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mated crowd of 3,000 people gathered outside the courthouse. Members of the mob broke into the courthouse, then the jail, and dragged out Eberhart, a 25-year-old Black man. A caravan of cars took him to the site of the murder, a farm off what’s now Highway 441. There, Eberhart was chained to a tree while the mob conducted a mock

By Blake Aued, Chris Dowd and Jessica Luton news@flagpole.com trial, throughout which he proclaimed his innocence. Then they set him on fire.

Athens-Clarke County police are being A coroner’s inquest concluded that Commissioner Tim Denson said, includof misconduct. “It’s an indicator of our trained to handle protests so that they Eberhart died “at the hands of unknown ing once with future U.S. Sen. Raphael failure as a community to have adequate don’t have to call in the National Guard citizens.” No one was ever prosecuted for Warnock. “Looking back, we could’ve gotten resources for health care and violence again, Chief Cleveland Spruill told commisthe lynching. gassed, I guess, which would have been prevention, and to some degree crisis sioners last week.

A group of about 50 people gathered at terrible.” response,” they said.

Commissioners remain perturbed about the courthouse to remember Eberhart’s Police officials also highlighted their useSpruill said that disparities across socithe police response to peaceful Black Lives death on its anniversary. The vigil was of-force policies and said that they rarely ety in areas like housing and education Matter protests May 31, when they gassed organized by John Cole Vodicka and Steve use force against citizens. Only 138 out of need to be addressed. “The best solution to demonstrators to clear out downtown Williams, volunteer court observers with 101,998 interactions with the public last gang membership is getting them a job, or after declaring a curfew, and June 6, when Oconee Street United Methodist Church’s year involved force, said Capt. Harrison getting them opportunities,” he said. “The law enforcement deployed snipers, heliCourtwatch program.

Daniel, head of the Standards, Records and police can’t fix it alone.” copters and armored vehicles. “Honestly, Vodicka held a similar Training Division. it was a very disturbing response,” said ceremony in June com“2019 was a complete Commissioner Jesse Houle, who particimemorating the 115th aberration from our norm pated as an individual before being elected. anniversary of a 1905 mass over the past 25 years,” Houle called it the largest police presence lynching in Watkinsville Daniel said, referring to they’ve ever seen at hundreds of protests in which a mob shot to the six people officers shot they’ve attended all over the country. death eight people seized that year, killing five. There “There were a number of things we wish from the local jail. He were no police shootings we could have done differently and want to also dedicated last week’s in 2020, but just last week do better, but our actions that night were event to Ahmaud Arbery, officers shot and killed lawful and justified,” Spruill said. an unarmed Black man Timothy Statham, 37, of Spruill said at a Feb. 18 work session shot and killed on Feb. 23, Winterville. When pulled that he asked the state for help because 2020 in Glynn County. The over for driving a stolen of unspecified “intelligence” about “agimen prosecutors say were car, Statham ran into the tators,” and because he’d seen peaceful responsible—father and woods, and after being surprotests in other cities “go south.” “We did son Gregory and Travis rounded, put a hand under make a request for some resources, but McMichael and William his shirt and said he had a the resources that are sent to us are dic“Roddie” Bryan—were gun, according to police. tated by GEMA,” the Georgia Emergency not charged for over two In the 2019 shootings, Vigil participants pick up stones that John Cole Vodicka collected from the site of John Management Agency, he said. UGA also months, until the Arbery one man shot at officers, Lee Eberhart’s lynching. made a separate request to station the family’s lawyer released one pointed a shotgun at National Guard on campus on June 6, video of the shooting. them, one had a realisSpruill added.

Ash Wednesday on Feb. 17 was the tic-looking air gun, one attacked an officer Commissioner Melissa Link said ACCPD “As I’ve heard many times, it looks beginning of Lent, and Oconee Street UMC with a knife and tried to take his gun, needs to rebuild relationships in the combad when we’ve got all these vehicles and pastor Laura Patterson said it is a time of one brandished a knife and one swung a munity, and that critics need to tone down things that look militarized coming into repentance when Christians confess, ask machete. In all six cases, police either used their rhetoric. “We need to remove those the county,” Spruill said. The department for forgiveness and take action to make a Taser to no effect, had no time or couldn’t preconceived notions that officers are has now trained about 50 officers to be part risk missing, Spruill said. They tried foam amends. She called on local elected officials out there to cause harm to individuals,” of a “civil disturbance team,” with the goal to address “historic sins in our community.” rounds against Statham before shooting she said. “I know a lot went wrong [May of training three-quarters so that ACCPD [BA] him.

31], but I think it’s a two-sided coin, quite doesn’t have to rely on “outside resources.”

ACCPD has added training for how to frankly.” [Blake Aued] Spruill defended the use of what he deal with “suicide by cop,” Daniel said. called “innocuous gas” against protesters In addition, a new policy prohibits lone on May 31. Once the decision was made officers from responding to calls involvOne hundred years ago last week, John to clear the streets, Spruill said, he wanted ing weapons or mental health issues by The Athens-Clarke County Commission Lee Eberhart was being held in a jail cell local police to do it instead of the National themselves. Instead, officers must wait for has passed the long-awaited Linnentown on the top floor of the Clarke County Guard, and the alternative to using gas was backup and plot a strategy from a safe stagCourthouse on charges of killing the wife of resolution, recognizing and apologizing for to go in with batons. ing area first. acts of “institutionalized white racism and a prominent Oconee County farmer.

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and the University of Georgia against former Linnentown residents during the period of urban renewal.

Linnentown was a Black community off Baxter Street where high-rise UGA dormitories such as Russell and Creswell Hall now stand. In the 1960s, the City of Athens seized Linnentown from these Black families through eminent domain, paying them a small fraction of the value of their homes, which were destroyed. The land was then sold to UGA to make way for dormitories, parking lots and tennis courts.

This happened “through intimidation, weaponized code enforcement, inequitable property value judgments, controlled demolition by fires, forced tenancy and rent, tokenized Black representation, invasions of financial privacy and paternalistic relocation policies,” which caused Linnentown to be “effectively erased without a trace by the City of Athens and the University System of Georgia,” as stated in the resolution.

The passage of this resolution at a Feb. 16 meeting represents the culmination of more than a year of effort by former Linnentown residents and other community members seeking to have their trauma and loss recognized by the institutions who perpetrated it almost 60 years ago.

Beyond recognition, the resolution also calls for redress for those affected by urban renewal more generally in Athens.

Specifically, it calls for an on-site “Wall of Recognition,” historic designation for some remaining Linnentown homes which escaped the destruction, the creation of a local “Center on Slavery, Jim Crow, and the Future of Athens Black Communities” and for reparations for those affected by urban renewal across Athens.

The Linnentown Justice and Memory Committee, which Mayor Kelly Girtz established last year, will make recommendations on how reparations should be made.

While the mayor and commission cannot give direct compensation to individuals due to the gratuities clause of the Georgia Constitution, reparations can instead include things like “affordable housing, economic development, telecommunication services, public transportation and public art.”

The commission hopes that these policies will provide “redress for past harms caused by urban renewal” and that they will “foster future reinvestment in historically underfunded and impoverished neighborhoods.” However, the local government does not have the power to create a body with actual authority over these matters, so for now, the decisions of the Linnentown Justice and Memory Committee will be made as recommendations only. The resolution also urges the Georgia Legislature to establish a similar body having actual power, which only they have the ability to do.

In addition to reparations, the most controversial part of the Linnentown resolution may turn out to be the “Wall of Recognition,” which will explain the history of this dark chapter of Athens history to anyone walking through that part of campus. UGA has shown no interest in the Linnentown resolution or a memorial at that location; they even sent a private email to commissioners last year opposing it.

Commissioner Mariah Parker told Athens Politics Nerd that she prefers partnering with UGA to create the Wall of Recognition, but said it will be constructed with or without their support. Currently,

to set aside units at below-market rents. the local government is making plans to Despite the inclusion of affordable housput it on public land without UGA’s involvement, “lest the work be stalled indefinitely.” ing, the Mitchell Street development is not without its detractors. A similar proposal Although the vote to pass the Linnentown resolution was unanimous, not won approval from a commission with a different makeup in 2017 based primarily all commissioners voted yes without reseron being condos for seniors, rather than vations. Commissioner Patrick Davenport student rentals. But the current iteration is gave a speech criticizing white progressives aimed primarily at students. while recalling instances of white supremThe ACC Planning Commission voted acy and violence in the U.S. in recent years, 5–4 to recommend approving changes to such as the killings of George Floyd and the binding 2017 design. “It was a close Trayvon Martin. vote coming out of the planning commis“To the white people, I don’t want nothing from you. I don’t want your guilt. I don’t sion, and I suspect it will be a close vote for us, as well,” Commissioner Allison Wright want your pity. I don’t want reparations. said.

Because what’s the point?” Davenport At a called voting meeting before the said. “What’s the point when tomorrow, agenda-setting session, the commission we’re gonna have someone put a knee to also approved a resolution calling for the my neck? What’s the point when I can’t state legislature to repeal Georgia’s “stand even walk down, in my own neighborhood, your ground” law and, with a bottle of tea by an 8-2 vote, a conand a bag of Skittles, It feels like every voting tract to purchase new because someone Tasers, with commisfears me because of session, every agenda sioners Mariah Parker the color of my skin? session, we’re in this scramble. and Jesse Houle “The biggest thing opposed. you can do for us, or Other items discussed at the Feb. 16 for me, I’m not speaking for all Black people, is to go to your discriminating, bigoted, meeting will be voted on Mar. 2. Those include the Mitchell Street development, racist brothers and sisters and just have a a master plan for the Bethel Homes redeconversation with them. The conversation velopment and a decision on whether to shouldn’t be held with us, it should be held reroute a portion of the Firefly Trail along with white people.”

Moores Grove Road near Winterville. [BA] Commissioner Russell Edwards also had reservations about the resolution last year due to the inclusion of the word “terrorism” to describe the City of Athens and UGA’s Data from the Georgia Department of actions. However, he has changed his mind Public Health on vaccination progress and and now fully supports it. “I was wrong,” declining COVID-19 cases all point to progEdwards said. “It was an act of terrorism. It ress toward a more normal way of life in the was an act of white supremacy.” months ahead.

Parker, who assisted Linnentown resWhile cases still remain higher than idents in writing the resolution, kept the during most of the pandemic, the data focus on their work, giving them full credit show that cases are decreasing in Clarke for the resolution’s passage. “To everyone County. The seven-day running average of who spoke up and pushed and who refused new cases in Clarke County was down to 24 to take no for an answer, I commend you. as of Feb. 21 from 40 on Feb. 11, and that We are a better government as a result of number has been dropping consistently for your work,” Parker said. [Chris Dowd] the last four weeks. There were 11,844 confirmed cases in Clarke County and another 2,061 positive cases from rapid antigen A revised proposal for an eight-story tests, for a total of 13,905. apartment building on Mitchell Street near downtown and UGA now includes 18 affordable units.

Fifteen percent of the 123 units (256 total bedrooms) will be set aside as affordable for people making 80% of the area median income through the Athens Land Trust, Mayor Kelly Girtz said at the commission’s Feb. 16 agenda-setting meeting.

The set-aside continues the recent trend of using affordable housing as a negotiating tactic in rezoning requests. Earlier this month, the mayor and commission narrowly approved a massive student housing development on Lexington Road after the developer made a similar affordable housing promise.

Commissioner Melissa Link pushed for an inclusionary zoning policy so that developers know what to expect, and ACC isn’t put in the position of negotiating for each individual zoning request. “It feels like every voting session, every agenda session, we’re in this scramble,” she said.

Girtz said he plans to appoint an ad hoc committee to develop policies based on a recent set of planning commission recommendations on affordable housing, such as inclusionary zoning, which requires or uses density bonuses to incentivize developers

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Hospitalizations increased by 24 last week, with 446 hospitalizations for Region E as of Feb. 21. The percentage of patients in Region E hospitals with COVID-19 is now down to 19%. While intensive care unit space is still one bed above the usual 70-bed capacity, at 71, that’s only an addition of two ICU patients last week compared to the previous week. The data suggests that ICUs aren’t as stressed as they were in January.

Deaths increased by five last week, with 106 confirmed deaths in Clarke County, and an additional four listed as probable deaths.

Compared to recent weeks, this number is low and suggests that deaths, a lagging indicator, may be slowing down.

At UGA, the data last week suggested that community spread on campus may be decreasing as well. There were a total of 105 positive cases on campus for the week of Feb. 8-14. That’s down from 115 the week before and 181 the previous week.

Surveillance testing numbers at Legion Field have continued to hold steady, with more than 2,300 surveillance tests done each week consistently for the last five weeks.

Great progress has been made on vaccinations in recent weeks. Just last week, the Georgia Department of Public Health introduced a new vaccination dashboard that includes far more access to detailed data about vaccination rates by county. As of Jan. 15, Clarke County had vaccinated approximately 4,000 people. Just a little over a month later, the DPH interactive vaccine dashboard showed that Clarke County has administered 27,095 doses of the vaccine—17,711 first doses and 9,384 second doses. Announcements in recent weeks suggest that supply will continue to improve in the coming weeks and months.

While Georgia still lags in vaccination rates nationally, the state has administered about 1.6 million, including 1.1 million first doses and 500,000 second doses.

Supply still hasn’t increased enough to expand access to the Phase 1B population.

However, the FDA may approve the onedose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use at the end of the month. That has the potential to improve supply problems drastically. [Jessica Luton] f

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phone and the time they are able to dispatch an ambulance. It appears from the outsourcing agreement that they should be held accountable for this time.

There is no mention of the “unit dispatched” timepoint in the definition of response time used in the outsourcing agreement. Using such a time would also not be consistent with the patient’s perspective on how long it takes for an ambulance to arrive.

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interville resident John Cooper has a regular seconds to respond in rural areas, so all of these calls would need for timely ambulance responses, without seem to fit under that standard—if Winterville is considThree different definitions produce three different which his son’s life would be in danger. James, ered rural. response times that could have been reported to the EMS his special-needs son, has epilepsy and suffers from seiPublic safety advocates Sam Rafal and Bob Gadd have zures that are sometimes so severe that he stops breathing. criticized National EMS and the EMS Oversight Committee Oversight Committee and to the mayor and commission.

While being only minutes apart, the differences are enough On July 9, 2019, Cooper pleaded with Athens-Clarke for claiming that Winterville’s population is low enough to to dramatically change National EMS’s record of adherence County commissioners by email that they do something justify the rural standard. They insist that the more strinto response time standards. to address some late emergency responses to his home. gent urban standard of under nine minutes should apply As mentioned earlier, a generally accepted standard is “James’ seizures present an extraordinary danger which instead. The oversight committee uses the U.S. Census requires immediate medical intervention beyond which Bureau’s definition of rural (under 2,500 people) and urban, that ambulances should arrive at a rural location in under 13 minutes. A tenth of responses may exceed this time, can be given in our home. National EMS has responded to and Winterville does count as rural, according to that but the agency should arrive at no less than 90% of calls almost all of our calls within an unreasonable time period,” definition. Rafal and Gadd say that the census definition in under 13 minutes. National EMS meets the response Cooper wrote. was not intended to be used for this purpose. The Census time standard in all of the calls using Burkett’s definition Later that day, commissioners heard a presentation Bureau also classifies Athens-Clarke as an entirely urban of “response time,” but in only two of the five calls using about National EMS given by Dee Burkett, executive direccounty, and so do the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid either of the other definitions. tor of patient services for Piedmont Athens Regional and Services. chairman of ACC’s EMS Oversight Committee.

Burkett defended National EMS during his presentation, fielding and answering most of Response time Response time Response time Time National Date Time of 911 call Time of dispatch Time arrived (Patient’s the commission’s questions. These questions (Contractual) (Claimed) answered perspective) covered a range of topics and included several specific examples of slow ambulance response times as well as a lack of transparency sur5:45:43 AM 5:46:17 AM 5:48 AM 6:00 AM 15 minutes 14 minutes 12 minutes 4/19/18 rounding the company generally.

After being questioned by Commissioner Patrick Davenport, Burkett seemed to refer to 5/28/18 7:47:54 AM 7:48:32 AM 7:50 AM 7:56 AM 9 minutes 8 minutes 6 minutes Cooper’s email and paint him as an unreliable witness. He reassured Davenport that National EMS double-checked their response times to 3/9/19 1:48:57 AM 1:49:50 AM 1:54 AM 2:03 AM 15 minutes 14 minutes 9 minutes Cooper’s home, finding that they were well within acceptable standards.

“The last three response times from dispatch 5/12/19 4:13:42 PM 4:14:30 PM 4:17 PM 4:23 PM 10 minutes 9 minutes 6 minutes to on-scene were six, nine and six minutes. It can seem like an eternity if you’re calling 911.

Minutes can change character on you when you’re trying to get an ambulance to your place,” 5/21/19 3:48:04 AM 3:48:49 AM 3:52 AM 4:01 AM 13 minutes 13 minutes 9 minutes Burkett said.

As Cooper’s case brings to light, though, National EMS—a for-profit ambulance comPercent meeting rural response time standards: 40% 40% 100% pany that contracts with Piedmont and St. Mary’s—appears to have presented their emergency response times in a way which ignores Don Cargile, community relations director for National Another key point to consider is the time when National the perspective of the patient and is inconsistent with EMS, told APN that National EMS starts the clock “once we EMS started the clock, so to speak. According to Burkett, their outsourcing agreement. This resulted in times being the clock was started “from dispatch” on these calls, and the have a location and a nature of the call,” seeming to indireported to the EMS Oversight Committee and the ACC email National sent to the oversight committee repeats this cate that it generally starts the clock sometime after a disMayor and Commission that are minutes shorter than they patcher picks up the phone, but not immediately. However, phrasing, using “unit dispatched” as the start time. would be otherwise. he asserted that they are following the definition as listed There is no national, binding standard around response in their outsourcing agreement, but that their starting times, and different agencies frequently use different startpoint is “sometimes… the same time that the unit is dising points. “Many private and public agencies report only patched.” This could happen, for example, if the ambulance the times under their direct control as their response time, Cooper said that he was “infuriated” by Burkett’s unit was already in motion at the time of the call. often excluding dispatch and mobilization time. Others answer. “At no point, on any call, could any conceivable case report only travel time,” writes Jay Fitch in a Journal of The ACC Police Department has been requesting a be made that someone came in six minutes. That’s absurd,” consolidation of the ACC 911 center with National EMS’s Emergency Medical Services article. In his opinion, “the he said. dispatching center for years, and the commission finally only correct way to measure a response time is from the While admitting that he’s “not sitting there with a stopagreed to this request in 2020. It may take a few years to patient’s perspective,” starting when the 911 call is first watch,” Cooper says he keeps a log of his 911 calls, includbring full public control to 911 dispatching, but once the answered. ing the time of the call and the time the ambulance arrives consolidation is finished, response times will presumably In their outsourcing agreement, National EMS is given on the scene. He insists that most of National’s response begin when 911 calls are first received. a bit more leeway than it would have under Fitch’s strict times are in the 15–20 minute range, not the six to nine This will bring the definition of response time in line definition. In the agreement, “response time” is defined as minute range that Burkett claimed. He says that National with the patient’s perspective. The consolidation will “beginning with National’s initial receipt of an emergency EMS is “obfuscating” their real response times. ambulance call… and ending when the ambulance arrives at also make all response time data available to the public.

Athens Politics Nerd obtained a copy of an email that Currently, National EMS refuses to share its raw data, even the location.”

National EMS sent to the EMS Oversight Committee In Athens, 911 callers who request an ambulance have to with the mayor and commission. that included the times of five different EMS responses “I don’t understand why National is so secretive about report their emergency twice, once to the ACC 911 center to Cooper’s home in 2018 and 2019. These response their response times,” Cooper said. “They are a private busiand a second time to National EMS after being transferred. times ranged from six to 12 minutes, averaging out to 8.4 ness. They need to be held accountable.”

Starting the clock when National receives the call would minutes.

While being critical of National’s response times, add about 30–50 seconds to the response time from the If taken at face value, the times are good, considering Cooper was clear that, overall, he values the quality of its patient’s perspective in most cases, according to data from that Winterville is somewhat distant from Athens’ city cen- the ACC 911 center. work. “National does a fine job once they arrive,” he said. ter (although National has an ambulance station only a few “The big issue is that it takes them too long to get here.

While National EMS cannot be held accountable for an miles away). National’s outsourcing agreement with local emergency call until it is made aware of it, there is a further I’m thankful for what they’re doing, but I want them to hospitals allows a response time of up to 12 minutes and 59 delay between the time when National EMS picks up the improve.” f

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Dear Queen B, I am in a sticky situation right now. Long story short, I found myself in a tight spot, and a friend welcomed me in to live with him and his girlfriend. I never really met his girlfriend, but he has been with her for a year, and he never complained about her.

Here’s the problem: She treats my friend poorly. He does literally all the cleaning, cooking, driving (she doesn’t have her license) and grocery shopping, and even takes out the trash.

I do my part, of course, but his GF doesn’t lift a single finger to help. She is usually the one to make the mess.

She’ll leave trash all over the place and be the

I think that the best way to start that conversation without triggering that defensiveness is to make it about you, not them.

For example, I absolutely hate taking road trips with a particular family member and their partner. It is stressful for me to be trapped in a car with their bickering and snipping, and it usually leaves me with a stress migraine that lasts for days. But I’d already nearly got myself disowned for even speaking about their relationship, so now my solution is just not to take long trips with them anymore. I don’t have to address their squabbling, and I don’t have to feel

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one to watch my friend do all the hard work.

She is also clingy AF. He and I will be chatting it up in the living room, and she’ll FaceTime him to see what’s going on. And I’ve heard them fighting, and their context of fight is just always her starting the fight over something dumb and yelling at him. She is overall childish and lazy. I feel like my friend is her caregiver.

I really hate this for my friend, because he hasn’t dated anyone else for a long time, so I think he stays with her since she is his first. He deserves way better than her. I want to tell him how I feel about their relationship, but since I live with them, I worry that I may create a bad living space. Of course, I also worry that if I don’t say anything, they will end up getting married, and he will soon realize that she is not what he wants.

Stuck With The Middle Hey there, Stuck, Expressing disapproval of a friend’s partner is super tricky and often backfires, as you seem to know already. Most folks immediately take an “it’s none of your business” posture when you tell them that kind of stuff, and, personally, I’ve had more than one friend try to turn the tables and make the conversation about how nosy and overbearing I can be. “Yeah, OK, I’m fully aware that I am outspoken, but it doesn’t change the fact that your partner is trash.”

trapped in a position to witness something that I truly find to be stressful and pointless and bad for my health.

That said, you should start loudly making plans to move out. When he asks why you want to leave, you can blame it squarely on the lifestyle and behavior of his lazy-ass girlfriend. “It’s too messy in here, dude, and I prefer a household where everyone pulls their weight equally.” That’s a loaded statement that will hopefully lead to an earnest conversation about why you don’t enjoy being roommates with his girlfriend and why it’s not OK that he just cleans up after her and buys everything, and from there you can talk about how genuinely upsetting it is for you to see him treated this way. Sure, it’s easier just to tell him that he’s dating a broke, codependent slob who doesn’t respect him, but we want him to feel empowered to do better for himself instead of being defensive to your opinions.

I know what it’s like to settle, when you think you can’t do better, and he’ll have to get fed up with the situation himself before addressing the issues or just dumping her.

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JJ Posway Returns as Sloping PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com INNER SANCTUM: JJ Posway spent sev-

eral years in Athens making music with Scooterbabe and his solo project, Aprotag.

Now, with a new project working under the name Sloping, he’s got a brand-new album about to be released this Friday, Feb. 26. This batch of tracks, assembled as Completed Songs, is a well-fitting set of nine songs recorded between 2018– 2019 in Nashville and Atlanta. The album arrives courtesy of the Sound As Language label.

Posway’s songcraft really shines on this in a way that hadn’t yet been fully explored. The songs are largely acoustic guitar-based and somewhat shrouded by slight echoes.

There are fine uses of found sound, none of which are accidental, that work just as well as any traditional instrumentation (i.e. the 10 or so seconds of rain sound at the end of “Nudge” and the ticking near-claps at the start of “Clay”).

Posway’s delivery is often one of self-directed, inward-facing monologue even when he uses terms like “you,” “yours,” etc. It’s all just a gorgeous package of tunes that demand a quiet room and a ded- Sloping icated, uninterrupted listening session. Check it out at sloping. bandcamp.com.

IN LIVING COLOR: Composer Andrew Steck reported last week that, pretty much on the heels of delivering vinyl copies of his album Inner Loop / Outer Loop to local stores, he also released a new EP. This short collection—three tracks total—is named Covers EP, which can only be assumed to be the most appropriate title ever for these three cover tracks. As expected, Steck makes everything his own. Included here are his version of “Jolene” (reconfigured here as “Jolene Rides West,” which he originally released a while back), plus his version of Danzig’s “Mother” (its presence here rendered as a wonderfully creative chamber-ish tune with Klezmer flourishes), and Ween’s “Transdermal Celebration,” in which he imbues the track with a grand and cinematic quality that would have been difficult to imagine had I not heard it. Now, you can, as well. Head to andrewsteck.bandcamp. com to stream, and follow along at face book.com/andrewsteckcomps.

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with Anne Santos, Nony1, KidArsenic, Amun-Ra, Seline Haze, Young Gutta, Jahkiem, Blacknerdninja, Frank The Eagle, Graffitti’Heart and Athens hip-hop legend Duddy Ken. The comp was mixed and mastered by Joel Hatstat, sequenced

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to keep up with it all, Seth Martin & The Dish Boys have assembled a wonderful port of entry for newcomers. Indeed, the guys released two full LPs last year alone (Suitcase of Life and Sending Out My Love).

This week, a whopping collection of 30 songs compiling band-favorite selections from the group’s first six albums comes out.

It’s named The Golden Book of Favorite Songs.

The last time I can recall an Athens album attempting to do something similar was Jack Logan’s Bulk, but that was full of unreleased music. Golden Book is full of songs you can revisit on their respective albums.

Among my favorites here are “Waking In The Morning,” “Significance,” “Zebulon’’ and “You Got Me, I Got You.” Plan on spending a good week or so with this. It’s a big’un. Head to sethmartinandthedishboys. bandcamp.com for all the tunes, plus a novel’s worth of liner notes.

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questions regarding how photographs help define the understanding of social and political movements.

Though the bulk of “Athens Together” primarily focuses on the Black Lives Matter rallies held last summer, Noah initially proposed the exhibition idea back in 2018.

Capturing events that targeted health care reform, gun violence, racial justice and women’s rights, her images reveal how featuring marginalized identities directly in activism, outreach and rallying are deeply the canon of art history.” rooted parts of the local culture.

Dugger’s depictions of bodies have a Burkins finds intrinsic excitement in visceral quality, often exaggerating eyes, protests and is drawn to interesting scenes mouths and ears while concealing other and colors. Preferring to act like a fly on features—an approach that emphasizes the wall, he aims to convey a point of view sensory organs used for commuthrough each photo. Dunn, on nication and connection. Other the other hand, establishes direct works fixate on viscera as an one-on-one connections with exploration of the body’s inner each person he photographs, workings. These depictions colresulting in head-on portraits lectively elevate the visibility of that carry a certain intimacy and disabled women of color while trust. Read in sequential order, contemplating the relationship the titles of his images spell out, between self and body.

“If they open fire, stand behind “I think what I would like me,” a phrase of protective to emphasize with my work is allyship. to embrace your unique differ“I think this exhibit would feel ences,” says Dugger. “There is an very different if Biden had lost,” outdated standard of beauty that says Noah. “Many of us would is being challenged in real time, have been gritting our teeth and I want my work to contribute and digging in for a longer fight. to the ongoing conversation surNow, the images seem almost rounding the revolution of the celebratory. Look what we did! status quo. Again, the elephant And though there is still plenty in the room is that society has of madness afoot in the world, to change for real legislation and and democracy can never sleep, policy to take place for equity to we have this moment to be proud occur. Self-love is so important, that we stood against the madbut people in marginalized comness and for sanity. Let’s enter munities need to be valued on that into the record.” paper for what we bring to the “Mind the Body” is currently table.” on view through Apr. 3, and a “Children Holding Signs by the Arch” by Penny Noah in “Athens Together” 3Thurs Artist Talk will be held In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests, museums and with Dugger on Mar. 18. “Athens galleries across the country have been Together,” an exhibition of photographs Together” remains up until Apr. 10. The releasing statements denouncing institutaken at local rallies by Nathaniel Burkins, 46th Juried Exhibition, which received 720 tionalized racism and promising a renewed Lucy Calhoun, Sean Dunn and Penny Noah. submissions by 270 artists this year, opens commitment to promoting diversity, accesAll four artists take a street-photography Mar. 11, with reservations for timed entry sibility and equity in the arts. But doing so approach, more so than that of documenavailable. Curated by La Ruchala A. Murphy, will require very heavy lifting to unlearn tarians or photojournalists, resulting “#NotAStereotype” is currently seeking curatorial practices that have contributed in emotionally charged images that are submissions through Mar. 15 from Black to a centuries-old legacy of prioritizing sensitive to composition, color and mood. artists living in the South and will open white male perspectives. The Black female Collectively, these images ask important May 1. f

Mind the Body With Victoria Dugger PLUS, REVISIT RALLIES IN ‘ATHENS TOGETHER’

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Reclaiming the female body, the Black body and the disabled body constitutes a liberating act of defiance and a central idea in the work of interdisciplinary artist Victoria Dugger. Informed by her own experience as a disabled Black woman, she creates images that investigate how concepts of self, normality and othering are shaped by the physical body and material world. Currently on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center, Dugger’s series of gouache-on-paper paintings, “Mind the Body,” connects these two interior and exterior halves.

Several of the paintings in “Mind the Body” reference historical works of art.

Appearing on the cover of Flagpole this week, “BabyDoll” transcribes Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by maintaining the enigmatic, over-the-shoulder stare of the original figure, yet substituting for the pearl a large, golden hoop.

A play on Édouard Manet’s “Olympia,” Dugger’s “Watchin’ You” replaces the reclining white courtesan with a disorienting mass of mouths, and instead diverts attention to the portrait-within-a-portrait of “BabyDoll,” who appears in place of the original Black domestic worker. The vibrantly surreal “Painting the Roses Red” depicts a woman whose crossed hands and slight smirk recall Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”

“I really admire these paintings in that they portray women in very confident poses,” says Dugger, who is currently pursuing an MFA at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. “There is a dignity in those works of art that I think isn’t present in many paintings and sculptures depicting the female form through the male gaze specifically. I often think about the lack of representation of marginalized identities throughout art history, so with the works that are inspired by these masterpieces, I position my work

experience of disability is severely underrepresented in the art world, and the visibility of authentic representation is crucial for building a more equitable and inclusive future.

“I think art offers an incredible platform for dialogue to take place. Through this wonderful outlet, we are able to express emotions and provoke thought in others that we might not have had the opportunity to do otherwise. Art is a communication tool that meets each individual where they are. I think it’s a beautiful metaphor for how and where we could meet each other.”

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Art #NOTASTEREOTYPE EXHIBITION CALL FOR ARTISTS (Lyndon House Arts Center) La Ruchala A. Murphy is guest curating “#NotAStereotype,” an exhibition designed to give voice and space to Southern Black artists. Online digital submissions are accepted through Mar. 15. Exhibition runs May 1–July 24. www.accgov.com/lyndonhouse ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY (Athens, GA) The ACD is a new platform to connect creatives with patrons. Visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and other creatives are encouraged to create a free listing. Users can search for artists offering commissions for holiday gifts. athenscreatives@gmail.com, athenscreatives.directory BLACK EMERGING ARTISTS MENTORSHIP (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council’s new program

offers a $1000 award and six-month mentorship with a professional. Fill out online application. Deadline Mar. 1. www.athensarts.org CALL FOR ARTISTS (Creature Comforts Brewing Co.) Local artists and curators can submit proposals for the CCVC Gallery throughout 2021. www.getcurious.com/getartistic/call-for-artists CALL FOR POET LAUREATE (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission presents a new program to promote poets, poetry and literary arts. The selected poet laureate will make guest appearances throughout the community.

Deadline Mar. 2. www.athens culturalaffairs.org CREATIVES CONNECTION (Athens Art & Frame) Creatives Connection is a new curated print-on-demand service for artists and photographers. Clients can view and purchase the collection online then pick up prints from the shop. Apply

art around town ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) The 2021 Members’ Showcase shares work by 25 new and renewing gallery members including Margaret Agner, Claire Clements, Bob Clements, John English, Helen Kuykendall, Rich Panico, Mary Porter and more. Through Feb. 28.

CIRCLE GALLERY AT THE UGA COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN (285 S. Jackson St.) Atlanta artist Rachel Evans Grant presents “Natural Engagement: Where Earth Meets Sky.” Through Apr. 15.

GALLERY AT HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Athens Facades” presents Mike Landers’ photographs of buildings downtown and in Five Points at dark between 2000–2002.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Emma Amos: Color Odyssey” is a retrospective exhibition that includes over 60 works ranging from painting, printmaking and textile-based mixed-media works. Through Apr. 25. • “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection” represents three generations of artists dating from the 1940s. Through Sept. 26. • “Modernism Foretold: The Nadler Collection of Late Antique Art from Egypt.” Through Sept. 26. • “Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art.” Through Nov. 28. • “Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in American Realism.” Feb. 27–June 13.

GLASSCUBE 2 INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Funded by an Arts in Community award from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, Jaime Bull’s “Diorama” reimagines natural history museum displays through large-scale assemblages of 1980s wicker furniture graffitied in psychedelic colors. Closing event Apr. 15 at 6 p.m.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “Down & Dirty” features sculptures and videos by New York-based artists Jeanne Silverthorne and Bonnie Rychlak. Through Feb. 26. • In “Taking Care,” Jane Ritchie and Isys Hennigar consider the complex ways in which humans engage the living world. Through Feb. 26. • “the Unstitute of…” is an alternate one-person “MFAPHD” research program, faux institution and autonomous “school” hosted by Lisa Novak. Through Feb. 26. • In “Meet Me at the Double Crown” Ronika McClain presents a series of videos that use confessional storytelling to discuss the importance of coming together as a community. Through Feb. 26.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) “Window Works” is a new outdoor project that utilizes the windows at the building’s entrance. The first installation presents a triptych and diptych by Noraa James that were inspired by love, the Black body, primary colors and afrofuturism. Through March. • In the Lounge Gallery, Victoria Dugger’s solo exhibition “Mind the Body” explores the dynamic relationship between ourselves, our bodies and the world around us. Virtual artist talk Mar. 18 at 6 p.m. Through Apr. 3. • On view in the lobby case, Luka Carter’s “Flywheel” combines small sketches, studies and found objects into a realized mood board.

Virtual Artist Talk Mar. 18 at 6 p.m. Through Apr. 10. • Collections from our Community presents “Julie Rutledge’s Grandparents’ Avon Bottles.”

Through Apr. 10. • “Athens Together” is an exhibition of documentary photography of protests and rallies featuring the work of Penny Noah with Nathaniel Burkins, Lucy Calhoun and Sean Dunn. Through Apr. 10. • “ATH4BLM: Resistance and Resilience” is a pop up exhibition of UGA stu-

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ART CLASSES (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) “Drawing Basics” for ages 7 & up covers sighting and measuring, linear perspective, contours and more. Feb. 19–Mar. 19, 4–5 p.m. $75–100. “Creative Drawing with Watercolor” is for ages 18 & up. Thursdays, Mar. 25– Apr. 8 or Thursdays, Apr. 15–29, 6–8 p.m. $75–100. www.ocaf.com DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom meditations are offered every Saturday at 8 a.m. Email for details. jaseyjones@gmail.com GROW YOUR BUSINESS WORKSHOP (Online or West Broad Community Garden) Athens Land Trust hosts a course designed to help budding entrepreneurs develop their businesses. The program features speakers, lectures, in-class work and individual coaching.

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dent work in acknowledgement of Black History Month. Through Mar. 1.

MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “The 125th Anniversary Exhibition: Celebrating the Home of the MadisonMorgan Cultural Center” explores the Romanesque Revival building that was built as a graded schoolhouse in 1895 and became a regional cultural center in 1976. Opening reception Feb. 26, 5–7 p.m. On view through June.

MASON-SCHARFENSTEIN MUSEUM OF ART (567 Georgia Street, Demorest) “Marie T. Cochran: Notes on an Affrilachian daughter in the era of COVID-19.” Reception Feb. 25, 5–7 p.m. Through Mar. 25.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Small Works Inspired By Poetry” is a small-scale, abstract and figurative exhibition inspired by the five poems contributed by Clela Reed, Carl Britton, Dana Wildsmith, Pat Adams and Rebecca Baggett. Through Feb. 26. • A Pottery Pop-up Sale features a rotating selection of handmade ceramics by regional artists. New potters go on view every two weeks. T. Josephson, Glenn Dair, Douglas Tobin, Katherine Gould, Denise Burns and Diane Davies are on view through Feb. 27.

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Celebrating Creative Genius: The Art, Life and Legacy of Eatonton, Georgia native David Driskell” features original artworks and prints, plus photographs and artifacts from the artist’s early life. Through Apr. 17.

SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Dortha Jacobson. Through Apr. 16.

TIF SIGFRIDS (83 E. North Ave., Comer) Jasmine Little’s solo exhibition “Sphinx Riddle” includes paintings and ceramics. Through Feb. 27. • Curated by Jasmine Little and Tif Sigfrids, “Via Café” is a group exhibition organized around a group of artists who studied art together at UCLA or were part of the Chinatown art scene in the early 2000’s. Through Feb. 27.

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Melody Croft presents a series of oil and watercolor paintings called “Black Lives Matter.” Through February by appointment.

UGA SCHOOL OF LAW (225 Herty Dr.) Williams Elliot Stiles Jr., an accomplished artist, Atlanta attorney and UGA School of Law alumnus, recently unveiled a new commission, “1961,” to commemorate the 60th anniversary of desegregation at UGA. UGA MAIN LIBRARY (320 S. Jackson St.) “Georgia Trailblazers: Honoring the 60th Anniversary of Desegregation at UGA” chronicles the historic events of 1961 when Hamilton Holmes and Charlene Hunter became the first African American students admitted to the university.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Election 1980: The Elephant in the Room” explores the historic change election.

Through Feb. 26. • “Pylon: Tourists in Rock ’n Roll” celebrates the local band through photos, outfits, memorabilia and more. Through May 31. • “Making Space: Fighting for Inclusion, Building Community at UGA” will launch a virtual version of the exhibit in March. View in person through July 2. • “The Hargrett Hours: Exploring Medieval Manuscripts” presents original items from the collections, dating back centuries, as well as findings from students’ in-depth studies. Through Aug. 26.

WILLSON CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES AND ARTS (Online) As part of UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts, the Willson Center presents “Shelter Projects,” a virtual exhibition of over 30 projects created by graduate students or community practitioners who reflect pandemic experiences through the arts. willson.uga.edu.

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“Trauma Conscious Yoga with Crystal,” every Thursday at 6 p.m. $10 suggested donation. “Yoga for Well-being with Nicole Bechill,” every Saturday on Zoom at 10:30 a.m. Pre-registration required. rubbersoulcollective@gmail.com, www.revolutiontherapyandyoga.com ZOOM YOGA (Online) Rev. Elizabeth Alder offers “Off the Floor Yoga” (chair and standing) on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and “Easy on the Mat” yoga classes on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Ongoing classes are $5/class or $18/month. 706-612-8077, ommmever@yahoo.com

Events ART EVENTS (Georgia Museum of Art) “Philip Eliasoph: ‘Hide-and-Seek’ on the Magic Realists’ Playground: Unmasking ‘Extraordinary’ Metaphors” on Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. “Aralee Strange Lecture: Tim San Pedro,” Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. “Drawing in the Galleries,” Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. www.georgia museum.org ATHENS FARMERS MARKET (Bishop Park) The 2021 season will run Mar. 6–Dec. 18, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket. com/vendors ATHENS SHOWGIRL CABARET (Sound Track Bar) Celebrate Ms. Lori Divine’s birthday with an in-person drag show. Feb. 26, 7 p.m. FREE! www.athensshowgirl cabaret.com ATHICA VIRTUAL EVENTS (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art) Invited speaker Drék Davis speaks on “Miles to Go: Artists Contemplating Revolution & Social Justice” on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.

A closing event for the annual “Members’ Showcase” will feature an artists’ roundtable on Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. Events are free but registration is required. www.athica.org AUTHOR TALK (Zoom) Kim Scott speaks on Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast and Fair. Mar. 16, 7 p.m. Presented by Avid Bookshop. www.avidbookshop.com AUTHOR TALK (Zoom) Avid Bookshop presents “Scientists and Pigs: A Conversation with Henry Cowles and Jamie Kreiner” in which they will discuss The Scientific Method: An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey (Cowles) and Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West (Kreiner). Mar. 3, 7 p.m. www.avidbookshop.com AVID POETRY SERIES (Zoom) Hannah V. Warren hosts a reading by Sumita Chakraborty and Christopher Kondrich. Feb. 25, 7 p.m. www.avidbookshop.com BLACK ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS MARKET (Finley Light Factory) Find @ finleylightfactory on Instagram for updates on who will perform and sell goods. Email finleylightfactory @gmail.com to sell at the market.

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Hops for Hounds Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.

Live music by Chris Recalled Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. www.sobrewco.com DINNER AND A SHOW (Hendershot’s Coffee) Live music and dinner with The Plate Sale every Friday and Saturday. The lineup includes HEART Music Athens Jazz Ensemble Feb. 26–27, Jonathan Byrd on Mar. 12–13 and CLOUDS on Mar. 19–20. Visit website to reserve your seat. www. hendershotsathens.com GLOBAL GEORGIA INITIATIVE EVENTS (Online) “An Education in Georgia: Looking Toward the Future” on Feb. 25 at 4 p.m.

“Now is the Time: Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater” with Montu Miller, Ed Pavlic and artists on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. “Defiance Project Awards” conversation with Thomas Brazzle and artists Mar. 2 at 4 p.m.

“Searching for Home: Africans in Europe” with author Helon Habila Mar. 4 at 4 p.m. “Reading & Conversation with Leanne Howe and U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo” Mar. 10 at 4 p.m. willson.uga.edu GROUP ART SALE (Chase Warehouses) Over 40 original oil paintings by Noah Mendelson, photos by Jessica Magnarella, Ben Rouse and more. A percentage will be donated to Athens Land Trust. Feb. 26, 3–6 p.m. jessica@mprint design.com HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Encore Productions presents a show about the legendary songwriter, complete with a full live band. Mar. 12–14, 19–21. $9–16. 706-283-1049 HENDERSHOT’S LIVESTREAMS (Hendershot’s Coffee) A fundraiser for David Blackmon will be held Feb. 28. www.hendershotscoffee. com LGBTQIA+ VIRTUAL ALPHABET FAMILY GATHERING (Online) This is a safe space for anyone on the LGBTQIA+/TGQNB spectrum.

Fourth Sunday of every month, 6–8 p.m. uuathensga.org/justice/ welcoming-congregation LIVE JAZZ (Porterhouse Grill) Enjoy dinner and some smooth jazz.

Wednesdays, 6–9 p.m. www.porter houseathens.com MISERY (Online) Athens Creative Theatre presents a live-streamed production of Misery by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King. Mar. 5–6, 7 p.m. $6. www.accgovga.myrec.com SATURDAYS WITH JAY (Liberty Field, 581 Harris St.) Jay Gonzalez will play two outdoor shows. Tickets are sold in pod spaces of two, four or six people. Mar. 6, 2 p.m. & 5 p.m.. jaygonzalezmusic@gmail. com, www.jaygonzalez.com/shows SOUTHERN STAR STUDIO OPEN GALLERY (Southern Star Studio) SSS is a working collective ceramics studio established by Maria Dondero in 2016. The gallery contains members’ work. No more than two people or a single group inside at a time. Saturdays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. southernstarstudioathens@ gmail.com SPRING ACTIVITIES (Athens, GA) A variety of activities in the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports and holiday events are planned for all ages. Now enrolling. www.accgov.com/leisure UGA THEATRE (Online) Here’s Where I Stand: A Musical Cabaret explores the songs that have gotten people through the ongoing pandemic and political unrest. Feb. 26–28 & Mar. 2–5, 8 p.m. www. ugatheatre.com WINTER MARKET (Hendershot’s Coffee) The Culinary Kitchen of Athens hosts a weekly market with vendors. Saturdays through

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“Youth Virtual Class: Bookmaking with Toni Carlucci” for ages 7–11 is held Thursdays, Mar. 18–Apr. 22. $36–54. 706-613-3623 BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Online) Virtual Storytimes are offered weekdays at 10:30 a.m. Dungeons and Dragons Club Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.

Virtual Booktalks featuring young adult books (Feb. 26) held at 2 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org CALL FOR ENTRIES: K-12 GREEN LIFE ART CONTEST (ACC Recycling Division) K–12 students in Athens-Clarke County are invited to participate in the annual Green Life Awards Art, Photography and Poetry Contest.

The theme is based on a fresh start to a new year. Submissions can be paintings, drawings, sculpture, short videos (30 seconds to one minute), photography or poems about how you will live a green life in 2021. Entries are due to the ACC Recycling Division by Mar. 1 at 5 p.m. Winners will be recognized at a virtual awards ceremony on Apr. 15. www.accgov.com/greenlife FAMILY MOVIE SERIES (The Classic Center Theatre) Watch Big on Feb. 26. $15. www.classic center.com/tickets

GIRLS ON THE RUN (Bishop Park, Memorial Park or Virtual) This nonprofit promotes social, emotional and physical health of young girls.

A 10-week program runs March– April, twice a week for 60–75 minutes. www.girlsontherunnorthga.org TUTORING (Online) The Athens Regional Library System is now offering free, live online tutoring via tutor.com for students K-12, plus college students and adult learners.

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Support Groups AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking. 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 RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction.

Visit the website for info about Zoom meetings. Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensrecovery dharma.org SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) (Email for Location) Athens Downtown SAA offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual

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Word on the Street ACRONYM (Athens, GA) ACRONYM is a new website compiling COVID19 aid for Athens-based live music venues and artists. Check the website for updated listings on funding and financial opportunities, mental health guides, organizational support, community resources and more. Visit acroynym.rocks CORNHOLEATL SPRING LEAGUE REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Co.) Four different divisions are offered to accomodate all levels.

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