert on government, so you’ve got to sort through your books and assemble those that lend gravitas to your comments on the state of society. On the other hand, you may want to downplay your stuffiness and throw in some popular novels and art books—maybe a couple of graphic novels and some winning family photos scattered throughout the shelf.

The important thing is to select titles written in large types that show up well.

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Chef Hugh Acheson was on TV last week, and Mayor Kelly Girtz the week before.

The 24-hour news cycle is interested in our town’s response to the pandemic, which means that anybody who has an opinion about it could wind up on TV. But, of course, these days you’re not invited into the studio; you have to Skype or Facetime or Zoom yourself into the frame directly from your home, constantly readjusting the picture and audio.

Initially, it seemed, everybody broadcasting from home had a shelf full of their old college textbooks behind them. As these home transmissions have progressed, the interlocutors have moved out into other areas of their residences and now are frequently ensconced in front of pleasingly arranged mantels or nooks hung with inviting paintings. “Morning Joe’s” John

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In case you can’t tell, Marilyn is reading Ulysses. Photo of Marilyn by Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos, Inc. Bird by Rich Panico. Waiting for Godot photo from the Academy Theatre performance featuring (l-r) Gay Griggs as Lucky, Eddie Lee as Pozzo, John Stephens as Gogo and Chris Curran as Didi.

Heilemann even comes to us from his kitchen, with compliments from the hosts on how well he cleaned it up beforehand.

All this is to say, if you are in any danger of national TV hauling you onto the air from the privacy of your own home, you would be well advised to prepare beforehand, instead of just plopping down and starting to babble in whatever room you have set up shop.

My assumption is that you don’t get much warning. So you might as well go on and get set up, so that you and your spouse won’t have to be lugging your desk out of the laundry room and unpacking your graduate school tomes. All you really need to do is look around your domicile and decide what image you want to project. But this is the make-or-break question: Who are you?

Expert? Art lover? Interior decorator?

If you do go with Expert, that probably

Then, I guess you’ve got to give some thought to what you’re going to wear. You certainly don’t want to look like you put on a pantsuit every day to work at home, but, at the same time, pajamas are out. It’s the kind of basic decision men must make: Will I not be taken seriously if I don’t have on a coat and tie? Most people these days just compromise by wearing the white shirt and suit coat without the cravat. Basically, it makes them look like they just got home from church.

I’ve decided I’m just going to wear comfortable, dark clothes that show up well, and I’m going to fill one section with books that have short, big titles, whatever they’re about. My old friend Jim Meade always says, “Don’t never let ’em get your number.”

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ing all those with symptoms. However, this policy does not account for the fact that COVID-19 is most contagious in the days before symptoms show. While Cole expressed that inmates are provided with masks, Courtwatch notes show that, until last week, half of inmates testifying before a judge did not have masks.

Furthermore, the testimonies of recently incarcerated people, taken under oath and recorded by Athens Courtwatch, show that jail conditions remain dangerous. On Apr. 17, a woman with pre-existing conditions at high risk for COVID-19 mortality was “quarantined” in a room containing four beds, exposing her to seven different people over five days. The judge released her

out a pandemic. Those currently incarcerated in the ACC jail include an 84-year-old man and at least four others over 55 years of age. Online jail records do not report the number of people with pre-existing conditions, but decades of public health studies show that incarcerated people have a higher prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B and C,

By Vanessa Raditz news@flagpole.com tuberculosis and more. While incarcerated, they are at a higher risk of exposure to new Around the world, jails are a hotspot for the detainees, 70% are African-American men. infections and, when released, may bring COVID-19 epidemic. As a PhD student at Twenty-seven have been incarcerated for these back into their communities.

UGA with a master’s in public health from over a year without a trial. One inmate with It is essential that the sheriff, police and the University of California-Berkeley, I am mental illness has been incarcerated withjudges take action to reduce such risks. An very concerned about our community mem- out trial since 2012. epidemiological study commissioned by bers living in the ACC jail.

Our local jail is not responding adethe American Civil Liberties Union reports With over 240 people still in our jail, quately to this threat. After six weeks of that, across the U.S., “we can save as many an outbreak there would as 23,000 people in jail and overwhelm the capacity of 76,000 in the broader comour multi-county health munity if we stop arrests district. The World Health for all but the most serious Organization has openly offenses and double the rate declared this threat, and of release for those already jails across the country are detained.” For those very de-carcerating. I urge our few who would remain in mayor, commissioners, jail, the sheriff should have judges, sheriff and police to to publish a report, vetted work together to provide by public health officials, “Care Not Cages” and to prodescribing their facility’s tect public health. precautions for handling Here in Georgia, we are and treating COVID-19. already seeing the risk of Most importantly, our outbreaks. The Georgia community needs resources Department of Corrections to support those released reports 104 cases among and to prevent the condiemployees and 250 among tions that lead people to be inmates in state facilities, incarcerated. The Athensnot including county jails.

Clarke County Commission’s One employee and six “Resiliency Package” proinmates have already died. vides just this opportunity Given the lack of testing to house, feed and care for to identify asymptomatic the homeless, mentally ill, cases, the issue is assuredly addicted and food insecure more widespread. neighbors in our county. We With years of experience also cannot ignore the fact working with homeless, that domestic violence is Activists held a drive-by protest while maintaining social distancing at the Clarke County Courthouse Apr. 27 to urge criminal justice officials to food-insecure and HIVon the rise, contributing to release jail inmates because they’re at risk of coronavirus infection. positive communities, I incarceration. The commishave repeatedly seen how sion must acknowledge the medically, economically and socially vulrepeated calls and emails, the sheriff’s to await trial at home without bail, but urgent need for violence prevention pronerable communities are more likely to fill department has no public report. According her experience shows how a short jail visit grams and survivor support services. our jails. Of those currently in the ACC jail, to an email exchange with Jimps Cole, could be a death sentence.

Our society will be judged by how it 85% are pre-trial, meaning they have not chief deputy of the Clarke County Sheriff’s This woman’s story is not rare: Infection treats its most vulnerable during this crisis, been convicted of a crime. Of those pre-trial Office, current precautions include testcontrol within jails is challenging even with- and we all bear this burden. f

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Five Tips for Working From Home

An Artist and Stay-at-Home Dad Lets You in on His Secrets

By Will Eskridge

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have been painting professionally for 20-plus years (even when I was a night and weekend warrior). I have now been working from home as a full-time artist for a little over five years. When I am not emailing, following up with potentials, developing ads, writing newsletters, brainstorming marketing ideas, making time-lapse videos, tracking expenses, talking with collectors, figuring out what the hell TikTok is and, oh yeah, painting in the studio, I am a stay-at-home dad, raising our 2-year-old, Doc “The Wolfman” Wolfgang, making sure he knows the difference between “car” and “cow.” Yes, working from home can be a challenge. But you can do it! I know this.

I am what might be called an “introvert-extrovert.” I love being alone in the studio or at home with the family, but I also love to be out and about from time to time, attending artist receptions, going out to eat, playing rock ‘n’ roll in a band. So, now that we are all told to stay at home, I do feel the pangs of, “Well, I don’t go out a lot, but I like the ability to!” Hey, I still have to get materials and supplies to make art from my favorite local art supply shop, right?

Well, the Louder Love artist (that’s me) has five (count ‘em!) super rad, totally amazing, off-the-wall, simple and practical tips to help you get through these strange times of social distancing, face-masking, and staying at home while trying to pay the bills and still feel good about yourself and the world.

that stores water in its bladder and can live for up to five years without taking a drink). Water increases energy and relieves fatigue. Water prevents cramps and strains while improving blood oxygen circulation. It aids cognitive function, and it helps with nutrient absorption.

EXERCISE: Walk, jog, bike, lift jugs of sand, do jumping jacks

for 5 minutes, lift cans of soup above your head. It doesn’t matter—do something physical. I spend about half my working time in front of the computer. The other half is

GET DRESSED: You are allotted one workday a

week to stay in your underoos until lunch.

But that’s it. Seriously, get out of your pajamas. You don’t have to put on a suit or something business casual, but, for the love of Zeus, you must put some clothes on.

Hey, I admit that early on, when I took the head-first plunge of becoming a full-time artist, I wore the same clothes for days in a row. Not pretty. And, when I first became a stay-at-home father, I hardly got out of my pajamas before it was three in the afternoon. I felt like I hadn’t accomplished anything. This definitely has an impact on your psyche. What I saved on laundry I more than lost in low self-esteem, depression and ominous self-doubt. And smell. Getting out of your sleeping attire tells your mind, soul and body that you have finished sleeping.

Painting by Will Eskridge Nighttime is over, and there is a new day ahead. You will feel better about yourself spent sitting down in front of an easel, and I have to rest and the world. I would even recommend dedicating at least my eyes, neck and back. And by rest, I don’t mean lying one day a week to sprucing yourself up. Take time to primp down; I’m referring to a break from being in a stagnant and yourself, as if you were going into a fancy job or on a big unhealthy position. I take breaks from work every 30 mindate. So take that shower, pomp that hair up, put on the utes or so. I get up and walk around, stretch for a minute. war paint, douse your face in aftershave—whatever it is Even a minute of just standing up and stretching makes a that you normally do to feel good about your appearance. world of difference, mentally and physically. I also bike and You will look yourself in the mirror and see your refreshed hike with my son, along with lifting weights and doing HIIT self ready to tackle the brand new amazing day. workouts. I have my rest days, of course, so my body can YOUR BEST FRIEND, H2O: Drink water first thing in the mornproperly repair itself, but when I skip a day I am supposed ing. Water is life. Water is the essence of all being. Nothing to work out, that lonely depression starts to rear back, on this planet—and I mean nothing—can survive withready to pounce. And vice versa: When I haven’t worked out water (not even the Australian water-holding frog out and I crush a circuit, boy, do I feel great. It’s been

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scientifically proven, time and time again, that exercise improves your physical and mental health. And right now, mental health is what has the most potential to go sour during this time of social distancing and self-isolation.

SCHEDULE: The dreaded “S” word. I know what you are saying: “But Will, it’s like, why schedule anything? The world is ending, so why bother?” The world is not ending, but it is changing. Now, more than ever, it is paramount to establish some grounding. A huge rug has been pulled out from many of us, and we are left with an abyss below.

It is up to each and every one of us to sew a new rug back together, piece by piece, and to plant it firmly below our feet.

I like to set three small goals a day and three big goals a week. They can vary from personal goals to business ones—sometimes they are somewhere in between, given the type of work that I do. For instance, one of my daily small goals might be to ride my bike for 15 minutes. It’s not much, but I put it on the schedule. And when I finish that, I feel so accomplished. Also, my body and mind feel great because I put in some exercise. A bigger weekly goal might be to finish up a pet portrait commission. Notice I said, “finish up.” I don’t expect to finish a pet portrait commission in one week, but I have to make sure I am chipping away so that I do finish in a reasonable amount of time, and the only way to make sure I am on track is to schedule it.

When you have a schedule, you are grounding yourself. You know what your tasks are and when to do them, and you won’t get distracted by something else that comes in because you have allotted a certain task at a certain time and nothing else. This grounding will positively permeate as you need to schedule virtual meetings with others. Eventually, that new rug will be sewn and under our feet. So grab that whiteboard, Excel spreadsheet or the tried-and-true pencil and paper. Start small and grow from there.

DO SOMETHING ELSE: Facetime or Zoom a happy hour with friends or family. Get outside for a walk (with proper social distancing). Take an online workshop in a subject that is the complete opposite of what you do for work.

Put together a jigsaw puzzle—might I suggest a certain owl themed one? Have a dance party inside your house. This may sound easy, but it is the absolute hardest thing for me. I’m a bit of a workaholic, so I definitely need to be reminded of this constantly. If all you do is work, your brain and body won’t get any down time.

When you work constantly, you are susceptible to unhealthy behaviors and feelings, such as eating junk food, feeling burnout and doing little or no exercise. Most importantly, you miss out on connections with close family and friends. Even in this time of social distancing, you can still schedule virtual time with family and friends afar. If you have a spouse and/or kid, schedule that cookie-making time, cook dinner together, binge some Zumbo’s Just Desserts on Netflix. My favorite activity is sitting on our swing in the front yard at dusk, watching our local bats forage as we sip on some wine. Stay gold. f

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MFA Candidates Keep a Tradition GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS LAMAR DODD GRADUATES

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Spring graduation feels understandably lackluster to stuvoking experience than a straightforward, in-person walkdents unable to participate in the traditions of attending a through might have. celebratory commencement ceremony, ringing the Chapel On the cover of this week’s Flagpole, Kim Truesdale’s Bell, parading underneath the UGA Arch and waving goodbanana split food face makes a playfully absurd first bye to friends destined to relocate. Sure, students can still impression, yet her multimedia series called “Did You Get hum the alma mater and throw their caps into the air while Enough?” subversively confronts notions pertaining to sheltering in place at home, but we all know that won’t feel nearly the same. Art students, in particular, may experience a potentially anticlimactic finale to life on campus, as annual exit shows move to online platforms in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

A decades-long partnership between UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art and the Georgia Museum of Art, the annual “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition” is a pivotal point in every graduate student’s career as they complete a terminal degree and transition into the professional art world. For the artists, the exhibition represents the culmination of their academic studies after years of creative exploration and investment. To the general public, the exhibition offers a time capsule of contemporary ideas conveyed through media not limited to painting and drawing, jewelry and metalwork, fabric design, photography, video, printmaking, sculpture Sculpture by Yana Bondar and ceramics.

Though not physically installed this year, the exhibition can currently be viewed on the traditional gender roles, domesticity, and our complicated museum’s website. In addition to artist statements, photorelationships with food. After a tragic incident of neglect graphic slideshows are accompanied by thoughtful analysis left a loved one, who was a homemaker, in a diabetic from art history students. While there’s no comparable way coma for several days, Truesdale began investigating how to replicate digitally the buzzy excitement that surrounds a Southern women’s fulfillment of traditional gender roles packed-out opening reception, the museum’s presentation intersects with a loss of identity and independence. In her makes a remarkable effort to contextualize thoroughly each body of work, portraits from family albums and a series of body of work by expanding upon the artist’s processes and Future Homemakers of America scrapbooks from the ‘50s intentions—ultimately making for a more thought-proand ’60s have their sensory organs concealed by miniature

clay sculptures to represent how serving others can come at an expense to the individual.

Similarly taking a hard look at the South’s grim past, Rachel Watson’s installation, “247: Protected, Cared For, Cured and Released,” is a symbolic response to her research into Central State Hospital, the notorious and now defunct mental health institution in Milledgeville. Specifically, she examines the rejection of the Open Door Policy of 1973, a decision that would have given approved patients the freedom to roam the grounds and neighboring town in an effort to reintroduce them into society. The policy was largely blocked by then-state Sen. Culver Kidd, who was accused of inciting fear among local residents. Watson’s installation uses cyanotypes on 247 twin sheets to capture the shadow of the Freeman Building, where the patients lived, drawing attention to the facility’s hidden history.

Well-known locally as the mastermind behind Ad·verse Fest, AC Carter is a musician, performance artist and fashion designer who challenges the concept of an individual existing as singular by embodying multiple characters who represent different facets of their life. These characters include Klypi, a self-identified elf and aspiring pop star influenced by ‘80s pop and early 2000s industrial; Lambda Celsius (A°C), a designer of non-gendered garments and stylist of Klypi; and Vixcine Martine, a doctoral student at UGA writing their thesis on Klypi. A trio of music videos starring Klypi—“I’m Fine,” “Get Over You” and “Not For You”—merge music, performance and fashion to touch on Carter’s ideas of authenticity, gender fluidity, and virtual versus physical identities.

Through her ceramic sculptures, Yana Bondar explores multiple perspectives on femininity—Catholic femininity, toxic or self-destructive femininity and the concept of “eternal girlhood”—by using narrative archetypes adapted from sources that range from biblical to contemporary to anime. Appearing as nesting dolls in coffin-shaped beds, her figures symbolize the multiplicity of roles for young women. Their ideal, exaggerated forms rest in varying stages of decay and obliteration, speaking to the potential toxicity of archetypes.

This year’s other graduating MFA candidates include Nick Abrami, Cristina Echezarreta, Christina Foard, Laurel Fulton, Mary Gordon, Alec Kaus, Leah Mazza and Robby Toles. Visit georgiamuseum.org to explore their work. f

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Cool Town NEW BOOK CHRONICLES ATHENS’ ALTERNATIVE ORIGINS

By Noah Rawlings noah@flagpole.com To be a scene, you needed a story. You needed a narrative to connect with what was happening in Athens to a larger vision of the good life. You needed a myth.

— Grace Elizabeth Hale

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an. 25, 2011, Suburbia, NC: I’m crouching under the laundry room sink late at night, listening to my iPod Classic, waiting for my mom to turn off the TV and go upstairs so I can sneak out of the house, jog in the cold winter night to a nearby park, get a ride from a friend, and go see Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel play at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Things didn’t go smoothly. During a commercial break, my mom walked into the laundry room, opened the dryer, and proceeded to fold its contents. I paused “Gardenhead” by Neutral Milk Hotel and receded further into the small space to the dryer’s left, certain she could hear my heart palpitating, certain my discovery was imminent.

But then she flicked off the light, left the laundry room, switched off the TV, and went upstairs.

I stared wide-eyed, sweaty, into the darkness. When my heartbeat stabilized, I pressed play. “The angels have slipped through our landslide/ And filled up our garden with snow,” Mangum sang, as I awaited a text from my friend. He’d had his own difficulties sneaking out, so I spent over an hour cooped up, before those sweet words appeared on my flip phone: “Here.”

Cautiously, I crept out of my nook, tiptoed into the kitchen and opened the backdoor. I congratulated myself on having greased the hinges the night before, and then slipped outside. There were stars in the sky and frost on the grass. I inhaled deeply, then set out to the park. My friend was there, grinning at me through the car window. I got in, and we were off.

Only to arrive at the locked doors of an empty auditorium—the show had ended.

“Shit, man!” We muttered again and again. It seemed like if we’d managed to sneak out, get a car and drive this far, Jeff should’ve waited for us. We ran to the side of the building and yanked on that entrance. No good. We ran to the loading bay around back and tried that door—it swung smoothly out. Indie rock magic.

The door opened onto a tunnel-like hallway. We ran heedlessly through it and emerged—onto the empty stage. There was a stool. A white towel. A piece of paper. My friend dashed over and grabbed the paper: “It’s the set list!” he exhaled, triumphant.

I peered wide-eyed over his shoulder, scanning the legendary song names: “Song Against Sex,” “Communist Daughter,” “Holland, 1945.” He tore the list in two and handed me one half.

We were obsessed. But it wasn’t really Mangum we were obsessed with, or Neutral Milk Hotel, or even Elephant 6. It was a way of life, a place. A place where you could scrawl song lyrics on a napkin as you waited for your friend to get off work at the pizza joint. A place where you could work at a

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A place full of beautiful, creaky old homes with enough rooms for all your bandmates. A place where “leftist” wasn’t a dirty word. A place where you could be a freak. You know the place: Athens, GA. Grace Hale, a former Athens resident who is now a historian at the University of Virginia, has created a monument to this place with her latest book, Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia Launched the Alternative Scene and Changed American Culture. Cool Town is a history of the origins and allure of the independent music scene in Athens—an allure that spreads beyond this town’s geographic confines, moving through speakers and earbuds into the hearts of would-be countercultural youths across the country. Although Cool Town focuses less on the Athens bands that hooked me and “my generation” (Neutral Milk Hotel, of Montreal, Circulatory System) than those bands’ hugely influential predecessors (Pylon, the B-52s, R.E.M.), it is fascinating to see the continuity between alternative ancestors and their spiritual progeny.

Hale is, perhaps, the ideal writer for this task. While her 626 footnotes and 96-plus interviews reflect the rigor of an academic historian, her energy and earnestness reflect the perspective of someone who was actually there.

The best books about alternative culture, Hale claims, “were written by participants… What I love about these authors is how they stay true to the world they describe by blurring the boundaries between their roles as critics and scholars and their experiences as ality were few and far between (and in many participants.” Hale, who earned her undercases still are), Athens artists and musicians graduate degree at UGA from 1982–1986 were hubs for exploring alternative ways of and became progressively embroiled with being. When the Athens artist and lyricist Athens’ counterculture before pursuing a Jerry Ayers dressed in drag and evinced doctorate at Rutgers, performs this very typically “feminine” behaviors, he offered fluidity throughout Cool Town. She switches a “powerful means of challenging [gender] easily between the first and third person, conceptions.” He gave Athens musicians alternately saying things like, “Soon I was like Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson of dragging my friends to R.E.M.’s free conthe B-52s new visions of what was possible. certs,” and “People The B-52s, in turn, did who saw R.E.M. then the same for young Hale conveys something Americans at large, remembered Stipe employing a low and employing a queer of the ineffable, throaty catch in his aesthetic “that was sensuous thrill of this time. voice.” This dual pertransgressive in both spective allows Hale to its content and its do justice to both the personal experiences forms.” Parallel innovations, Hale argues, and public effects of Athens’ alternative ori- were achieved by bands like Pylon, who gins. Hale conveys something of the ineffacomplicated the relations between innoble, sensuous thrill of this time, describing vation and amateurism, Southerness and the scrappy energy with which bands like progressivism.

R.E.M., the B-52s, and Love Tractor started But Cool Town also captures a contraand came to shape America’s musical landdiction that festers in most alternative scape. She also analyzes how such bands’ cultures in the U.S. Often, socio-cultural visual and musical aesthetics affected concerns are valorized at the expense of American society at large. economic or racial ones. Hale is clear on As Hale shows, the birth of alternative who formed, for the most part, the early culture in Athens wasn’t just about music; Athens music scene: white middle-class it was also about socio-cultural change. In kids. And, as Hale writes, “A bohemian the American South, where nontraditional penchant for elected poverty and denial of models of masculinity, femininity and sociany desire to make money would not have

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been attractive to [working-class blacks] any more than… to most working-class whites.” Moreover, Hale recognizes that the central values of indie rock—independence and originality—hold a lot in common with the values of the market, which favors individuality at the expense of communality, endless novelty at the expense of social harmony: “The freedom to do whatever you wanted meant you could make your music your way. It also meant you could buy a historic house, kick out your bohemian renters, and raze it to the ground.” Fortunately, most Athens artists weren’t and aren’t razing historic homes or chasing away hipsters, but Hale’s point is clear. Independent music was not able, and has not been able, to extricate itself fully from capitalist logics.

As Hale puts it at Cool Town’s end, “It should not be surprising that alternative culture did not kill capitalism.” Yet, by facing these limitations squarely, Hale draws out the decisive accomplishments of Athens’ alternative music scene. If this scene’s original economic or racial politics left something to be desired, it nonetheless fostered and worked reciprocally with small businesses; it paved the way for new ways of creating and living; it emphasized the heterogeneous and local over the homogenous and standardized. And, on a purely musical level, it rocked. It rocks. f

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Desert Doom From Rat Babies PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com HAIRY SQUATTER & THE GOBLET OF BOX WINE: Hardcore-metal duo

Wizardspoon, which is as good with laughin’ as it is with rockin’, released the six-track Cuarentena Vol​.​I this month.

Thing is, for all the good humor, this record is slathered in tooth-bared lyricism which, while not altogether original, most definitely attacks capitalist culture and governmental structure in no uncertain terms. Everything here is super short too, so if one particular take isn’t your bag, just skip to the next one. Out of the set, highlights are “Death From Above” and the black-metal tinged “Left To Die.” Spend five minutes of misery over at wizardspoon.bandcamp.com.

IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP: Because their album tour was

unceremoniously canceled this spring, along with everything else, long-running Athens band Rat Babies shifted promotion online. Although this new self-titled record is technically only their second full-length recording, the band still has a healthy discography under its belt. This collection, though, is representative of the past nine years

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or so. In the past, Rat Babies has been a reliable, even if sometimes intermittent, dark metal band. Now, though, they’ve entered that rarified space of heavy music makers whose band is an honest-to-God ongoing art project (e.g.

Melvins, Neurosis, maybe any of Mike Patton’s million projects, etc). This was recorded in Joshua Tree, CA, at Rancho De La Luna by noted producer and musician David Catching (Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of The Stone Age) and engineer Jon Russo. Jason Nesmith mastered it all at Chase Park Transduction. Most of the material here runs from slow and doomy to even slower and more doomy, so prepare yourself for a long winter’s night in the middle of spring. Get weird over at ratbabies.bandcamp.com, be a

fan at facebook.com/ratbabies or explore more at ratbabiesband.com.

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS: Arrowhawk Records released a pay-what-you-like label sampler last week, and it’s packed to the freakin’ gills with good stuff. It’s 15 tracks taken from recent label releases, and featured artists include Nana Grizol, Arbor Labor Union, Jeffrey Silverstein (OR), Shepherds (ATL), Shana Falana (NY), Chris Crofton (Nashville), Gabriel Birnbaum (NY) and Blush (NY). Throw a few bucks down over at arrowhawkrecords.bandcamp. com/music and keep on keepin’ on.

CATCH A RISING STAR: Athens rockers Fishbug have released

their debut full-length album and named it Inchworm.

They’ve been steadily gigging around town for a good while, and this release strikes a solid balance between being utterly pro but not too slick. Stylistically, Fishbug pulls from a deep well of sources, including Avengers, Agent Orange, ‘90s alternative rock and even show tunes (e.g. “Quinten Tarantino”). Undoubtedly, it’s the enthusiasm of the band that showcases this mix of styles across this packed 13-song release but, for my part, I prefer the straight-up rockers. Those include “Sick,” “The Depression Shuffle,” and “Allergies.”

Check this out at fishbugband.bandcamp.com and follow along at facebook.com/Fishbug.Band.

DIGGING THROUGH THE CRATES: So, this band that’d never crossed my radar at all named Girl Clothes got in touch with me about their debut EP, Basement Full of Ghosts. It’s a six-song release that is on Bandcamp now and streaming services later on this month, presumably. Having never heard them before, I had no idea what to expect. Now that I have, here’s what you can expect. Nearly everything here is pretty slowly paced, along the same lines as certain slow-core second-wave emo bands (Christie Front Drive, Mineral, et al) were. To this end, “Asheville Shouting” succeeds admirably, as does “Didn’t Wanna Know.” Other tracks clock in a little late. “Fear Came” gets to its point near the middle, but starts off way too raw with barely accompanied vocals. Also, the sole traditional rocker here, “Not Anymore,” is kind of out of place next to these other tracks, even though it does slow down at points and punctuates itself with genre-appropriate screams. I dunno.

I’m kind of on the fence with this. It was a decent surprise to receive, but its influences often feel obvious and a little shop-worn. But if everything old is new again, then this is right on the money. Your mileage may vary, of course, so hit the gas over at girlclothes.bandcamp.com and see what they’re up to at facebook.com/GrlClothes. f

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By Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com your work—it’s inevitable, and I learned that the hard way. Keeping your head down and riding it out sounds like a good idea, but that won’t guarantee that you won’t eventually be targeted by them. Did your friend even do anything to bring on this bullying? Probably not. What really stinks is that Georgia is a right-to-work state where employees can be fired for any reason, so you could get canned just for not playing nice with these cruel dummies.

The best thing you can do, in terms of managing day-to-day affairs in such a toxic workplace, is to focus on your work and your work alone. Come in, do your job, and go home. Basically, put on blinders. Don’t speak up. Don’t stand up for yourself or anyone else. If you just want to get paid and be left alone,

I really can’t think of a worse time for a person to realize they work in a toxic environment. Bullying should not be tolerated in any form, in any workplace, and it’s hard to stop it when you’re dealing with such power imbalances.

It’s disappointing that upper management is involved, but not surprising, since insecure people will exploit any tiny amount of power they have over others just to pad their own egos. I’ve had plenty of abusive, exploitative and just plain awful supervisors and managers in my day, and it took me a long time to realize that I really didn’t need them. As a worker, you’re a commodity that your boss is seeking to use until it isn’t usable anymore, and then they’ll replace you. So why not put yourself first and work for people you like? I have never once regretted quitting a toxic workplace.

No one likes job hunting, but I don’t think anyone likes being browbeaten and ganged up on by supervisors and coworkers, either.

Yeah yeah yeah, you really enjoy your job and your coworker “can’t quit” right now, but eventually you will both run out of excuses for rolling boulders up a hill. The resentment you feel for your coworkers will definitely bleed into your attitude about

then the only thing I recommend you do is nothing.

Psych! That’s terrible advice. Guess what?

The company you work for is not your family. I don’t know what it is about your jobs that make you both feel like you can’t quit, because you have not described a very attractive workplace to me at all.

How to quit a toxic workplace: When you start applying for new jobs, use a trustworthy person as a reference for your current job. Choose that reference very wisely and make sure that they will sing your praises. Interviews are all happening via Skype or Facetime nowadays, so just wear a nice top and find a solid wall for a professional background. Tell absolutely NO ONE that you are looking for a new job, and only give your notice once you have a start date. I also recommend having some money saved to fall back on, in the event that they fire you anyway after you’ve given notice.

That’s fairly common.

You and your friend are both too good to be working at such a toxic place. Leave. f

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how to help restaurants, and if you care about Athens, you probably have been, too.

Even though Gov. Brian Kemp is allowing restaurants to reopen their dining rooms, many are choosing not to, out of concern for their employees and customers’ safety. First and foremost, you can donate to their GoFundMes or virtual tip jars.

Yes, it’s possible some of those are shady. I wouldn’t let that stop you from helping at all. Giving restaurants cash without requiring anything in return clearly helps them stay open, whether they’re pivoting to delivery service during this pandemic, choosing to lay low or using their resources to provide meals to people who need them—some restaurants are providing meals to low-income communities, as well as hospital workers and laid-off service industry folks.

Lots of restaurants are trying to give you something in return, like T-shirts printed

than the national services. The big guys charge for onboarding and supplies, but Bulldawg doesn’t. When there’s a problem, he can reach the local office and get it fixed. National services sometimes add a restaurant to their site without asking the restaurant first, which leads to incorrect information and unhappy customers who end up mad at the restaurant, not at the middle-man. Ramsey said he’s also impressed with the drivers at Bulldawg, some of whom will share tips with the restaurants and most of whom know how to handle food.

“That’s not to say all Uber drivers were bad, some were great, but plenty of them definitely didn’t know how to handle food,” he says. “We had to refund quite a few orders that arrived to the customer completely mishandled. One day, one came to pick up an order, ordered food for themself, and attempted to sit down and eat it while the customer’s food sat on the bar.”

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One of my coworkers is being treated horribly by two of our bosses and one coworker. It’s just appalling and unprofessional, abusive and evil.

This coworker and I are close, and it makes me furious to talk to him about how he’s being treated. I know that he can’t quit, and I enjoy my job otherwise. The problem is that I don’t know how to act around the two bosses and the coworker that I mentioned earlier. It’s known that this bullied coworker and I are buddies, and the bully gang is very petty, so I don’t want them to start targeting me, too. The thing is, I don’t want to talk to them, don’t want to look at or even fake pleasantries with them, and I don’t want to go to them for anything. How can I navigate my malice for these bullies without making myself a target or even losing my job?

I guess I need to chill?

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locally or gift cards for the future. You can buy those.

If you’re ordering food from a place that’s still open—check the list at flagpole. com—and you have the ability to leave your house, picking up directly from the restaurant means they get to keep the money you spent on the food instead of giving a percentage to a delivery company, and the people who made the food get your tips, which should be large these days. It is scary to go out into the world, but it’s scary for the people who work at these restaurants, too.

If you cannot leave the house—and there are many, many legitimate reasons to be in that situation—please choose a locally based delivery service, like Bulldawg Food or Cosmic Delivery. Food & Wine published a good article last week on how national apps like Uber Eats, Grubhub, Postmates and DoorDash refused restaurants’ pleas to lower their commissions. The local folks still take a cut of what the restaurant charges, but they are here, in our community.

Chuck Ramsey of Pulaski Heights BBQ says Bulldawg takes a 20 percent commission, which he thinks is fair and is lower

Bulldawg offers more flexibility than the big services, and Ramsey says that he can make his prices slightly higher for delivery than for pick-up, compensating him some for the overall loss of revenue. National services usually have policies prohibiting that.

Tim Kelly of the Rook & Pawn confirms that Bulldawg has been considerably better than the national services for his business, as well as the fact that delivery can be a real pain for restaurants. He says, “[It’s] such a pain to have five [when Waitr was running] different iPads with five different chargers, five different processes and five different tech supports, all to get like $2 from a sandwich order—and doubly frustrating when their drivers are late/don’t show, and we take the blame.”

Scott Parrish, of The Pine and Pub on Main says that his businesses only use Bulldawg and Cosmic, to “try to keep every dollar in our community.”

Your mileage as a customer may vary on all of this, but it’s worth trying to think through the repercussions of your choices when you’re figuring out what to do for your regular Friday night pizza order. f

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art around town 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 YounkinsHerzog. • “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.

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.) “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. • “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition” is an annual exit show for the graduating master of fine arts students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Through May 17. • “Rediscovering the Art of Victoria Hutson Huntley” contains approximately 30 lithographs and two paintings. Through June 21. • “Drama and Devotion in Baroque Rome” celebrates Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s influence. Through Aug. 23. • “Altered Landscapes: Photography in the Anthropocene” includes images that demonstrate humanity’s impact on the natural world. Through Sept. 27. Though the museum is temporarily closed, many of the exhibitions, as well as the permanent collection, are currently available to view online at georgiamuseum.org.

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.” Saragoussi recently incorporated additional set pieces built for Ad•Verse festival.

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Fridays, 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 5:30–9 p.m. arden@athensoconee casa.org, www.athensoconeecasa.org THE ARK’S SHERO 2020 Join The Ark in honoring the women whose strength, courage, stamina and grace shine forth in the darkness of the present crisis. Send a card to mothers, teachers and nurses through the month of May. Each $10 donation per card will benefit The Ark’s COVID-19 Assistance Fund. arkumoc@ msn.com, www.athens ark.org/arkshero2020

Kidstuff ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art Club Junior” is for ages 8–12 and held on Fridays at 4:30 p.m. “Art Club for Teens is for ages 12–18 and held Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Subjects include pop art (May 8), paper lanterns (May 15), radial symmetry (May 22) and paper airplanes (May 29). Check website for details and to register. Classes are held over Zoom. $15. www.kaartist.com KINDERSWIM (Multiple Locations) Five-year-olds can enroll in Kinderswim, a summer “learn to swim” program. Three sessions run over the summer through July 31 and the program is held at all five pools. Participants will receive a free pool pass for the season. Register

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Visit the website for a calendar of electronic meetings held throughout the week. www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call the AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 706-389-4164, www. athensaa.org CRISIS TEXT LINE (Athens, GA) Anyone experiencing an emotional crisis can text GA to 741741 to speak with a trained crisis counselor.

Children and teens welcome. This service is free, confidential and available 24/7. www.crisistextline. org/textline MEN’S GROUP IN ATHENS (Athens) Men are invited to a supportive peer group aimed to examine behaviors, feelings and beliefs.

This is a safe space for men to take inventory of their life and “do their work.” The group is not affiliated with a religious practice and aims to be inclusive and affirming of all backgrounds. athensmenscircle. com/contact NAMI (Multiple Locations) “NAMI Connections” is a support group for adults living in recovery with mental illness. “NAMI Family Support” is for family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. Multiple online groups are now available. Days, times and contact information is available at www.namihall.org and www.namiga. org. 770-225-0804, namihallga@ gmail.com RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) Available in an online gallery at art.uga.edu, ‘Amiko Li: The Purpose of Disease” presents the Dodd MFA Fellow in photography’s explorations into acupuncture, palm reading, psychogenics, herbal supplements, antibiotics and the regeneration of limbs. BFA exit shows are also posted.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) The “45th Juried Exhibition” presents 199 works by 144 local artists. Through July. • On view in the Lounge Gallery, Lee Coffey presents a solo show of oil paintings celebrating the mundane, drawing inspiration from flea markets, thrift stores, internet holes, advertisements, art history and everyday objects. Through May. • The Lyndon House is currently closed to the public, but is presenting daily installments of artwork and activities on Instagram and Facebook using the hashtags #45JuriedShowOnline and #ArtsCenterOnline.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) Juried by Chris Clamp, the 25th annual “Southworks” exhibition features a juried show of works in all media submitted from across the country. The 2020 Director’s Choice exhibit presents “Inside and Outside,” a solo show

by Tom Stanley of Rock Hill, SC. Visit ocaf.com through May 29.

UGA OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY (1180 E. Broad St.) “The Earth Day (Art) Challenge” is a virtual exhibition of works commemorating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Visit sustainability.uga.edu/earth-day-art.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) Online exhibitions include “Steele Vintage Broadcast Microphone Collection,” “Foxfire on Display at UGA: 50 Years of Cultural Journalism Documenting Folk Life in the North Georgia Mountains, September–December 2016,” “Covered With Glory: Football at UGA, 1892–1917” and “Fighting Spirit: Wally Butts and UGA Football, 1939–1950.” Visit digilab.libs.uga.edu/scl/exhibits.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) A series of drive-by art auctions are displayed in the front window, and bidding is done through Facebook.

Artists include Keith P. Rein May 7–9, Dan Smith May 11–13, Barrett Smith May 14–16 and James Burns May 17–19.

“Our Disposable World, Part 1” by Judy Hammond is on view in the Lyndon House Arts Center’s 45th Juried Exhibition. Check out #45JuriedShowOnline on Instagram for more works from the show.

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706-549-4850, www.accaging.org SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF ATHENS (Athens, GA) The Athens Welcome Center is offering self-guided tour brochures of their popular walking or driving tours. Read about some of the most iconic Athens landmarks and locations. Options include an African-Amercian Driving Tour, Downtown Athens Tour, Athens Music History Tour and more. There are also narrated Athens Podtours with recordings of local stories and music. www.athenswelcomecenter. com/tours THE FINCH (Online) “The Finch” is a new podcast aimed to dissect complext issues with a multidisciplinary approach. Hear interviews with professionals from the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, Center for Vaccines and Immunology, Human Research Protection Program and more. sptfy.com/thefinchpodcast THE GIVING KITCHEN (Athens, GA) Service industry workers in need can receive financial assistance, tips and additional resources. Donations are also being accepted. www.thegiving kitchen.org THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY: COVID-19 IN ATHENS, GA (Athens, GA) Historic Athens presents an 11-week, 55-episode interview series designed to document the effect of coronavirus on Athens. The free interactive series is

available every weeekday at 1 p.m. through June 26. www.facebook. com/historicathens TRIAL GARDEN PLANT SALE (111 Riverbend Rd.) The UGA Trial Garden is offering a sale of annuals, perennials, herbs, cacti, succulents and more. Proceeds support student workers. Online ordering begins May 13. Pick up May 16–18. $5/ plant. bcoker20@uga.edu, ugatrial. hort.uga.edu

Virtual Events BAND TOGETHER: A VIRTUAL CONCERT SERIES (Athens, GA) The Classic Center presents live performances on YouTube at Band Together Athens every Thursday at 7 p.m. Terrapin will host a “Terrapin Toast” introducing each act with a different personality each week. See Universal Sigh and Danny Allen from The Vegabonds on May 7. Donations will support the Athens Area Community Foundations COVID-19 Community Response Fund. Local artists or businesses interested in participating should email band together@classiccenter.com CINÉ FILMS (Ciné) Ciné has partnered with film distributors to make films available online. Ciné receives half of ticket sales. Current and upcoming films include The Roads Not Taken, Sorry We Missed You, Nothing Fancy and Bill Cunningham New York. www.athenscine.com THE CRY BABY LOUNGE (Online) Eli Saragoussi hosts bimonthly shows using YouTube Premeire.

Avery Leigh’s Night Palace, LeeAnn Peppers and Immaterial Possession play May 15 at 7:30 p.m. Taylor Chmura, Nicholas Mallis and Strawberry Runners (Philadelphia) perform on May 29 at 7:30 p.m. Find The Cry Baby Lounge on Facebook. elinor.saragoussi@gmail.com LIVE FROM OVER THERE (The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording) Watch live broadcasts from musicians’ homes. Find Tweed Recording on Facebook for updates to the schedule. www.twitch.tv/tweed recording f

CURB YOUR APPETITE

Here are restaurants that are open and waiting for your order!

•Curbside Pickup •Delivery via Bulldawgfood.com •Delivery via Cosmic Delivery •Nightly Neighborhood Deliveries

TO-GO FOOD ONLY VIA A WALK UP PICK UP SYSTEM PLEASE CALL IN ORDER TO AVOID CONTACT

Place orders for curbside by calling:

706-353-0000

706 - 850 -2037

Happy Mother’s Day!

ORDER ONLINE OR CALL YOUR LOCAL BARBERITOS!

Mother’s Day is May 10th

BARBERITOS.COM

CURBSIDE PICK-UP AVAILABLE condorchocolates.com

(call for more info)

Mimosa kit + 1 dozen bagels + any 16oz. cream cheese • $25 Fri 5/8 – Sun 5/10

Mo n -Sat 11am- 8p m • sun 12 p m- 8p m

OPEN DAILY NOON – 6PM PRE-ORDER ONLINE:

CALL IN, WALK UP, OR ORDER ONLINE FOR CURBSIDE PICKUP

order.athensbagel.com

DELIVERY FROM BULLDAWG FOOD

curbside pickup delivery

8:00 – 2:00

Sun – Thurs 10:30 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. Fri & Sat 10:30 A.M. – 10:00 P.M.

Online ordering, family meals, Boar’s Head meats and cheeses by the pound, curbside pickup, delivery with Bulldawg Food but we will deliver any orders over $50

706-355-7087 cedar shoals dr.

975 Hawthorne Ave • 706-206-9322 emskitchenathawthorne.com

(via bulldAWg delivery)

Open Weekdays 7am-3pm Weekends 8am-3pm 268 N. Jackson St. 706.543.5001

Mon – Fri

706-227-9979 lumpkin st.

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CURB YOUR APPETITE THANK YOU FLAGPOLE READERS FOR VOTING US AN ATHENS FAVORITE

ROOFTOP BAR Here are restaurants that are open and waiting for your order!

20 BEERS ON TAP HAPPY HOUR OPEN THURS-SUNDAY THANK YOU FLAGPOLE READERS FOR VOTING 12PM US AN ATHENS FAVORITEDRINK SPECIALS -9PM Lunch, Dinner & Weekend Brunch ROOFTOP BAR

ORDER/PAY ahead VIA 20 BEERS TAP APP OUR ON MOBILE FOLLOW HAPPY HOUR WALK-UP DRINK SPECIALS

US Mother’s Day Meal Kits #

@GrindhouseAthens

Order by May 6th at 9pm CALL AHEAD Facebook.com/ FOLLOW US DELIVERY VIA DOOR DASH and Pick up on May 9th @GrindhouseAthens GrindhouseAthens & UBER EATS #

Facebook.com/ GrindhouseAthens

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FRIES SHAKES COLD BEER BURGERS FRIES SHAKES

BURGERS

1553 Lumpkin St, Athens GA

offering curbside pickup and delivery

Five Points (706) 612-9327 Five Points - (706)/612-9327 www.grindhouseburgers.com www.grindhouseburgers.com

COLD BEER 706.354.7901

1553 Lumpkin St, Athens GA Five Points - (706) 612-9327

Corner of Chase and Boulevard

heirloomathens.com

hendershot’s

www.grindhouseburgers.com

1965 barnett shoals • 706-369-0085

- timothy road daily 11am-9pm

2080 timothy rd • 706-552-1237 downtown location temporarily closed

depalmasitaliancafe.com

- CARRYOUT - DELIVERY (BULLDAWG FOODS) - CURBSIDE PICKUP (BY REQUEST) 706-543-6592 • 11 A.M.– 8 P.M. EVERY DAY WHOLE CAKES AND BULK ITEMS WITH 48 HOURS NOTICE

- BEER AND WINE TO GO -

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sun-thurs 11am-8pm • fri &sat 11am-9pm

HEND Y Z RAVENTORY BLOWOUYT ’

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through bulldawg foods & cosmic delivery

Hot coffee, Cold Brew, Beers for Chad, Seltzer for Becky, Growlers for Beer and Nitro, Liquor to help you sleep, Bulk coffee to help you wake up, Bottles of Red and White, T-shirts, Trucker Caps, Hand Sanitizer to help you stay safe, our prices to reflect the times… INSANE!

hendershotsathens.com

237 prince ave. • 706.353.3050

WAYS TO GET YOUR JUICE: INSTORE SHOPPING OR CURBSIDE PICKUP

Call ahead for pick-up Delivery through Cosmic Delivery Don’t forget MOM - Sunday, May 10

3:30pm-7:30pm • EVERY DAY

706-548-3359

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Email halfshep@gmail.com for order guide Now offering fresh produce, more prepared foods, milk, eggs, and new grocery items!

Tues – Sat 12pm– 6pm

706-850-2955 • 1238 Prince Ave

Come in the store to grab a juice Call in and we’ll deliver it curbside Call or email to set up a delivery Tues and Fri Delivery Daily via Uber Eats & Cosmic Delivery M-F 7am-7pm I Sat 9am-5pm I Sun 12pm-5pm

1428 Prince Ave AMY@JOURNEYJUICE.COM

706.850.0707 JOURNEYJUICE.COM

Full Lunch Menu Everyday SPECIAL TAKE HOME FOOD – Changes weekly –

Mother’s Day Lunch/Brunch Menu To order please call 706-353-0558 or visit lindseysculinarymarket.com

LIVES !

A BoArd GAme CAfé

TAKEOUT LUNCH, COFFEE & GROCERIES

TO-GO BEER & WINE AND GAMES! Contactless Ordering & Pick-up System at

520 N. Thomas St

therookandpawn.com

SEE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM FOR SPECIALS

Take a Break with Lunch & a Game!

PIZZA SANDWICHES

CALL US FOR TAKE-OUT!

DELIVERY THROUGH BULLDAWG FOOD

SUN-THURS 11AM-8PM FRI & SAT 11AM-9PM BEER • WINE • DESSERTS

254 W. Washington St. 706.543.1523

tedsmostbest.com

· family friendly · 800 Games · Signature Cocktails · Georgia Beers · Local foods · Patio · Parking

OPEN DAILY 11 A.M. – 8 P.M.

294 W. Washington St. (Across from the 40 Watt)

www.therookandpawn.com

ONLINE ORDERS ONLY ORDERS READY AT OUR FRONT DOOR

MAEPOLE.COM

TAKING PRE-ORDERS UNTIL 3PM MON-SAT 8AM–9PM

SUN 10AM–9PM

COUNTER SERVICE • ONLINE ORDER CURBSIDE BY REQUEST

DELIVERY VIA BULLDAWG OR EZ CATER FIVE POINTS • 706-613-2600

TUESDAYS-FRIDAYS

Menu and order instructions posted on Instagram nightly for the following day @viva.argentinecuisine Pickup your order from our garage door or curbside from 5-7pm

NOW ALSO TAKING CALL -IN ORDERS! 247 PRINCE AVENUE 706-850-8284

CURBSIDE

BEER•WINE • MIXERS CSA BAGS OF 1000 FACES COFFEE

MON-SAT • 5PM-7PM PICK-UP

DAILY MENU ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM

@NORMALTOWNBAIN

SQUAREONEFISHCO.COM OR CALL (706) 353-8862

DELIVERY

WE ARE OPEN TUE - SAT: 4 - 7

1298 Prince Ave. in Normaltown

TUES-SUN 12-8 PM • ORDER ONLINE

WHITETIGERGOURMET.COM

call about grocery/cleaning items for sale!

217 HIAWASSEE AVE • 706.353.6847

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED

KITCHEN OPEN FOR CURBSIDE PICK-UP TUES-SUN!

PULASKI HEIGHTS Drive-Through Take out & delivery through bulldawg food only. follow us on facebook & instagram for

Open Monday–Saturday 6 a.m.–2 p.m.

706.583.9600 The Leathers bldg. • 675 pulaski st, ste . 100

745 Danielsville Road

daily updates

BBQ • BURGERS • VEGGIES

CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE STORE FOR MERCH

http://worldfamous.satisfactoryprinting.com/

Menu at www.teambandb.com (off North Ave.)

351 N. HULL ST.

FIND US ON UBEREATS

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Screening Options for COVID-19 Anyone with symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell) can be tested for COVID-19. Health care workers, first responders, and long-term care facility residents and staff are prioritized for testing with or without symptoms.

Residents without a doctor or primary care provider can visit an urgent care center or federally qualified health center or contact the following:

Athens Free Clinic Mobile Unit

Northeast Health District Nurse Line

Augusta University Health Virtual Screening

706-308-4092

706-340-0996

• Free screening 24 hours a day, seven days a week

• For residents without transportation or have barriers to care • Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

• Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• AU ExpressCare app available on Apple App Store and Google Play • Online screenings through augustahealth.org

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Quick Cut T-shirt Cloth Face Covering (no sew method) Prevention (CDC) advises wearing cloth Tutorial face coverings in public settings and to help Materials 1.

2. 6–7 inches • T-shirt people who may have the virus and do not • Scissors know it from transmitting it to others. Below are two types you can make at home. For use and cleaning, who should not wear one, and other details, visit cdc.gov/coronavirus.

7–8 inches

Tie strings around neck, then over top of head.

3.

cut out

cut tie strings

Bandana Cloth Face Covering (no sew method) Tutorial 1.

2.

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cut coffee filter

Materials • Bandana (or square cotton cloth approximately 20”x20”)

Fold filter in center of folded bandana.

Fold top down.

Fold bottom up.

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• Coffee filter • Rubber bands (or hair ties) • Scissors (if you are cutting your own cloth) 5.

Place rubber bands or hair ties about 6 inches apart.

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Fold side to the middle and tuck.